2020
The Problem of Microbial Dark Matter in Neonatal Sepsis - Volume 26, Number 11—November 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Sinnar S, Schiff S. The Problem of Microbial Dark Matter in Neonatal Sepsis - Volume 26, Number 11—November 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2020, 26: 2543-2548. PMID: 33080169, PMCID: PMC7588532, DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.200004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBlood CultureComputer SimulationHumansInfantNeonatal SepsisPolymerase Chain ReactionConceptsNeonatal sepsisCausative pathogenInfectious Diseases journal - CDCCulture recovery ratesAntimicrobial therapyBlood culturesTimely diagnosisAntimicrobial stewardshipWorldwide deathsMost blood culturesUnidentified pathogensTransmission patternsDeathPathogen discoveryWhole metagenomic sequencingPathogensEffective diagnosticsMetagenomic sequencingSepsisPatientsInfantsTherapyDiagnosisRecovery rate
2011
Association of bacteria with hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants.
Li L, Padhi A, Ranjeva S, Donaldson S, Warf B, Mugamba J, Johnson D, Opio Z, Jayarao B, Kapur V, Poss M, Schiff S. Association of bacteria with hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2011, 7: 73-87. PMID: 21194290, DOI: 10.3171/2010.9.peds10162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUgandan infantsNeonatal sepsisPostinfectious hydrocephalusMajority of patientsMost patientsRecent infectionPolymerase chain reactionEffective treatmentPatientsPrevention strategiesHydrocephalusInfectionInfantsAcinetobacter speciesChain reactionAssociation of bacteriaBacterial DNAGram-negative bacteriaNegative bacteriaSepsisEnvironmental samplingSyndromeSeason infection