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Antibiotic Stewardship in Food-producing Animals: Challenges, Progress, and Opportunities by Patel, Sameer J., Wellington, Matthew, Shah, Rohan M., Ferreira, Matthew J.

“…Approximately two thirds of the tonnage of antibiotics sold in the United States are intended for use in food production, and global use is projected to…”
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the NICU by Cantey, Joseph B., MD, Patel, Sameer J., MD, MPH

“…There are unique challenges to antimicrobial stewardship in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Diagnosis of infection is difficult as neonates can have…”
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Principles and Strategies of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Patel, Sameer J., MD, Saiman, Lisa, MD, MPH

“…The judicious use of antibiotics is an important means to limit the emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms. Although specific guidelines for neonates are…”
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Antibiotic Resistance in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Pathogens: Mechanisms, Clinical Impact, and Prevention Including Antibiotic Stewardship by Patel, Sameer J., MD, Saiman, Lisa, MD, MPH

“…Antimicrobial-resistant pathogens are of increasing concern in the neonatal intensive care unit population. A myriad of resistance mechanisms exist in…”
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Variability in Antibiotic Use Across PICUs by Brogan, Thomas V, Thurm, Cary, Hersh, Adam L, Gerber, Jeffrey S, Smith, Michael J, Shah, Samir S, Courter, Joshua D, Patel, Sameer J, Parker, Sarah K, Kronman, Matthew P, Lee, Brian R, Newland, Jason G

“…To characterize and compare antibiotic prescribing across PICUs to evaluate the degree of variability. Retrospective analysis from 2010 through 2014 of the…”
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Risk Factors for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in Children: A Nested Case-Control Study by Kociolek, Larry K., MD, Palac, Hannah L., MS, Patel, Sameer J., MD, MPH, Shulman, Stanford T., MD, Gerding, Dale N., MD

“…Objective To identify risk factors for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (RCDI) in children. Study design A nested case-control study was performed to…”
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Antimicrobial stewardship for nurse practitioners and physician assistants: enhancing patient safety through education by Parzen-Johnson, Simon, Toia, Jacquie, Sun, Shan, Patel, Sameer J

“…As nurse practitioners and physician assistants (APPs) become more prevalent in delivering pediatric care, their involvement in antimicrobial stewardship…”
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Neonatologists’ Perceptions of Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Neonatal Intensive Care Units by Patel, Sameer J., Rosen, Emily, Zaoutis, Theoklis, Prasad, Priya, Saiman, Lisa

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Risk factors and outcomes of infections caused by extremely drug-resistant gram-negative bacilli in patients hospitalized in intensive care units by Patel, Sameer J., MD, MPH, Oliveira, André P., MPH, Zhou, Juyan Julia, MS, MPH, Alba, Luis, BS, Furuya, E. Yoko, MD, MS, Weisenberg, Scott A., MD, MSc, Jia, Haomiao, PhD, Clock, Sarah A., PhD, MPH, Kubin, Christine J., PharmD, Jenkins, Stephen G., PhD, Schuetz, Audrey N., MD, MPH, Behta, Maryam, PharmD, Della-Latta, Phyllis, PhD, Whittier, Susan, PhD, Rhee, Kyu, MD, PhD, Saiman, Lisa, MD, MPH

“…Background Extremely drug-resistant gram-negative bacilli (XDR-GNB) increasingly cause health care-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs)…”
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Response to "Building the Future of Infectious Diseases: A Call to Action for Quality Improvement Research and Measurement" by Naureckas Li, Caitlin, Jhaveri, Ravi, Scardina, Tonya, Patel, Sameer J

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Pro-Con Debate: Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis as a Cause of Chronic Cough in Children by Bidiwala, Aneela, Krilov, Leonard R, Pirzada, Melodi, Patel, Sameer J

“…Pro: Children with chronic cough present a diagnostic challenge. Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a chronic, persistent bacterial infection of…”
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Utilizing Google trends to monitor coronavirus vaccine interest and hesitancies by Merrick, Emily, Weissman, Joshua P., Patel, Sameer J.

“…•Google Trends was utilized to analyze search interest for terms related to COVID-19 misinformation, general misinformation, and access throughout the…”
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Development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Using a Model of Actionable Feedback by Duchon, Jennifer M., Patel, Sameer J., Larson, Elaine, Ferng, Yu-hui, Evans, David, Saiman, Lisa

“…We describe the development of an audit and feedback intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using a…”
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Amphotericin-Associated Infusion-Related Reactions: A Narrative Review of Pre-Medications by Scardina, Tonya, Fawcett, Andrea J., Patel, Sameer J.

“…Amphotericin B has been reported to cause infusion-related adverse effects (IRAEs). To prevent IRAEs, pre-medications may be administered prior to the…”
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Clinical Performance and Impact of Accelerate Pheno for Gram-negative Bacteremia in Hospitalized Children by Lee, Michelle, Scardina, Tonya, Zheng, Xiaotian, Patel, Sameer J.

“…Accelerate Pheno provides rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests (ASTs) of pathogens that cause blood stream infections (BSIs). The study…”
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Noninvasive Diagnosis of Infection Using Plasma Next-Generation Sequencing: A Single-Center Experience by Rossoff, Jenna, Chaudhury, Sonali, Soneji, Maulin, Patel, Sameer J, Kwon, Soyang, Armstrong, Amy, Muller, William J

“…Pediatric patients frequently present with illnesses strongly suggesting infection, but without a clearly identified etiology. Our center has recently added a…”
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SARS-CoV-2 Monoclonal Antibodies in Children: Ethical Considerations by Wolfe, Ian D., Patel, Sameer J.

“…The use of monoclonal antibodies in children with certain conditions and at high risk for severe COVID-19 has been approved by the US Food and Drug…”
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Percutaneous Drainage of Pediatric Pulmonary Abscesses: An Effective Therapy by Baker, Joe B., Balu, Abhinav R., Rajeswaran, Shankar, Patel, Sameer J., Goldstein, Seth D., Donaldson, James S.

“…Pulmonary abscess is a complication of lung infection with localized necrosis and purulent cavity formation. Pulmonary abscesses are typically managed using…”
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Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for Varicella-Zoster Virus Exposure in High-Risk Children by Shteynberg, Emily, Sun, Shan, Jhaveri, Ravi, Patel, Sameer J

“…Abstract Background Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with varicella immunoglobulin is recommended to minimize risk of varicella complications for high-risk…”
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Clostridium difficile Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals Limited Transmission Among Symptomatic Children: A Single-Center Analysis by Kociolek, Larry K, Gerding, Dale N, Espinosa, Robyn O, Patel, Sameer J, Shulman, Stanford T, Ozer, Egon A

“…We performed whole genome sequencing on Clostridium difficile isolates from a single-center cohort of children with C. difficile infection (CDI). Putative…”
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