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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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Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Infants Aged ≤60 Days Presenting to Emergency Departments with a History of Fever Only by Ramgopal, Sriram, Janofsky, Stephen, Zuckerbraun, Noel S., Ramilo, Octavio, Mahajan, Prashant, Kuppermann, Nathan, Vitale, Melissa A.

“…To compare the risk of serious bacterial infection between infants aged ≤60 days who are febrile in the emergency department (ED) and those who have only a…”
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Factors associated with serious bacterial infections in infants ≤60 days with hypothermia in the emergency department by Ramgopal, Sriram, Walker, Lorne W., Vitale, Melissa A., Nowalk, Andrew J.

“…We sought to investigate risk factors for serious bacterial infection (SBI: bacterial meningitis, bacteremia, and urinary tract infection [UTI]) among infants…”
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Serious Bacterial Infections in Neonates Presenting Afebrile With History of Fever by Ramgopal, Sriram, Walker, Lorne W, Tavarez, Melissa M, Nowalk, Andrew J, Vitale, Melissa A

“…Infants ≤28 days of age with fever are frequently hospitalized while undergoing infectious evaluation. We assessed differences in rates of serious bacterial…”
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Immature neutrophils in young febrile infants by Ramgopal, Sriram, Walker, Lorne W, Nowalk, Andrew J, Cruz, Andrea T, Vitale, Melissa A

“…BackgroundTo describe the diagnostic value of the absolute band count (ABC) and ratio of immature to total neutrophils (I:T) for invasive bacterial infections…”
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Increased Fellow Scholarly Publication Rate After Implementation of a Comprehensive Research Curriculum and Milestone-Based Research Timeline for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows by Schmucker, Kyle A., Zuckerbraun, Noel S., Vitale, Melissa A., Hickey, Robert W., Callaway, Clifton W., Pitetti, Raymond D., Saladino, Richard A., Manole, Mionora D.

“…Pediatric subspecialty fellows are required to complete a scholarly product during training; however, many do not bring the work to publication. To amplify our…”
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Bloodstream Infections in Patients With Intestinal Failure Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department With Fever and a Central Line by Szydlowski, Ellen G, Rudolph, Jeffrey A, Vitale, Melissa A, Zuckerbraun, Noel S

“…OBJECTIVEPrevious small studies have found a high occurrence of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in patients with intestinal failure, and these rates are higher…”
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Feasibility of the Digital Retinography System Camera in the Pediatric Emergency Department by Ivan, Yaron, Ramgopal, Sriram, Cardenas-Villa, Margarita, Winger, Daniel G, Wang, Li, Vitale, Melissa A, Saladino, Richard A

“…PURPOSEDirect ophthalmoscopy may be difficult without pupillary dilation and patient cooperation. Nonmydriatic ocular fundus photography (NMOFP) has been shown…”
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A comparison of passive surveillance and active cluster-based surveillance for dengue fever in southern coastal Ecuador by Vitale, Melissa, Lupone, Christina D, Kenneson-Adams, Aileen, Ochoa, Robinson Jaramillo, Ordoñez, Tania, Beltran-Ayala, Efráin, Endy, Timothy P, Rosenbaum, Paula F, Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M

“…Dengue is a major emerging infectious disease, endemic throughout the tropics and subtropics, with approximately 2.5 billion people at risk globally. Active…”
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Higher Mallampati Scores Are Not Associated with More Adverse Events During Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia by Iyer, Maya S, Pitetti, Raymond D, Vitale, Melissa

“…Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is used by non-anesthesiologists (NAs) outside of the operating room for several types of procedures. Adverse events…”
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Morbidity Associated With Golf-Related Injuries Among Children: Findings From a Pediatric Trauma Center by Vitale, Melissa A, Mertz, Kristen J, Gaines, Barbara, Zuckerbraun, Noel S

“…OBJECTIVE:To describe injuries due to golf-related activities among pediatric patients requiring hospital admission. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective…”
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Evaluation of the Siblings of Physically Abused Children: A Comparison of Child Protective Services Caseworkers and Child Abuse Physicians by Vitale, Melissa A., Squires, Janet, Zuckerbraun, Noel S., Berger, Rachel P.

“…Current theories suggest that all children in a home are at risk for physical abuse, when one child is abused. However, little evidence exists to guide…”
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The impact of pediatric trauma in the Amish community by Vitale, Melissa A., Rzucidlo, Susan, Shaffer, Michele L., Ceneviva, Gary D., Thomas, Neal J.

