Publications

• Use of different genotyping methods to estimate TB transmission in the United States, 2020-2021.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 29 Page(s): 193 - 195
  03/31/2025 Authors: Schildknecht KR; Cowen LS; Posey JE; Talarico S; Haddad MB; Wortham JM; Kammerer JS
• Model-Based Analysis of Impact, Costs, and Cost-effectiveness of Tuberculosis Outbreak Investigations, United States.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 31 Page(s): 497 - 506
  03/01/2025 Authors: Shrestha S; Cilloni L; Asay GRB; Kammerer JS; Raz K; Shaw T; Cilnis M; Wortham J; Marks SM; Dowdy D
• Tuberculosis in the US Kidney Failure Population.
  J Am Soc Nephrol Volume: 36 Page(s): 1391 - 1397
  01/23/2025 Authors: Schildknecht KR; Deutsch-Feldman M; Cummins J; Forbes DP; Haddad MB; Apata IW; Wortham JM
• Characteristics of TB cases without documented sputum culture in the United States, 2011-2021.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 28 Page(s): 231 - 236
  05/01/2024 Authors: Rautman LH; Kammerer JS; Silk BJ; Marconi VC; Youngblood ME; Edwards JA; Wortham JM; Self JL
• Second Nationwide Tuberculosis Outbreak Caused by Bone Allografts Containing Live Cells - United States, 2023.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 72 Page(s): 1385 - 1389
  01/05/2024 Authors: Wortham JM; Haddad MB; Stewart RJ; Annambhotla P; Basavaraju SV; Nabity SA; Griffin IS; McDonald E; Beshearse EM; Grossman MK
• Disparities in Rates of Death From HIV or Tuberculosis Before Age 65 Years, by Race, Ethnicity, and Sex, United States, 2011-2020.
  Public Health Rep Volume: 139 Page(s): 557 - 565
  01/01/2024 Authors: Adekoya N; Chang M-H; Wortham J; Truman BI
• Trends in tuberculosis clinicians' adoption of short-course regimens for latent tuberculosis infection.
  J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis Volume: 33 Page(s): 100382
  12/01/2023 Authors: Feng P-JI; Horne DJ; Wortham JM; Katz DJ; CDC Tuberculosis Epidemiologic Studies Consortium
• Implementation of Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, and Linezolid in the United States: Experience Using a Novel All-Oral Treatment Regimen for Treatment of Rifampin-Resistant or Rifampin-Intolerant Tuberculosis Disease.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 77 Page(s): 1053 - 1062
  10/05/2023 Authors: Haley CA; Schechter MC; Ashkin D; Peloquin CA; Peter Cegielski J; Andrino BB; Burgos M; Caloia LA; Chen L; Colon-Semidey A
• Evaluating Demographic Representation in Clinical Trials: Use of the Adaptive Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treatment Trial (ACTT) as a Test Case.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad290
  06/01/2023 Authors: Ortega-Villa AM; Hynes NA; Levine CB; Yang K; Wiley Z; Jilg N; Wang J; Whitaker JA; Colombo CJ; Nayak SU
• Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Healthcare Personnel Resulting From Contaminated Bone Graft Material, United States, June 2021-August 2022.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 76 Page(s): 1847 - 1849
  05/24/2023 Authors: Li R; Deutsch-Feldman M; Adams T; Law M; Biak C; Pitcher E; Drees M; Hernandez-Romieu AC; Filardo TD; Cropper T
• Tuberculosis Outbreak in a State Prison System - Washington, 2021-2022.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 72 Page(s): 309 - 312
  03/24/2023 Authors: Stalter RM; Pecha M; Dov L; Miller D; Ghazal Z; Wortham J; Althomsons S; Deutsch-Feldman M; Stewart R; Felix D
• Acute Cardiac Events During COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations.
