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  1. Health Care Costs Associated With Norovirus at the Veterans Health Administration

    Article • JAMA Network Open, October 2025, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  2. Shigella Infections in the United States Veterans Health Administration

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, August 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  3. RSV Genomic Characterization

    Article • JAMA, March 2025, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  4. P-2327. West Nile Virus Disease in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 2010-2023

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  5. P-2328. Influenza and RSV Surveillance in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA): 2023-2024 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  6. RSV Vaccine Effectiveness

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  7. Risk Factors for Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Among US Veterans, 1990–2022

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  8. Clinically Defined Lymphogranuloma Venereum among US Veterans with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 2016–2023

    Article • Microorganisms, June 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  9. Mpox in the Veterans Health Administration

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, December 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  10. 898. Influenza Surveillance in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA): 2022-2023 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  11. 1992. Two Decades of Lyme Disease in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration Detected Via Automated Surveillance Methodology, October 1999 - September 2022

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  12. 899. Epidemiology of the 2022 Mpox Outbreak in the US Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  13. 1797. Pneumococcal Vaccination in Veterans 65 years and older with Pneumococcus in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) since November 2021

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  14. Norovirus hospitalizations and mortality in Veterans Health Administration

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  15. Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) in the Veterans Health Administration

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  16. Trends in Follow-up Testing Among Patients Positive for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Veterans Health Administration, 2013 to 2019

    Article • Sexually Transmitted Diseases, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  17. 2220. Trends in Follow-up Testing among Patients Positive for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 2013-2019

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  18. 1967. Receipt of Influenza Vaccination as Predictor of COVID-19 Vaccination among United States Veterans

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  19. Exposure Sources Among Veterans With Elevated Blood Lead Levels, United States, 2015‒2021

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, September 2022, American Public Health Association

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  20. Risk Factors for Acute Gastroenteritis Among Patients Hospitalized in 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, 2016–2019

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, July 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  21. Association of Secretor Status and Recent Norovirus Infection With Gut Microbiome Diversity Metrics in a Veterans Affairs Population

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  22. Public health surveillance in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: evaluation of the Praedico surveillance system

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  23. Comparative Effectiveness and Antibody Responses to Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines among Hospitalized Veterans — Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States, February 1–September 30, 2021

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, December 2021, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  24. 1201. Diphtheria in Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 2000-2021

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  25. 227. Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in Veterans Health Administration, 2010-2020

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  26. 1444. Influenza Surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): 2020-2021 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  27. 702. Risk Factors for Acute Gastroenteritis Among Patients Hospitalized in 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, 2016–19

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  28. 98. COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Hospitalizations and Deaths in the Veterans Health Administration

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  29. Adapting the Surveillance Platform for Enteric and Respiratory Infectious Organisms at United States Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (SUPERNOVA) for COVID-19 Among Hospitalized Adults: Surveillance Protocol

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, October 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  30. Effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization — Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States, February 1–August 6, 2021

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 2021, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  31. Respiratory co-infections with COVID-19 in the Veterans Health Administration, 2020

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  32. COVID-19–Related Hospitalization Rates and Severe Outcomes Among Veterans From 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: Hospital-Based Surveillance Study

    Article • JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, January 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  33. COVID-19 Infections Among Healthcare Personnel in the United States Veterans Health Administration, March to August, 2020

    Article • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, December 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  34. Risk for In-Hospital Complications Associated with COVID-19 and Influenza — Veterans Health Administration, United States, October 1, 2018–May 31, 2020

    Article • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 2020, Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  35. 1534. Gonorrhea Testing and Ceftriaxone Resistance in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 2010-2019

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  36. 1709. Influenza Surveillance in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): 2019-2020 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  37. Candida auris in the US Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA)

    Article • Infection Control, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  38. Prevalence of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

    Article • Infection Control, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  39. Lessons Learned From a Decade of Dental Lookback Investigations in the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA): 2009–2019

    Article • Infection Control, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  40. Lack of Evidence of Transmission of Bloodborne Viruses by Improperly Reprocessed Fiberoptic Endoscopes

    Article • Infection Control, October 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  41. 1718. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Surveillance in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 2010-2018

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  42. 397. Respiratory Coinfections with COVID-19 in Veterans Health Administration (VA), 2020

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  43. COVID-19–Related Hospitalization Rates and Severe Outcomes Among Veterans From 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: Hospital-Based Surveillance Study (Preprint)

