2021
Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections
Yi J, Wood JB, Creech CB, Williams D, Jimenez-Truque N, Yildirim I, Sederdahl B, Daugherty M, Hussaini L, Munye M, Tomashek KM, Focht C, Watson N, Anderson EJ, Thomsen I. Clinical Epidemiology and Outcomes of Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 234: 236-244.e2. PMID: 33771580, PMCID: PMC8238832, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdministration, OralAdolescentAnti-Bacterial AgentsArthritis, InfectiousChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyFemaleGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansInfantLogistic ModelsMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusOrthopedic ProceduresOsteomyelitisRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsOsteomyelitis/septic arthritisAcute hematogenous osteomyelitisMethicillin-resistant S aureusSeptic arthritisHematogenous osteomyelitisTreatment failureS aureusOral therapyAntibiotic therapyMusculoskeletal infectionsHigher oddsPediatric musculoskeletal infectionsLonger hospital stayOral antibiotic therapyRetrospective cohort studyTreatment-related complicationsTreatment-associated complicationsHospital stayPediatric infectionsCohort studyParenteral therapyTreatment complicationsIntensive careRecurrent infectionsWorse outcomes
2015
Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Yildirim I, Shea KM, Pelton SI. Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2015, 29: 679-697. PMID: 26610421, PMCID: PMC4662776, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumococcal conjugate vaccinePneumococcal diseaseConjugate vaccineOtitis mediaUniversal immunizationAcute otitis mediaInvasive pneumococcal diseaseCase fatality rateVulnerable pediatric patientsSpectrum of serotypesCause pneumoniaPediatric patientsComorbid conditionsHealthy childrenFatality rateDiseaseHost susceptibilityImmunizationVaccineHigh rateChildrenEmpyemaMastoiditisPneumoniaPatients