Ann M. Schmitz

Implications of Measles Inclusion by Commercial Syndromic Polymerase Chain Reaction Panels — United States, May 2022–April 2023

Christine Thomas, Amanda Hartley, Ann M. Schmitz, Heather D. Reid et autres

Syndromic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panels are used to test for pathogens that can cause rash illnesses, including measles. Rash illnesses have infectious and noninfectious causes, and approximately 5% of persons experience a rash 7-10 days after receipt of a measles, mumps, …

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Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children—United States, February 2020–July 2021

Allison D. Miller, Laura Divens Zambrano, Anna R Yousaf, Joseph Y. Abrams et autres

BACKGROUND: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a severe hyperinflammatory condition in persons aged <21 years associated with antecedent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Our objective was to describe MIS-C cases reported to Centers for Disease Control and …

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COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children — United States, March–July 2020

Shana Godfred‐Cato, Bobbi Bryant, Jessica W. T. Leung, Matthew E. Oster et autres

Median duration of hospitalization was 6 days; 364 patients (63.9%) required care in an intensive care unit (ICU), and 10 patients (1.8%) died. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand in many jurisdictions, clinicians should be aware of the signs and symptoms …

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Outbreak of Tattoo-associated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Skin Infections

Isabel S. Griffin, Ann M. Schmitz, Christine Maree Oliver, Scott Pritchard et autres

BACKGROUND: On 29 April 2015, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH Miami-Dade) was notified by a local dermatologist of 3 patients with suspected nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection after receiving tattoos at a local tattoo studio. METHODS: DOH Miami-Dade conducted …

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Clinical Characteristics of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Infections in 28 States, 2008 to 2011

Jonathan J. Ross, Sharon L. Roy, William D. Mathers, David C. Ritterband et autres

PURPOSE: The aim was to describe a geographically and clinically diverse sample of cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and establish the risk factors for poor outcomes among patients with this disease. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, population-based case series of 116 patients …

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Surveillance for unexplained infectious disease‐related deaths

Ruth Lynfield, Kurt B. Nolte, Ann M. Schmitz, Marc Fischer

Surveillance for unexplained deaths that have hallmarks of infectious disease can detect infectious diseases of public health importance such as vaccine-preventable diseases, other reportable diseases, bioterrorism events, and emerging infections that might otherwise be missed by traditional surveillance systems. This type of …

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Travel Health Alert Notices and Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Florida, USA, 2011

Monica U. Selent, Amanda McWhorter, Valery De Rochars, R J Myers et autres

To enhance the timeliness of medical evaluation for cholera-like illness during the 2011 cholera outbreak in Hispaniola, printed Travel Health Alert Notices (T-HANs) were distributed to travelers from Haiti to the United States. Evaluation of the T-HANs’ influence on travelers’ health care–seeking …

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Cholera in United States Associated with Epidemic in Hispaniola

Anna E. Newton, Katherine E. Heiman, Ann M. Schmitz, Andria Apostolou et autres

Cholera is rare in the United States (annual average 6 cases).Since epidemic cholera began in Hispaniola in 2010, a total of 23 cholera cases caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 have been confi rmed in the United States.Twenty-two case-patients reported travel to …

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2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)

Wun‐Ju Shieh, Dianna M. Blau, Amy M. Denison, Marlene DeLeon-Carnes et autres

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Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate Tablets for Routine Treatment of Household Drinking Water in Periurban Ghana: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Seema Jain, Osman K. Sahanoon, Elizabeth M. Blanton, Ann M. Schmitz et autres

We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled, triple-blinded trial to determine the health impact of daily use of sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablets for household drinking water treatment in periurban Ghana. We randomized 240 households (3,240 individuals) to receive either NaDCC or placebo tablets. All …

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Hospitalized Patients with 2009 H1N1 Influenza in the United States, April–June 2009

Seema Jain, Laurie Kamimoto, Anna M. Bramley, Ann M. Schmitz et autres

BACKGROUND: During the spring of 2009, a pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus emerged and spread globally. We describe the clinical characteristics of patients who were hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 influenza in the United States from April 2009 to mid-June 2009. METHODS: Using …

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Yersinia enterocolitica Infections

Ann M. Schmitz, Robert V. Tauxe

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