    Article • September 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  44. Incidence, Etiology, and Severity of Acute Gastroenteritis Among Prospectively Enrolled Patients in 4 Veterans Affairs Hospitals and Outpatient Centers, 2016–2018

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, June 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  45. Validation of Acute Gastroenteritis-related International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification Codes in Pediatric and Adult US Populations

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  46. 1640. Pertussis Testing in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2010–2018

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  47. 1882. Tuberculosis in the Department of Veterans Affairs: Missed Opportunities for Prevention

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  48. 2313. Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Surveillance in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): 2018–2019 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  49. 2322. Etiology, Severity of Illness, and Risk Factors for Patients Hospitalized with Acute Gastroenteritis from Multi-Site Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Surveillance, 2016–2018: Results from SUPERNOVA

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, October 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  50. Acute Hepatitis A Infection and Vaccination in the Veterans Health Administration

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, May 2019, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  51. Acute Hepatitis A Infections among Veterans in Outbreak States, 2016-2018

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, May 2019, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  52. Trends in Incidence of Norovirus-associated Acute Gastroenteritis in 4 Veterans Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011–2015

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, March 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  53. Carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010–2017

    Article • BMC Public Health, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  54. 1499. Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Infections in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 2013–2017

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  55. 2504. Influenza Surveillance and Outbreaks in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): 2017–2018 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  56. 1648. Incidence of Norovirus and Rotavirus From Multisite Active Surveillance in Veteran’s Affairs Hospitals, December 2016–February 2018: Results From the SUPERNOVA Network

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  57. Zika virus infection in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 2015-2016

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  58. Influenza infections among U.S. Veterans.

    Article • Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, December 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  59. Epidemiologic Review of Veterans Health Administration Patients with Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria after Cardiopulmonary Bypass Procedures

    Article • Infection Control, July 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Gina Oda, Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  60. Enhanced Influenza Surveillance Using Telephone Triage and Electronic Syndromic Surveillance in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011-2015

    Article • Public Health Reports, July 2017, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  61. Firearm Injury Encounters in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), 2010-2015

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, May 2017, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  62. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Veterans Health Administration, 2010 - 2016

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, May 2017, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  63. Dengue, Chikungunya & Zika Virus in VA Caribbean HCS, Nov. 2015-Aug. 2016

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, May 2017, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  64. Comparative Effectiveness of High-Dose vs. Standard-Dose Influenza Vaccines among Veterans: 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 Seasons

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  65. Factors for Hospitalizations and Neurologic Complications in Zika Virus Infection in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  66. Incidence of Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Four Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011–2015

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  67. Are current screening protocols for chronic hepatitis B virus infection adequate?

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  68. Chikungunya Fever Cases Identified in the Veterans Health Administration System, 2014

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  69. Improving the Value Proposition of Surveillance Tools: Innovative Uses for VA ESSENCE

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2016, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  70. Enhancing Biosurveillance Specificity Using PraedicoTM, A Next Generation Application

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2016, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  71. Epidemiologic Review of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae, Duodenoscopes, and Endoscopic Ultrasonography in the Department of Veterans Affairs

    Article • Infection Control, March 2016, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  72. Influenza Surveillance in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): 2015–2016 Season

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  73. Zika Virus Infection in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  74. Epidemiologic Review of Department of Veterans Affairs Patients With Isolation of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Procedures

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  75. Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Antimicrobial Usage Within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: 2010–2014

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  76. Use of Shortened Regimen for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Patients of the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 2012–2015

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  77. Acute cardiac injury events ≤30 days after laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection among U.S. veterans, 2010–2012

    Article • BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  78. Reuse of Insulin Pens Among Multiple Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers

    Article • Infection Control, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  79. Incidence of Medically-Attended Norovirus-Associated Acute Gastroenteritis in Four Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center Populations in the United States, 2011-2012

    Article • PLOS One, May 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  80. Challenges in Surveillance for Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) Infection

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, February 2015, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  81. Evaluation of PraedicoTM, A Next Generation Big Data Biosurveillance Application

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, February 2015, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  82. Pertussis Surveillance in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in Western United States – 2010-2014

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, February 2015, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  83. Influenza Infection in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 2014–2015

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  84. Epidemiologic Review of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Duodenoscopes in the Department of Veterans Affairs

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  85. Influenza Surveillance in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): 2012-2013 Influenza Season

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2014, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  86. 1292Incidence of norovirus-associated acute gastroenteritis in four Veteran's Affairs Medical Center populations in the United States, 2011-2012

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  87. 1064Influenza Infection in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): 2013-2014

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  88. 1690Opportunities for Improved Detection and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Veterans — Western United States, January 2010–July 2013

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, January 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  89. Combining Surveillance Systems: Effective Merging of U.S. Veteran and Military Health Data

    Article • PLOS One, December 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  90. Does Antimicrobial Prescription Data Improve Influenza Surveillance in VA?

