Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects about 10 million individuals in the United States. New psoriasis treatments target the dysregulated immune syste [...]

Dengue represents an increasingly important global health challenge, as recent estimates suggest that nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide are at risk for infection1 and [...]

Non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) causes an estimated 1.4 million infections annually in the U.S., yet population-level data on antimicrobial resistance are limited. Using s [...]

The tuberculin skin test (TST) has been the traditional method of testing for the presence of latent TB infection (LTBI) in HCW in low incidence countries. The TST is su [...]

This dissertation examined the pharmaco-epidemiology of non-CF bronchiectasis and the use of inhaled antibiotics in routine US care using longitudinal administrative clai [...]

Nontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) infections often result in a chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease. Diagnosis and recognition of NTM infections is increasing, yet r [...]

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly isolated from respiratory cultures, but distinguishing true pulmonary disease from colonization remains challenging. Th [...]

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms that can cause chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease, leading to extensive parenchymal destru [...]