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
Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Lygizos M, Shenoi SV, Brooks RP, Bhushan A, Brust J, Zelterman D, Deng Y, Northrup V, Moll AP, Friedland GH. Natural ventilation reduces high TB transmission risk in traditional homes in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13: 300. PMID: 23815441, PMCID: PMC3716713, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir MovementsAnalysis of VarianceHousingHumansMultivariate AnalysisRiskRisk FactorsSouth AfricaTemperatureTuberculosisVentilationConceptsTB transmission riskInfectious TB patientsTransmission riskTB patientsRural South AfricaDrug-resistant TBTB control effortsHealth care facilitiesPaucity of dataHousehold settingsRural KwaZulu-NatalPrevalent TBResistant TBTB transmissionCare facilitiesMultivariate analysisHIV areasVentilationAChSignificant decreaseWells-Riley equationPatientsRiskLow ventilationHour period