SMJ articles in the category "surveillance"

Original Article

Mode of Physical Activity Participation in US Adults: A Regional Perspective

Objective: Examine the mode of physical activity (PA) participation in United States adults by US Census region. Methods: The study sample (N = 323,435) included adult (18 years of age and older) participants from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Participants reported meeting both aerobic and muscle strengthening activity…

Posted in: exercise 11 surveillance 14

Original Article

Fatal and Nonfatal Snakebite Injuries Reported in the United States

Objectives: Venomous and nonvenomous snakes are found throughout the United States. Two families of venomous snakes are indigenous to this country: the Viperidae, or pit vipers (rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, and copperheads), and the Elapidae (three species of coral snakes and a sea snake). Bites from captive nonindigenous venomous snakes such as…

Posted in: envenomation 4 snakebite 4 surveillance 14

Review Article

Frequency of Animal Leptospirosis in the Southern United States and the Implications for Human Health

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with symptoms in humans and animals, ranging from subclinical to serious and fatal. The disease occurs worldwide, but there is limited recognition of the public and animal health risks it poses in the southern United States. A systematic review of the frequency of animal leptospirosis…

Posted in: seroprevalence 2 southern United States 3 surveillance 14 zoonotic disease 2

Original Article

Epilepsy and Physical Activity in US Adults

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of self-reported aerobic leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) participation using a representative sample of US adults (18 years old and older) with a seizure disorder or epilepsy.Methods: Data from the 2010, 2013, and 2015 National Health Interview Survey cycles were used to…

Posted in: exercise 11 surveillance 14

Original Article

Sleep Duration and C-Reactive Protein in US Adults

Objective: To use gender-stratified logistic regression analysis to examine the associations between elevated C-reactive protein (CRP; >3–10 mg/L) and sleep duration. Methods: The study sample included male (n = 5033) and female (n = 4917) adult (20 years old and older) participants in the 2007–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination…

Posted in: inflammation 12 logistic regression 3 physical activity 19 surveillance 14

Original Article

Body Mass Index and Physical Inactivity: 2013 BRFSS

Objectives: Examine the odds of adults reporting physical inactivity (PI) across six body mass index (BMI) categories. Methods: We used data from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Six BMI categories were used. Results: The odds of reporting PI in underweight men and men in the class I, II,…

Posted in: body mass index 17 logistic regression 3 physical inactivity 2 surveillance 14

Original Article

Updated Prevalence and Demographic Characteristics for ALS Cases in Texas, 2009–2011

Objectives: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare motor neuron disease with incidence rates ranging from 1 to 2/100,000 person-years. The Texas Department of State Health Services previously conducted surveillance for ALS in three metropolitan areas of Texas. This project provides an update to this research, while expanding its scope…

Posted in: epidemiology 36 prevalence 15 surveillance 14

Original Article

How We Didn’t Clean Up Until We Washed Our Hands: Shigellosis in an Elementary and Middle School in North Texas

Background: Shigella outbreaks often continue for months and are linked frequently to poor hygiene and hand washing. Such outbreaks are found often in day care facilities, but rarely are reported in schools. We present the investigation of an outbreak in autumn 2007 at a building that housed an elementary school…

Posted in: school 2 surveillance 14

Original Article

Transmitted Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in Individuals with Newly Diagnosed HIV Infection: South Carolina 2005–2009

Objectives: The transmission of drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) has important implications for the antiretroviral management of newly diagnosed individuals, increasing the risk of suboptimal treatment outcomes. The study objective was to characterize rates and factors associated with transmitted drug-resistant HIV-1 infection among newly diagnosed South Carolina (SC) residents….

Posted in: antiretroviral therapy 7 surveillance 14

Original Article

FluSTAR, A Novel Influenza Surveillance System: Outcomes from the 2005–2006 Flu Season

Background: The FluSTAR Surveillance System covers most of the United States, providing local and national information on influenza and influenza-like illness that is updated twice weekly. Methods: Descriptive statistical analyses were performed to explore demographic characteristics, symptoms, vaccination status, and treatment of patients tested for influenza, using a rapid test…

Posted in: Influenza 4 surveillance 14

Original Article

Respiratory Syncytial Virus: Seasonal Data for Regions of Florida and Implications for Palivizumab

Background: The aims of this study are to define the length of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season throughout Florida and evaluate the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on the administration of palivizumab in light of the Florida data. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed four seasons of monthly RSV surveillance…

Posted in: Florida 5 palivizumab 2 respiratory syncytial virus 2 surveillance 14

Original Article

Statewide Sentinel Surveillance for Antibiotic Nonsusceptibility among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in South Carolina, 2003–2004

Background: In 2003, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control established the Carolina Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance System (CARSS), an active sentinel surveillance system for antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. Methods: CARSS includes twelve hospitals. Each hospital was assigned a weighted sample size. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were determined using the E-test…

Posted in: antibiotic resistance 4 Streptococcus pneumoniae 6 surveillance 14

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Follow-up Study of Medication Errors Reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)

Background: A study was done to determine if the apparent medication errors found in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) database are true errors, and if true errors are found, to determine what corrective action was taken. Furthermore, if a true error did not occur, we wanted to determine…

Posted in: surveillance 14 vaccine 3

Original Article

Laboratory Survey of Antibiotic Nonsusceptibility among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in South Carolina, 1998 versus 2000

Background In 1998, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control surveyed clinical microbiology laboratories statewide to determine the prevalence of antibiotic nonsusceptibility among isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae. A follow-up study was conducted in 2001. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of penicillin nonsusceptibility (PCN-N),…

Posted in: antibiotic resistance 4 Streptococcus pneumoniae 6 surveillance 14
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