“…To describe the epidemiology of trauma in Amish children and to determine differences in treatment and outcome related to injury mechanism. In this…”
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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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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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Risk of serious bacterial infections in infants ≤60 days of age presenting to the emergency department with a history of fever only by Ramgopal, Sriram, Vitale, Melissa, Janofsky, Stephen, Zuckerbraun, Noel, Ramilo, Octavio, Mahajan, Prashant, Kuppermann, Nathan

“…Purpose: Approximately 8-10% of febrile infants ≤60 days of age presenting to emergency departments (ED) have serious bacterial infections (SBI). Little is…”
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Epidemiology of Bacteremia in Febrile Infants Aged 60 Days and Younger by Powell, Elizabeth C., Mahajan, Prashant V., Roosevelt, Genie, Hoyle, John D., Gattu, Rajender, Cruz, Andrea T., Rogers, Alexander J., Atabaki, Shireen M., Jaffe, David M., Casper, T. Charles, Ramilo, Octavio, Kuppermann, Nathan, Powell, Elizabeth C., Levine, Deborah A., Tunik, Michael G., Nigrovic, Lise E., Roosevelt, Genie, Mahajan, Prashant, Alpern, Elizabeth R., Vitale, Melissa, Browne, Lorin, Saunders, Mary, Atabaki, Shireen M., Ruddy, Richard M., Linakis, James G., Hoyle, John D., Borgialli, Dominic, Blumberg, Stephen, Crain, Ellen F., Anders, Jennifer, Bonsu, Bema, Cohen, Daniel M., Bennett, Jonathan E., Dayan, Peter S., Greenberg, Richard, Jaffe, David M., Muenzer, Jared, Cruz, Andrea T., Macias, Charles, Kuppermann, Nathan, Tzimenatos, Leah, Gattu, Rajender, Rogers, Alexander J., Brayer, Anne, Lillis, Kathleen

“…To describe the current epidemiology of bacteremia in febrile infants 60 days of age and younger in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network…”
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Risk of Bacterial Coinfections in Febrile Infants 60 Days Old and Younger with Documented Viral Infections by Mahajan, Prashant, Browne, Lorin R., Levine, Deborah A., Cohen, Daniel M., Gattu, Rajender, Linakis, James G., Anders, Jennifer, Borgialli, Dominic, Vitale, Melissa, Dayan, Peter S., Casper, T. Charles, Ramilo, Octavio, Kuppermann, Nathan, Powell, Elizabeth C., Levine, Deborah A., Tunik, Michael G., Nigrovic, Lise E., Roosevelt, Genie, Mahajan, Prashant, Alpern, Elizabeth R., Vitale, Melissa, Browne, Lorin, Saunders, Mary, Atabaki, Shireen M., Ruddy, Richard M., Linakis, James G., Hoyle, John D., Borgialli, Dominic, Blumberg, Stephen, Crain, Ellen F., Anders, Jennifer, Bonsu, Bema, Cohen, Daniel M., Bennett, Jonathan E., Dayan, Peter S., Greenberg, Richard, Jaffe, David M., Muenzer, Jared, Cruz, Andrea T., Macias, Charles, Kuppermann, Nathan, Tzimenatos, Leah, Gattu, Rajender, Rogers, Alexander J., Brayer, Anne, Lillis, Kathleen

“…To determine the risk of serious bacterial infections (SBIs) in young febrile infants with and without viral infections. Planned secondary analyses of a…”
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Increased Fellow Scholarly Publication Rate After Implementation of a Comprehensive Research Curriculum and Milestone-Based Research Timeline for Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellows by Schmucker, Kyle A., Zuckerbraun, Noel S., Vitale, Melissa A., Hickey, Robert W., Callaway, Clifton W., Pitetti, Raymond D., Saladino, Richard A., Manole, Mionora D.

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Serious Bacterial Infections in Young Febrile Infants With Positive Urinalysis Results by Mahajan, Prashant, VanBuren, John M, Tzimenatos, Leah, Cruz, Andrea T, Vitale, Melissa, Powell, Elizabeth C, Leetch, Aaron N, Pickett, Michelle L, Brayer, Anne, Nigrovic, Lise E, Dayan, Peter S, Atabaki, Shireen M, Ruddy, Richard M, Rogers, Alexander J, Greenberg, Richard, Alpern, Elizabeth R, Tunik, Michael G, Saunders, Mary, Muenzer, Jared, Levine, Deborah A, Hoyle, John D, Lillis, Kathleen Grisanti, Gattu, Rajender, Crain, Ellen F, Borgialli, Dominic, Bonsu, Bema, Blumberg, Stephen, Anders, Jennifer, Roosevelt, Genie, Browne, Lorin R, Cohen, Daniel M, Linakis, James G, Jaffe, David M, Bennett, Jonathan E, Schnadower, David, Park, Grace, Mistry, Rakesh D, Glissmeyer, Eric W, Cator, Allison, Bogie, Amanda, Quayle, Kimberly S, Ellison, Angela, Balamuth, Fran, Richards, Rachel, Ramilo, Octavio, Kuppermann, Nathan

“…It is unknown whether febrile infants 29 to 60 days old with positive urinalysis results require routine lumbar punctures for evaluation of bacterial…”
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