Controversies in vaccine mandates

JD Lantos, MA Jackson, DJ Opel, EK Marcuse… - Current Problems in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Policies that mandate immunization have always been controversial. The controversies take
different forms in different contexts. For routine childhood immunizations, many parents have …

Changing epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae in children

DF Butler, AL Myers - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2018 - id.theclinics.com
Haemophilus influenzae is a gram-negative bacteria that commonly colonizes the
nasopharynx of children. The bacteria exist in both encapsulated (typeable) and …

Impact of a prospective-audit-with-feedback antimicrobial stewardship program at a children's hospital

JG Newland, LM Stach, SA De Lurgio… - Journal of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant organisms and the lack of development
of new antimicrobials have made it imperative that additional strategies be developed to …

The importance of subspecialty pediatricians to the health and well-being of the nation's children

AL Myers, JJ Fussell, ME Moffatt, D Boyer… - The Journal of …, 2023 - jpeds.com
Methods All ABP-certified pediatric subspecialties, along with other subspecialties providing
care for children that have representation within the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties …

Prevalence of bacteremia in hospitalized pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia

AL Myers, M Hall, DJ Williams, K Auger… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: National guidelines recommend obtaining blood cultures in children
hospitalized with moderate or severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The objectives …

Comparative effectiveness of empiric antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia

MA Queen, AL Myers, M Hall, SS Shah… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Narrow-spectrum antibiotics are recommended as the
first-line agent for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). There is …

Association of clinical practice guidelines with emergency department management of febrile infants≤ 56 days of age

PL Aronson, C Thurm, DJ Williams… - Journal of hospital …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Differences among febrile infant institutional clinical practice guidelines
(CPGs) may contribute to practice variation and increased healthcare costs. OBJECTIVE …

Accuracy of administrative billing codes to detect urinary tract infection hospitalizations

JS Tieder, M Hall, KA Auger, PD Hain, KE Jerardi… - …, 2011 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Hospital billing data are frequently used for quality measures and research,
but the accuracy of the use of discharge codes to identify urinary tract infections (UTIs) is …

Defining risk factors for red man syndrome in children and adults

AL Myers, A Gaedigk, H Dai, LP James… - The Pediatric …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Red man syndrome (RMS) is a well-known adverse reaction that occurs in
pediatric patients receiving vancomycin, yet reported prevalence is varied, and …

Improving guideline-based streptococcal pharyngitis testing: a quality improvement initiative

LE Norton, BR Lee, L Harte, K Mann, JG Newland… - …, 2018 - publications.aap.org
METHODS: The Model for Improvement was used, and iterative Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
were completed. The quality improvement project was approved for American Board of …