Spatial distribution of tuberculosis incidence in Los Angeles County.

Background: In Los Angeles County, the tuberculosis (TB) disease incidence rate is seven times higher among non-U.S.-born persons than U.

Economic impact of malaria-related hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2014.

Background: Despite its elimination in the early 1950s, about 1700 cases of malaria are reported in the US every year. Few studies have quantified the direct and indirect costs of imported malaria in the US.

Methods: Disparities in the mean and total hospital days, hospital charges, and hospital costs for malaria-related hospitalizations in the US by demographic, clinical, species, financial, geographic, and institutional characteristics were examined using the 2000-2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS).

Challenges and solutions to estimating tuberculosis disease incidence by country of birth in Los Angeles County.

Background: Among U.S. residents, tuberculosis (TB) disease disproportionally affects non-U.

Risk factors for severe malaria among hospitalized patients in the United States, 2000-2014.

Background: Factors associated with the development of severe malaria have not been well described for cases occurring in the United States (US).

Methods: Severe malaria hospitalizations data from the 2000-2014 Nationwide Inpatient Sample were analyzed. Frequencies were reported by demographic, clinical, species, financial, geographic, and institutional characteristics, and trends and disparities were identified.

Malaria-Related Hospitalizations in the United States, 2000-2014.

Few data are available on the burden of malaria hospitalization in the United States. Study of malaria using hospital-based data can better define the impact of malaria and help inform prevention efforts. U.