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Classification Of Dengue Illness Based On Readily Available Laboratory Data, James Potts, Stephen Thomas, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Pra-On Supradish, Wenjun Li, Ananda Nisalak, Suchitra Nimmannitya, Timothy Endy, Daniel Libraty, Robert Gibbons, Sharone Green, Alan Rothman, Siripen Kalayanarooj
Classification Of Dengue Illness Based On Readily Available Laboratory Data, James Potts, Stephen Thomas, Anon Srikiatkhachorn, Pra-On Supradish, Wenjun Li, Ananda Nisalak, Suchitra Nimmannitya, Timothy Endy, Daniel Libraty, Robert Gibbons, Sharone Green, Alan Rothman, Siripen Kalayanarooj
Sharone Green
The aim of this study was to examine retrospective dengue-illness classification using only clinical laboratory data, without relying on X-ray, ultrasound, or percent hemoconcentration. We analyzed data from a study of children who presented with acute febrile illness to two hospitals in Thailand. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to distinguish: (1) dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) versus dengue fever (DF), (2) DHF versus DF + other febrile illness (OFI), (3) dengue versus OFI, and (4) severe dengue versus non-severe dengue + OFI. Data from the second hospital served as a validation set. There were 1,227 patients in the analysis. The …
Statin Discontinuation In Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia, Jennifer Tjia, Sarah Cutrona, Daniel Peterson, George Reed, Susan Andrade, Susan Mitchell
Statin Discontinuation In Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia, Jennifer Tjia, Sarah Cutrona, Daniel Peterson, George Reed, Susan Andrade, Susan Mitchell
Jennifer Tjia
OBJECTIVES: To describe patterns of, and factors associated with, statin use and discontinuation in nursing home (NH) residents progressing to advanced dementia and followed for at least 90 days.
DESIGN: Retrospective inception cohort using a dataset linking 2007 to 2008 Minimum Data Set (MDS) to Medicare denominator and Part D files.
SETTING: All NHs in five states (Minnesota, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, California, Florida).
PARTICIPANTS: NH residents with dementia.
MEASUREMENTS: Residents who developed advanced dementia were observed from baseline (date of progression to very severe cognitive impairment with eating problems) and followed for at least 90 days to statin discontinuation or death. …