2021
#39: Streptococcus anginosus Group Infections in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2015–2019
Amin O, Smith O, Berkowitz F, Lyon T, Kao C, Shane A, Yildirim I, Gonzalez M. #39: Streptococcus anginosus Group Infections in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2015–2019. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2021, 10: s6-s6. DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piaa170.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStreptococcus anginosus groupSAG infectionsPolymicrobial infectionsUpper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory tract infectionsCentral nervous systemSite of infectionDisease 15Underlying comorbiditiesLaboratory featuresPulmonary infectionRetrospective cohortTract infectionsRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesClinical presentationAbscess formationMedian lengthCombination therapyGenitourinary tractCommon siteNervous systemStreptococcus constellatusAntibiotic susceptibilityPresentation site
2020
Recognition and Outcomes of Pneumococcal Meningitis in 2 Tertiary Pediatric Hospitals Since the Introduction of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Stevens JP, Lively A, Jerris R, Yildirim I, Lantis P. Recognition and Outcomes of Pneumococcal Meningitis in 2 Tertiary Pediatric Hospitals Since the Introduction of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 38: e354-e359. PMID: 33181795, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal conjugate vaccineLumbar puncturePneumococcal meningitisConjugate vaccineMeningeal signsLow suspicionMental statusPositive cerebrospinal fluid culturesLonger hospital lengthStreptococcus pneumoniae meningitisCerebrospinal fluid culturesCranial nerve palsyHours of admissionTertiary pediatric hospitalPoor clinical outcomeTertiary healthcare systemPneumococcal meningitis casesPneumococcal immunizationPneumoniae meningitisHospital lengthNerve palsyPrimary outcomeAntibiotic administrationClinical outcomesPediatric hospital