1989
Blood cultures in the management of febrile outpatients later found to have bacteremia
Alario A, Nelson E, Shapiro E. Blood cultures in the management of febrile outpatients later found to have bacteremia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1989, 115: 195-199. PMID: 2787855, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(89)80064-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood culturesPositive blood culturesFebrile outpatientsHaemophilus influenzae type bSerious focal infectionsEpisodes of bacteremiaCases of meningitisInfluenzae type bPersistent bacteremiaPersistent symptomsFocal complicationsFocal infectionOutpatientsStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteremiaNeisseria meningitidisType BComplicationsPatientsChildrenMeningitisSymptomsInfectionCliniciansPneumoniae
1986
Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia
Shapiro E, Aaron N, Wald E, Chiponis D. Risk factors for development of bacterial meningitis among children with occult bacteremia. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1986, 109: 15-19. PMID: 3088242, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(86)80564-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccult bacteremiaBacterial meningitisInfluenzae type bClinical characteristicsInitial visitLumbar punctureRisk factorsRelative riskHaemophilus influenzae type bYale-New Haven HospitalH. influenzae type bType BChildren's HospitalPossible confounding effectsMeningitisBacteremiaEstimates of riskS. pneumoniaeStreptococcus pneumoniaeLogistic regressionN. meningitidisNeisseria meningitidisHospitalChildrenRisk
1985
Prophylaxis for Bacterial Meningitis
Shapiro E. Prophylaxis for Bacterial Meningitis. Medical Clinics Of North America 1985, 69: 269-280. PMID: 3990434, DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)31042-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
Prophylaxis for contacts of patients with meningococcal or Haemophilus influenzae type b disease
SHAPIRO E. Prophylaxis for contacts of patients with meningococcal or Haemophilus influenzae type b disease. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1982, 1: 132-138. PMID: 6757888, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198203000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRole of prophylaxisHaemophilus influenzae type b diseaseHaemophilus influenzae type bContacts of patientsCases of meningitisType b diseaseDiagnosis of meningitisInfluenzae type bB diseaseNonepidemic periodsProphylaxisPatientsNeisseria meningitidisPreventive measuresDiseaseType BMeningitisRecommendations of expertsFamily membersSecondary spreadRecent studiesClose contactCurrent understandingIllnessPhysicians