2018
Trajectories of changes in glucose tolerance in a multiethnic cohort of obese youths: an observational prospective analysis
Galderisi A, Giannini C, Weiss R, Kim G, Shabanova V, Santoro N, Pierpont B, Savoye M, Caprio S. Trajectories of changes in glucose tolerance in a multiethnic cohort of obese youths: an observational prospective analysis. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2018, 2: 726-735. PMID: 30236381, PMCID: PMC6190831, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(18)30235-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpaired glucose toleranceNormal glucose toleranceOral disposition indexPersistent impaired glucose toleranceGlucose toleranceDisposition indexMultiethnic cohortObese adolescentsInsulin secretionObese youthBaseline normal glucose toleranceOral glucose tolerance testHigh-risk ethnic groupsStudy periodObservational prospective analysisPediatric obesity clinicAmerican Diabetes AssociationGlucose tolerance testAmerican Heart AssociationType 2 diabetesBody insulin sensitivityEthnic originΒ-cell responseΒ-cell functionBlack ethnic origin
2015
Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Bizzarro MJ, Shabanova V, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2015, 166: 1193-1199. PMID: 25919728, PMCID: PMC4413005, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset sepsisLate-onset sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitCoagulase-negative staphylococciIntensive care unitCare unitLevel IV neonatal intensive care unitEpisodes of sepsisLow birth weightInfection prevention initiativesInfection prevention effortsPercent of casesGroup B streptococciHospital courseSepsis episodesMost infantsBirth weightCommon organismB streptococciSepsisOutcome dataAdditional surveillancePrevention effortsStudy periodInfants