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
Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease
Bizzarro M, Gross I, Barbosa FT. Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2014, 2014: cd005055. PMID: 24991723, PMCID: PMC10728583, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005055.pub3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean pulmonary arterial pressurePulmonary hypertensive crisisCongenital heart diseaseLong-term mortalityPulmonary hypertensionHeart rateMethaemoglobin levelsNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesHospital stayArterial pressureNitric oxidePostoperative managementHeart diseaseEfficacy of iNOUse of iNOPulmonary arterial pressureSystemic blood pressureArterial oxygen tensionLength of stayMarkers of toxicityConventional managementHypertensive crisisPostoperative administrationPulmonary vasodilationSecondary outcomes
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 oddsInfantsNECEnterocolitisInfection
2005
Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease
Bizzarro M, Gross I. Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease. 2005, cd005055. PMID: 16235391, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005055.pub2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMean pulmonary arterial pressurePulmonary hypertensive crisisCongenital heart diseaseLong-term mortalityHeart diseasePulmonary hypertensionHeart rateHospital stayArterial pressureNitric oxidePostoperative managementMethodologic qualityMethaemoglobin levelsNeurodevelopmental disabilitiesEfficacy of iNOUse of iNOCochrane Central RegisterPulmonary arterial pressureSystemic blood pressureSubgroup of patientsHigh methodologic qualityMajority of outcomesMarkers of toxicityConventional managementHypertensive crisis