Temporal Trends in Parkinson’s Disease Related Mortality from 1999-2020: A National Analysis [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Thomas Shepherd, Christian Mallen, Sowmya Prasanna Kumar Menon, Amit Arora, Sara Muller

“…Methods The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research (CDC-WONDER) Underlying Cause of Death database from January 1999 to December 2020 was used to determine the PD-related age adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) stratified by age, sex, ethnicity and geographic area, with the 1999 deaths as the reference group. …”
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The Suitability of the CdC field Triage for Korean Trauma Care by Kang Kook Choi, Myung Jin Jang, Min A Lee, Gil Jae Lee, Byungchul Yoo, Youngeun Park, Jung Nam Lee

“…The Korean trauma system (established in 2014) uses the trauma field triage algorithm of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This study evaluated the suitability of the CDC field triage criteria for major trauma cases (injury severity score >15) in Korea. …”
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Recommendations for vaccination against shingles by Zuzanna Wyleciał, Eliza Pyla, Wiktoria Zamachowska, Julia Ząber

“…We also searched current recommendations of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Description of the state of knowledge: Shingles is a common condition, especially in older adults and those with weakened immune systems. …”
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Public health significance of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and its role in the eco-epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in North America by Ilia Rochlin, Joan Kenney, Eliza Little, Goudarz Molaei

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Sampling and Analytical Method for Alpha-Dicarbonyl Flavoring Compounds via Derivatization with o-Phenylenediamine and Analysis Using GC-NPD by Stephanie M. Pendergrass, Jeffrey A. Cooper

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Comparison of the performances between ChatGPT and Gemini in answering questions on viral hepatitis by Meryem Sahin Ozdemir, Yusuf Emre Ozdemir

“…The first group includes “questions and answers (Q&As) for the public” determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The second group includes strong recommendations of international guidelines. …”
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Does the CDC Surgical Wound Classification adequately predict postoperative infection in lower extremity fracture surgery? by Elizabeth Cho, MD, Hanna House, MD, Andrew Marten, BS, Marina Feffer, MPH, Julie Agel, MA, John Scolaro, MD, Meir Marmor, MD, Ashley E. Levack, MD, MAS, OTA Classification & Outcomes Committee, James Kellam, MD, Gillian Soles, MD, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Kyle Schweser, MD, Geoffrey Maracek, MD

“…The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the utility of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Surgical Wound Classification (SWC) in predicting surgical site infection (SSI) after orthopaedic trauma procedures. …”
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Construction and validation of a nomogram predictive model for assessing the risk of surgical site infections following posterior lumbar fusion surgery by Jin-Zhou Luo, Jie-Zhao Lin, Qi-Fan Chen, Chang-Jian Yang, Chu-Song Zhou

“…SSIs were defined based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria. Univariate analysis identified significant risk factors, which were then included in a binary logistic regression to develop the nomogram. …”
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Body mass index in relation to dental maturation of 10 to 14 years old school children in Erbil city. A cross-sectional prospective study by Omar Fawzi Chawshli, Yara Ismael Ameen

“…The height and the weight of each participant had been recorded in the college of dentistry / Hawler Medical University in order to calculate the body mass index of the following the guidelines of centers of disease control (CDC), at the same time an orthopantomography radiograph had been used to investigate the stage of the dental maturation using the Demirjian method, finally, the relationship between BMI and dental maturation were investigated using chi square test with P value of ≤ 0.05 was considered significant difference. …”
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Conhecimento de profissionais de saúde sobre síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono em hospital particular do Recife by Jorge Luís Cassiano Alves Veras, Frederico Lins e Silva Pires Neto, Patrícia Gomes de Matos Bezerra, Suélem Barros de Lorena

“…A análise estatística foi realizada pelo software público desenvolvido pelo centers for disease Control and Prevention, EPI Info na versão 7.2.4.0. …”
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Increased Risk of Influenza-Like Illness Clusters in Schools, Taiwan from 2011 to 2020: A Retrospective Study by Yu-Ching Chou, Fu-Huang Lin, Chi-Jeng Hsieh, Chia-Peng Yu

“…The study analyzed publicly available data on 1,545 confirmed ILI clusters, with the data obtained from the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. In total, 1,334 ILI clusters were caused by influenza virus infection, 11 ILI clusters were caused by noninfluenza respiratory pathogens, and 78 ILI clusters were caused by pathogens not detected in routine testing. …”
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US-county level variation in intersecting individual, household and community characteristics relevant to COVID-19 and planning an equitable response: a cross-sectional analysis by Mathew V Kiang, Nancy Krieger, Caroline O Buckee, Jarvis T Chen, Taylor Chin, Rebecca Kahn, Ruoran Li, Satchit Balsari