  J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 81 Page(s): 557 - 569
  02/14/2023 Authors: Woodruff RC; Garg S; George MG; Patel K; Jackson SL; Loustalot F; Wortham JM; Taylor CA; Whitaker M; Reingold A
• Nationwide tuberculosis outbreak in the USA linked to a bone graft product: an outbreak report.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): 1617 - 1625
  11/01/2022 Authors: Schwartz NG; Hernandez-Romieu AC; Annambhotla P; Filardo TD; Althomsons SP; Free RJ; Li R; Wilson WW; Deutsch-Feldman M; Drees M
• Using Machine Learning Techniques and National Tuberculosis Surveillance Data to Predict Excess Growth in Genotyped Tuberculosis Clusters.
  Am J Epidemiol Volume: 191 Page(s): 1936 - 1943
  10/20/2022 Authors: Althomsons SP; Winglee K; Heilig CM; Talarico S; Silk B; Wortham J; Hill AN; Navin TR
• Molecular surveillance for large outbreaks of tuberculosis in the United States, 2014-2018.
  Tuberculosis (Edinb) Volume: 136 Page(s): 102232
  09/01/2022 Authors: Raz KM; Talarico S; Althomsons SP; Kammerer JS; Cowan LS; Haddad MB; McDaniel CJ; Wortham JM; France AM; Powell KM
• Tuberculosis Outbreaks in State Prisons, United States, 2011-2019.
  Am J Public Health Volume: 112 Page(s): 1170 - 1179
  08/01/2022 Authors: Stewart RJ; Raz KM; Burns SP; Kammerer JS; Haddad MB; Silk BJ; Wortham JM
• Tuberculosis Outbreak Associated With Delayed Diagnosis and Long Infectious Periods in Rural Arkansas, 2010-2018.
  Public Health Rep Volume: 137 Page(s): 94 - 101
  01/01/2022 Authors: Labuda SM; McDaniel CJ; Talwar A; Braumuller A; Parker S; McGaha S; Blissett C; Wortham JM; Mukasa L; Stewart RJ
• Developing National Genotype-Independent Indicators for Recent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Transmission Using Pediatric Cases-United States, 2011-2017.
  Public Health Rep Volume: 137 Page(s): 81 - 86
  01/01/2022 Authors: Harrist AV; McDaniel CJ; Wortham JM; Althomsons SP
• Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death in the United States From March 2020 to February 2021.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e2130479
  10/01/2021 Authors: Acosta AM; Garg S; Pham H; Whitaker M; Anglin O; O'Halloran A; Milucky J; Patel K; Taylor C; Wortham J
• Clinical Trends Among U.S. Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March to December 2020 : A Cross-Sectional Study.
  Ann Intern Med Volume: 174 Page(s): 1409 - 1419
  10/01/2021 Authors: Garg S; Patel K; Pham H; Whitaker M; O'Halloran A; Milucky J; Anglin O; Kirley PD; Reingold A; Kawasaki B
• Notes from the Field: Tuberculosis Outbreak Linked to a Contaminated Bone Graft Product Used in Spinal Surgery - Delaware, March-June 2021.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 70 Page(s): 1261 - 1263
  09/10/2021 Authors: Li R; Wilson WW; Schwartz NG; Hernandez-Romieu AC; Glowicz J; Hanlin E; Taylor M; Pelkey H; Briody CA; Gireesh L
• Morbidity and Mortality Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness Hospitalized With COVID-19.
  J Infect Dis Volume: 224 Page(s): 425 - 430
  08/02/2021 Authors: Cha S; Henry A; Montgomery MP; Laws RL; Pham H; Wortham J; Garg S; Kim L; Mosites E; COVID-NET Surveillance Team
• Tuberculosis Genotype Clusters and Transmission in the U.S., 2009-2018.
