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
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