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1. Remote Infection Control Assessments of US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April to June 2020

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Adeyemo, Adesubomi, Bagchi, Suparna, Boone, Karen, Allen-Bridson, Katherine, Cali, Susan, Carmon, Clayton, Chisty, Zeshan, Duffy, Nadezhda, Epstein, Lauren, Goswami, Neela D., Ham, D. Cal, Hannan, Judy, Hercules, Margaret, Issa, Anindita, Kolwaite ARNP, Amy, Legros, Jessie, Lees, Serina, Lucas, Todd, Matanock, Almea, McClung, Nancy, Moro, Pedro, Nanduri, Srinivas, Shugart, Alicia, Sipe, Theresa, Smith, Henrietta, Soda, Elizabeth, Somers, Tarah, Umeakunne, Erica, Tucker, Pattie, White, Katelyn, Walters, Maroya Spalding, Prestel, Christopher, Fike, Lucy, Shrivastwa, Nijika, Glowicz, Janet, Benowitz, Isaac, Bulens, Sandra, Curren, Emily, Dupont, Hannah, Marcenac, Perrine, Mahon, Garrett, Moorman, Anne, Ogundimu, Abimbola, Weil, Lauren M., Kuhar, David, Cochran, Ronda, Schaefer, Melissa, Slifka, Kara Jacobs, Kallen, Alexander, and Perz, Joseph F.

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2022
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2. Evaluation of a Virtual Training to Enhance Public Health Capacity for COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Nursing Homes

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Penna, Austin R., Hunter, Jennifer C., Sanchez, Guillermo V., Mohelsky, Romy, Barnes, Laura E. A., Benowitz, Isaac, Crist, Matthew B., Dozier, Tiffany R., Elbadawi, Lina I., Glowicz, Janet B., Jones, Heather, Keaton, Amelia A., Ogundimu, Abimbola, Perkins, Kiran M., Perz, Joseph F., Powell, Krista M., Cochran, Ronda L., Stone, Nimalie D., White, Katelyn A., and Weil, Lauren M.

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2022
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6. Genomic characterization of cocirculating Corynebacterium diphtheriae and non-diphtheritic Corynebacterium species among forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, 2017–2019

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Xiaoli, Lingzi, primary, Peng, Yanhui, additional, Williams, Margaret M., additional, Lawrence, Marlon, additional, Cassiday, Pamela K., additional, Aneke, Janessa S., additional, Pawloski, Lucia C., additional, Shil, Sadhona Rani, additional, Rashid, Mamun Or, additional, Bhowmik, Proshanta, additional, Weil, Lauren M., additional, Acosta, Anna M., additional, Shirin, Tahmina, additional, Habib, Zakir Hossain, additional, Tondella, M. Lucia, additional, and Weigand, Michael R., additional

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2023
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8. Transmission of hepatitis A virus through combined liver--small intestine--pancreas transplantation

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Foster, Monique A., Weil, Lauren M., Jin, Sherry, Johnson, Thomas, Hayden-Mixson, Tonya R., Khudyakov, Yury, Annambhotla, Pallavi D., Basavaraju, Sridhar V., Kamili, Saleem, Ritter, Jana M., Nelson, Noele, Mazariegos, George, Green, Michael, Himes, Ryan W., Kuhar, David T., Kuehnert, Matthew J., Miller, Jeffrey A., Wiseman, Rachel, and Moorman, Anne C.

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United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention, Health aspects, Hepatitis A -- Prevention -- Health aspects, Hepatovirus -- Prevention -- Health aspects, Disease transmission -- Prevention -- Health aspects, Medical records -- Health aspects, Infection -- Prevention -- Health aspects, Vaccination -- Health aspects, Organ transplantation -- Health aspects, Organ transplant recipients -- Health aspects, Nurses -- Health aspects, Liver -- Health aspects, RNA -- Health aspects
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593-1-D Hepatitis A virus (HAV), the most common cause of viral hepatitis, is a nonenveloped RNA virus belonging to the family Picornaviridae (1,2). Approximately 1.5 million clinical cases of HAV [...]

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2017
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14. Remote Infection Control Assessments of US Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Pandemic, April to June 2020