  Am J Prev Med Volume: 61 Page(s): 201 - 208
  08/01/2021 Authors: Wortham JM; Li R; Althomsons SP; Kammerer S; Haddad MB; Powell KM
• Characteristics of Adults Aged 18-49 Years Without Underlying Conditions Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the United States: COVID-NET-March-August 2020.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 72 Page(s): e162 - e166
  03/01/2021 Authors: Owusu D; Kim L; O'Halloran A; Whitaker M; Piasecki AM; Reingold A; Alden NB; Maslar A; Anderson EJ; Ryan PA
• Rapid Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Detention Facility, Louisiana, USA, May-June, 2020.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 27 Page(s): 421 - 429
  02/01/2021 Authors: Wallace M; James AE; Silver R; Koh M; Tobolowsky FA; Simonson S; Gold JAW; Fukunaga R; Njuguna H; Bordelon K
• Census tract socioeconomic indicators and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates-COVID-NET surveillance areas in 14 states, March 1-April 30, 2020.
  PLoS One Volume: 16 Page(s): e0257622
  01/01/2021 Authors: Wortham JM; Meador SA; Hadler JL; Yousey-Hindes K; See I; Whitaker M; O'Halloran A; Milucky J; Chai SJ; Reingold A
• Analysis of Severe Adverse Events Reported Among Patients Receiving Isoniazid-Rifapentine Treatment for Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection-United States, 2012-2016.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 71 Page(s): 2502 - 2505
  12/03/2020 Authors: Schmit KM; Wortham JM; Ho CS; Powell KM
• Occupational Respiratory Infections.
  Clin Chest Med Volume: 41 Page(s): 739 - 751
  12/01/2020 Authors: de Perio MA; Kobayashi M; Wortham JM
• COVID-19-Associated Hospitalizations Among Health Care Personnel - COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1-May 31, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1576 - 1583
  10/30/2020 Authors: Kambhampati AK; O'Halloran AC; Whitaker M; Magill SS; Chea N; Chai SJ; Daily Kirley P; Herlihy RK; Kawasaki B; Meek J
• Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1-August 22, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1347 - 1354
  09/25/2020 Authors: Delahoy MJ; Whitaker M; O'Halloran A; Chai SJ; Kirley PD; Alden N; Kawasaki B; Meek J; Yousey-Hindes K; Anderson EJ
• Update: Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 - United States, February 12-July 16, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1364 - 1368
  09/25/2020 Authors: Hughes MM; Groenewold MR; Lessem SE; Xu K; Ussery EN; Wiegand RE; Qin X; Do T; Thomas D; Tsai S
• Notes from the Field: Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Among Workers at Two Food Processing Facilities - Ohio, 2018-2019.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1104 - 1105
  08/14/2020 Authors: Talwar A; Stewart R; Althomsons SP; Rinsky J; Jackson DA; Galvis ME; Graham P; Huaman MA; Karrer J; Kondapally K
• Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-July 25, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 1081 - 1088
  08/14/2020 Authors: Kim L; Whitaker M; O'Halloran A; Kambhampati A; Chai SJ; Reingold A; Armistead I; Kawasaki B; Meek J; Yousey-Hindes K
• Tuberculosis Infection in Children.
  J Nurse Pract Volume: 16 Page(s): 673 - 678
  07/31/2020 Authors: Stewart RJ; Wortham J; Parvez F; Bamrah Morris S; Kirking HL; Hatzenbuehler Cameron L; Cruz AT
• Characteristics of Persons Who Died with COVID-19 - United States, February 12-May 18, 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 923 - 929
  07/17/2020 Authors: Wortham JM; Lee JT; Althomsons S; Latash J; Davidson A; Guerra K; Murray K; McGibbon E; Pichardo C; Toro B
• Serial Laboratory Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Incarcerated and Detained Persons in a Correctional and Detention Facility - Louisiana, April-May 2020.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 69 Page(s): 836 - 840
  07/03/2020 Authors: Njuguna H; Wallace M; Simonson S; Tobolowsky FA; James AE; Bordelon K; Fukunaga R; Gold JAW; Wortham J; Sokol T
• Clinical and virologic characteristics of the first 12 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States.
  Nat Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 861 - 868
  06/01/2020 Authors: COVID-19 Investigation Team
• Enhanced contact investigations for nine early travel-related cases of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States.
