2019
Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Duration in Young Infants With Bacteremic Urinary Tract Infections
Desai S, Aronson PL, Shabanova V, Neuman MI, Balamuth F, Pruitt CM, DePorre AG, Nigrovic LE, Rooholamini SN, Wang ME, Marble RD, Williams DJ, Sartori L, Leazer RC, Mitchell C, Shah SS. Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy Duration in Young Infants With Bacteremic Urinary Tract Infections. Pediatrics 2019, 144: e20183844. PMID: 31431480, PMCID: PMC6855812, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacteremic urinary tract infectionUrinary tract infectionAntibiotic durationParenteral antibioticsTract infectionsFrequent recurrent urinary tract infectionsYoung infantsMulticenter retrospective cohort studyRecurrent urinary tract infectionsAntibiotic therapy durationShort-course groupRetrospective cohort studyLong-course therapyMarginal structural modelsHospital reutilizationUTI recurrenceOral antibioticsCohort studyParenteral therapyPatient characteristicsTherapy durationUrine cultureChildren's HospitalWeighted populationEarly conversion
2018
Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes among Febrile Young Infants with Invasive Bacterial Infections
Pruitt CM, Neuman MI, Shah SS, Shabanova V, Woll C, Wang ME, Alpern ER, Williams DJ, Sartori L, Desai S, Leazer RC, Marble RD, McCulloh RJ, DePorre AG, Rooholamini SN, Lumb CE, Balamuth F, Shin S, Aronson PL, Collaborative F, Nigrovic L, Browning W, Mitchell C, Peaper D, Feldman E. Factors Associated with Adverse Outcomes among Febrile Young Infants with Invasive Bacterial Infections. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 204: 177-182.e1. PMID: 30297292, PMCID: PMC6309646, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.08.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteremiaCohort StudiesFemaleFeverHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornMaleMeningitis, BacterialRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsInvasive bacterial infectionsFebrile young infantsAdverse outcomesBacterial meningitisYoung infantsIll appearanceFebrile infantsBacterial infectionsRetrospective cohort studyMedical record reviewLocal microbiology laboratoryMixed-effects logistic regressionElectronic medical record systemDays of ageIll appearingNeurologic sequelaeCohort studyMedical record systemClinical factorsMedication receiptMechanical ventilationRecord reviewClinical dataInclusion criteriaMeningitis
2013
Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li FY, Ehrenkranz RA, Rinder HM, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 31: 021-030. PMID: 23456906, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCulture-proven sepsisClinical sepsisNeutrophil CD64CD64 indexNeonatal sepsisHematologic criteriaSingle-centre neonatal intensive care unitEarly-onset clinical sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitNeutrophil CD64 indexProspective observational cohortAbsolute neutrophil countNormal birth weightIntensive care unitAbsolute band countNegative predictive valueAdditional markersSepsis evaluationNeutrophil countObservational cohortCare unitBirth weightHematologic parametersSepsisCD64
2011
Antibiotic Exposure in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Alexander VN, Northrup V, Bizzarro MJ. Antibiotic Exposure in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit and the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2011, 159: 392-397. PMID: 21489560, PMCID: PMC3137655, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.02.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of NECAntibiotic exposureControl subjectsRisk factorsNewborn intensive care unitCulture-proven sepsisFull enteral feedingCases of NECIndependent risk factorDiagnosis of NECRespiratory distress syndromeIntensive care unitRisk factor dataPrior sepsisEnteral feedingNecrotizing enterocolitisDistress syndromeCare unitGestational ageBirth weightAntibiotic useCase subjectsSepsisMultivariate analysisNeonates