Publications by authors named "Emily N Jenkins"
Problem/condition: Candidemia, a bloodstream infection caused by Candida spp., is a common cause of health care-associated bloodstream infections in the United States. Candidemia is associated with substantial health care costs, morbidity, and mortality.
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- * There has been a shift from infections primarily caused by drug-susceptible species to an increase in non-susceptible species, leading to greater treatment difficulties due to rising drug resistance.
- * With more patients at risk due to advances in cancer treatment and the emergence of resistant strains of Candida, understanding these changes is crucial for developing effective management and prevention strategies.
Molecular and Epidemiological Investigation of Fluconazole-resistant -Georgia, United States, 2021.
Open Forum Infect Dis
June 2024
Background: Reports of fluconazole-resistant bloodstream infections are increasing. We describe a cluster of fluconazole-resistant bloodstream infections identified in 2021 on routine surveillance by the Georgia Emerging Infections Program in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Methods: Whole-genome sequencing was used to analyze bloodstream infections isolates.
Recurrent Candidemia: Trends and Risk Factors Among Persons Residing in 4 US States, 2011-2018.
Open Forum Infect Dis
October 2022
Background: Candidemia is a common healthcare-associated infection with high mortality. Estimates of recurrence range from 1% to 17%. Few studies have focused on those with recurrent candidemia, who often experience more severe illness and greater treatment failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLow Sensitivity of Coding for Culture-Confirmed Candidemia Cases in an Active Surveillance System: United States, 2019-2020.
Open Forum Infect Dis
September 2022
We evaluated healthcare facility use of (ICD-10) codes for culture-confirmed candidemia cases detected by active public health surveillance during 2019-2020. Most cases (56%) did not receive a candidiasis code, suggesting that studies relying on ICD-10 codes likely underestimate disease burden.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDepressive Symptoms Among Police Officers: Associations with Personality and Psychosocial Factors.
J Police Crim Psychol
March 2019
Protective psychosocial factors may reduce the risk of stress-related illnesses in policing. We assessed the association between protective factors and depressive symptoms among 242 police officers. Participants were from the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) Study (2004-2014).
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