Publications by authors named "A Maresh"
Aerodigestive Approach in Evaluating Pediatric Patients With Recurrent Croup.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
January 2025
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of coordinated endoscopy with otolaryngology, pulmonology, and gastroenterology in diagnosing and managing recurrent croup in pediatric patients.
Methods: We reviewed our REDCap Pediatric Aerodigestive Database for patients with recurrent croup who underwent coordinated endoscopy between January 2013 and July 2023. We reviewed patient demographics, comorbidities, surgical findings, treatments, and outcomes.
Microbiome of the Middle Meatus, Tonsils, and Adenoids in Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to compare the microbiome of pediatric patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS) to those without, focusing on how these conditions affect quality of life.
- Using a case-control design, samples were taken from patients undergoing adenoidectomy for either PCRS or obstructive sleep apnea, and various analyses were conducted on their microbiome.
- Results showed differences in bacterial diversity and composition between different anatomical sites (adenoid, tonsils, and middle meatus) but found no significant differences between PCRS patients and controls, hinting at possible bacterial colonization in PCRS patients.
Improving the Lives of People with Sickle Cell Disease: Community Organizations and Epidemiologists Working Together.
Prog Community Health Partnersh
September 2024
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) program comprises multidisciplinary teams, which include community-based organizations. Partnering with community-based organizations (CBOs) is a novel approach to ensure that SCDC data are actionable.
Objective: To better understand areas for mutual capacity building, we explored the relationships and dynamics between CBO and data teams within the SCDC program in 10 states.
Aerodigestive evaluation of pediatric patients with chronic aspiration.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
July 2024
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of coordinated endoscopy with otolaryngology, pulmonology, and gastroenterology in diagnosing and managing chronic aspiration in pediatric patients.
Methods: We reviewed our REDCap Pediatric Aerodigestive Database for patients with chronic aspiration who underwent coordinated endoscopy between January 2013 and July 2023. Patient demographics, comorbidities, operative findings, interventions, and outcomes were reviewed.
Objective: Children infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are less clinically affected than adults, with most cases presenting as asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. However, true rates of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in children remain unclear. We sought to examine rates of SARS-CoV-2 in asymptomatic children and the role of children in transmission.
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