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Performance characteristics of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for detection of influenza virus in children during the 2003 to 2004 influenza seasonAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Emerg Med 47:250-4. 2006..We evaluate the performance of a rapid assay (Binax NOW) for the detection of influenza A virus in children...- Rapid assays for the diagnosis of influenza A and B viruses in patients evaluated at a large tertiary care children's hospital during two consecutive winter seasonsAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
J Clin Virol 41:143-7. 2008..The rapid and accurate diagnosis of influenza facilitates antiviral therapy, judicious antibiotic usage, and cohorting patients to decrease nosocomial infection... 
Toxocariasis causing eosinophilic ascitesAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:563-4. 2008..We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with eosinophilic ascites caused by Toxocara, only the second reported case in the literature. The patient had complete symptom resolution after albendazole therapy...- Clinical manifestations of tuberculosis in childrenAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Paediatr Respir Rev 8:107-17. 2007..This is reflected in the low yield of diagnostic tests; consequently, the diagnosis of tuberculosis is often based upon a positive skin test, epidemiological information, and compatible clinical and radiographic presentation... 
Mycobacterium simiae complex infection in an immunocompetent childAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030 2399, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:2745-6. 2007..We describe a pediatric case of Mycobacterium simiae complex lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent child and review the natural history, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and current management of the disease...- An adolescent with fever, cough, & diffuse lymphadenopathyAndrea T Cruz
Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland, 747 Fifty Second Street, Oakland, CA 94609, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:275, 280-1. 2007 - Pantoea agglomerans, a plant pathogen causing human diseaseAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Infectious Disease, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:1989-92. 2007..P. agglomerans was most associated with penetrating trauma by vegetative material and catheter-related bacteremia... - Performance of a rapid assay (Binax NOW) for detection of respiratory syncytial virus at a children's hospital over a 3-year periodAndrea T Cruz
Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
J Clin Microbiol 45:1993-5. 2007..There were 794 viral culture-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus infections. Sensitivity was 81%, and specificity was 93.2%. Sensitivity was greatest for neonates (91.1% versus 80.7% [P < 0.01])... - Test characteristics of an automated age- and temperature-adjusted tachycardia alert in pediatric septic shockAndrea T Cruz
Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 28:889-94. 2012..This study aimed to create and analyze the performance of an automated triage tool alerting triage nursing staff and physicians to an abnormal heart rate consistent with septic shock in a pediatric emergency department... - Mycobacterial infections in Texas children: a 5-year case seriesAndrea T Cruz
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:772-4. 2010..Divergent antibiotic susceptibility profiles and the persistence of disease caused by TB emphasize the importance of microbiologic diagnosis for suspected mycobacterial disease... - Mobile pediatric emergency response team: patient satisfaction during the novel H1N1 influenza outbreakCarla M Laos
Dell Children s Medical Center, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Austin, TX, USA
Acad Emerg Med 19:274-9. 2012..The objective was to determine child caregiver satisfaction with a nontraditional pediatric emergency department (ED) venue during the 2009 novel H1N1 influenza outbreak... - Tuberculosis among families of children with suspected tuberculosis and employees at a children's hospitalAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas TX 77030, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32:188-90. 2011..Screening caregivers was more cost-effective than performing employee contact investigations, with one-sixteenth the cost ($5,470 vs $88,323) and requiring screening of 35 times fewer persons... - Comparing the tuberculin skin test and T-SPOT.TB blood test in childrenAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Pediatrics 127:e31-8. 2011..Interferon-γ-release assays (IGRAs) have been developed for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection, but few data are available for children. There currently is no reference standard for the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection... - Recombinant human hyaluronidase-enabled subcutaneous pediatric rehydrationCoburn H Allen
Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Pediatrics 124:e858-67. 2009.... - A current review of infection control for childhood tuberculosisAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin Street, Suite A2210, MC 1 1481, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Tuberculosis (Edinb) 91:S11-5. 2011.... - Emergency department presentation of children with tuberculosisAndrea T Cruz
Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Acad Emerg Med 18:726-32. 2011..The objectives were to describe emergency department (ED) presentations of children with tuberculosis (TB) disease and assess the utility in children of TB screening tools developed for adults... - Childhood pleural tuberculosis: a review of 45 casesAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:981-4. 2009..Pleural tuberculosis (TB) can be seen in isolation or complicate untreated pulmonary disease in children. It is infrequently suspected in low incidence countries, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment... - Treatment of tuberculosis in childrenAndrea T Cruz
Texas Children s Hospital, MC 3 2371, 1102 Bates Street, Suite 1150, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 6:939-57. 2008..Finally, evolving trends in TB therapy, such as the impact of HIV and multidrug-resistant TB on future therapeutics, emerging or re-emerging medication options, shorter-course regimens and immunomodulation, are discussed... - Etiologies of septic shock in a pediatric emergency department populationNakia N Gaines
Sections of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:1203-5. 2012..Empiric antibiotic coverage of vancomycin/piperacillin-tazobactam/gentamicin for immunocompromised children and vancomycin/nafcillin/cefotaxime for previously healthy children would have covered all bacteremic children... - Increasing adherence for latent tuberculosis infection therapy with health department-administered therapyAndrea T Cruz
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:193-5. 2012..The only variable positively associated with adherence to latent tuberculosis infection therapy in our population was health department-assisted administration of drugs (odds ratio, 7.2; 95% confidence interval, 3.8-13.8)... - Abdominal pain and fever in an adolescentAndreea C Cazacu
Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 16:234, 342-3. 2005 - Performance of a rapid influenza test in children during the H1N1 2009 influenza a outbreakAndrea T Cruz
Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St, Suite A210, MC 1 1481, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pediatrics 125:e645-50. 2010..Patients for whom the RIDT (BinaxNOW [Binax, Inc, Portland, ME]), viral culture, and rRT-PCR results were known were included. Sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios (LRs) were calculated... - Outside the box and into thick air: implementation of an exterior mobile pediatric emergency response team for North American H1N1 (swine) influenza virus in Houston, TexasAndrea T Cruz
Section of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Emerg Med 55:23-31. 2010..We describe the implementation of a mobile pediatric emergency response team for mildly ill children with influenza-like illnesses during the H1N1 swine influenza outbreak... - Nitric oxide metabolites as biomarkers for influenza-like acute respiratory infections presenting to the emergency roomAsad I Mian
Dept of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX 77030, USA
Open Respir Med J 6:127-34. 2012.... - Increasing out-of-hospital regional surge capacity for H1N1 2009 influenza A through existing community pediatrician offices: a qualitative description of quality improvement strategiesAndrea T Cruz
Section of Emergency Medicine, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 6:113-6. 2012..To describe initiatives undertaken by a network of community pediatricians to increase a city's surge capacity for patients presenting with influenza-like illnesses during the 2009 H1N1 influenza A pandemic... - Implementation of goal-directed therapy for children with suspected sepsis in the emergency departmentAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Emergency Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin St, Suite A210, MC 1 1481, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Pediatrics 127:e758-66. 2011..Suboptimal care for children with septic shock includes delayed recognition and inadequate fluid resuscitation... - A bullous lesion in a neutropenic adolescentCara B Doughty
Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:100-1. 2009..Ecthyma gangrenosum can be the herald of severe sepsis in neutropenic children... - Unsuspected central nervous system lesions in a small childAndrea T Cruz
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:91, 94-5. 2007