23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination Does Not Prevent Community-Acquired Pneumonia Hospitalizations Due to Vaccine-Type <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i>

by Thomas Chandler, Stephen Furmanek, Ruth Carrico, Dawn Balcom, Forest Arnold, Julio Ramirez
Published 2022-03-01

Influenza Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Recent Innovations in Antiviral Therapy and Relevance to Primary Care Practice

by Warren A. Jones, MD, Rita de Cassia Castro, MD, Henry L. Masters, III, MD, Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, FNP-C, CIC
Published 2021-12-01

Frequency of stool specimen collection and testing for Clostridioides difficile of hospitalized adults and long-term care facility residents with new-onset diarrhea in Louisville,...

by Frederick J. Angulo, Senén Peña Oliva, Ruth Carrico, Stephen Furmanek, Joann Zamparo, Elisa Gonzalez, Sharon Gray, Kimbal D. Ford, David Swerdlow, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Julio Ramirez
Published 2022-07-01

Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Louisville, Kentucky, and Its Estimated Burden of Disease in the United States

by Julio Ramirez, Stephen Furmanek, Thomas R. Chandler, Timothy Wiemken, Paula Peyrani, Forest Arnold, William Mattingly, Ashley Wilde, Jose Bordon, Rafael Fernandez-Botran, Ruth Carrico, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, The University of Louisville Pneumonia Study Group
Published 2023-11-01

Induction of interferon response by high viral loads at early stage infection may protect against severe outcomes in COVID-19 patients

by Eric C. Rouchka, Julia H. Chariker, Brian Alejandro, Robert S. Adcock, Richa Singhal, Julio Ramirez, Kenneth E. Palmer, Amanda B. Lasnik, Ruth Carrico, Forest W. Arnold, Stephen Furmanek, Mei Zhang, Leslie A. Wolf, Sabine Waigel, Wolfgang Zacharias, Jose Bordon, Donghoon Chung
Published 2021-08-01

Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults Substantially Increases When Adding Sputum, Saliva, and Serology Testing to Nasopharyngeal Swab RT–PCR

by Julio Ramirez, Ruth Carrico, Ashley Wilde, Alan Junkins, Stephen Furmanek, Thomas Chandler, Paul Schulz, Robin Hubler, Paula Peyrani, Qing Liu, Sonali Trivedi, Sonal Uppal, Warren V. Kalina, Ann R. Falsey, Edward E. Walsh, Kari Yacisin, Luis Jodar, Bradford D. Gessner, Elizabeth Begier
Published 2023-05-01