  PLoS One Volume: 15 Page(s): e0238342
  01/01/2020 Authors: Burke RM; Balter S; Barnes E; Barry V; Bartlett K; Beer KD; Benowitz I; Biggs HM; Bruce H; Bryant-Genevier J
• Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. An Official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline.
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med Volume: 200 Page(s): e93 - e142
  11/15/2019 Authors: Nahid P; Mase SR; Migliori GB; Sotgiu G; Bothamley GH; Brozek JL; Cattamanchi A; Cegielski JP; Chen L; Daley CL
• Epidemiology of tuberculosis among children and adolescents in the USA, 2007-17: an analysis of national surveillance data.
  Lancet Public Health Volume: 4 Page(s): e506 - e516
  10/01/2019 Authors: Cowger TL; Wortham JM; Burton DC
• Bacillus Calmette-Gurin Cases Reported to the National Tuberculosis Surveillance System, United States, 2004-2015.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): 451 - 456
  03/01/2019 Authors: Wansaula Z; Wortham JM; Mindra G; Haddad MB; Salinas JL; Ashkin D; Morris SB; Grant GB; Ghosh S; Langer AJ
• TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere.
  Isr J Health Policy Res Volume: 7 Page(s): 40
  07/20/2018 Authors: Wortham JM
• Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated Hispanic Persons in the United States, 1993-2014.
  J Immigr Minor Health Volume: 19 Page(s): 982 - 986
  08/01/2017 Authors: Mindra G; Wortham JM; Haddad MB; Salinas JL; Powell KM; Armstrong LR
• Acute kidney injury during treatment for latent tuberculous infection with rifampin.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 21 Page(s): 596 - 597
  05/01/2017 Authors: Wortham JM; Goggin M; Mora C; Vandehey L; Manangan L; Powell KM
• Factors Associated With Growth Of Tuberculosis Genotype Clusters - United States, 2009-2014
  Volume: 195
  01/01/2017 Authors: Wortham JM; Kammerer S; Powell K; France A
• Tuberculosis Outbreaks in the United States, 2009-2015.
  Public Health Rep Volume: 132 Page(s): 157 - 163
  01/01/2017 Authors: Mindra G; Wortham JM; Haddad MB; Powell KM
• Chorioamnionitis and Culture-Confirmed, Early-Onset Neonatal Infections.
  Pediatrics Volume: 137
  01/01/2016 Authors: Wortham JM; Hansen NI; Schrag SJ; Hale E; Van Meurs K; Snchez PJ; Cantey JB; Faix R; Poindexter B; Goldberg R
• The importance of clinical surveillance in detecting legionnaires' disease outbreaks: a large outbreak in a hospital with a Legionella disinfection system-Pennsylvania, 2011-2012.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 60 Page(s): 1596 - 1602
  06/01/2015 Authors: Demirjian A; Lucas CE; Garrison LE; Kozak-Muiznieks NA; States S; Brown EW; Wortham JM; Beaudoin A; Casey ML; Marriott C
• Using Standardized Interpretation of Chest Radiographs to Identify Adults with Bacterial Pneumonia--Guatemala, 2007-2012.
  PLoS One Volume: 10 Page(s): e0133257
  01/01/2015 Authors: Wortham JM; Gray J; Verani J; Contreras CL; Bernart C; Moscoso F; Moir JC; Reyes Marroquin EL; Castellan R; Arvelo W
• Burden of ambulatory visits and antibiotic prescribing patterns for adults with community-acquired pneumonia in the United States, 1998 through 2009.
  JAMA Intern Med Volume: 174 Page(s): 1520 - 1522
  09/01/2014 Authors: Wortham JM; Shapiro DJ; Hersh AL; Hicks LA
• Racial disparities in invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections, 1998-2009.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 58 Page(s): 1250 - 1257
  05/01/2014 Authors: Wortham JM; Zell ER; Pondo T; Harrison LH; Schaffner W; Lynfield R; Thomas A; Reingold A; Bennett NM; Petit S