2021
Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients
Gorfinkel L, Hansen CE, Teng W, Shabanova V, Prozora S, Rodwin R, Qadri U, Manghi T, Emerson B, Riera A. Clinical decision rule for obtaining peripheral blood cultures in febrile oncology patients. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2021, 69: e29519. PMID: 34939321, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteremiaBlood CultureChildClinical Decision RulesFeverHumansModels, StatisticalNeoplasmsPrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesConceptsPediatric emergency departmentPeripheral blood culturesPediatric oncology patientsFebrile oncology patientsClinical decision ruleOncology patientsBlood culturesBloodstream infectionsPositive peripheral blood cultureDiagnostic prediction toolsInternal validationRetrospective chart reviewAcute myeloid leukemia diagnosisRecent systematic reviewClinical prediction modelReceiver operator curveVasopressor supportActive therapyChart reviewDerivation cohortIndependent predictorsEmergency departmentPatientsSystematic reviewOperator curve
2019
A Prediction Model to Identify Febrile Infants ≤60 Days at Low Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infection
Aronson PL, Shabanova V, Shapiro ED, Wang ME, Nigrovic LE, Pruitt CM, DePorre AG, Leazer RC, Desai S, Sartori LF, Marble RD, Rooholamini SN, McCulloh RJ, Woll C, Balamuth F, Alpern ER, Shah SS, Williams DJ, Browning WL, Shah N, Neuman MI. A Prediction Model to Identify Febrile Infants ≤60 Days at Low Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infection. Pediatrics 2019, 144: e20183604. PMID: 31167938, PMCID: PMC6615531, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive bacterial infectionsAbsolute neutrophil countFebrile infantsControl patientsNeutrophil countUrinalysis resultsBacterial infectionsAbnormal urinalysis resultsNormal urinalysis resultsComplex chronic conditionsCase-control studyMultiple logistic regressionDate of visitEmergency departmentChronic conditionsCerebrospinal fluidLower riskInfantsLogistic regressionPatientsHospitalScoresInfectionDaysLow probability