Zainab Salah

Author’s response to concerns by Gibb, et al. on ‘Efficacy of Bismuth Subsalicylate on the Prevention of Travelers’ Diarrhea’

Kristina M Angelo, Zainab Salah, Marina Rogova, Ian D. Plumb et autres

Kristina M Angelo, DO, MPH&TM, Zainab Salah, MPH, Marina Rogova, RN, Ian D Plumb, MBBS, Allison T Walker, PhD, Graeme Prentice-Mott, MSPH, Charandeep Warai

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Characteristics of Hand Hygiene Adherence in Selected Healthcare Settings in Latin America and East Africa as Part of COVID-19 Response Efforts, 2020–2021

Denisse Vega Ocasio, David M. Berendes, Zainab Salah, Paulina Garzaro et autres

Proper hand hygiene (HH) is crucial to prevent healthcare-associated infections, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which disproportionately affects patients in low-and middle-income countries. As part of COVID-19 response, we evaluated key factors associated with HH practices in healthcare facilities (HCF) across five …

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Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Identify Key Predictors of Invasive Mold Infection Surveillance

Samantha Williams, Zainab Salah, Brendan R. Jackson, Sebastian Wurster et autres

BACKGROUND: Invasive mold infections (IMI) can lead to severe morbidity and mortality, but routine public health surveillance is lacking. Although extensive evaluation is needed for clinical diagnosis, case classification prediction models may inform surveillance efforts, which are essential to better characterize epidemiologic …

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Efficacy of bismuth subsalicylate on the prevention of travellers′ diarrhoea, 2018–2023

Kristina M Angelo, Zainab Salah, Marina Rogova, Ian D. Plumb et autres

BACKGROUND: Travellers' diarrhoea (TD) is the most common travel-related illness. Bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) is indicated for the treatment of TD. BSS is also used off-label for the prevention of TD, based on studies from the 1980s indicating TD protection; however, these studies …

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Demographic Characteristics and County-level Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Salmonellosis Outbreaks Linked to Ground Beef—United States, 2012–2018

Michelle A. Waltenburg, Zainab Salah, Michelle Canning, Kelly McCain et autres

• NH White persons were overrepresented in ground beef salmonellosis outbreaks. • NH AI/AN persons were overrepresented in ground beef salmonellosis outbreaks. • People living in nonmetropolitan counties were also overrepresented. • Case patients disproportionately resided in counties with high social vulnerability. …

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Chlorine Inactivation of Elizabethkingia spp. in Water

David Holcomb, Diana K. Riner, Benjamin Cowan, Zainab Salah et autres

We performed chlorine inactivation experiments for Elizabethkingia anophelis and E. meningoseptica bacterial strains from clinical and environmental sources. Free chlorine concentration × contact time values <0.04 mg·min/L achieved 99.9% inactivation of Elizabethkingia species, indicating chlorine susceptibility. Measures to control biofilm producing pathogens …

Comparing Individual and Community-level Characteristics of People with Ground Beef-associated Salmonellosis and Other Ground Beef Eaters: A Case-control Analysis

Zainab Salah, Michelle Canning, David S. Rickless, Carey J. Devine et autres

Salmonella is estimated to be the leading bacterial cause of U.S. domestically acquired foodborne illness. Large outbreaks of Salmonella attributed to ground beef have been reported in recent years. The demographic and sociodemographic characteristics of infected individuals linked to these outbreaks are …

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Multistate outbreaks of salmonellosis linked to contact with backyard poultry—United States, 2015–2022

Gregory Sean Stapleton, Caroline Habrun, Kaylea Nemechek, Lauren M. Gollarza et autres

AIMS: Contact with backyard poultry (i.e., privately-owned, non-commercial poultry) was first associated with a multistate outbreak of salmonellosis in 1955. In recent years, backyard poultry-associated salmonellosis outbreaks have caused more illnesses in the United States than salmonellosis outbreaks linked to any other …

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Salmonella Hadar linked to two distinct transmission vehicles highlights challenges to enteric disease outbreak investigations

Joshua M. Brandenburg, Gregory Sean Stapleton, Kelly E. Kline, Jennifer E. Khoury et autres

Abstract In 2020, an outbreak of Salmonella Hadar illnesses was linked to contact with non-commercial, privately owned (backyard) poultry including live chickens, turkeys, and ducks, resulting in 848 illnesses. From late 2020 to 2021, this Salmonella Hadar strain caused an outbreak that …

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2005. Direct Hospitalization Costs Associated with Resistant and Susceptible Salmonella and Shigella Infections in the United States — 2012–2019

Farrell A. Tobolowsky, Laura Ford, Zainab Salah, Sun Kyung Kim et autres

Abstract Background Foodborne illnesses cost ∼$90 billion in the United States annually. Antibiotic-resistant infections may be more difficult to treat and can be associated with severe outcomes, leading to higher costs and longer length of stay (LOS). We described LOS and costs …

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Multistate reptile‐ and amphibian‐associated salmonellosis outbreaks in humans, United States, 2009–2018

Michelle A. Waltenburg, Ariana Perez, Zainab Salah, Beth E. Karp et autres

Non-typhoidal Salmonella cause an estimated 1.4 million human illnesses, 26,000 hospitalizations and 400 deaths annually in the United States. Approximately 11% of these infections are attributed to animal contact. Reptiles and amphibians are known sources of salmonellosis; young children (aged <5 years) …

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The Association between Coccidioides immitis and Rodent Habitats in Washington State Remains Unresolved

Anastasia P. Litvintseva, Nancy A. Chow, Zainab Salah

On 22 December 2021, we published a research article describing the distribution of Coccidioides immitis in soil in Washington State (1). There, we used a systematic sampling approach, Coccidioides-specific reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR), amplicon sequencing, and soil chemical analyses to describe the …

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