2014
One size does not fit all: why universal decolonization strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in adult intensive care units may be inappropriate for neonatal intensive care units
Nelson MU, Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. One size does not fit all: why universal decolonization strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection in adult intensive care units may be inappropriate for neonatal intensive care units. Journal Of Perinatology 2014, 34: 653-655. PMID: 25010223, PMCID: PMC4152419, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitAdult intensive care unitsCare unitUniversal decolonizationMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonizationMRSA-positive clinical cultureUnique patient populationLarge multicenter trialsStaphylococcus aureus colonizationLong-term safetyMupirocin applicationAdverse eventsPreterm infantsLarge multicenterMulticenter trialPatient populationAureus colonizationDecolonization strategiesClinical culturesDisease controlHealthcare ResearchTrialsTrial methodsWidespread implementation
2000
Diaphragmatic plication in the extremely low birth weight infant
Gallagher P, Seashore J, Touloukian R. Diaphragmatic plication in the extremely low birth weight infant. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2000, 35: 615-616. PMID: 10770396, DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.0350615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsWeight infantsDiaphragmatic paralysisDiaphragmatic plicationEarly operative interventionRecurrent atelectasisRespiratory failureOperative interventionPulmonary functionMechanical ventilationTherapeutic optionsPatient populationRapid improvementInfantsPlicationParalysisAtelectasisDiscontinuationPneumoniaWeeks
1999
Increasing incidence of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in a newborn intensive care unit
SHAH S, EHRENKRANZ R, GALLAGHER P. Increasing incidence of Gram-negative rod bacteremia in a newborn intensive care unit. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1999, 18: 591-595. PMID: 10440433, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199907000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGNR bacteremiaCare unitNewborn Special Care UnitPercutaneous central venous cathetersNewborn intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalMaternal intrapartum antibioticsGram-negative rod bacteremiaDuration of hospitalizationCentral venous cathetersNegative rod bacteremiaIntensive care unitStepwise multivariate analysisSpecial care unitsNumber of admissionsIntrapartum antibioticsVenous cathetersRetrospective reviewOverall incidenceNeonatal careProspective studyPatient populationBacteremiaMultivariate analysisIncidence