2019
585. Shifting Focus Toward Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections: Need for More NICU-Specific NHSN Definitions
Advani S, Murray T, Bizzarro M. 585. Shifting Focus Toward Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infections: Need for More NICU-Specific NHSN Definitions. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s276-s277. PMCID: PMC6810847, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsBloodstream infectionsNHSN definitionsChi-square testClinical definitionNational Healthcare Safety Network definitionsNeonatal intensive care unit populationIntensive care unit populationYale-New Haven Children's HospitalLine-associated bloodstream infectionsLevel IV NICUSafety Network definitionsMedian birth weightPercent of patientsSepsis-related mortalityHours of lifeHealthcare-Associated Bloodstream InfectionsMcNemar chi-square testPositive blood culturesSource of infectionGut translocationParenteral nutritionNICU populationRetrospective reviewGestational age
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