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Assessing the Usage of Dating Sites and Social Networking Sites in Newly Diagnosed HIV Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Harris County, Texas, 2014
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Internet based technologies are becoming quite prominent among today’s generation due to its easy accessibility through computer or phone devices. Internet’s relative anonymity leads high risk groups to find it easier to meet sexual partners with… read more… partners with similar characteristics through dating sites like Grindr, Jack’D, Adams4Adams etc. and mainstream social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. According to … partners with similar characteristics through dating sites like Grindr, Jack’D, Adams4Adams etc. and mainstream … -
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections in Houston, Texas: An outline
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According to CDC, CRE is used to describe bacteria that are non- susceptible to one or more carbapenems; doripenem, meropenem or imipenem and resistant to third generation cephalosporins like ceftriaxone, cefotaxime and ceftazidime. These organisms… read more… each year in United States. CREs are found in many health care settings like acute care hospitals, long term care facilities, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities … each year in United States. CREs are found in many health care settings like acute care hospitals, long term care … -
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections in Houston, Texas: An outline
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According to CDC, CRE is used to describe bacteria that are nonsusceptible to one or more carbapenems; doripenem, meropenem or imipenem and resistant to third generation cephalosporins like ceftriaxone, cefotaxime and ceftazidime. These organisms… read more… each year in United States. CREs are found in many health care settings like acute care hospitals, long term care facilities, nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities … each year in United States. CREs are found in many health care settings like acute care hospitals, long term care … -
Evaluating the Ability of a Syndromic Surveillance System to Detect Heat-Related Illnesses in Houston, TX, 2009-2012
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Extreme heat events over the past 30 years have resulted in unprecedented increase in the numbers of heat-related morbidity and mortality across the world (1-3). During the same time frame, Houston residents has experienced three of the hottest… read more… is currently able to monitor emergency departments (ED) visits across the Houston metropolitan area, Harris County, … is currently able to monitor emergency departments (ED) visits across the Houston metropolitan area, Harris County, … -
Enhanced Monitoring of Antiretroviral Resistance in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
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The implementation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009, permits health departments with the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality by the promotion of health IT and… read more… the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality by the promotion of health IT and includes … the authority to establish programs to improve health care quality by the promotion of health IT and includes … -
Relationship between Emergency Room (ER) Syndromic Surveillance Data and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Surveillance in Houston, Texas
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Disease surveillance provides essential information for control and response planning1. Emergency Room (ER) syndromic surveillance data can help to identify changes in disease incidence and affected group thereby providing valuable additional time… read more… data showed no significant correlations (P>0.05). The ER visits in Houston significantly (P<0.01) predicted the … of relationship noted in this study demonstrates that ER visits can be used for early prediction of influenza …