2014
Clinical 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 ResearchConceptsLate-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
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
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
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