2021
Pyomyositis and Infectious Myositis: A Comprehensive, Single-Center Retrospective Study
Radcliffe C, Gisriel S, Niu YS, Peaper D, Delgado S, Grant M. Pyomyositis and Infectious Myositis: A Comprehensive, Single-Center Retrospective Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab098. PMID: 33884279, PMCID: PMC8047863, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious myositisPercutaneous drainage proceduresRetrospective studyDrainage proceduresSingle-center retrospective studyThird of patientsTertiary care institutionTreatment success rateCases of pyomyositisSubjective feverMuscle painDiabetes mellitusAbscess formationCommon symptomsMedian lengthMean ageMental statusAntimicrobial therapyMost infectionsTreatment strategiesPyomyositisMyositisPathology specimensPatientsBacterial infections
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 ResearchConceptsInvasive 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 criteriaMeningitisEpidemiology and Etiology of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Infants ≤60 Days Old Treated in Emergency Departments
Woll C, Neuman MI, Pruitt CM, Wang ME, Shapiro ED, Shah SS, McCulloh RJ, Nigrovic LE, Desai S, DePorre AG, Leazer RC, Marble RD, Balamuth F, Feldman EA, Sartori LF, Browning WL, Aronson PL, Collaborative F, Alpern E, Hayes K, Lee B, Lumb C, Mitchell C, Peaper D, Rooholamini S, Shin S, Williams D. Epidemiology and Etiology of Invasive Bacterial Infection in Infants ≤60 Days Old Treated in Emergency Departments. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 200: 210-217.e1. PMID: 29784512, PMCID: PMC6109608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive bacterial infectionsThird-generation cephalosporinsMicrobiology laboratory databaseEmergency departmentBacterial infectionsBacterial meningitisPediatric emergency departmentCombination of ampicillinAntimicrobial treatment regimenCross-sectional studyGroup B streptococciElectronic medical record systemEmpiric treatmentMedical record systemTreatment regimenChildren's HospitalMost infantsMedical recordsB streptococciCerebrospinal fluidCommon pathogensInfantsAntimicrobial susceptibilityDay oldsInfection