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Accuracy of the Urinalysis for Urinary Tract Infections in Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger by Tzimenatos, Leah, Mahajan, Prashant, Dayan, Peter S, Vitale, Melissa, Linakis, James G, Blumberg, Stephen, Borgialli, Dominic, Ruddy, Richard M, Van Buren, John, Ramilo, Octavio, Kuppermann, Nathan

“…Reports of the test accuracy of the urinalysis for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young febrile infants have been variable. We evaluated the…”
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Variation in the Management of Infants Hospitalized for Bronchiolitis Persists after the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics Bronchiolitis Guidelines by Florin, Todd A., MD, MSCE, Byczkowski, Terri, PhD, Ruddy, Richard M., MD, Zorc, Joseph J., MD, MSCE, Test, Matthew, MD, Shah, Samir S., MD, MSCE

“…Objective To describe variation across US pediatric hospitals in the utilization of resources not recommended for routine use by the American Academy of…”
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Recognition, Evaluation, and Management of Pediatric Hereditary Angioedema by Krack, Andrew T., Bernstein, Jonathan A., Ruddy, Richard M.

“…Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, often underrecognized genetic disorder caused by either a C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency (type 1) or mutation (type…”
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A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Dexamethasone for Bronchiolitis by Corneli, Howard M, Zorc, Joseph J, Mahajan, Prashant, Shaw, Kathy N, Holubkov, Richard, Reeves, Scott D, Ruddy, Richard M, Malik, Baqir, Nelson, Kyle A, Bregstein, Joan S, Brown, Kathleen M, Denenberg, Matthew N, Lillis, Kathleen A, Cimpello, Lynn Babcock, Tsung, James W, Borgialli, Dominic A, Baskin, Marc N, Teshome, Getachew, Goldstein, Mitchell A, Monroe, David, Dean, J. Michael, Kuppermann, Nathan

“…Infants with a first episode of wheezing diagnosed as bronchiolitis are often treated with oral dexamethasone. In this trial, children with bronchiolitis and…”
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Incorporation of biomarkers into a prediction model for paediatric radiographic pneumonia by Ramgopal, Sriram, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Lorenz, Douglas, Shah, Samir S, Ruddy, Richard M, Florin, Todd A

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate biomarkers to predict radiographic pneumonia among children with suspected lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). We…”
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Utilization of Nebulized 3% Saline in Infants Hospitalized with Bronchiolitis by Florin, Todd A., MD, MSCE, Byczkowski, Terri, PhD, Ruddy, Richard M., MD, Zorc, Joseph J., MD, MSCE, Test, Matthew, MD, Shah, Samir S., MD, MSCE

“…Objectives To describe utilization of 3% hypertonic saline (HTS) in hospitalized infants and to evaluate the association between HTS use and length of stay…”
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Respiratory Colonization and Short-Term Temporal Changes in the Urinary Metabolome of Children by Ambroggio, Lilliam, Florin, Todd A., Williamson, Kayla, Pfefferman, Cory, Wagner, Brandie D., Yeomans, Larisa, Kim, Jae Hyun, Sucharew, Heidi, Macaluso, Maurizio, Ruddy, Richard M., Shah, Samir S., Stringer, Kathleen A.

“…The human metabolome may vary based on age, over time, and in the presence of viral carriage and bacterial colonization—a common scenario in children. We used…”
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Traumatic brain injuries and computed tomography use in pediatric sports participants by Glass, Todd, MD, MS, Ruddy, Richard M., MD, Alpern, Elizabeth R., MD, MSCE, Gorelick, Marc, MD, MSCE, Callahan, James, MD, MSCE, Lee, Lois, MD, Gerardi, Mike, MD, Melville, Kraig, MD, Miskin, Michelle, MS, Holmes, James F., MD, MPH, Kuppermann, Nathan, MD, MPH

“…Abstract Background Childhood sports-related head trauma is common, frequently leading to emergency department (ED) visits. We describe the spectrum of these…”
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Development and Internal Validation of a Prediction Model to Risk Stratify Children With Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Florin, Todd A, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Lorenz, Douglas, Kachelmeyer, Andrea, Ruddy, Richard M, Kuppermann, Nathan, Shah, Samir S

“…Abstract Background Although community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common infections in children, no tools exist to risk stratify children with…”
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A Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Febrile Infants 60 Days and Younger at Low Risk for Serious Bacterial Infections by Kuppermann, Nathan, Dayan, Peter S, Levine, Deborah A, Vitale, Melissa, Tzimenatos, Leah, Tunik, Michael G, Saunders, Mary, Ruddy, Richard M, Roosevelt, Genie, Rogers, Alexander J, Powell, Elizabeth C, Nigrovic, Lise E, Muenzer, Jared, Linakis, James G, Grisanti, Kathleen, Jaffe, David M, Hoyle, Jr, John D, Greenberg, Richard, Gattu, Rajender, Cruz, Andrea T, Crain, Ellen F, Cohen, Daniel M, Brayer, Anne, Borgialli, Dominic, Bonsu, Bema, Browne, Lorin, Blumberg, Stephen, Bennett, Jonathan E, Atabaki, Shireen M, Anders, Jennifer, Alpern, Elizabeth R, Miller, Benjamin, Casper, T Charles, Dean, J Michael, Ramilo, Octavio, Mahajan, Prashant

