2007
A Critical Appraisal of “Chronic Lyme Disease”
Feder HM, Johnson BJ, O'Connell S, Shapiro ED, Steere AC, Wormser GP, Agger W, Artsob H, Auwaerter P, Dumler J, Bakken J, Bockenstedt L, Green J, Dattwyler R, Munoz J, Nadelman R, Schwartz I, Draper T, McSweegan E, Halperin J, Klempner M, Krause P, Mead P, Morshed M, Porwancher R, Radolf J, Smith R, Sood S, Weinstein A, Wong S, Zemel L. A Critical Appraisal of “Chronic Lyme Disease”. New England Journal Of Medicine 2007, 357: 1422-1430. PMID: 17914043, DOI: 10.1056/nejmra072023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Lyme diseaseChronic Lyme diseaseLyme diseasePersistent painNeurocognitive symptomsCommon tick-borne infectionSerious public health problemPublic health problemTick-borne infectionsBorrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoBurgdorferi sensu strictoHealth problemsDiseasePainPatientsSymptomsFatigueInfectionDiagnosis
2000
Lyme Disease
Shapiro E, Gerber M. Lyme Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2000, 31: 533-542. PMID: 10987718, DOI: 10.1086/313982.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme diseaseCommon vector borne diseaseSeventh cranial nerve palsyOnly nonspecific symptomsCranial nerve palsyAnnular rashNerve palsyNonspecific symptomsAseptic meningitisSymptomatic infectionFrequent manifestationCommon causeActual morbidityPossible diagnosisSerological testsMost personsDiseaseBorrelia burgdorferiSymptomsVector borne diseasesBorne diseasesFrequent useManifestationsUnited StatesCause
1997
Lyme Disease in Children
Shapiro E, Seltzer E. Lyme Disease in Children. Seminars In Neurology 1997, 17: 39-44. PMID: 9166958, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1040911.Chapters
1989
Blood cultures in the management of febrile outpatients later found to have bacteremia
Alario A, Nelson E, Shapiro E. Blood cultures in the management of febrile outpatients later found to have bacteremia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1989, 115: 195-199. PMID: 2787855, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(89)80064-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood culturesPositive blood culturesFebrile outpatientsHaemophilus influenzae type bSerious focal infectionsEpisodes of bacteremiaCases of meningitisInfluenzae type bPersistent bacteremiaPersistent symptomsFocal complicationsFocal infectionOutpatientsStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteremiaNeisseria meningitidisType BComplicationsPatientsChildrenMeningitisSymptomsInfectionCliniciansPneumoniaeNew Epidemiologic Evidence Confirming That Bias Does Not Explain the Aspirin/Reye's Syndrome Association
Forsyth B, Horwitz R, Acampora D, Shapiro E, Viscoli C, Feinstein A, Henner R, Holabird N, Jones B, Karabelas A, Kramer M, Miclette M, Wells J. New Epidemiologic Evidence Confirming That Bias Does Not Explain the Aspirin/Reye's Syndrome Association. JAMA 1989, 261: 2517-2524. PMID: 2704111, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1989.03420170061031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSyndrome AssociationCase subjectsMedical record review studyRecord review studyCase-control studyNew epidemiologic evidencePotential recall biasSeverity of symptomsEpidemiologic evidenceReye's syndromeEpidemiologic investigationsControl groupDiagnostic biasSusceptibility biasRecall biasBiphasic patternSyndromeAssociationReview studyPotential sourceSubjectsAspirinHospitalIllnessSymptoms
1986
Clinical features as predictors of functional status in children with cystic fibrosis
Katz J, Horwitz R, Dolan T, Shapiro E. Clinical features as predictors of functional status in children with cystic fibrosis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1986, 108: 352-358. PMID: 3950815, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(86)80872-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisClinical courseClinical featuresGood clinical courseValuable prognostic indicatorPrevious clinical studiesClinical deteriorationGastrointestinal symptomsPrognostic indicatorFunctional statusClinical studiesRespiratory diseaseSurvival rateFibrosisPatientsDiagnosisSubsequent outcomesSubsequent survival ratesChildrenSymptomsOutcomesSubstantial variabilityInitial levelMorbidityYears
1984
Exclusion of III Children from Day-care Centers
Shapiro E. Exclusion of III Children from Day-care Centers. Clinical Pediatrics 1984, 23: 689-691. PMID: 6499349, DOI: 10.1177/000992288402301207.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Broviac Catheter-Related Bacteremia in Oncology Patients
Shapiro E, Wald E, Nelson K, Spiegelman K. Broviac Catheter-Related Bacteremia in Oncology Patients. JAMA Pediatrics 1982, 136: 679-681. PMID: 7102618, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970440023006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBroviac cathetersOncology patientsBacteremic episodesCommon initial symptomCatheter-related bacteremiaPediatric oncology patientsCultures of bloodPeripheral veinVascular accessInitial symptomsMalignant tumorsPatientsCatheterKlebsiella pneumoniaeBacteremiaEnterobacter cloacaeStaphylococcus epidermidisStaphylococcus aureusEpisodesInfectionPseudomonas aeruginosaCandida tropicalisChemotherapyFungemiaSymptoms