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November 24, 2020
Comparison of In-Person Versus Telephone Interviews for Early Syphilis and HIV Partner Services in King County, Washington (2010-2014)
Background: Early syphilis (ES) and HIV partner services (PS) traditionally use in-person interviews. Telephone interviews may be more efficient, but their relative effectiveness is uncertain. Methods: We used multivariable Poisson regression to compare partners named, notified, tested, diagnosed, and treated (ES only) per original patient (OP) who underwent in-person versus telephone PS interview in King…
Association between vaginal bacterial microbiota and the presence and clinical presentation of vulvovaginal candidiasis
Introduction: Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is among the most common reasons for women to seek medical care. Annual costs related to VVC in the United States are estimated at over $1 billion. Vaginal yeast exists in an environment with a diverse and changing vaginal bacterial microbiota. Little is known about how the vaginal bacterial community influences…
Influence of household remittance on childhood stunting in Nepal
Introduction: Migration is a livelihood strategy for many poor households in Nepal where about 56% of the households receive remittances, money sent by migrants. The country also has high rates of undernutrition; 41% of children under five years of age are reported to be stunted. Although remittance payments are known to increase household income potentially…
Birth-to-pregnancy intervals and adverse perinatal outcomes among African-born women in Washington State
Background: Short birth-to-pregnancy (BTP) intervals are associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. The number of African-born blacks currently living in the U.S. exceeds 1.6 million. However, little is known about BTP intervals and the risk factors and outcomes related to short BTP intervals among African-born women living in the U.S. Objectives: The objectives of this study…
Ambient ozone pollution and daily mortality in three megacities in China
Background: In mainland China, limited studies have been published on the association of ambient ozone pollution with daily mortality. Given that the air pollution has changed from conventional coal combustion to the mixed coal combustion/motor vehicle emissions(primary source of ambient ozone pollution) in the metropolis in China, it is the time to investigate the effect…
The Association of Maternal Occupations and Deliveries by Cesarean Section for Infants Born in Washington, 2011 to 2013
Nearly one-third of all pregnancies in the United States are surgically delivered by cesarean, which has a higher rate of maternal complications compared to vaginal delivery. There are national campaigns to reduce the number of cesarean sections in low-risk pregnancies, which are defined as nulliparous, vertex, singleton, and term (NVST). The objective for this study…
Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of immune activation in postpartum HIV-1/HSV-2 co-infected Kenyan women
University of Washington Abstract Sociodemographic and clinical correlates of immune activation in postpartum HIV-1/HSV-2 co-infected Kenyan women Anton N. Quist Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Carey Farquhar Department of Epidemiology Background HIV is a leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. An activated host immune system has been shown to support the…
Early Management of Community-Acquired Sepsis in a Regional Thai Referral Hospital: a Prospective Observational Study
PURPOSE The epidemiology and management of sepsis is poorly characterized in low- and middle-income countries. METHODS We performed a prospective observational cohort study of adults with community-acquired sepsis in a 1,420-bed regional referral hospital in northeast Thailand. Sepsis was defined as suspected infection plus organ dysfunction. RESULTS Between March 2013 and February 2014, 932 patients…
Evaluation of an mHealth SMS dialogue strategy to meet women’s and couples’ postpartum contraceptive needs in Kenya (Mobile WACh XY): A randomized controlled trial
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a two-way SMS intervention on postpartum contraceptive use among individual women and couple dyads. METHODS Mobile WACh XY was an unblinded randomized controlled trial conducted in two public county hospitals in western Kenya. Pregnant, HIV-negative women at least 14 years of age with estimated gestational age ≥28 weeks who…
Analysis of types of Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) and their associations with survival of OSCC patients
BACKGROUND The 5-year survival associated with oral cancer (OSCC) is relatively low. Recent investigations have implicated the presence of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) as independent prognostic markers in several malignancies, including oral cancer. However, the studies of oral cancer evaluated only a limited number of immune cell types as prognostic markers. CIBERSORT, a computational software…
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