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
2008
Changing Patterns in Neonatal Escherichia coli Sepsis and Ampicillin Resistance in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bizzarro MJ, Dembry LM, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Changing Patterns in Neonatal Escherichia coli Sepsis and Ampicillin Resistance in the Era of Intrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis. Pediatrics 2008, 121: 689-696. PMID: 18381532, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmpicillinAmpicillin ResistanceAntibiotic ProphylaxisBacteremiaEscherichia coliEscherichia coli InfectionsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMaleMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPrenatal CareProbabilityRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSurvival RateConceptsE. coli early-onset sepsisEarly-onset sepsisLate-onset sepsisYale-New Haven HospitalIntrapartum antibiotic prophylaxisAntibiotic prophylaxisColi sepsisLow birth weight infantsAmpicillin resistanceAntibiotic prophylaxis practiceIntrapartum antibiotic exposureBirth weight infantsE. coli sepsisIndependent risk factorEscherichia coli sepsisAmpicillin exposureAmpicillin-resistant E. coliProphylaxis practicesSepsis rateWeight infantsNeonatal sepsisPreterm infantsTerm infantsRetrospective reviewRisk factors
2005
Seventy-Five Years of Neonatal Sepsis at Yale: 1928–2003
Bizzarro MJ, Raskind C, Baltimore RS, Gallagher PG. Seventy-Five Years of Neonatal Sepsis at Yale: 1928–2003. Pediatrics 2005, 116: 595-602. PMID: 16140698, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYale-New Haven HospitalEpisodes of sepsisLate-onset sepsisRecords of infantsPositive blood culturesNeonatal sepsisPreterm infantsBlood culturesSepsis-related mortality rateEarly-onset sepsisProlonged mechanical ventilationCentral vascular catheterNeonatal sepsis casesPopulation of infantsGroup B streptococciPercentage of casesDays of ageParenteral nutritionSepsis casesMechanical ventilationVascular cathetersIntensive careS pyogenesB streptococciSepsis
1999
Bacteremia, Meningitis, and Brain Abscesses in a Hospitalized Infant: Complications of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjunctivitis
Shah S, Gloor P, Gallagher P. Bacteremia, Meningitis, and Brain Abscesses in a Hospitalized Infant: Complications of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Conjunctivitis. Journal Of Perinatology 1999, 19: 462-465. PMID: 10685281, DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7200247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic complicationsBrain abscessesLow birth weight infantsNeonatal intensive care unitMultiple brain abscessesBirth weight infantsIntensive care unitWeight infantsPreterm infantsCorneal ulcerationNeonatal conjunctivitisCare unitSystemic diseasePoor visionCommon causeEye diseaseEye infectionsConjunctivitisMeningitisBacteremiaComplicationsInfantsAbscessP. aeruginosaPrompt detection