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| E R WaldSummaryAffiliation: University of Wisconsin Country: USA Publications
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Parental perception of children's weight in a paediatric primary care settingE R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Children s Hospital, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Child Care Health Dev 33:738-43. 2007..To determine how parents of overweight children perceived their children's weight status compared with actual body mass index (BMI)...- Vesicoureteral reflux: the role of antibiotic prophylaxisEllen R Wald
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 117:919-22. 2006 - Periorbital and orbital infectionsEllen R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Box 4108, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 21:393-408, vi. 2007..Infectious causes can be preseptal or orbital in origin. The differential diagnosis and management of these conditions are considered in this article... - Beginning antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis and choosing the right treatmentEllen R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI, USA
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 30:143-52. 2006..In cases of serious drug allergy, clarithromycin or azithromycin may be prescribed. The optimal duration of therapy is unknown. Some recommend treatment until the patient becomes free of symptoms and then for an additional 7 d... - Pneumococcal facial cellulitis in childrenL B Givner
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 27157, USA
Pediatrics 106:E61. 2000..To review the epidemiology and clinical course of facial cellulitis attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae in children... - Is urine culture necessary to rule out urinary tract infection in young febrile children?A Hoberman
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 15:304-9. 1996..To determine whether the absence of pyuria on the enhanced urinalysis can be used to eliminate the diagnosis of urinary tract infection, avoiding the need for urine culture and sparing large health care expenditures... - Oral versus initial intravenous therapy for urinary tract infections in young febrile childrenA Hoberman
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 104:79-86. 1999..The availability of potent, oral, third-generation cephalosporins as well as interest in cost containment and avoidance of nosocomial risks prompted evaluation of the safety and efficacy of outpatient therapy... - Urinary tract infections in young febrile childrenA Hoberman
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 16:11-7. 1997..However, the long term implications of small scars identified with renal scintigraphy remain to be determined... 
Effectiveness of amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium in the treatment of acute bacterial sinusitis in childrenEllen R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Pediatrics 124:9-15. 2009..The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of high-dose amoxicillin/potassium clavulanate in the treatment of children diagnosed with ABS...- Imaging studies after a first febrile urinary tract infection in young childrenAlejandro Hoberman
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 15213 2583, USA
N Engl J Med 348:195-202. 2003..We investigated whether imaging studies altered management or improved outcomes in young children with a first febrile urinary tract infection... - Enhanced urinalysis improves identification of febrile infants ages 60 days and younger at low risk for serious bacterial illnessS M Herr
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 108:866-71. 2001..The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of criteria that incorporate enhanced urinalysis to identify febrile young infants who are at low risk for serious bacterial illness (SBI)... - Antibiotic prescribing by primary care physicians for children with upper respiratory tract infectionsDavid R Nash
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA 15213, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:1114-9. 2002.... - Imaging and antimicrobial prophylaxis following the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in childrenGregory P DeMuri
Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 27:553-4. 2008 - Cerebrospinal fluid findings in aseptic versus bacterial meningitisB Negrini
Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Pediatrics 105:316-9. 2000..These contradictory reports may lead to uncertainty in the diagnosis and treatment of meningitis... - Pneumococcal infections in children after transplantationG E Schutze
Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
Clin Infect Dis 33:16-21. 2001..The antimicrobial susceptibilities and outcome of infections with S. pneumoniae in patients who have undergone transplantation are similar to those in the general pediatric population... - Short term oral cefixime therapy for treatment of bacterial conjunctivitisE R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 20:1039-42. 2001..There have been few controlled studies evaluating treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis beyond the newborn period. Topical therapy of bacterial conjunctivitis achieves a clinical cure but does not prevent acute otitis media (AOM)... - To treat or not to treatEllen R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pediatrics 115:1087-9. 2005 - Rhinosinusitis: establishing definitions for clinical research and patient careEli O Meltzer
Department of Pediatrics, Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center, 9610 Granite Ridge Drive, Suite B, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 114:155-212. 2004 - Rhinosinusitis: Establishing definitions for clinical research and patient careEli O Meltzer
Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego 92123, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:S1-62. 2004 - Performance of low-risk criteria in the evaluation of young infants with fever: review of the literatureAnna R Huppler
University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Pediatrics, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Pediatrics 125:228-33. 2010.... - Acute otitis media: more trouble with the evidenceEllen R Wald
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:103-4. 2003 - Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for children with streptococcal pharyngitisNader Shaikh
Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 124:e557-63. 2009.... - Erythromycin-resistant group A streptococci in schoolchildren in PittsburghJudith M Martin
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh 15213, USA
N Engl J Med 346:1200-6. 2002..Resistance to erythromycin has been very uncommon among group A streptococci in the United States... - Does this child have a urinary tract infection?Nader Shaikh
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
JAMA 298:2895-904. 2007..Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a frequently occurring pediatric illness that, if left untreated, can lead to permanent renal injury. Accordingly, accurate diagnosis of UTI is important... 
