Prabasaj Paul

Biographic Data

ID6080870
NAMEPrabasaj Paul
GIVEN NAMESPrabasaj
FAMILY NAMEPaul
SIGNATUREPAUL P
AFFILIATIONSFrom the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Emergency Response (M.M.A., K.M.H., S.C.R., A.K., A.J., J.R.J., J.T., K.S., A.C.B., L.P.O., S. Tanwar, J.W.D., J. Harney, Z.C., J.M.B., M.M., P.P., C.M.C., H.P.M.L., N.T., S. Tong, A.T., Y.T., A.U., J. Harcourt, N.D.S., T.A.C., M.A.H., J.A.J.), and the Epidemic Intelligence Service (M.M.A., A.K., A.J., J.T., A.C.B., L.P.O., S. Tanwar, J.W.D.) and the Laboratory Leadership Service (J.R.J., C.M.C.), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention —...
ORCID0000-0002-4096-6171
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX0

  • Multi-country cross-sectional study of colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms

    Open AccessAditya Sharma, Ulzii-Orishikh Luvsansharav et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This is the first study to use a common protocol to evaluate population-based prevalence and risk factors associated with MDRO colonization among community-dwelling and hospitalized adults in multiple countries with diverse epidemiological conditions, including low- and middle-income settings. The results will be used to better describe the global epidemiology of MDROs and guide the development of mitigation strategies in both community and healt…

  • Presymptomatic Sars-CoV-2 Infections and Transmission in a Skilled Nursing Facility

    Melissa M Arons, Melissa Arons et al.ARTICLENew England Journal of Medicine2020

    BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can spread rapidly within skilled nursing facilities. After identification of a case of Covid-19 in a skilled nursing facility, we assessed transmission and evaluated the adequacy of symptom-based screening to identify infections in residents. METHODS: We conducted two serial point-prevalence surveys, 1 week apart, in which assenting residents of the facility under…

  • Community and Street-Scale Supports for Walking in the US Virgin Islands Before the 2017 Hurricanes

    John D Omura, Emily N Ussery et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2018References: 4

    Objectives. To determine the prevalence of community and street-scale design features that promote walking across the US Virgin Islands (USVI). Methods. In May 2016, the USVI Department of Health, with technical assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducted a territory-wide audit with a validated tool. We selected street segments (n = 1114) via a 2-stage sampling method, and estimates were weighted to be representative…

  • Increasing Walking in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

    Janet E Fulton, Ginny M Frederick et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2017References: 13

    Objectives. To test the effectiveness of a point-of-decision intervention to prompt walking, versus motorized transport, in a large metropolitan airport. Methods. We installed point-of-decision prompt signage at 4 locations in the airport transportation mall at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (Atlanta, GA) at the connecting corridor between airport concourses. Six ceiling-mounted infrared sensors counted travelers entering and ex…