Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in the Era of Group B Streptococcal Prevention
Baltimore R, Huie S, Meek J, Schuchat A, O'Brien K. Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in the Era of Group B Streptococcal Prevention. Pediatrics 2001, 108: 1094-1098. PMID: 11694686, DOI: 10.1542/peds.108.5.1094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibiotic ProphylaxisBacterial InfectionsConnecticutCross InfectionDrug ResistanceFemaleFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMedical RecordsMeningitis, BacterialPregnancySex DistributionStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeConceptsColi infectionNeonatal group B streptococcal diseaseClinical microbiology laboratory recordsGroup B streptococcal diseaseAmpicillin-resistant infectionsContinuation of surveillanceOnset neonatal infectionEarly-onset sepsisIntrapartum antibiotic prophylaxisOnset neonatal sepsisE coli infectionMicrobiology laboratory recordsEarly-onset infectionNinth Revision codesEscherichia coli infectionInvasive neonatal diseaseAntibiotic prophylaxisGBS sepsisChart reviewNeonatal sepsisNeonatal infectionAnnual incidenceStreptococcal diseaseMicrobiology recordsRevision codesRetrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut.
Kluger M, Sofair A, Heye C, Meek J, Sodhi R, Hadler J. Retrospective validation of a surveillance system for unexplained illness and death: New Haven County, Connecticut. American Journal Of Public Health 2001, 91: 1214-9. PMID: 11499106, PMCID: PMC1446748, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.91.8.1214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive prospective surveillanceInfectious causesUnexplained illnessProspective surveillanceRetrospective surveillanceRetrospective validationProspective surveillance systemHospital discharge dataSurveillance systemSuch patientsAnnual incidenceStudy criteriaMedical recordsNew Haven CountyComputerized searchIllnessLess labor-intensive alternativeDeathLabor-intensive alternativePatientsReference populationSurveillanceCauseDischarge dataStudy counties