Impacts of Hurricane Matthew Exposure on Infections and Antimicrobial Prescribing in North Carolina Veterans

Margaret Carrel; Gosia S. Clore; Michihiko Goto; Seungwon Kim; Eli N. Perencevich; Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin

doi:10.1017/dmp.2023.9

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Impacts of Hurricane Matthew Exposure on Infections and Antimicrobial Prescribing in North Carolina Veterans

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Impacts of Hurricane Matthew Exposure on Infections and Antimicrobial Prescribing in North Carolina Veterans

Margaret Carrel, Gosia S. Clore, Michihiko Goto, Seungwon Kim, Eli N. Perencevich and Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin

Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, Vol.17, e357

03/20/2023

DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.9

PMID: 36938923

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Abstract

The impact of hurricane-related flooding on infectious diseases in the US is not well understood. Using geocoded electronic health records for 62,762 veterans living in North Carolina counties impacted by Hurricane Matthew coupled with flood maps, we explore the impact of hurricane and flood exposure on infectious outcomes in outpatient settings and emergency departments as well as antimicrobial prescribing. Declines in outpatient visits and antimicrobial prescribing are observed in weeks 0-2 following the hurricane as compared with the baseline period and the year prior, while increases in antimicrobial prescribing are observed 3+ weeks following the hurricane. Taken together, hurricane and flood exposure appear to have had minor impacts on infectious outcomes in North Carolina veterans, not resulting in large increases in infections or antimicrobial prescribing

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Title: Subtitle: Impacts of Hurricane Matthew Exposure on Infections and Antimicrobial Prescribing in North Carolina Veterans
Creators: Margaret Carrel - University of Iowa
Gosia S. Clore - University of Iowa
Michihiko Goto - University of Iowa
Seungwon Kim - Johns Hopkins University
Eli N. Perencevich - University of Iowa
Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, Vol.17, e357
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2023.9
PMID: 36938923
NLM abbreviation: Disaster Med Public Health Prep
ISSN: 1935-7893
eISSN: 1938-744X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Number of pages: 3
Language: English
Date published: 03/20/2023
Academic Unit: Health Management and Policy; Epidemiology; General Internal Medicine; Interdisciplinary Programs; Geographical and Sustainability Sciences; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984380464202771

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