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Melissa Morrison
Researcher at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publications - 14
Citations - 5832
Melissa Morrison is an academic researcher from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Population. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 13 publications receiving 5596 citations. Previous affiliations of Melissa Morrison include Alabama Department of Public Health.
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Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States
R. Monina Klevens,Melissa Morrison,Joelle Nadle,Ken Gershman,Lee H. Harrison,Ruth Lynfield,Ghinwa Dumyati,John M. Townes,Allen S. Craig,Elizabeth R. Zell,Gregory E. Fosheim,Linda K. McDougal,Roberta B. Carey,Scott K. Fridkin +13 more
TL;DR: Invasive MRSA infection affects certain populations disproportionately and is a major public health problem primarily related to health care but no longer confined to intensive care units, acute care hospitals, or any health care institution.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus disease in three communities.
Scott K. Fridkin,Jeffrey C. Hageman,Melissa Morrison,Laurie Thomson Sanza,Kathryn Como-Sabetti,John A. Jernigan,Kathleen Harriman,Lee H. Harrison,Ruth Lynfield,Monica M. Farley +9 more
TL;DR: Community-associated MRSA infections are now a common and serious problem, especially among children, and hospitalization is common.
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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and healthcare risk factors.
R. Monina Klevens,Melissa Morrison,Scott K. Fridkin,Arthur Reingold,Susan Petit,Ken Gershman,Susan M. Ray,Lee H. Harrison,Ruth Lynfield,Ghinwa Dumyati,John M. Townes,Allen S. Craig,Gregory E. Fosheim,Linda K. McDougal,Fred C. Tenover +14 more
TL;DR: To determine frequency of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections caused by strains typically associated with community-acquired infections among persons with healthcare-related risk factors (HRFs), surveillance data was evaluated.
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Comparison of Serum and Salivary Cotinine Measurements by a Sensitive High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method as an Indicator of Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Among Smokers and Nonsmokers
TL;DR: It was confirmed that saliva cotinine samples are generally quite stable during storage after collection, even at ambient temperatures, and this sample matrix appears to be well-suited to the requirements of many epidemiologic investigations.
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Mental health needs assessment after the Gulf Coast oil spill-Alabama and Mississippi, 2010.
Danielle Buttke,Sara J. Vagi,Tesfaye Bayleyegn,Kanta Sircar,Tara W. Strine,Melissa Morrison,Mardi Allen,Amy Wolkin +7 more
TL;DR: The proportion of respondents reporting negative mental health parameters in the affected Alabama and Mississippi coastal communities is higher than the proportion reported in the 2008 and 2009 BRFSS state reports, suggesting that the public health response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill should focus on mental health services in these communities.