In vitro activity of telithromycin against macrolide-susceptible and macrolide-resistant pharyngeal isolates of group A streptococci in the United StatesMichael Green
Department of Pediatrics, MPH Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 49:2487-9. 2005....- Mycoplasma pneumoniae and atypical Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case seriesKaren A Ravin
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2583, USA
Pediatrics 119:e1002-5. 2007..This case series highlights the potential for M. pneumoniae-associated Stevens-Johnson syndrome to occur without rash and supports the use of polymerase chain reaction for early diagnosis... - In vitro activities of cethromycin (ABT-773), a new ketolide, against Streptococcus pneumoniae strains that are not susceptible to penicillin or macrolidesEdward O Mason
Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47:166-9. 2003..The ketolides appear to be active antimicrobials against penicillin- and macrolide-resistant pneumococci... - Sydenham's chorea in western PennsylvaniaArezoo Zomorrodi
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Pediatrics 117:e675-9. 2006..SC can be readily diagnosed on the basis of history, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation; neuroimaging is not necessary and should be reserved for patients who have an atypical presentation, including hemichorea... - Multicentre surveillance of the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of macrolide resistance among pharyngeal isolates of group A streptococci in the USAMichael D Green
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Pittsburgh, PA, USA
J Antimicrob Chemother 57:1240-3. 2006.... - Acute otitis media due to penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccineM Catherine McEllistrem
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2582, USA
Clin Infect Dis 40:1738-44. 2005..The impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7 [Prevnar]) on penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSP) recovered from children with acute otitis media (AOM) is unclear... - Group A streptococci among school-aged children: clinical characteristics and the carrier stateJudith M Martin
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Pediatrics 114:1212-9. 2004..A 4-year longitudinal study of school-aged children was conducted to describe the clinical characteristics and epidemiologic features of infections with group A streptococci (GAS)... - Pneumococcal endocarditis in childrenLaurence B Givner
Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA
Clin Infect Dis 38:1273-8. 2004..Pneumococcal endocarditis in children is unusual but often has serious complications... - Epidemiology of acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after licensure of the 7-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccineM Catherine McEllistrem
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-2582, USA
J Infect Dis 188:1679-84. 2003..In 1999 and 2001, 30.8% (4/13) and 26.1% (6/23) of the nonvaccine serogroups were implicated in capsular switching, respectively. Continued surveillance will be of great importance as the distribution of the PNC7 vaccine increases... - Pneumococcal vaccines: do they prevent infection and how?Klara M Posfay-Barbe
Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
Curr Opin Infect Dis 17:177-84. 2004..This vaccine was licensed in the US in 2000, and has been used increasingly since that time... - Reemergence of macrolide resistance in pharyngeal isolates of group a streptococci in southwestern PennsylvaniaMichael Green
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 48:473-6. 2004..Longitudinal surveillance of isolates from multiple centers is needed to define the prevalence of antimicrobial agent-resistant GAS in the United States... - Recurrent systemic pneumococcal disease in childrenEdward O Mason
Pediatric Infectious Disease Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children s Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:480-4. 2007..Recurrent systemic pneumococcal infection usually occurs in immunocompromised patients and patients with underlying conditions... - Clinical characteristics of children with complicated pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniaeTina Q Tan
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Sections of Northwestern University Medical School, Children s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA
Pediatrics 110:1-6. 2002.... - Aseptic meningitis and urinary infectionEllen R Wald
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:480; author reply 480-1. 2004 - The sinusitis debateStephen J Harris
Pediatrics 109:166-7. 2002 - Periorbital and orbital infectionsEllen R Wald
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA
Pediatr Rev 25:312-20. 2004 - Rhinosinusitis: developing guidance for clinical trialsEli O Meltzer
Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 118:S17-61. 2006.... - Rhinosinusitis: Developing guidance for clinical trialsEli O Meltzer
Allergy and Asthma Medical Group and Research Center Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:S31-80. 2006.... - Otitis mediaEllen R Wald
N Engl J Med 348:363; author reply 363. 2003 - Macrolide resistance among middle ear isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae observed at eight United States pediatric centers: prevalence of M and MLSB phenotypesEdward O Mason
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Pediatr Infect Dis J 22:623-7. 2003..pneumoniae increased during the 6-year study. The proportion of M phenotype remained constant at 75%, meaning that these isolates remain susceptible to clindamycin. Continued surveillance to document potential changes is essential... - Management of nontuberculous mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitisDavid L Mandell
Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:341-4. 2003..To review the treatment and outcome of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) cervical lymphadenitis... - The diagnosis and management of sinusitis: a practice parameter updateRaymond G Slavin
J Allergy Clin Immunol 116:S13-47. 2005 - To bag or not to bagEllen R Wald
J Pediatr 147:418-20. 2005 - Establishing a family-based intervention for overweight children in pediatric practiceEllen R Wald
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:S45-7. 2005 - Evaluating urine cultures in young infantsEllen R Wald
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:376-7; author reply 377. 2004