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Megan E. Reller
Researcher at Duke University
Publications - 58
Citations - 1547
Megan E. Reller is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Spotted fever & Dengue virus. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 56 publications receiving 1376 citations. Previous affiliations of Megan E. Reller include Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins University.
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An Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 Infection Following Exposure to a Contaminated Building
Jay K. Varma,Katherine D. Greene,Megan E. Reller,Stephanie M. DeLong,Janine Trottier,Scott Nowicki,Mary DiOrio,Elizabeth Koch,Tammy L. Bannerman,Steven York,Mary Ann Lambert-Fair,Joy G. Wells,Paul S. Mead +12 more
TL;DR: Absence of evidence implicating specific food or beverage sources and the recovery of E coli O157 from the rafters suggest that airborne dispersion of bacteria contributed to the contamination.
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A randomized controlled trial of household-based flocculant-disinfectant drinking water treatment for diarrhea prevention in rural Guatemala.
Megan E. Reller,Carlos E. Mendoza,M. Beatriz Lopez,Maricruz Alvarez,Robert M. Hoekstra,Christy Ann Olson,Kathleen Grieshop Baier,Bruce H. Keswick,Stephen P. Luby +8 more
TL;DR: In a setting where diarrhea was a leading cause of death, intermittent use of home water treatment with flocculant-disinfectant decreased the incidence of diarrhea.
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Yield of Stool Culture with Isolate Toxin Testing versus a Two-Step Algorithm Including Stool Toxin Testing for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile
Megan E. Reller,Clara Lema,Trish M. Perl,Mian Cai,Tracy L. Ross,Kathleen Speck,Karen C. Carroll +6 more
TL;DR: The incremental yield of stool culture versus two-step algorithm for optimal detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile is examined and it is concluded that GDH is an excellent screening test and that culture with isolate CCNA testing detects an additional 23% of toxigeic C. difficiles missed by direct CCNA.
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Severe pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza in children and young adults with sickle cell disease.
John J. Strouse,Megan E. Reller,David G. Bundy,Martha Amoako,Maria Cancio,Rachel N. Han,Alexandra Valsamakis,James F. Casella +7 more
TL;DR: Compared with seasonal influenza in SCD (patients younger than 22), those with H1N1 influenza more often had acute chest syndrome and required intensive care, and older age and prior ACS were associated with ACS.
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A Large, Multiple-Restaurant Outbreak of Infection with Shigella flexneri Serotype 2a Traced to Tomatoes
Megan E. Reller,Jennifer M. Nelson,Kåre Mølbak,David M. Ackman,Dianna Schoonmaker-Bopp,Timothy P. Root,Eric D. Mintz +6 more
TL;DR: To prevent large, multiple-restaurant outbreak of Shigella flexneri serotype 2a infection that was associated with tomatoes, persons with shigellosis should be excluded from handling food at all points along the distribution chain.