Elizabeth M. Blanton

Pathologic Femur Fracture

Elizabeth M. Blanton, David Wayne Johnson

HISTORY: 55-year-old F with a PMHx of breast cancer treated by bilateral mastectomy 1.5 years ago presented with a 2-week history of right hip and leg pain. The pain initially started while doing yard work and worsened after pulling her foot out …

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“Nothing for Us Without Us”: An Evaluation of Patient Engagement in an HIV Care Improvement Collaborative in the Caribbean

Shay Bluemer-Miroite, Katy Potter, Elizabeth M. Blanton, Georgia Simmonds et autres

INTRODUCTION: Patient engagement is increasingly recognized as a key strategy to promote patient-centered care and accelerate health care improvements. Ensuring patient participation in improvement efforts is particularly important with stigmatized illnesses and marginalized populations. Despite the attention it has garnered, patient engagement …

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Sodium hypochlorite dosage for household and emergency water treatment: updated recommendations

Natalie Wilhelm, Anya Kaufmann, Elizabeth M. Blanton, Daniele Lantagne

Household water treatment with chlorine can improve the microbiological quality of household water and reduce diarrheal disease. We conducted laboratory and field studies to inform chlorine dosage recommendations. In the laboratory, reactors of varying turbidity (10-300 NTU) and total organic carbon (0-25 …

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Comparison of boiling and chlorination on the quality of stored drinking water and childhood diarrhoea in Indonesian households

Kirsten Fagerli, Kavita K. Trivedi, Samir V. Sodha, Elizabeth M. Blanton et autres

We compared the impact of a commercial chlorination product (brand name Air RahMat) in stored drinking water to traditional boiling practices in Indonesia. We conducted a baseline survey of all households with children 1000 MPN/100 ml (RR 1·86, 95% CI 1·09-3·19) in …

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A rapid assessment of drinking water quality in informal settlements after a cholera outbreak in Nairobi, Kenya

Elizabeth M. Blanton, Natalie Wilhelm, Ciara E. O’Reilly, Everline Muhonja et autres

Populations living in informal settlements with inadequate water and sanitation infrastructure are at risk of epidemic disease. In 2010, we conducted 398 household surveys in two informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya with isolated cholera cases. We tested source and household water for …

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Microfinance partnerships to improve access to durable water filters: results from six pilots in India and Cambodia

Elizabeth M. Blanton, Slavea Chankova, Tim Elliott, Tanya Dargan et autres

PATH collaborated with manufacturers and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India and Cambodia to test the impact of consumer finance models on uptake and use of household water filters. Six pilots were implemented using different filters, partners, and loan plans. The pilots predominantly …

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Emergency Water Treatment with Bleach in the United States: The Need to Revise EPA Recommendations

Daniele Lantagne, Bobbie Person, Natalie R. Smith, Ally Mayer et autres

During emergencies in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently recommends using bottled water, or boiling or treating water by adding 1/8 teaspoon (or 8 drops) of bleach to 1 gal of water. This bleach recommendation is internally inconsistent, a …

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Operational assessments of Sayana® Press provision in Senegal and Uganda

Jane Cover, Elizabeth M. Blanton, Dieynaba S. N’Diaye, Fiona Walugembe et autres

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Risk Factors for Death among Children Less than 5 Years Old Hospitalized with Diarrhea in Rural Western Kenya, 2005–2007: A Cohort Study

Ciara E. O’Reilly, Peter Jaron, Benjamin Ochieng, Amek Nyaguara et autres

BACKGROUND: Diarrhea is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Data on risk factors for mortality are limited. We conducted hospital-based surveillance to characterize the etiology of diarrhea and identify risk factors for death among children hospitalized with …

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Foodborne outbreaks of shigellosis in the USA, 1998–2008

Benjamin L. Nygren, Katie A. Schilling, Elizabeth M. Blanton, Benjamin J. Silk et autres

We examined reported outbreaks of foodborne shigellosis in the USA from 1998 to 2008 and summarized demographic and epidemiological characteristics of 120 confirmed outbreaks resulting in 6208 illnesses. Most reported foodborne shigellosis outbreaks (n = 70, 58%) and outbreak-associated illnesses (n = …

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Ciprofloxacin-ResistantSalmonella entericaSerotype Typhi, United States, 1999–2008

Felicita M. Medalla, Maria Sjölund-Karlsson, Sanghyuk S. Shin, Emily J. Harvey et autres

We report 9 ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi isolates submitted to the US National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System during 1999-2008. The first 2 had indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and identical gyrA and parC mutations. Eight of the 9 patients had traveled …

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Ciprofloxacin-ResistantSalmonella entericaSerotype Typhi, United States, 1999–2008

Felicita M. Medalla, Maria Sjölund-Karlsson, Sanghyuk S. Shin, Emily J. Harvey et autres

We report 9 ciprofloxacin-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi isolates submitted to the US National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System during 1999–2008. The first 2 had indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns and identical gyrA and parC mutations. Eight of the 9 patients had traveled …

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