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Walters, Maroya Spalding, primary, Prestel, Christopher, additional, Fike, Lucy, additional, Shrivastwa, Nijika, additional, Glowicz, Janet, additional, Benowitz, Isaac, additional, Bulens, Sandra, additional, Curren, Emily, additional, Dupont, Hannah, additional, Marcenac, Perrine, additional, Mahon, Garrett, additional, Moorman, Anne, additional, Ogundimu, Abimbola, additional, Weil, Lauren M., additional, Kuhar, David, additional, Cochran, Ronda, additional, Schaefer, Melissa, additional, Slifka, Kara Jacobs, additional, Kallen, Alexander, additional, Perz, Joseph F., additional, Adeyemo, Adesubomi, additional, Bagchi, Suparna, additional, Boone, Karen, additional, Allen-Bridson, Katherine, additional, Cali, Susan, additional, Carmon, Clayton, additional, Chisty, Zeshan, additional, Duffy, Nadezhda, additional, Epstein, Lauren, additional, Goswami, Neela D., additional, Ham, D. Cal, additional, Hannan, Judy, additional, Hercules, Margaret, additional, Issa, Anindita, additional, Kolwaite ARNP, Amy, additional, Legros, Jessie, additional, Lees, Serina, additional, Lucas, Todd, additional, Matanock, Almea, additional, McClung, Nancy, additional, Moro, Pedro, additional, Nanduri, Srinivas, additional, Shugart, Alicia, additional, Sipe, Theresa, additional, Smith, Henrietta, additional, Soda, Elizabeth, additional, Somers, Tarah, additional, Umeakunne, Erica, additional, Tucker, Pattie, additional, and White, Katelyn, additional

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2022
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15. Active Tracing and Monitoring of Contacts Associated With the First Cluster of Ebola in the United States

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Chung, Wendy M., Smith, Jessica C., Weil, Lauren M., Hughes, Sonya M., Joyner, Sibeso N., Hall, Emily M., Ritch, Julia, Srinath, Divya, Goodman, Edward, Chevalier, Michelle S., Epstein, Lauren, Hunter, Jennifer C., Kallen, Alexander J., Karwowski, Mateusz P., Kuhar, David T., Smith, Charnetta, Petersen, Lyle R., Mahon, Barbara E., Lakey, David L., and Schrag, Stephanie J.

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2015

16. Investigation of a Large Diphtheria Outbreak and Cocirculation of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Among Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals, 2017–2019

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Weil, Lauren M, primary, Williams, Margaret M, additional, Shirin, Tahmina, additional, Lawrence, Marlon, additional, Habib, Zakir H, additional, Aneke, Janessa S, additional, Tondella, Maria L, additional, Zaki, Quazi, additional, Cassiday, Pamela K, additional, Lonsway, David, additional, Farrque, Mirza, additional, Hossen, Tanvir, additional, Feldstein, Leora R, additional, Cook, Nicholas, additional, Maldonado-Quiles, Gladys, additional, Alam, Ahmed N, additional, Muraduzzaman, A K M, additional, Akram, Arifa, additional, Conklin, Laura, additional, Doan, Stephanie, additional, Friedman, Michael, additional, Acosta, Anna M, additional, Hariri, Susan, additional, Fox, LeAnne M, additional, Tiwari, Tejpratap S P, additional, and Flora, Meerjady S, additional

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2020
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17. Notes from the Field: Conjunctivitis Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans — Missouri, 2018

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Weil, Lauren M., primary, Butler, Cindy, additional, Howell, Karla R., additional, Sharr, Sarah, additional, Paley, Grace L., additional, Huang, Andrew J. W., additional, Maamari, Robi N., additional, Pawloski, Lucia C., additional, Cassiday, Pamela K., additional, Acosta, Anna M., additional, Hariri, Susan, additional, and Tiwari, Tejpratap S. P., additional

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2019
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18. Real-time virtual infection prevention and control assessments in skilled nursing homes, New York, March 2020—A pilot project

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Ostrowsky, Belinda E., Weil, Lauren M., Olaisen, R. Henry, Stricof, Rachel L., Adams, Eleanor H., Tsivitis, Marie I., Eramo, Antonella, Giardina, Rosalie, Erazo, Richard, Southwick, Karen L., Greenko, Jane A., Lutterloh, Emily C., Blog, Debra S., Green, Crystal, Carrasco, Kimberly, Fernandez, Rafael, Vallabhaneni, Snigdha, Quinn, Monica, Kogut, Sarah J., Bennett, Joy, Chico, David M., and Luzinas, Martha

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AbstractObjective:To describe a pilot project infection prevention and control (IPC) assessment conducted in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in New York State (NYS) during a pivotal 2-week period when the region became the nation’s epicenter for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Design:A telephone and video assessment of IPC measures in SNFs at high risk or experiencing COVID-19 activity.Participants:SNFs in 14 New York counties, including New York City.Intervention:A 3-component remote IPC assessment: (1) screening tool; (2) telephone IPC checklist; and (3) COVID-19 video IPC assessment (ie, “COVIDeo”).Results:In total, 92 SNFs completed the IPC screening tool and checklist: 52 (57%) were conducted as part COVID-19 investigations, and 40 (43%) were proactive prevention-based assessments. Among the 40 proactive assessments, 14 (35%) identified suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases. COVIDeo was performed in 26 (28%) of 92 assessments and provided observations that other tools would have missed: personal protective equipment (PPE) that was not easily accessible, redundant, or improperly donned, doffed, or stored and specific challenges implementing IPC in specialty populations. The IPC assessments took ∼1 hour each and reached an estimated 4 times as many SNFs as on-site visits in a similar time frame.Conclusions:Remote IPC assessments by telephone and video were timely and feasible methods of assessing the extent to which IPC interventions had been implemented in a vulnerable setting and to disseminate real-time recommendations. Remote assessments are now being implemented across New York State and in various healthcare facility types. Similar methods have been adapted nationally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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2022
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19. Investigation of a Large Diphtheria Outbreak and Cocirculation of Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum Among Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals, 2017-2019.

