Timothy R. Peters
Research Subjects
Timothy R. Peters has a total of 29 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Katherine A. Poehling
Departments of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Departments of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC; Centers for Vaccines at the Extremes of Aging(,) Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
2 shared publications - Adele K. Evans
Pediatric Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Wake Forest(®) School of Medicine, WFUBMC-OHNS, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157, United States
1 shared publication Beverly M. Snively
Professor, Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1 shared publication- Beverly M. Snively
Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
1 shared publication - Christopher S. Ambrose
BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
1 shared publication Cynthia K. Suerken
Biostatistician, Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 1 January 2016
- Published by North Carolina Institute of Medicine in North Carolina Medical Journal
- Vol. 77 (1) , 15-22
Estimating the Burden of Pandemic Infectious Disease: The Case of the Second Wave of Pandemic Influenza H1N1 in Forsyth County, North Carolina
BACKGROUND Understanding the burden of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus during the second wave of 2009–2010 is important for future pandemic planning.
- 1 January 2016
- Published by North Carolina Institute of Medicine in North Carolina Medical Journal
- Vol. 77 (1) , 15-22
Open AccessEstimating the Burden of Pandemic Infectious Disease: The Case of the Second Wave of Pandemic Influenza H1N1 in Forsyth County, North Carolina
BACKGROUND Understanding the burden of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus during the second wave of 2009–2010 is important for future pandemic planning.
- Open Access
- 28 June 2012
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Pediatrics
- Vol. 12 (1) , 87
One third of middle ear effusions from children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement had multiple bacterial pathogens
Background: Because previous studies have indicated that otitis media may be a polymicrobial disease, we prospectively analyzed middle ear effusions of children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement with multiplex polymerase chain reaction for four otopathogens. Methods: Middle ear effusions from 207 children undergoing routine tympanostomy tube placement were collected and were classified by the surgeon as acute otitis media (AOM) for purulent effusions and as otitis media with effusion (OME) for non-purulent effusions. DNA was isolated from these samples and analyzed with multiplex polymerase chain reaction for Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Alloiococcus otitidis, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Results: 119 (57%) of 207 patients were PCR positive for at least one of these four organisms. 36 (30%) of the positive samples indicated the presence of more than one bacterial species. Patient samples were further separated into 2 groups based on clinical presentation at the time of surgery. Samples were categorized as acute otitis media (AOM) if pus was observed behind the tympanic membrane. If no pus was present, samples were categorized as otitis media with effusion (OME). Bacteria were identified in most of the children with AOM (87%) and half the children with OME (51%, p < 0.001). A single bacterial organism was detected in middle ear effusions from children with AOM more often than those with OME (74% versus 33%, p < 0.001). Haemophilus influenzae was the predominant single organism and caused 58% of all AOM in this study. Alloiococcus otitidis and Moraxella catarrhalis were more frequently identified in middle ear effusions than Streptococcus pneumoniae. Conclusions: Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Alloiococcus otitidis, and Moraxella catarrhalis were identified in the middle ear effusions of some patients with otitis media. Overall, we found AOM is predominantly a single organism infection and most commonly from Haemophilus influenzae. In contrast, OME infections had a more equal distribution of single organisms, polymicrobial entities, and non-bacterial agents.
- 28 June 2012
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Pediatrics
- Vol. 12 (1) , 87
Open AccessOne third of middle ear effusions from children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement had multiple bacterial pathogens
Background: Because previous studies have indicated that otitis media may be a polymicrobial disease, we prospectively analyzed middle ear effusions of children undergoing tympanostomy tube placement with multiplex polymerase chain reaction for four otopathogens. Methods: Middle ear effusions from 207 children undergoing routine tympanostomy tube placement were collected and were classified by the surgeon as acute otitis media (AOM) for purulent effusions and as otitis media with effusion (OME) for non-purulent effusions. DNA was isolated from these samples and analyzed with multiplex polymerase chain reaction for Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Alloiococcus otitidis, and Moraxella catarrhalis. Results: 119 (57%) of 207 patients were PCR positive for at least one of these four organisms. 36 (30%) of the positive samples indicated the presence of more than one bacterial species. Patient samples were further separated into 2 groups based on clinical presentation at the time of surgery. Samples were categorized as acute otitis media (AOM) if pus was observed behind the tympanic membrane. If no pus was present, samples were categorized as otitis media with effusion (OME). Bacteria were identified in most of the children with AOM (87%) and half the children with OME (51%, p < 0.001). A single bacterial organism was detected in middle ear effusions from children with AOM more often than those with OME (74% versus 33%, p < 0.001). Haemophilus influenzae was the predominant single organism and caused 58% of all AOM in this study. Alloiococcus otitidis and Moraxella catarrhalis were more frequently identified in middle ear effusions than Streptococcus pneumoniae. Conclusions: Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Alloiococcus otitidis, and Moraxella catarrhalis were identified in the middle ear effusions of some patients with otitis media. Overall, we found AOM is predominantly a single organism infection and most commonly from Haemophilus influenzae. In contrast, OME infections had a more equal distribution of single organisms, polymicrobial entities, and non-bacterial agents.