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
2014
Outcomes among older adult liver transplantation recipients in the model of end stage liver disease (MELD) era.
Malinis MF, Chen S, Allore HG, Quagliarello VJ. Outcomes among older adult liver transplantation recipients in the model of end stage liver disease (MELD) era. Annals Of Transplantation 2014, 19: 478-87. PMID: 25256592, PMCID: PMC4201657, DOI: 10.12659/aot.890934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional statusHepatitis CDonor ageHepatocellular carcinomaLT recipientsMELD eraAge 50End‐stage liver disease eraFive-year graft survival ratesEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scoreSurvival rateAdult liver transplantation recipientsStage liver disease scoreLong-term graft survivalCox proportional hazard modelingHazard modelingPre-MELD eraGraft survival ratesLiver Disease scoreRetrospective cohort studyLiver transplantation recipientsLong-term graftModifiable risk factorsAdult LT recipientsShort-term outcomes
1993
Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in Adults
DUNNE D, QUAGLIARELLO V. Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in Adults. Medicine 1993, 72: 1-10. PMID: 8426534, DOI: 10.1097/00005792-199301000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup B streptococcal meningitisStreptococcal meningitisPercent of patientsCo-morbid illnessHours of symptomsBimodal age distributionConcomitant bacteremiaUnderlying illnessGBS infectionUncommon causeImmunocompromised hostOverall mortalityClinical presentationPyogenic organismsAdult casesRetrospective analysisMeningitisFrequent entityPatientsAdultsIllnessAge distributionHigh percentageBacteremiaImmunocompetent