2021
Comparative Effectiveness of Echinocandins vs Triazoles or Amphotericin B Formulations as Initial Directed Therapy for Invasive Candidiasis in Children and Adolescents
Fisher B, Zaoutis T, Xiao R, Wattier R, Castagnola E, Pana Z, Fullenkamp A, Boge C, Ross R, Yildirim I, Palazzi D, Danziger-Isakov L, Vora S, Arrieta A, Yin D, Avilés-Robles M, Sharma T, Tribble A, Maron G, Berman D, Green M, Sung L, Romero J, Hauger S, Roilides E, Belani K, Nolt D, Soler-Palacin P, López-Medina E, Muller W, Halasa N, Dulek D, Bin Hussain I, Pong A, Hoffman J, Rajan S, Gonzalez B, Hanisch B, Aftandilian C, Carlesse F, Abzug M, Huppler A, Salvatore C, Ardura M, Chakrabarti A, Santolaya M, Localio A, Steinbach W. Comparative Effectiveness of Echinocandins vs Triazoles or Amphotericin B Formulations as Initial Directed Therapy for Invasive Candidiasis in Children and Adolescents. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2021, 10: 994-1003. PMID: 34374424, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piab024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmphotericin B formulationsInvasive candidiasisAmphotericin B groupRisk differenceExposure groupB formulationsMultinational observational cohort studyCommon invasive fungal diseaseCrude failure rateData review committeeObservational cohort studyB groupInvasive fungal diseaseMantel-Haenszel analysisCohort studyPrimary outcomePrimary exposureFailure rateComparative effectivenessCandidiasisTherapyEffectiveness dataEchinocandinsReview CommitteeChildren
2010
A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Bayrakci B, Uysal M, Kuskonmaz B, Ozaltin F. A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange. Therapeutic Apheresis And Dialysis 2010, 14: 226-229. PMID: 20438547, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00714.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalmonella enterica serotype Typhi infectionMultiple organ failureS. typhi infectionTyphi infectionOrgan failurePlasma exchangeAggressive antimicrobial therapyPlasma exchange therapyLife-saving interventionsConventional supportive measuresSevere sepsisExchange therapyPediatric patientsCase reportAntimicrobial therapySuccessful treatmentSupportive measuresMortality rateAntimicrobial treatmentPatientsThrombocytopeniaInfectionTherapyHigher proportionTreatment
2008
LINEZOLID-INDUCED REVERSIBLE BICYTOPENIA IN A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTEREMIA
Tavil B, Balci Y, Yıldırım I, Tavil Y, Secmeer G, Ceyhan M, Tuncer M. LINEZOLID-INDUCED REVERSIBLE BICYTOPENIA IN A 4-YEAR-OLD BOY WITH METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BACTEREMIA. Pediatric Hematology And Oncology 2008, 25: 67-71. PMID: 18231956, DOI: 10.1080/08880010701703628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusWhite blood cell countLinezolid therapyPlatelet countBlood culturesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremiaDiagnosis of tetralogyUnnecessary laboratory investigationsStaphylococcus aureus bacteremiaAcute phase reactantsBlood cell countProgressive bicytopeniaAureus bacteremiaHemoglobin levelsInfective endocarditisPhase reactantsSide effectsCell countGeneral conditionTherapyOld boyBicytopeniaCytopeniasStaphylococcus aureusLinezolid