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
2020
Microbiology and radiographic features of osteomyelitis in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease
Kao CM, Yee ME, Maillis A, Lai K, Bakshi N, Rostad BS, Jerris RC, Lane PA, Yildirim I. Microbiology and radiographic features of osteomyelitis in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 67: e28517. PMID: 32710705, PMCID: PMC8369475, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseMethicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureusMagnetic resonance imagingAntibiotic treatmentOperative culturesCell diseaseLarge tertiary pediatric centerPrescribed antibiotic treatmentTertiary pediatric centerCulture-positive casesKey presenting symptomsChildren ages 6Bone painMicrobiologic etiologyPresenting symptomPediatric centersBone infarctsMedical chartsMicrobiologic findingsRadiographic featuresImaging featuresOsteomyelitisProbable osteomyelitisDiagnostic codingTissue debridement
2019
Chest Wall Swelling in a Child With Pneumonia
McAteer J, Wang LA, Chan A, Raabe VN, Kamat P, Freeman A, Yildirim I. Chest Wall Swelling in a Child With Pneumonia. Clinical Pediatrics 2019, 58: 1462-1465. PMID: 31165640, DOI: 10.1177/0009922819853004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research