2023
Reducing MRSA Infection in a New NICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Barrett R, Fleiss N, Hansen C, Campbell M, Rychalsky M, Murdzek C, Krechevsky K, Abbott M, Allegra T, Blazevich B, Dunphy L, Fox A, Gambardella T, Garcia L, Grimm N, Scoffone A, Bizzarro M, Murray T. Reducing MRSA Infection in a New NICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics 2023, 151 PMID: 36625072, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-057033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross InfectionHumansInfant, NewbornInfection ControlIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusPandemicsStaphylococcal InfectionsConceptsInvasive MRSA infectionsInfection prevention strategiesMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA infectionOutcome measuresPrevention strategiesCOVID-19 pandemicMultidisciplinary quality improvement initiativeLevel IV NICUSubsequent invasive infectionsMRSA colonization rateCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealthcare Improvement's ModelQuality improvement initiativesDisease 2019 pandemicEffectiveness of interventionsPersonal protective equipmentSupply chain shortagesHospitalized neonatesInvasive infectionsPatient daysSkin colonizationHand hygieneMost NICUsNICU
2015
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program
Nelson MU, Bizzarro MJ, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2015, 53: 2492-2501. PMID: 26019206, PMCID: PMC4508396, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00470-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA, BacterialEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular TypingRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsVirulence FactorsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusIntensive care unitMRSA colonizationMolecular epidemiologyCare unitStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IIAccessory gene regulator (agr) groupsMRSA colonization rateToxic shock syndrome toxinAgr group 1Exfoliative toxin AStaphylococcus aureusPotential virulence factor genesVirulence factor genesMRSA infectionSignificant morbidityClinical differencesPatient daysPulsed-field gel electrophoresisToxin AUSA300 strainGroup 1Continued vigilanceInfection
2014
Ear drainage and the role of sepsis evaluations in the neonatal intensive care unit
Khattab M, Cannon‐Heinrich C, Bizzarro MJ. Ear drainage and the role of sepsis evaluations in the neonatal intensive care unit. Acta Paediatrica 2014, 103: 732-736. PMID: 24635016, PMCID: PMC4320968, DOI: 10.1111/apa.12636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdhesivesEar DiseasesFemaleHumansInfant, Extremely PrematureInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalIntensive Care, NeonatalMaleSepsisSolventsUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitEar drainageSepsis evaluationCare unitTape removalMedian gestational ageExternal auditory canalGestational ageAuditory canalInflammatory processUnnecessary interventionsAnti-adhesive productDrainageInterventionEarOnsetBirthweightAdmissionCasesEvaluationWeeksClinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis
Levit O, Bhandari V, Li FY, Shabanova V, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro MJ. Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 143-146. PMID: 24418836, PMCID: PMC3917323, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComorbidityConnecticutFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMultivariate AnalysisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSepsisConceptsLate-onset sepsisLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsIndependent risk factorLaboratory factorsWeight infantsVLBW infantsRisk factorsCases of LOSEpisodes of LOSRisk of LOSFungal LOSNeonatal intensive care unitMultivariate logistic regression analysisSepsis-related deathsIntensive care unitOnset of illnessSepsis-associated mortalityGram-positive infectionsLogistic regression analysisOnset of diseasePresentation of illnessComposite risk profileLaboratory signsNecrotizing enterocolitis
2013
Concurrent Bloodstream Infections in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Bizzarro MJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. Concurrent Bloodstream Infections in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2013, 164: 61-66. PMID: 24139563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream infectionsPost-NECNegative bacilliLate-onset bloodstream infectionConcurrent bloodstream infectionHospital course dataMean gestational ageCases of NECDiagnosis of NECOnset of diseaseMicrobiologic etiologyUnderappreciated complicationMicrobiologic dataNecrotizing enterocolitisGestational ageRetrospective reviewSingle centerSurgical interventionBirth weightRisk factorsHigher oddsInfantsNECEnterocolitisInfectionTemporal quantification of oxygen saturation ranges: an effort to reduce hyperoxia in the neonatal intensive care unit
Bizzarro MJ, Li FY, Katz K, Shabanova V, Ehrenkranz RA, Bhandari V. Temporal quantification of oxygen saturation ranges: an effort to reduce hyperoxia in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 34: 33-38. PMID: 24071904, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBronchopulmonary DysplasiaFemaleHumansHyperoxiaInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Very Low Birth WeightIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleOximetryOxygenRetinopathy of PrematurityConceptsSevere ROPRetinopathy of prematurityNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitMultivariate analysisBronchopulmonary dysplasia/deathTarget saturation rangePost-intervention evaluationPreterm neonatesOxygen saturationStaff educationSurgeryInfantsMultidisciplinary groupSignificant reductionHyperoxiaDeathExposureSignal extraction technologyMorbidityPrematurityRetinopathyNeonates
2010
Who is performing medical procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit?
Gozzo Y, Cummings C, Chapman R, Bizzarro M, Mercurio M. Who is performing medical procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit? Journal Of Perinatology 2010, 31: 206-211. PMID: 21052046, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHumansIntensive Care Units, NeonatalInternship and ResidencyMalePediatricsProspective StudiesConceptsNewborn intensive care unit