Research Topics
| C L ByingtonSummaryAffiliation: University of Utah Country: USA Publications
| Collaborators
|
Detail Information
Publications
An epidemiological investigation of a sustained high rate of pediatric parapneumonic empyema: risk factors and microbiological associationsCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
Clin Infect Dis 34:434-40. 2002..0001 for each factor). The increasing incidence of empyema was associated with infection due to S. pneumoniae serotype 1, outpatient treatment with certain antibiotics, ibuprofen use, and varicella...- Entamoeba histolytica: computer-assisted modeling of phosphofructokinase for the prediction of broad-spectrum antiparasitic agentsC L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
Exp Parasitol 87:194-202. 1997..histolytica and inhibited the growth of amebae in vitro. This class of compounds may have broad-spectrum antiparasitic activity and, in the future, may facilitate the treatment of serious parasitic infections... - Serious bacterial infections in febrile infants 1 to 90 days old with and without viral infectionsCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatrics 113:1662-6. 2004..The occurrence of SBI in Rochester LR or HR infants with confirmed viral infections is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the occurrence of SBI in Rochester LR and HR infants with and without viral infections... - The effect of rapid respiratory viral diagnostic testing on antibiotic use in a children's hospitalCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, 50 N Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:1230-4. 2002..Overprescribing of antimicrobials for viral illness is a factor contributing to increasing antimicrobial resistance among bacterial pathogens encountered in pediatrics... - Human herpesvirus 6 infection in febrile infants ninety days of age and youngerCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 21:996-9. 2002..The importance of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) as a pathogen in febrile infants </=90 days of age is unknown... - Temporal trends of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae among children in the intermountain west: emergence of nonvaccine serogroupsCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Clin Infect Dis 41:21-9. 2005..Use of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7 [Prevnar]) has been associated with decreased a incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) among children in the United States... 
Seasonal invasive pneumococcal disease in children: role of preceding respiratory viral infectionKrow Ampofo
Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Pediatrics 122:229-37. 2008..Our objective was to demonstrate correlations between invasive pneumococcal disease in children and circulating respiratory viruses...- 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... - The good habit of reading (El Buen Habito de la Lectura): parental reactions to an enhanced Reach Out and Read program in a clinic for the underservedCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:363-8. 2008..This report describes parental reactions to a Reach Out and Read (ROR) program enhanced with a children's library in an urban clinic serving low-income immigrant families... 
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...- Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing pathogens in a children's hospital: a 5-year experienceAnne J Blaschke
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, PO Box 581289, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
Am J Infect Control 37:435-41. 2009..In addition, we sought to evaluate the characteristics of children affected... - 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... - 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... - Weight for gestational age affects the mortality of late preterm infantsLaurie S Pulver
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
Pediatrics 123:e1072-7. 2009..Late preterm infant mortality is higher than that for term newborns. The association between weight for gestational age (WGA) category and late preterm mortality has not been well described... - Urgent care providers' knowledge and attitude about public health reporting and pertussis control measures: implications for informaticsCatherine J Staes
Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, City, Utah 84112, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 15:471-8. 2009.... - Should the pertussis case definition for public health reporting be refined?Julie H Shakib
Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatric Division, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
J Public Health Manag Pract 15:479-84. 2009.... - 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... - Clindamycin-resistant group B Streptococcus and failure of intrapartum prophylaxis to prevent early-onset diseaseAnne J Blaschke
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
J Pediatr 156:501-3. 2010..We report a case of clindamycin-resistant GBS disease in a newborn infant whose mother received clindamycin IAP, and we review clindamycin susceptibility testing... - Association of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection and increased hospitalization with parapneumonic empyema in children in UtahKrow Ampofo
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:905-9. 2010..We examined the relationship between circulating 2009 H1N1 and the occurrence of secondary bacterial parapneumonic empyema in children... - 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... - Normative cerebrospinal fluid profiles in febrile infantsCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
J Pediatr 158:130-4. 2011..To describe the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) profiles of febrile infants aged 1 to 90 days with negative bacterial culture test results and negative results for enteroviruses with polymerase chain reaction... - Feasibility of elementary school children's use of hand gel and facemasks during influenza seasonMandy A Allison
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:223-9. 2010..The feasibility of non-pharmacologic interventions to prevent influenza's spread in schools is not well known... - Molecular epidemiology of pediatric pneumococcal empyema from 2001 to 2007 in UtahCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 295 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
J Clin Microbiol 48:520-5. 2010..Serotype switch was not documented. Replacement disease with common ST of serotypes 1,3, 7F, and 19A rather than serotype switch was responsible for the increase in PPE in Utah children... - Gordonia species: emerging pathogens in pediatric patients that are identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencingAnne J Blaschke
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Clin Infect Dis 45:483-6. 2007.... - Clinical and economic outcomes for term infants associated with increasing administration of antibiotics to their mothersTiffany S Glasgow
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 21:338-46. 2007..8 h compared with 41.6 h for those not treated (P < 0.0001). The cost of caring for newborns whose mothers received antibiotics was $740 compared with $638 for those whose mothers had not received them (P < 0.001)... - Serious bacterial infections in febrile infants younger than 90 days of age: the importance of ampicillin-resistant pathogensCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Division of General Pediatrics, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Pediatrics 111:964-8. 2003..Recommendations for initial antibiotic therapy for the febrile infant 1 to 90 days old were developed when infections with GBS were common and antibiotic resistance was rare... - Risk factors associated with ampicillin-resistant infection in newborns in the era of group B streptococcal prophylaxisAlison C Rentz
Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Neonatology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 158:556-60. 2004.... - Association of intrapartum antibiotic exposure and late-onset serious bacterial infections in infantsTiffany S Glasgow
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Pediatrics 116:696-702. 2005.... - Impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal parapneumonic empyemaCarrie L Byington
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:250-4. 2006..Our objective was to describe the temporal trends in PPE in Utah before and after the availability of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV-7)... - Herpes simplex virus central nervous system relapse during treatment of infantile spasms with corticotropinJoshua L Bonkowsky
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Pediatrics 117:e1045-8. 2006..Corticotropin should be relatively contraindicated for use when a patient has a history of HSV infection, or intravenous acyclovir should be administered concurrently... - Rheumatic fever presenting as monoarticular arthritisGregory A Harlan
Division of Pediatric Inpatient Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84113, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:743-6. 2006..We recently cared for 3 patients with monoarticular arthritis who developed carditis while receiving antibiotics for SA. Distinguishing SA from rheumatic fever (RF) is critical to avoid lifelong cardiac complications associated with RF... - Bottled, filtered, and tap water use in Latino and non-Latino childrenWendy L Hobson
Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84132, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:457-61. 2007.... - Invasive meningococcal disease, Utah, 1995-2005Rachelle B Boulton
Department of Health, Division of Epidemiology and Laboratory Services, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 13:1225-7. 2007..Regional surveillance is essential to identify high-risk populations that might benefit from targeted immunization efforts... - Enhancement of the AMPLICOR enterovirus PCR test with a coprecipitantE W Taggart
Associated Regional and University Pathologists Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
J Clin Microbiol 36:3408-9. 1998..The background signal was not affected by the addition of Pellet Paint. These data support the utility of a coprecipitant in minimizing false-negative results... - Continued early onset group B streptococcal infections in the era of intrapartum prophylaxisL S Pulver
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
J Perinatol 29:20-5. 2009..The objective of the study was to determine the rate of early onset group B streptococcus (EOGBS) infection in Utah and identify potential areas of failure in EOGBS prevention... - An examination of the unintended consequences of the rule-out sepsis evaluation: a parental perspectiveR D Paxton
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 40:71-7. 2001..We conclude that unintended consequences of the ROS evaluation included excessive parental anxiety, cessation of breastfeeding, iatrogenic complications, and financial stress. Suggestions to decrease these adverse consequences are given... - Human herpesvirus 6 in the newborn intensive care unitA C Rentz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, 100 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 26:297-9. 2007 - Parental attitudes about influenza immunization and school-based immunization for school-aged childrenMandy A Allison
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 29:751-5. 2010..Identify parental beliefs and barriers related to influenza immunization of school-aged children and acceptance of school-based influenza immunization... - Multicenter surveillance of invasive meningococcal infections in childrenSheldon L Kaplan
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Pediatrics 118:e979-84. 2006..The objective of this study was to collect demographic, clinical, laboratory, and outcome information for infants and children who had Neisseria meningitidis infections of various serogroups and were cared for in 10 pediatric hospitals... - Invasive serotype a Haemophilus influenzae infections with a virulence genotype resembling Haemophilus influenzae type b: emerging pathogen in the vaccine era?E E Adderson
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, USA
Pediatrics 108:E18. 2001..We describe the clinical, epidemiologic, and molecular biologic features of 5 cases of severe disease attributable to Haemophilus influenzae type a... - Pertussis antibodies in postpartum women and their newbornsJ H Shakib
General Pediatric Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84158, USA
J Perinatol 30:93-7. 2010.... - Diagnosis and outcomes of enterovirus infections in young infantsKristine R Rittichier
Divisions of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:546-50. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: EV infections are common in febrile infants younger than 90 days. Blood and CSF are equally likely to yield positive results by PCR, but the combination of both specimens improved the diagnostic yield... - Metamizole use by Latino immigrants: a common and potentially harmful home remedyJoshua L Bonkowsky
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Pediatrics 109:e98. 2002.... - Possible intrafamilial transmission of Toxocara causing eosinophilic meningitis in an infantMerle Keller
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:849-50. 2008..We report a case in an infant resulting in eosinophilic meningitis and prolonged fever. The case illustrates probable intrafamilial transmission, a mode of transmission that has not been previously documented... - Investigation of treatment failure in neonatal echovirus 7 infectionAlison C Rentz
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:259-62. 2006..Studies of the viral isolate, maternal plasma, intravenous immunoglobulin preparations and pleconaril were performed to identify potential causes for treatment failure... - Risk factors for pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease in the Intermountain West, 1996-2002Maryam B Haddad
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Ann Epidemiol 18:139-46. 2008..e., Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and parts of Arizona and Nevada) was poorly understood and might differ from elsewhere in the United States, a case-control study was undertaken to determine factors associated with IPD during 1996-2002... - Adenoviral infections in children: the impact of rapid diagnosisChristian Rocholl
Department of Pediatrics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Pediatrics 113:e51-6. 2004..DFA testing for ADV should be considered for infants and children requiring admission for fever, respiratory illness, suspected KD, and hepatitis... - Prevention of influenza: recommendations for influenza immunization of children, 2007-2008Joseph A Bocchini
Pediatrics 121:e1016-31. 2008..However, oseltamivir and zanamivir can be prescribed for treatment or chemoprophylaxis, because influenza A and B strains remain susceptible...