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Pediatric injury prevention: emerging epidemics within a pandemic by Levas, Michael N

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Injury free Coalition for Kids® forges on amid the COVID-19 pandemic by Levas, Michael N.

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Biomarkers for Pediatric Bacterial Musculoskeletal Infections in Lyme Disease-Endemic Regions by Kahane, Caroline G, Nigrovic, Lise E, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Neville, Desiree, Thompson, Amy D, Balamuth, Fran, Chapman, Laura, Levas, Michael N, Branda, John A, Kellogg, Mark D, Monuteaux, Michael C, Lyons, Todd W

“…Bacterial musculoskeletal infections (MSKIs) are challenging to diagnose because of the clinical overlap with other conditions, including Lyme arthritis. We…”
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Pediatric Lyme Disease Biobank, United States, 2015-2020 by Nigrovic, Lise E, Neville, Desire N, Balamuth, Fran, Levas, Michael N, Bennett, Jonathan E, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Thompson, Amy D, Branda, John A, Garro, Aris C

“…In 2015, we founded Pedi Lyme Net, a pediatric Lyme disease research network comprising 8 emergency departments in the United States. Of 2,497 children…”
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Characteristics and neighborhood-level opportunity of assault-injured children in Milwaukee by Georgeades, Christina, Farazi, Manzur, Bergner, Carisa, Bowder, Alexis, Cassidy, Laura, Levas, Michael N, Nimmer, Mark, Flynn-O'Brien, Katherine T

“…Multiple studies have explored demographic characteristics and social determinants of health in relation to the risk of pediatric assault-related injuries and…”
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Effect of Hispanic Ethnicity and Language Barriers on Appendiceal Perforation Rates and Imaging in Children by Levas, Michael N., MD, Dayan, Peter S., MD, MSc, Mittal, Manoj K., MD, Stevenson, Michelle D., MD, Bachur, Richard G., MD, Dudley, Nanette C., MD, Bajaj, Lalit, MD, MPH, Macias, Charles G., MD, MPH, Bennett, Jonathan, MD, Dowd, M. Denise, MD, MPH, Thomas, Avis J., MS, Kharbanda, Anupam B., MD, MSc

“…Objective To determine the association between Hispanic ethnicity and limited English proficiency (LEP) and the rates of appendiceal perforation and advanced…”
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A Randomized Clinical Trial of Jet-Injected Lidocaine to Reduce Venipuncture Pain for Young Children by Lunoe, Maren M., MD, Drendel, Amy L., DO, MS, Levas, Michael N., MD, MS, Weisman, Steven J., MD, Dasgupta, Mahua, MS, Hoffmann, Raymond G., PhD, Brousseau, David C., MD, MS

“…Study objective The J-Tip (National Medical Products Inc, Irvine, CA) uses air instead of a needle to push lidocaine into the skin. To our knowledge, no…”
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Two-Tier Lyme Disease Serology in Children with Previous Lyme Disease by Lantos, Paul M, Balamuth, Frances, Neville, Desiree, Garro, Aris C, Levas, Michael N, Bennett, Jonathan, Thompson, Amy D, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Branda, John A, Nigrovic, Lise E

“…A history of Lyme disease can complicate the interpretation of Lyme disease serology in acutely symptomatic patients. We prospectively enrolled children…”
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Health Literacy Affects Likelihood of Radiology Testing in the Pediatric Emergency Department by Morrison, Andrea K., MD, MS, Brousseau, David C., MD, MS, Brazauskas, Ruta, PhD, Levas, Michael N., MD, MS

“…Objective To test the hypothesis that the effect of race/ethnicity on decreased radiologic testing in the pediatric emergency department (ED) varies by…”
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Assessing improvements in emergency department referrals to a hospital-based violence intervention program by Watkins, Jayda, Scoggins, Na’il, Cheaton, Brooke M., Nimmer, Mark, Levas, Michael N., Baumer-Mouradian, Shannon H., Melzer-Lange, Marlene D.

