Publications by authors named "Marilyn A Rice"
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- The study aims to compare critically ill children with H1N1 and those with seasonal influenza, focusing on clinical features, management, and outcomes.
- Data was collected from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, reviewing medical records of hospitalized children confirmed to have either H1N1 or seasonal influenza.
- Results show H1N1 children were less likely to require intensive care (14% vs. 24%) and were generally older with more comorbid conditions, particularly respiratory issues.
Background: Rotavirus surveillance is needed to provide estimates of disease burden and to evaluate the effect of vaccination programs. Our objective was to use capture-recapture methods to estimate rotavirus hospitalization rates and to examine trends over time.
Methods: Children <3 years of age residing in Hamilton County, Ohio hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis, and laboratory-confirmed rotavirus between 1997 and 2008 were identified through 2 independent surveillance systems: an active system with prospective enrollment of children admitted with acute gastroenteritis and a passive system of children identified by rotavirus testing as part of their usual medical care.
Objective: The goal was to determine the prevalence of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection and immunity among internationally adopted children.
Methods: Children seen at the International Adoption Center between September 25, 2006, and September 30, 2008, and were screened for HAV within 4 months after their arrival in the United States were eligible for the study. The age- and country-specific prevalence of acute HAV infection and immunity were determined.
Background: Because a previous rotavirus vaccine was associated with intussusception, new rotavirus vaccines are monitored postlicensure for any such association. Accurate background intussusception rates are needed to determine whether the number of cases observed after vaccination exceeds that expected by chance. Previously, intussusception rates were obtained from inpatient discharge databases.
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