2014
Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis
Levit O, Bhandari V, Li FY, Shabanova V, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro MJ. Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 143-146. PMID: 24418836, PMCID: PMC3917323, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset sepsisLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsIndependent risk factorLaboratory factorsWeight infantsVLBW infantsRisk factorsCases of LOSEpisodes of LOSRisk of LOSFungal LOSNeonatal intensive care unitMultivariate logistic regression analysisSepsis-related deathsIntensive care unitOnset of illnessSepsis-associated mortalityGram-positive infectionsLogistic regression analysisOnset of diseasePresentation of illnessComposite risk profileLaboratory signsNecrotizing enterocolitis
2013
Concurrent Bloodstream Infections in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Bizzarro MJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. Concurrent Bloodstream Infections in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2013, 164: 61-66. PMID: 24139563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream infectionsPost-NECNegative bacilliLate-onset bloodstream infectionConcurrent bloodstream infectionHospital course dataMean gestational ageCases of NECDiagnosis of NECOnset of diseaseMicrobiologic etiologyUnderappreciated complicationMicrobiologic dataNecrotizing enterocolitisGestational ageRetrospective reviewSingle centerSurgical interventionBirth weightRisk factorsHigher oddsInfantsNECEnterocolitisInfection
2011
Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis totalis: a case–control study
Thompson A, Bizzarro M, Yu S, Diefenbach K, Simpson B, Moss R. Risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis totalis: a case–control study. Journal Of Perinatology 2011, 31: 730-738. PMID: 21436786, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyGestational ageEnterocolitis totalisBreast milkOdds ratioNewborn Special Care UnitYale-New Haven Children's HospitalRetrospective case-control studyFull enteral feedsGroup II controlsOccurrence of NECRisk of NECDate of diagnosisDays of diagnosisConfidence intervalsSpecial care unitsDays of lifePreterm patientsStudy patientsDate of birthPreterm neonatesCare unitChildren's HospitalGastrointestinal malformationsClinical events