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Pneumococcal necrotizing pneumonia in Utah: does serotype matter?Jeffrey M Bender
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, USA
Clin Infect Dis 46:1346-52. 2008..Our objectives were to describe temporal trends in PNP and to evaluate pneumococcal serotypes associated with PNP in Utah...
Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced hemolytic uremic syndrome in Utah childrenJeffrey M Bender
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:712-6. 2010..Few studies examine the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes associated with HUS. Our objective was to describe the epidemiology of S. pneumoniae-related HUS (SP-HUS) and the serotypes associated with HUS in Utah children...
Invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in Utah children: an 11-year population-based study in the era of conjugate vaccineJeffrey M Bender
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84158, USA
Clin Infect Dis 50:e41-6. 2010..We aimed to report the epidemiology and serotypes of invasive H. influenzae disease in children from Utah in the post-Hib vaccine era...
Influenza virus infection in infants less than three months of ageJeffrey M Bender
University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, PO Box 581289, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:6-9. 2010..We evaluated the presentation, outcomes, and the risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in infants <3 months old with influenza virus infection...
Family clusters of variant X-linked chronic granulomatous diseaseJeffrey M Bender
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:529-33. 2009..A high index of suspicion in the setting of unusual infections such as Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia is essential to make the diagnosis. Family screening can lead to early intervention, prophylaxis, and appropriate genetic counseling...
Development and validation of a risk score for predicting hospitalization in children with influenza virus infectionJeffrey M Bender
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Pediatr Emerg Care 25:369-75. 2009..Many children with influenza seek care in emergency settings during seasonal influenza epidemics. We hypothesized that certain features could predict the need for hospitalization in children with influenza...
Parapneumonic empyema deaths during past century, UtahJeffrey M Bender
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 15:44-8. 2009..Vaccine strategies and antimicrobial drug stockpiling to control empyema will be important as we prepare for the next influenza pandemic...
The changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease at a tertiary children's hospital through the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era: a case for continuous surveillanceKrow Ampofo
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:228-34. 2012..We recognized an opportunity to describe the changes in epidemiology, clinical syndromes, and serotype distribution during a 14-year period including 4 years before vaccine introduction and spanning the entire PCV7 era...
Increasing incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae disease in adults, Utah, USAMatthew P Rubach
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 17:1645-50. 2011..The case-fatality rate was 22%. The incidence of invasive H. influenzae in Utah adults appears to be increasing. Invasive H. influenzae infection disproportionately affected the elderly and was associated with a high mortality rate...
Rapid genetic analysis of x-linked chronic granulomatous disease by high-resolution meltingHarry R Hill
Department of Pathology, Pediatrics and Medicine, 5B114, University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
J Mol Diagn 12:368-76. 2010..High-resolution melting can provide timely diagnosis at low cost for effective clinical management of rare, genetic primary immunodeficiency disorders...
Tularemia with vesicular skin lesions may be mistaken for infection with herpes virusesCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Clin Infect Dis 47:e4-6. 2008..Clinicians must recognize the cutaneous manifestations of tularemia and be able to distinguish these from lesions seen with herpes viruses...
Oseltamivir-resistant influenza A 2009 H1N1 virus in immunocompromised patientsBrianne A Couturier
ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:199-204. 2010..First-line treatment of influenza A 2009 H1N1 relies on neuraminidase inhibitors such as oseltamivir. Resistance conferred by the H275Y neuraminidase gene mutation is concerning and likely to increase...
Mollicute infections in neonatesRosemary C She
Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:248-50. 2009..When mollicute infection is suspected, clinicians should alert laboratories, which will optimize methods of detection...
Coccidioides immitis meningitis in a patient with hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome due to a novel mutation in signal transducer and activator of transcriptionAnnie E Powers
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:664-6. 2009..We report the first case of Coccidioides immitis meningitis in a patient with HIES. Coccidioides should be included in the differential diagnosis for central nervous system infections in HIES patients...
Identifying respiratory viruses in nasal mucus from childrenRosemary C She
Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:970-2. 2010....
