Publications by authors named "Samantha J Sechrist"
Importance: Immunocompromised status is a risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Little is known about how systemic corticosteroid dose and concurrent use of immunosuppressants are associated with COVID-19 outcomes.
Objective: To assess the association between corticosteroid dose/duration and concurrent immunosuppressant use on COVID-19 hospitalisation and death in the era of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Yearly vision screenings, often performed in a primary care setting, are an important part of child health for detection of ocular disorders, but there are discrepancies in referral guidelines. Whereas guidelines provide consistent failure and referral criteria for 3- and 4-year-olds, criteria for older children disagree. To investigate the effect of having discordant guidelines, we retrospectively applied each guideline threshold to a cohort of 5- to 6-year-olds who underwent visual acuity screening during a well-child encounter and compared the results to the real-life referral rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, hospitalization, and death in the era of COVID-19 vaccination among patients with noninfectious uveitis (NIU) taking immunosuppressive therapies.
Design: Retrospective cohort study from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, using data from the Optum Labs Data Warehouse (OLDW) de-identified claims database.
Participants: Patients with a diagnosis of NIU from January 1, 2017, and who had ≥ 1 year of continuous enrollment in the OLDW.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to investigate whether COVID-19 vaccination is linked to an increased risk of developing herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO).
- It included a large cohort of over 1.9 million vaccinated patients and identified 80 cases of HZO, assessing various vaccine types like BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273.
- The results showed no significant increase in the risk of HZO following vaccination, suggesting that COVID-19 vaccines are safe concerning this specific concern.
Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) is recommended for individuals ≥ 50 years of age for protection against herpes zoster (HZ). This study quantifies RZV coverage and assesses predictors for RZV vaccination using a U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) must often travel long distances to see a rehabilitation specialist. While telemedicine (TM) for pressure ulcer management has been used in this population, real-time video telecommunication using iPad has never been described.
Objective: The objective of this study was to provide specialized care for persons with SCI through TM consultation expediently in order to address medical needs, manage secondary complications, and to improve quality of life (QoL) of individuals with SCI.