2023
149 A Mixed Methods Analysis of Disparities in the Management of Low-Risk Febrile Infants
Gutman C, Aronson P, Lion K, Fisher C, McFarlane A, Bylund C, Fernandez R. 149 A Mixed Methods Analysis of Disparities in the Management of Low-Risk Febrile Infants. Journal Of Clinical And Translational Science 2023, 7: 45-45. PMCID: PMC10129715, DOI: 10.1017/cts.2023.230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-risk febrile infantsStandard of careFebrile infantsPhysician-parent communicationMulticenter cross-sectional studyInvasive bacterial infectionsPediatric emergency departmentCross-sectional studyEmergency departmentLumbar puncturePhysician interviewsModifiable targetsModifiable driversProfessional interpretationInfant raceInfantsBacterial infectionsPhysician behaviorHealth disparitiesLogistic regressionHealth equityFuture interventionsCareInfluence management decisionsResults/
2022
Trends in Prevalence of Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Aronson P, Kerns E, Jennings B, Magee S, Wang M, McDaniel C. Trends in Prevalence of Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 36353853, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-059235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionInvasive bacterial infectionsCOVID-19 prevalenceFebrile infantsOdds of UTIPrevalence of UTIBacterial infectionsMulticenter cross-sectional studyEmergency department visitsMonths of presentationCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCross-sectional studyDisease 2019 pandemicUTI prevalenceTract infectionsBacterial meningitisDepartment visitsLower oddsPrepandemic levelsInfantsInfants 8MeningitisBacteremiaLogistic regressionPrevalence
2019
A Prediction Model to Identify Febrile Infants ≤60 Days at Low Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infection
Aronson PL, Shabanova V, Shapiro ED, Wang ME, Nigrovic LE, Pruitt CM, DePorre AG, Leazer RC, Desai S, Sartori LF, Marble RD, Rooholamini SN, McCulloh RJ, Woll C, Balamuth F, Alpern ER, Shah SS, Williams DJ, Browning WL, Shah N, Neuman MI. A Prediction Model to Identify Febrile Infants ≤60 Days at Low Risk of Invasive Bacterial Infection. Pediatrics 2019, 144: e20183604. PMID: 31167938, PMCID: PMC6615531, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive bacterial infectionsAbsolute neutrophil countFebrile infantsControl patientsNeutrophil countUrinalysis resultsBacterial infectionsAbnormal urinalysis resultsNormal urinalysis resultsComplex chronic conditionsCase-control studyMultiple logistic regressionDate of visitEmergency departmentChronic conditionsCerebrospinal fluidLower riskInfantsLogistic regressionPatientsHospitalScoresInfectionDaysLow probability