scholarly journals Water resources of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Fact Sheet ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent E. White ◽  
Lawrence B. Prakken
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Baton Rouge ◽  
East Baton Rouge Parish

scholarly journals Reduced turnaround times through multi-sectoral community collaboration during the first surge of SARS-CoV-2 and associated effect on patient care and hospital operations

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0257302
Author(s):  
Rebecca C. Christofferson ◽  
Hollis R. O’Neal ◽  
Tonya Jagneaux ◽  
Catherine O’Neal ◽  
Christine S. Walsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baton Rouge ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Molecular Diagnostic ◽  
East Baton Rouge Parish ◽  
Hospital Operations ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Impact

Background In March 2020, an influx of admissions in COVID-19 positive patients threatened to overwhelm healthcare facilities in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Exacerbating this problem was an overall shortage of diagnostic testing capability at that time, resulting in a delay in time-to-result return. An improvement in diagnostic testing availability and timeliness was necessary to improve the allocation of resources and ultimate throughput of patients. The management of a COVID-19 positive patient or patient under investigation requires infection control measures that can quickly consume personal protective equipment (PPE) stores and personnel available to treat these patients. Critical shortages of both PPE and personnel also negatively impact care in patients admitted with non-COVID-19 illnesses. Methods A multisectoral partnership of healthcare providers, facilities and academicians created a molecular diagnostic lab within an academic research facility dedicated to testing inpatients and healthcare personnel for SARS-CoV-2. The purpose of the laboratory was to provide a temporary solution to the East Baton Rouge Parish healthcare community until individual facilities were self-sustaining in testing capabilities. We describe the partnership and the impacts of this endeavor by developing a model derived from a combination of data sources, including electronic health records, hospital operations, and state and local resources. Findings Our model demonstrates two important principles: the impact of reduced turnaround times (TAT) on potential differences in inpatient population numbers for COVID-19 and savings in PPE attributed to the more rapid TAT.

scholarly journals Disseminated Mycobacterium kansasii infection in a white-tailed deer and implications for public and livestock health

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
Alexandra K. Ford ◽  
Kevin D. Niedringhaus ◽  
A. Nikki Anderson ◽  
James M. LaCour ◽  
Nicole M. Nemeth
Keyword(s):  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Baton Rouge ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Giant Cells ◽  
Mycobacterium Kansasii ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
East Baton Rouge Parish ◽  
Lung Sample ◽  
Livestock Health ◽  
Multinucleate Giant Cells

We document a case of Mycobacterium kansasii, a rare, zoonotic bacterium, in a white-tailed deer (WTD; Odocoileus virginianus) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Grossly, the deer had fibrinous pleuropneumonia with yellow, mineralized nodules scattered throughout the lungs and extending to the pleura. The kidneys were enlarged and had numerous pale foci in the cortex. Microscopically, the pulmonary architecture was replaced by variably sized, multifocal-to-coalescing granulomas with peripheral histiocytes and fewer multinucleate giant cells, and necrotic centers with mineralization and hemorrhage. The latter rarely contained one to a few acid-fast, slender, 7-µm long bacteria, for which beaded morphology was sometimes evident. Similar acid-fast bacteria were also within histiocytes in the kidney. PCR assay of fresh lung sample and subsequent sequencing revealed a non-tuberculosis mycobacterium, M. kansasii. These lesions were similar to those that result from infection with M. bovis in WTD. Both M. bovis and M. kansasii are zoonotic. WTD are a reservoir of M. bovis, which is a major concern in regions in which WTD and cattle can come into close contact.

Evaluation of Surveillance Methods for Detection of West Nile Virus Activity in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 2004–2006

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isik Unlu ◽  
Alma F. Roy ◽  
Matt Yates ◽  
Daniel Garrett ◽  
Heather Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Baton Rouge ◽  
West Nile ◽  
East Baton Rouge Parish ◽  
Virus Activity

scholarly journals Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers’ and women’s perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily W. Harville ◽  
Gloria P. Giarratano ◽  
Pierre Buekens ◽  
Eurydice Lang ◽  
Jennifer Wagman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Baton Rouge ◽  
Congenital Syphilis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
East Baton Rouge Parish

Abstract Background Congenital syphilis is completely preventable through screening and treatment, but rates have been rising in the United States. Certain areas are at particularly high risk. We aimed to assess attitudes, knowledge, and barriers around effective prevention of congenital syphilis among health care providers and community women potentially at risk. Methods Two parallel studies were conducted: in-depth interviews with health care providers and focus groups with community women in the area of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Each group was questioned about their experience in providing or seeking prenatal care, knowledge and attitudes about congenital syphilis, sources of information on testing and treatment, perceptions of risk, standards of and barriers to treatment. Results were transcribed into QSR NVivo V10, codes developed, and common themes identified and organized. Results Providers identified delays in testing and care, lack of follow-through with partner testing, and need for community connection for prevention, as major contributors to higher rates of congenital syphilis. Women identified difficulties in accessing Medicaid contributing to delayed start of prenatal care, lack of transportation for prenatal care, and lack of knowledge about testing and prevention for congenital syphilis. Conclusions Providers and community members were in broad agreement about factors contributing to higher rates of congenital syphilis, although some aspects were emphasized more by one group or another. Evidence-based interventions, likely at multiple levels, need to be tested and implemented to eliminate congenital syphilis.

scholarly journals Water resources of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Fact Sheet ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent E. White ◽  
Lawrence B. Prakken
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Baton Rouge
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