1995
Risk Factors for a First Febrile Seizure: A Matched Case‐Control Study
Berg A, Shinnar S, Shapiro E, Salomon M, Crain E, Hauser W. Risk Factors for a First Febrile Seizure: A Matched Case‐Control Study. Epilepsia 1995, 36: 334-341. PMID: 7541745, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1995.tb01006.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst febrile seizureFebrile seizuresCase-control studyUnprovoked seizuresRisk factorsHeight of temperatureIndex visitEmergency departmentSignificant independent risk factorsMatched Case-Control StudyIndependent risk factorAcute illness episodesRoutine pediatric careUse of acetaminophenSignificant inverse associationHospital emergency departmentDate of visitFebrile controlsMaternal smokingUnderlying illnessMultivariable analysisOutpatient clinicIllness characteristicsIllness episodesPerinatal variables
1986
Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia
Shapiro E, Aaron N, Wald E, Chiponis D. Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1986, 109: 15-19. PMID: 3088242, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(86)80564-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccult bacteremiaBacterial meningitisInfluenzae type bClinical characteristicsInitial visitLumbar punctureRisk factorsRelative riskHaemophilus influenzae type bYale-New Haven HospitalH. influenzae type bType BChildren's HospitalPossible confounding effectsMeningitisBacteremiaEstimates of riskS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeLogistic regressionN. meningitidisNeisseria meningitidisHospitalChildrenRisk