2015
Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Bizzarro MJ, Shabanova V, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. Neonatal Sepsis 2004-2013: The Rise and Fall of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2015, 166: 1193-1199. PMID: 25919728, PMCID: PMC4413005, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset sepsisLate-onset sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitCoagulase-negative staphylococciIntensive care unitCare unitLevel IV neonatal intensive care unitEpisodes of sepsisLow birth weightInfection prevention initiativesInfection prevention effortsPercent of casesGroup B streptococciHospital courseSepsis episodesMost infantsBirth weightCommon organismB streptococciSepsisOutcome dataAdditional surveillancePrevention effortsStudy periodInfants
2014
Time for a Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis
Wynn JL, Wong HR, Shanley TP, Bizzarro MJ, Saiman L, Polin RA. Time for a Neonatal-Specific Consensus Definition for Sepsis. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2014, 15: 523-528. PMID: 24751791, PMCID: PMC4087075, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000157.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsensus definitionNeonatal sepsisPreterm neonatesTerm neonatesPediatric consensus definitionsHost immune responseSepsis criteriaDevastating conditionLaboratory criteriaDiagnostic challengePediatric literatureClinical trialsObservational studyImmune responseSepsisNeonatesNew drugsDisease epidemiologyChildrenFuture trainingIntensivistsVariable definitionsEpidemiologyDiseaseTrialsEar drainage and the role of sepsis evaluations in the neonatal intensive care unit
Khattab M, Cannon‐Heinrich C, Bizzarro MJ. Ear drainage and the role of sepsis evaluations in the neonatal intensive care unit. Acta Paediatrica 2014, 103: 732-736. PMID: 24635016, PMCID: PMC4320968, DOI: 10.1111/apa.12636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitIntensive care unitEar drainageSepsis evaluationCare unitTape removalMedian gestational ageExternal auditory canalGestational ageAuditory canalInflammatory processUnnecessary interventionsAnti-adhesive productDrainageInterventionEarOnsetBirthweightAdmissionCasesEvaluationWeeksClinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis
Levit O, Bhandari V, Li FY, Shabanova V, Gallagher PG, Bizzarro MJ. Clinical and Laboratory Factors That Predict Death in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Presenting With Late-onset Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2014, 33: 143-146. PMID: 24418836, PMCID: PMC3917323, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000000024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset sepsisLow birth weight infantsBirth weight infantsIndependent risk factorLaboratory factorsWeight infantsVLBW infantsRisk factorsCases of LOSEpisodes of LOSRisk of LOSFungal LOSNeonatal intensive care unitMultivariate logistic regression analysisSepsis-related deathsIntensive care unitOnset of illnessSepsis-associated mortalityGram-positive infectionsLogistic regression analysisOnset of diseasePresentation of illnessComposite risk profileLaboratory signsNecrotizing enterocolitis
2013
Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li FY, Ehrenkranz RA, Rinder HM, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 with Hematologic Criteria for Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis. American Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 31: 021-030. PMID: 23456906, DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1334453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCulture-proven sepsisClinical sepsisNeutrophil CD64CD64 indexNeonatal sepsisHematologic criteriaSingle-centre neonatal intensive care unitEarly-onset clinical sepsisNeonatal intensive care unitNeutrophil CD64 indexProspective observational cohortAbsolute neutrophil countNormal birth weightIntensive care unitAbsolute band countNegative predictive valueAdditional markersSepsis evaluationNeutrophil countObservational cohortCare unitBirth weightHematologic parametersSepsisCD64