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Weil, Lauren M, Williams, Margaret M, Shirin, Tahmina, Lawrence, Marlon, Habib, Zakir H, Aneke, Janessa S, Tondella, Maria L, Zaki, Quazi, Cassiday, Pamela K, Lonsway, David, Farrque, Mirza, Hossen, Tanvir, Feldstein, Leora R, Cook, Nicholas, Maldonado-Quiles, Gladys, Alam, Ahmed N, Muraduzzaman, A K M, Akram, Arifa, Conklin, Laura, and Doan, Stephanie

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*DIPHTHERIA, *CORYNEBACTERIUM, *POLYMERASE chain reaction, *RESPIRATORY diseases, *SYMPTOMS, *RESEARCH, *RESEARCH methodology, *EVALUATION research, *COMPARATIVE studies, *EPIDEMICS, *RESEARCH funding, *BACTERIAL toxins, *GRAM-positive bacteria
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Background: Diphtheria, a life-threatening respiratory disease, is caused mainly by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, while nontoxigenic corynebacteria (eg, Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum) rarely causes diphtheria-like illness. Recently, global diphtheria outbreaks have resulted from breakdown of health care infrastructures, particularly in countries experiencing political conflict. This report summarizes a laboratory and epidemiological investigation of a diphtheria outbreak among forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh.Methods: Specimens and clinical information were collected from patients presenting at diphtheria treatment centers. Swabs were tested for toxin gene (tox)-bearing C. diphtheriae by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and culture. The isolation of another Corynebacterium species prompted further laboratory investigation.Results: Among 382 patients, 153 (40%) tested tox positive for C. diphtheriae by RT-PCR; 31 (20%) PCR-positive swabs were culture confirmed. RT-PCR revealed 78% (298/382) of patients tested positive for C. pseudodiphtheriticum. Of patients positive for only C. diphtheriae, 63% (17/27) had severe disease compared to 55% (69/126) positive for both Corynebacterium species, and 38% (66/172) for only C. pseudodiphtheriticum.Conclusions: We report confirmation of a diphtheria outbreak and identification of a cocirculating Corynebacterium species. The high proportion of C. pseudodiphtheriticum codetection may explain why many suspected patients testing negative for C. diphtheriae presented with diphtheria-like symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2021
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21. Addressing needs of contacts of Ebola patients during an investigation of an Ebola cluster in the United States - Dallas, Texas, 2014.

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Smith CL, Hughes SM, Karwowski MP, Chevalier MS, Hall E, Joyner SN, Ritch J, Smith JC, Weil LM, Chung WM, Schrag S, and Santibañez S

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Cluster Analysis, Humans, Texas epidemiology, Contact Tracing, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola epidemiology, Needs Assessment
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The first imported case of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) diagnosed in the United States was confirmed on September 30, 2014; two health care workers who cared for this patient subsequently developed Ebola. Since then, local, state, and federal health officials have continued to prepare for future imported cases, including developing strategies to identify and monitor persons who have had contact with an Ebola patient. This report describes some of the needs of persons who were contacts of Ebola patients in Texas. It is based on requests received from contacts in the course of daily contact tracing interactions and on how those needs were met through community partnerships. Meeting the needs of contacts of the Ebola patients was essential to successful contact tracing, which is critical to interrupting transmission. Although a formal needs assessment of contacts was not conducted, this report provides important information for preparing for an importation of Ebola. Anticipating the nonclinical needs of persons under public health surveillance includes addressing potential concerns about housing, transportation, education, employment, food, and other household needs. Ensuring necessary supports are in place for persons who are asked to refrain from entering public venues can impact their willingness to comply with voluntary and mandated quarantine orders. Engagement with a wide range of community partners, including businesses, schools, charitable foundations, community and faith-based organizations, and mental health resources would enhance public health emergency preparedness for Ebola by readying resources to meet these potential needs.

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2015

22. Ebola virus disease cluster in the United States--Dallas County, Texas, 2014.

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Chevalier MS, Chung W, Smith J, Weil LM, Hughes SM, Joyner SN, Hall E, Srinath D, Ritch J, Thathiah P, Threadgill H, Cervantes D, and Lakey DL

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Cluster Analysis, Female, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola epidemiology, Humans, Liberia epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Texas epidemiology, Travel, Contact Tracing, Ebolavirus isolation & purification, Epidemics prevention & control, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola diagnosis, Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola prevention & control, Population Surveillance
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Since March 10, 2014, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have experienced the largest known Ebola virus disease (Ebola) epidemic with approximately 13,000 persons infected as of October 28, 2014. Before September 25, 2014, only four patients with Ebola had been treated in the United States; all of these patients had been diagnosed in West Africa and medically evacuated to the United States for care.

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2014

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