“…This threshold can be changed using the online tool.Setting US counties.Participants Analyses are based on publicly available county-level data from the Area Health Resources Files, American Community Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlas file, National Center for Health Statistic and RWJF Community Health Rankings.Results Our findings demonstrate significant intercounty variation in the distribution of individual, household and community characteristics that affect risks of infection, severe disease or mortality from COVID-19. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Elderly Fall Patients Visit to the Emergency Department: A Comparison by Gender by Jun Kew Kim, Sun Pyo Kim, Sun Hyu Kim, Gyu Chong Cho, Min Joung Kim, Ji Sook Lee, Chul Han

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed the fall patients aged 65 years or older from the data of the in-depth surveillance study of injured patients visit to the ED under the supervision of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) from 2011 to 2016 by separating male and female. …”
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Outcomes of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients by Risk Factors: Results from a United States Hospital Claims Database by Peter J. Mallow, Kathy W. Belk, Michael Topmiller, Edmond A. Hooker

“…**Background/Objective:** The primary objective was to quantify the role of the number of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) risk factors on in-hospital mortality. …”
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Determinants of COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate in the United States: Spatial Analysis Over One Year of the Pandemic by Niranjan J. Kathe, Rajvi J. Wani

“…**Methods:** Data from the New York Times’ COVID-19 repository and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data (01/21/2020 - 02/27/2021) were used. …”
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Scientometric Assessment of Global Research Output about Monkeypox during 1970–2022 by Brij Mohan Gupta, Mallikarjun Kappi, Manish Mohan Gore, Atul Gupta

“…USA (55.37% share), UK (6.63% share), and Germany (6.11% share) are the most productive countries, and Switzerland (47.93 and 1.84), Canada (46.57 and 1.79), and Belgium (37.32 and 1.43) are the most impactful countries. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, USA (145 papers) and National Institutes of Health, USA (64 papers) emerged as the most productive, and the University of California, Los Angeles, USA (84.15 and 3.23) and Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Br., USA (66.9 and 2.57) as the most impactful organizations. …”
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Evaluation of an oral health education training program for kindergarten teachers by Joanna Cheuk Yan Hui, Joanna Cheuk Yan Hui, Chun Hung Chu, Jieyi Chen, Jieyi Chen

“…ObjectivesThis study aims to examine kindergarten teachers’ satisfaction and their perceived impact of an oral health education (OHE) training program.MethodsThis study followed the steps outlined in the Program Evaluation Standards in Public Health recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong were invited to attend the OHE training. …”
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Adapting and Implementing a Community Program to Improve Retention in Care among Patients with HIV in Southern Haiti: “Group of 6” by John A. Naslund, Jodie Dionne-Odom, Cléonas Junior Destiné, Kristen M. Jogerst, Redouin Renold Sénécharles, Michelande Jean Louis, Jasmin Desir, Yvette Néptune Ledan, Jude Ronald Beauséjour, Roland Charles, Alice Werbel, Elizabeth A. Talbot, Patrice Joseph, Jean William Pape, Peter F. Wright

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Case report: Atypical young case of MV1 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with unusually long survival by Lucie Yeongran Ahn, Mark L. Cohen, Mark L. Cohen, Ignazio Cali, Ignazio Cali, Tia Russell, Jessica Ludwig, Xun Jia, Alberto Bizzi, Lawrence B. Schonberger, Ryan A. Maddox, Rohini Paul, Tania C. Ghazarian, Jaspreet Garcha, Mostafa Hammoudi, Brian Stephen Appleby, Brian Stephen Appleby, Brian Stephen Appleby, Brian Stephen Appleby

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Hantavirus antibody seroprevalence and risk factors among adults in West Kazakhstan, 2023 by Ulyana Gubareva, Ulyana Gubareva, Ulyana Gubareva, Roberta Horth, Roberta Horth, Dilyara Nabirova, Dilyara Nabirova, Nur Tukhanova, Nur Tukhanova, Elmira Utegenova, Elmira Utegenova, Zhanna Shapiyeva, Zangar Turliyev, Nazym Tleumbetova, Nurbek Maykanov, Manar Smagul, Alan L. Landay, Gavin Cloherty, Gavin Cloherty, Francisco Averhoff, Francisco Averhoff, Edmond F. Maes

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