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John T. Brooks
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 257
Citations - 24952
John T. Brooks is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 241 publications receiving 21084 citations. Previous affiliations of John T. Brooks include Emory University.
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Frailty and Pre-Frailty in a Contemporary Cohort of HIV-Infected Adults.
Nur F. Önen,Pragna Patel,Jason V. Baker,Lois Conley,John T. Brooks,Timothy J. Bush,Keith Henry,John Hammer,Erna M. Kojic,Edgar T. Overton +9 more
TL;DR: Pre- frailty appears to be an intermediate state in the spectrum from non-frailty through frailty and the characterization of pre-Frailty/frailt suggests complex multifactorial associations.
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Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and Health Care Systems — United States, August 2022
Greta M. Massetti,Brendan R Jackson,John T. Brooks,Cria G. Perrine,Erica Reott,Aron J. Hall,Debra Lubar,Ian Williams,Matthew D. Ritchey,Pragna Patel,Leandris Liburd,Barbara E. Mahon +11 more
TL;DR: A strategic approach to minimizing the impact of COVID-19 on health and society is recommended that relies on vaccination and therapeutics to prevent severe illness; use of multicomponent prevention measures where feasible; and particular emphasis on protecting persons at high risk for severe illness.
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SARS Surveillance during Emergency Public Health Response, United States, March–July 2003
Stephanie J. Schrag,John T. Brooks,Chris A. Van Beneden,Umesh D. Parashar,Patricia M. Griffin,Larry J. Anderson,William J. Bellini,Robert F. Benson,Dean D. Erdman,Alexander Klimov,Thomas G. Ksiazek,Teresa C. T. Peret,Deborah F. Talkington,W. Lanier Thacker,Maria Lucia Tondella,Jacquelyn S. Sampson,Allen W. Hightower,Dale Nordenberg,Brian D. Plikaytis,Ali S. Khan,Nancy E. Rosenstein,Tracee A. Treadwell,Cynthia G. Whitney,Anthony E. Fiore,Tonji Durant,Joseph F. Perz,Annemarie Wasley,Daniel R. Feikin,Joy L. Herndon,William A. Bower,Barbara W. Kilbourn,Deborah A. Levy,Victor G. Coronado,Joanna Buffington,Clare A. Dykewicz,Rima F. Khabbaz,Mary E. Chamberland +36 more
TL;DR: The United States established national surveillance using a sensitive case definition incorporating clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory criteria to guide preparations for future outbreaks of SARS or respiratory diseases of unknown etiology.
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Epidemiologic Investigation of a Cluster of Workplace HIV Infections in the Adult Film Industry: Los Angeles, California, 2004
Melanie M. Taylor,Harlan Rotblatt,John T. Brooks,Jorge Montoya,Getahun Aynalem,Lisa V. Smith,Kerry Kenney,Lori Laubacher,Tony Bustamante,Robert Kim-Farley,Jonathan E. Fielding,Bruce Bernard,Eric S. Daar,Peter R. Kerndt +13 more
TL;DR: Current testing methods fail to prevent occupational acquisition of HIV in this setting and a California Occupational Safety and Health Administration-approved written health and safety program that emphasizes primary prevention is needed.
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An Outbreak of Vibrio cholerae O1 infections on Ebeye Island, Republic of the Marshall Islands, associated with use of an adequately chlorinated water source.
Mark E. Beatty,Tom Jack,Sumathi Sivapalasingam,Sandra S. Yao,Irene Paul,Bill Bibb,K. D. Greene,Kristy Kubota,Eric D. Mintz,John T. Brooks +9 more
TL;DR: An outbreak of Vibrio cholerae O1 infection in the Republic of the Marshall Islands highlights the critical importance of handling and storing drinking water safely, especially during outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness.