2022
Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer
Lee S, O’Donovan L, Cohen A, Gautam S, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M, Datta R. Prevalence and treatment of postobstructive pneumonia among older adults with advanced cancer. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology 2022, 2: e152. PMID: 36483405, PMCID: PMC9726473, DOI: 10.1017/ash.2022.293.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia
Barakat LA, Juthani-Mehta M, Allore H, Trentalange M, Tate J, Rimland D, Pisani M, Akgün KM, Goetz MB, Butt AA, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Duggal M, Crothers K, Justice AC, Quagliarello VJ. Comparing clinical outcomes in HIV‐infected and uninfected older men hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia. HIV Medicine 2015, 16: 421-430. PMID: 25959543, PMCID: PMC5015437, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaVeterans Aging Cohort StudyVACS IndexCAP outcomesAntiretroviral therapyOlder adultsHigher VACS indexDays of dischargeAging Cohort StudyUninfected participantsCohort studyMean LOSHIV infectionLonger LOSClinical outcomesUnadjusted analysesUninfected groupMultivariable modelEligibility criteriaHIVMale veteransMortality rateART useMortalityOutcomes
1999
Treatment of bacterial meningitis
Hasbun R, Aronin S, Quagliarello V. Treatment of bacterial meningitis. Comprehensive Therapy 1999, 25: 73-81. PMID: 10091011, DOI: 10.1007/bf02889599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial meningitisEmergence of penicillinOutcomes of patientsMortality of patientsEffective antibiotic therapyAdjunctive corticosteroidsAntibiotic therapyEpidemiological shiftMeningitisTherapeutic approachesPatientsRoutine useNew antimicrobial agentsPredominant organismAntimicrobial resistanceAntimicrobial agentsGlobal surveillanceTreatmentCorticosteroidsMorbidityTherapyVaccineBetter selectionMortalityInfluenzaeA prognostic rule for elderly patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia
Conte H, Chen Y, Mehal W, Phil D, Scinto J, Quagliarello V. A prognostic rule for elderly patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 106: 20-28. PMID: 10320113, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(98)00369-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaElderly patientsDerivation cohortValidation cohortStaging systemHeterogeneous adult populationAdult populationHospital mortality ratePrognostic staging systemVital sign abnormalitiesHospital mortalityCreatinine levelsIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisPrognostic stratificationAdmission characteristicsPneumoniaMortality ratePatientsCohortPrognostic rulesMotor responseMortalityGreater overall accuracyAdmission
1992
Yeast Perinephric Abscess: Report of a Case and Review
High K, Quagliarello V. Yeast Perinephric Abscess: Report of a Case and Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1992, 15: 128-133. PMID: 1617052, DOI: 10.1093/clinids/15.1.128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract obstructionPerinephric infectionSurgical drainageTract obstructionClinical illnessNonspecific symptomsDiabetes mellitusOverall mortalityRare entitySuccessful therapyEtiologic agentPatientsPerinephricMellitusAbscessSurgeryChronicObstructionTherapyIllnessSymptomsInfectionMortalityCasesAdjunctive therapy in bacterial meningitis--what make sense?
Quagliarello V, Scheld W. Adjunctive therapy in bacterial meningitis--what make sense? Infectious Agents And Disease 1992, 1: 167-71. PMID: 1365542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjunctive therapyBacterial meningitisCerebrospinal fluidAdjunctive corticosteroidsNeurologic outcomeCSF inflammationAntibiotic therapyBrain edemaCerebral microvasculatureInflammatory cytokinesTherapyMeningitisInflammationPathophysiologyChildrenCorticosteroidsMorbidityEdemaCytokinesMortalityMicrovasculature