“…Abstract Background Youth violence is a major public health concern in the United States. Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs (HVIPs) are integral in…”
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Seasonality of Acute Lyme Disease in Children by Sundheim, Kathryn, Levas, Michael, Balamuth, Fran, Thompson, Amy, Neville, Desiree, Garro, Aris, Kharbanda, Anupam, Monuteaux, Michael, Nigrovic, Lise

“…Due to the life cycle of its vector, Lyme disease has known seasonal variation. However, investigations focused on children have been limited. Our objective…”
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Racial Differences in the Diagnosis of Lyme Disease in Children by Hunt, Kathryn M, Michelson, Kenneth A, Balamuth, Fran, Thompson, Amy D, Levas, Michael N, Neville, Desiree N, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Chapman, Laura, Nigrovic, Lise E

“…Abstract Black children with Lyme disease compared with children of other races were less likely to have an erythema migrans lesion diagnosed (adjusted odds…”
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Serologic Response to Borrelia Antigens Varies with Clinical Phenotype in Children and Young Adults with Lyme Disease by Radtke, Felix A, Ramadoss, Nitya, Garro, Aris, Bennett, Jonathan E, Levas, Michael N, Robinson, William H, Nigrovic, Peter A, Nigrovic, Lise E

“…Lyme disease is commonly diagnosed by serologic response to Borrelia burgdorferi and related species, but the relationship between serologic targets and…”
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Interactions With Police in the Emergency Care of Children: Ethical and Legal Considerations by Schultz, Megan L., Winn, Madeline, Derse, Arthur R., Kaczor, Frances, Levas, Michael N.

“…Emergency medicine providers may interface with law enforcement personnel (LEP) on behalf of their pediatric patients for a variety of reasons, from reporting…”
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A Clinical Prediction Rule for Bacterial Musculoskeletal Infections in Children with Monoarthritis in Lyme Endemic Regions by Lyons, Todd W., Kharbanda, Anupam B., Thompson, Amy D., Bennett, Jonathan E., Balamuth, Fran, Levas, Michael N., Neville, Desiree N., Lewander, David P., Bretscher, Brianna S., Kellogg, Mark D., Nigrovic, Lise E.

“…Children with a bacterial musculoskeletal infection (MSKI) require prompt identification and treatment. In Lyme disease endemic areas, children with an MSKI…”
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Dexamethasone for Acute Asthma Exacerbations in Children: A Meta-analysis by KEENEY, Grant E, GRAY, Matthew P, MORRISON, Andrea K, LEVAS, Michael N, KESSLER, Elizabeth A, HILL, Garick D, GORELICK, Marc H, JACKSON, Jeffrey L

“…Dexamethasone has been proposed as an equivalent therapy to prednisone/prednisolone for acute asthma exacerbations in pediatric patients. Although multiple…”
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Accuracy of Clinician Suspicion of Lyme Disease in the Emergency Department by Nigrovic, Lise E, Bennett, Jonathan E, Balamuth, Fran, Levas, Michael N, Chenard, Rachel L, Maulden, Alexandra B, Garro, Aris C

“…To make initial management decisions, clinicians must estimate the probability of Lyme disease before diagnostic test results are available. Our objective was…”
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Diagnostic Performance of C6 Enzyme Immunoassay for Lyme Arthritis by Nigrovic, Lise E, Bennett, Jonathan E, Balamuth, Fran, Levas, Michael N, Neville, Desiree, Lyons, Todd W, Branda, John A, Maulden, Alexandra B, Lewander, David, Garro, Aris

“…In Lyme disease endemic areas, initial management of children with arthritis can be challenging because diagnostic tests take several days to return results,…”
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Electrocardiogram as a Lyme Disease Screening Test by Neville, Desiree N., Alexander, Mark E., Bennett, Jonathan E., Balamuth, Fran, Garro, Aris, Levas, Michael N., Thompson, Amy D., Kharbanda, Anupam B., Lewander, David P., Dart, Arianna H., Nigrovic, Lise E.

“…To examine the association between electrocardiographic (ECG) evidence of carditis at the time of Lyme disease evaluation and a diagnosis of Lyme disease. We…”
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Positive 2-Tiered Lyme Disease Serology is Uncommon in Asymptomatic Children Living in Endemic Areas of the United States by Garro, Aris, Bennett, Jonathan, Balamuth, Fran, Levas, Michael N, Neville, Desiree, Branda, John C, Maulden, Alexandra B, Lantos, Paul M, Nigrovic, Lise E

“…Knowing the frequency of positive Lyme disease serology in children without signs of infection facilitates test interpretation. Of 315 asymptomatic children…”
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