2015
Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Bizzarro MJ, Shabanova V, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2015, 166: 1193-1199. PMID: 25919728, PMCID: PMC4413005, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset sepsisLate-onset sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitCoagulase-negative staphylococciIntensive care unitCare unitLevel IV neonatal intensive care unitEpisodes of sepsisLow birth weightInfection prevention initiativesInfection prevention effortsPercent of casesGroup B streptococciHospital courseSepsis episodesMost infantsBirth weightCommon organismB streptococciSepsisOutcome dataAdditional surveillancePrevention effortsStudy periodInfants
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityConnecticutFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMultivariate AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSepsisConceptsLate-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 oddsInfantsNECEnterocolitisInfectionTemporal quantification of oxygen saturation ranges: an effort to reduce hyperoxia in the neonatal intensive care unit
Bizzarro MJ, Li FY, Katz K, Shabanova V, Ehrenkranz RA, Bhandari V. Temporal quantification of oxygen saturation ranges: an effort to reduce hyperoxia in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 34: 33-38. PMID: 24071904, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchopulmonary DysplasiaFemaleHumansHyperoxiaInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleOximetryOxygenRetinopathy of PrematurityConceptsSevere ROPRetinopathy of prematurityNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitMultivariate analysisBronchopulmonary dysplasia/deathTarget saturation rangePost-intervention evaluationPreterm neonatesOxygen saturationStaff educationSurgeryInfantsMultidisciplinary groupSignificant reductionHyperoxiaDeathExposureSignal extraction technologyMorbidityPrematurityRetinopathyNeonates