Impact of policies on the rise in sepsis incidence, 2000–2010

SK Gohil, C Cao, M Phelan, T Tjoa… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Sepsis hospitalizations have increased dramatically in the last decade. It is
unclear whether this represents an actual rise in sepsis illness or improved capture by …

Prevalence and prognostic significance of Flt3 internal tandem duplication in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

S Meshinchi, WG Woods, DL Stirewalt… - Blood, The Journal …, 2001 - ashpublications.org
The Flt3 gene encodes a tyrosine kinase receptor that regulates proliferation and
differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells. An internal tandem duplication of the Flt3 gene …

The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003

RJ Delfino, S Brummel, J Wu, H Stern… - Occupational and …, 2009 - oem.bmj.com
Objective: There is limited information on the public health impact of wildfires. The
relationship of cardiorespiratory hospital admissions (n= 40 856) to wildfire-related …

Circulating biomarkers of inflammation, antioxidant activity, and platelet activation are associated with primary combustion aerosols in subjects with coronary artery …

RJ Delfino, N Staimer, T Tjoa, A Polidori… - Environmental …, 2008 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Biomarkers of systemic inflammation have been associated with risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Objectives We aimed to clarify associations of …

Air pollution exposures and circulating biomarkers of effect in a susceptible population: clues to potential causal component mixtures and mechanisms

RJ Delfino, N Staimer, T Tjoa, DL Gillen… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Mechanisms involving oxidative stress and inflammation have been proposed
to explain associations of ambient air pollution with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality …

Personal and ambient air pollution is associated with increased exhaled nitric oxide in children with asthma

RJ Delfino, N Staimer, D Gillen, T Tjoa… - Environmental …, 2006 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Research has shown associations between pediatric asthma outcomes and
airborne particulate matter (PM). The importance of particle components remains to be …

Traffic-related air pollution and blood pressure in elderly subjects with coronary artery disease

RJ Delfino, T Tjoa, DL Gillen, N Staimer, A Polidori… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Associations between blood pressure (BP) and ambient air pollution have
been inconsistent. No studies have used ambulatory BP monitoring and outdoor home air …

Airway inflammation and oxidative potential of air pollutant particles in a pediatric asthma panel

RJ Delfino, N Staimer, T Tjoa, DL Gillen… - Journal of exposure …, 2013 - nature.com
Airborne particulate matter (PM) components from fossil fuel combustion can induce
oxidative stress initiated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). Reported associations between …

Associations of primary and secondary organic aerosols with airway and systemic inflammation in an elderly panel cohort

RJ Delfino, N Staimer, T Tjoa, M Arhami, A Polidori… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: Exposure-response information about particulate air-pollution constituents is
needed to protect sensitive populations. Particulate matter< 2.5 mm (PM 2.5) components …

Personal and ambient air pollution exposures and lung function decrements in children with asthma

RJ Delfino, N Staimer, T Tjoa, D Gillen… - Environmental …, 2008 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Epidemiologic studies have shown associations between asthma outcomes
and outdoor air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter mass< 2.5 μm in …