2020
Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal–neonatal specialists
Mimouni F, Lakshminrusimha S, Pearlman SA, Raju T, Gallagher PG, Mendlovic J. Perinatal aspects on the covid-19 pandemic: a practical resource for perinatal–neonatal specialists. Journal Of Perinatology 2020, 40: 820-826. PMID: 32277162, PMCID: PMC7147357, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-020-0665-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal aspectsCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Maternal infectionThird trimesterEarly pregnancyPregnant womenRisk factorsSevere diseaseHuman milkDisease severityVertical transmissionAvailable evidenceGoogle ScholarCOVID-19 informationWomenPregnancyNeonatesCOVID-19 pandemicWebsites of organizationsInfectionAvailable literatureCurrent knowledgePandemic
2017
STAT4 and T-bet control follicular helper T cell development in viral infections
Weinstein JS, Laidlaw BJ, Lu Y, Wang JK, Schulz VP, Li N, Herman EI, Kaech SM, Gallagher PG, Craft J. STAT4 and T-bet control follicular helper T cell development in viral infections. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2017, 215: 337-355. PMID: 29212666, PMCID: PMC5748849, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20170457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-21Tfh cellsT-betViral infectionFollicular helper T cellsHelper T cell developmentAcute viral infectionIFN-γ productionHelper T cellsGerminal center B cell survivalB cell survivalT cell developmentIL-4Viral challengeIL-9T cellsImmunoglobulin isotypesIFNSoluble factorsGC responseInfectionGC reactionSTAT4BCL6Cell survival
2015
Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program
Nelson MU, Bizzarro MJ, Baltimore RS, Dembry LM, Gallagher PG. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Decade following Implementation of an Active Detection and Isolation Program. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2015, 53: 2492-2501. PMID: 26019206, PMCID: PMC4508396, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00470-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA, BacterialEpidemiological MonitoringFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMolecular EpidemiologyMolecular TypingRetrospective StudiesStaphylococcal InfectionsVirulence FactorsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusIntensive care unitMRSA colonizationMolecular epidemiologyCare unitStaphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IIAccessory gene regulator (agr) groupsMRSA colonization rateToxic shock syndrome toxinAgr group 1Exfoliative toxin AStaphylococcus aureusPotential virulence factor genesVirulence factor genesMRSA infectionSignificant morbidityClinical differencesPatient daysPulsed-field gel electrophoresisToxin AUSA300 strainGroup 1Continued vigilanceInfection
2014
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : impact on care in the neonatal unit
Nelson M, Bizzarro M, Gallagher P. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : impact on care in the neonatal unit. 2014, 41-61. DOI: 10.2217/ebo.13.571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal intensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusMRSA transmissionTreatment of MRSAIntensive care unitAppropriate treatment regimensMRSA colonizationNeonatal morbidityMRSA acquisitionCare unitIll infantsNeonatal unitSignificant morbidityTreatment regimensRisk factorsMRSA strainsPrevention strategiesNeonatesInfectionPervasive pathogenEarly detectionMorbidityStaphylococcus aureusInfantsEpidemiology
2013
Concurrent Bloodstream Infections in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Bizzarro MJ, Ehrenkranz RA, Gallagher PG. Concurrent Bloodstream Infections in Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2013, 164: 61-66. PMID: 24139563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream infectionsPost-NECNegative bacilliLate-onset bloodstream infectionConcurrent bloodstream infectionHospital course dataMean gestational ageCases of NECDiagnosis of NECOnset of diseaseMicrobiologic etiologyUnderappreciated complicationMicrobiologic dataNecrotizing enterocolitisGestational ageRetrospective reviewSingle centerSurgical interventionBirth weightRisk factorsHigher oddsInfantsNECEnterocolitisInfectionLate-onset Leclercia adecarboxylata sepsis in a premature neonate
Nelson MU, Maksimova Y, Schulz V, Bizzarro MJ, Gallagher PG. Late-onset Leclercia adecarboxylata sepsis in a premature neonate. Journal Of Perinatology 2013, 33: 740-742. PMID: 23986093, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.34.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Nelson MU, Gallagher PG. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Seminars In Perinatology 2012, 36: 424-430. PMID: 23177801, PMCID: PMC3508470, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial Physiological PhenomenaClinical ProtocolsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCost of IllnessCross InfectionHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesInfection ControlIntensive Care Units, NeonatalMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusPrevalenceRisk FactorsStaphylococcal InfectionsConceptsNeonatal intensive care unitMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusIntensive care unitCare unitCharacteristics of MRSAStaphylococcus aureusCertain infantsMRSA infectionNICU populationIll infantsRisk factorsEpidemiologic assessmentClinical interventionsInfectionFrequent sourceInfantsTransmission patternsInterventionAureusMolecular analysisAdditional factorsMorbidityNeonatesNumerous strategiesPrevention
2005
Red Cell Membrane Disorders
Gallagher PG. Red Cell Membrane Disorders. Hematology 2005, 2005: 13-18. PMID: 16304353, DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2005.1.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplications of splenectomyOverwhelming postsplenectomy infectionRecent management guidelinesRole of splenectomyPenicillin-resistant pneumococciHealth care providersLong-term riskPulmonary hypertensionLaparoscopic approachMost patientsPostsplenectomy infectionSurgical methodsLaboratory heterogeneityCardiovascular diseaseHemolytic anemiaCare providersSplenectomyThrombotic disordersManagement guidelinesHereditary spherocytosisDisordersInfectionPrivate mutationsRed cell membrane disordersSpherocytosis
1998
Complications of conjunctivitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a newborn intensive care unit
SHAH S, GALLAGHER P. Complications of conjunctivitis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a newborn intensive care unit. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 1998, 17: 97-102. PMID: 9493803, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199802000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic complicationsMean birth weightEye diseaseCare unitGestational ageBirth weightEye infectionsLower mean birth weightNewborn Special Care UnitNewborn intensive care unitYale-New Haven HospitalAverage postnatal ageMean gestational ageOutcomes of infantsIntensive care unitSpecial care unitsP. aeruginosa infectionBrain abscessesPostnatal ageAeruginosa infectionComplicationsConjunctivitisInfantsInfectionEarly detection