“…In young febrile infants, serious bacterial infections (SBIs), including urinary tract infections, bacteremia, and meningitis, may lead to dangerous…”
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Time to Clinical Stability in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Field, Madeline R, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Lorenz, Douglas, Shah, Samir S, Ruddy, Richard M, Florin, Todd A

“…Time to clinical stability (TCS) is a commonly used outcome in adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), yet few studies have evaluated TCS in children…”
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A Prediction Model for Pediatric Radiographic Pneumonia by Ramgopal, Sriram, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Lorenz, Douglas, Shah, Samir S, Ruddy, Richard M, Florin, Todd A

“…Chest radiographs (CXRs) are frequently used in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We sought to construct a predictive model for radiographic…”
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Predictive Value of Clinician "Gestalt" in Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Gao, Hans M, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Shah, Samir S, Ruddy, Richard M, Florin, Todd A

“…Validated prognostic tools for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) do not exist. Thus, clinicians rely on "gestalt" in management decisions for…”
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Association of RNA Biosignatures With Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days or Younger by Mahajan, Prashant, Kuppermann, Nathan, Mejias, Asuncion, Suarez, Nicolas, Chaussabel, Damien, Casper, T. Charles, Smith, Bennett, Alpern, Elizabeth R, Anders, Jennifer, Atabaki, Shireen M, Bennett, Jonathan E, Blumberg, Stephen, Bonsu, Bema, Borgialli, Dominic, Brayer, Anne, Browne, Lorin, Cohen, Daniel M, Crain, Ellen F, Cruz, Andrea T, Dayan, Peter S, Gattu, Rajender, Greenberg, Richard, Hoyle, John D, Jaffe, David M, Levine, Deborah A, Lillis, Kathleen, Linakis, James G, Muenzer, Jared, Nigrovic, Lise E, Powell, Elizabeth C, Rogers, Alexander J, Roosevelt, Genie, Ruddy, Richard M, Saunders, Mary, Tunik, Michael G, Tzimenatos, Leah, Vitale, elissa, Dean, J. Michael, Ramilo, Octavio

“…IMPORTANCE: Young febrile infants are at substantial risk of serious bacterial infections; however, the current culture-based diagnosis has limitations…”
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Reliability of Examination Findings in Suspected Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Florin, Todd A, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Brokamp, Cole, Rattan, Mantosh S, Crotty, Eric J, Kachelmeyer, Andrea, Ruddy, Richard M, Shah, Samir S

“…The authors of national guidelines emphasize the use of history and examination findings to diagnose community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in outpatient children…”
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Factors Associated With Antibiotic Use for Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia by Cotter, Jillian M, Florin, Todd A, Moss, Angela, Suresh, Krithika, Ramgopal, Sriram, Navanandan, Nidhya, Shah, Samir S, Ruddy, Richard M, Ambroggio, Lilliam

“…Antibiotics are frequently used for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), although viral etiologies predominate. We sought to determine factors associated with…”
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Validation of Prediction Models for Pneumonia Among Children in the Emergency Department by Ramgopal, Sriram, Lorenz, Douglas, Navanandan, Nidhya, Cotter, Jillian M, Shah, Samir S, Ruddy, Richard M, Ambroggio, Lilliam, Florin, Todd A

“…Several prediction models have been reported to identify patients with radiographic pneumonia, but none have been validated or broadly implemented into…”
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The Yale Observation Scale Score and the Risk of Serious Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants by Nigrovic, Lise E, Mahajan, Prashant V, Blumberg, Stephen M, Browne, Lorin R, Linakis, James G, Ruddy, Richard M, Bennett, Jonathan E, Rogers, Alexander J, Tzimenatos, Leah, Powell, Elizabeth C, Alpern, Elizabeth R, Casper, T Charles, Ramilo, Octavio, Kuppermann, Nathan

“…To assess the performance of the Yale Observation Scale (YOS) score and unstructured clinician suspicion to identify febrile infants ≤60 days of age with and…”
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Medical simulation: a tool for recognition of and response to risk by Ruddy, Richard M., Patterson, Mary Deffner

“…The use of simulation and team training has become an excellent tool to reduce errors in high-risk industry such as the commercial airlines and in the nuclear…”
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Antibiotic Use and Outcomes in Children in the Emergency Department With Suspected Pneumonia by Lipshaw, Matthew J, Eckerle, Michelle, Florin, Todd A, Crotty, Eric J, Lipscomb, Jessi, Jacobs, Judd, Rattan, Mantosh S, Ruddy, Richard M, Shah, Samir S, Ambroggio, Lilliam

“…Antibiotic therapy is often prescribed for suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children despite a lack of knowledge of causative pathogen. Our…”
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