Priti R Patel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5543434 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Priti R Patel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Priti R |
| FAMILY NAME | Patel |
| SIGNATURE | PATEL P R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Epidemic Intelligence Service |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020
Globally, approximately 170,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported, including an estimated 7,000 deaths in approximately 150 countries (1). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic (2). Data from China have indicated that older adults, particularly those with serious underlying health conditions, are at higher…
Patient Notification for Bloodborne Pathogen Testing due to Unsafe Injection Practices in the US Health Care Settings, 2001–2011
BACKGROUND: Syringe reuse and other unsafe injection practices can expose patients to bloodborne pathogens (eg, hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus). Evidence of such infection control lapses has resulted in patient notifications, but the scope and magnitude of these events have not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES: To summarize patient notification events resulting from unsafe injection practices in the US health care s…
An Outbreak of Syphilis in Alabama Prisons: Correctional Health Policy and Communicable Disease Control
Objectives. After syphilis outbreaks were reported at 3 Alabama State men's prisons in early 1999, we conducted an investigation to evaluate risk factors for syphilis infection and describe patterns of syphilis transmission. Methods. We reviewed medical, patient interview, and prison transfer records and documented sexual networks. Presumptive source cases were identified. Odds of exposure to unscreened jail populations and transfer from other pr…
An Outbreak of Syphilis in Alabama Prisons: Correctional Health Policy and Communicable Disease Control
Objectives. After syphilis outbreaks were reported at 3 Alabama State men's prisons in early 1999, we conducted an investigation to evaluate risk factors for syphilis infection and describe patterns of syphilis transmission. Methods. We reviewed medical, patient interview, and prison transfer records and documented sexual networks. Presumptive source cases were identified. Odds of exposure to unscreened jail populations and transfer from other pr…
An Outbreak of Syphilis in Alabama Prisons: Correctional Health Policy and Communicable Disease Control
Objectives. After syphilis outbreaks were reported at 3 Alabama State men's prisons in early 1999, we conducted an investigation to evaluate risk factors for syphilis infection and describe patterns of syphilis transmission. Methods. We reviewed medical, patient interview, and prison transfer records and documented sexual networks. Presumptive source cases were identified. Odds of exposure to unscreened jail populations and transfer from other pr…
Patient Notification for Bloodborne Pathogen Testing due to Unsafe Injection Practices in the US Health Care Settings, 2001–2011
BACKGROUND: Syringe reuse and other unsafe injection practices can expose patients to bloodborne pathogens (eg, hepatitis B and C viruses and human immunodeficiency virus). Evidence of such infection control lapses has resulted in patient notifications, but the scope and magnitude of these events have not been well characterized. OBJECTIVES: To summarize patient notification events resulting from unsafe injection practices in the US health care s…
Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020
Globally, approximately 170,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported, including an estimated 7,000 deaths in approximately 150 countries (1). On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic (2). Data from China have indicated that older adults, particularly those with serious underlying health conditions, are at higher…
Internal Medicine (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Infectious disease (medical specialty) (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Outbreak (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)