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2013, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  91. Coverage and Timeliness of Combined Military and Veteran Surveillance Systems

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2013, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  92. Enhanced Influenza Surveillance using Telephone Triage Data in the VA ESSENCE Biosurveillance System

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2013, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  93. Characteristics of Veterans Accessing the Veterans Affairs Telephone Triage Who Have Depression or Suicidal Ideation: Opportunities for Intervention

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2013, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  94. Localized Cluster Detection Applied to Joint and Separate Military and Veteran Subpopulations

    Article • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, March 2013, University of Illinois Libraries

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  95. Dengue Surveillance in Veterans Affairs Healthcare Facilities, 2007–2010

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  96. Concurrent outbreaks with co-infection of norovirus and Clostridium difficile in a long-term-care facility

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, February 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  97. Vascular access hemorrhages contribute to deaths among hemodialysis patients

    Article • Kidney International, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  98. Results from a Large-Scale Epidemiologic Look-Back Investigation of Improperly Reprocessed Endoscopy Equipment

    Article • Infection Control, July 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  99. Comparative Assessment of Antimicrobial Usage Measures in the Department of Veterans Affairs

    Article • Infection Control, April 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  100. Another type of cluster monitoring: detection of groups of anomalous patient residence locations

    Article • Emerging Health Threats Journal, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  101. Inpatient data: a new frontier in Veterans Affairs biosurveillance and public health monitoring from the electronic health record

    Article • Emerging Health Threats Journal, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  102. Hierarchical filtering of ESSENCE for routine, distributed disease monitoring by the Veterans Health Administration

    Article • Emerging Health Threats Journal, December 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  103. Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex among ventilated pediatric patients linked to hospital sinks

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  104. Enhanced health event detection and influenza surveillance using a joint Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense biosurveillance application

    Article • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  105. A Comparison of Manual and Electronic Dengue Surveillance in Puerto Rico Veterans Affairs Facilities, 2010

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  106. Correlation of Annual Precipitation with Dengue Infections in Puerto Rico Veterans Affairs Facilities, 2007-2010

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  107. Development of a Standardized Process for Conducting Large-Scale Epidemiologic Lookback Investigations Following Improper Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Equipment

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  108. Effective Detection of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic in U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Using a National Electronic Biosurveillance System

    Article • PLOS One, March 2010, PLOS

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  109. Cluster of necrotizing enterocolitis in a neonatal intensive care unit: New Mexico, 2007

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  110. Evaluating the potential public health impact of a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine through use of population-based surveillance for invasive methicillin-resistant S. aureus disease in the United States

    Article • Vaccine, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  111. Enhanced Detection of Health Events through Biosurveillance in a Joint Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Medical Center

    Article • American Journal of Infection Control, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  112. An Examination of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Clinical Practices Among Pennsylvania Pediatricians Regarding Breastfeeding and Smoking

    Article • Breastfeeding Medicine, June 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  113. What Do Mothers Think About Concurrent Breast-Feeding and Smoking?

    Article • Ambulatory Pediatrics, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  114. CTNS Mutations in African American Patients with Cystinosis

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, November 2001, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  115. Ocular Nonnephropathic Cystinosis: Clinical, Biochemical, and Molecular Correlations

    Article • Pediatric Research, January 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  116. Pulmonary Function and High-Resolution CT Findings in Patients With an Inherited Form of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, Due to Mutations in HPS-1

    Article • CHEST Journal, January 2000, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  117. Mutations of CTNS Causing Intermediate Cystinosis

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, August 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  118. Breakpoint Identification, Detection and Frequency of the 65-kb Deletion in the Cystinosis Gene, CTNS

    Article • Pediatric Research, April 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan

  119. Identification and Detection of the Common 65-kb Deletion Breakpoint in the Nephropathic Cystinosis Gene (CTNS)

    Article • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism, February 1999, Elsevier

    Dr. Cynthia Lucero-Obusan