2019
Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures
Datta R, Zhu M, Han L, Allore H, Quagliarello V, Juthani-Mehta M. Increased Length of Stay Associated With Antibiotic Use in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Transitioned to Comfort Measures. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 27-33. PMID: 31185722, PMCID: PMC6868290, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced cancerAntibiotic useComfort measuresPoisson regression modelsInfection diagnosisIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable Poisson regression modelsCare unit admissionCohort of patientsUrinary tract infectionGoal-concordant careUnit admissionEnd of lifeHospital lengthOlder patientsTract infectionsLonger LOSMedian ageRegression modelsStay AssociatedAntibiotic exposureLiquid tumorsPatientsCancerCancer types
2007
Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*
Juthani‐Mehta M, Tinetti M, Perrelli E, Towle V, Van Ness PH, Quagliarello V. Diagnostic Accuracy of Criteria for Urinary Tract Infection in a Cohort of Nursing Home Residents*. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1072-1077. PMID: 17608881, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01217.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionNursing home residentsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueConsensus-based criteriaLaboratory evidenceHome residentsTract infectionsPredictive valueEvidence-based clinical criteriaDiagnostic accuracyProspective cohort studySimilar test characteristicsMcGeer criteriaUTI criteriaCohort studyProspective surveillanceUrine cultureClinical criteriaNursing homesTest characteristicsInfectionLoeb criteriaParticipantsSpecificity
1986
Morphologic alterations of the blood-brain barrier with experimental meningitis in the rat. Temporal sequence and role of encapsulation.
Quagliarello V, Long W, Scheld W. Morphologic alterations of the blood-brain barrier with experimental meningitis in the rat. Temporal sequence and role of encapsulation. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1986, 77: 1084-1095. PMID: 3514671, PMCID: PMC424442, DOI: 10.1172/jci112407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood-brain barrierH. influenzae type b.Cerebral capillary endotheliumBBB permeabilityInfection durationMorphologic alterationsCapillary endotheliumEffective blood-brain barrierInduction of meningitisLonger infection durationUnencapsulated mutant strainCerebrospinal fluid bacterial concentrationsType B.Significant increaseIntercellular tight junctionsBBB injuryMeningitis inductionMeningeal pathogensExperimental meningitisHost clearanceCSF clearanceMeningitisMorphologic changesMorphologic explanationProgressive increase