2014
Maternal Race, Demography, and Health Care Disparities Impact Risk for Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Neonates
Shankaran S, Lin A, Maller-Kesselman J, Zhang H, O'Shea TM, Bada HS, Kaiser JR, Lifton RP, Bauer CR, Ment LR, Study G. Maternal Race, Demography, and Health Care Disparities Impact Risk for Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Preterm Neonates. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2014, 164: 1005-1011.e3. PMID: 24589078, PMCID: PMC4095864, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleCase-Control StudiesCerebral HemorrhageFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureInfant, Premature, DiseasesLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPrenatal CareRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSwedenUltrasonographyUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsIntraventricular hemorrhageWhite infantsGrade 2Multiple gestationsPrenatal visitWhite raceNeonatal intensive care unitAntenatal steroid exposureGestational age infantsBirth weight 500Birth weight rangeIntensive care unitAfrican ancestryMultivariate logistic regressionHigher maternal educationHigh-frequency ventilationHealth care disparitiesAntenatal steroidsApgar scoreCesarean deliveryPreterm neonatesCare unitGestational ageSteroid exposureAge infants
2010
The Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis
Bizzarro MJ, Jiang Y, Hussain N, Gruen JR, Bhandari V, Zhang H. The Impact of Environmental and Genetic Factors on Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2010, 158: 234-238.e1. PMID: 20850766, PMCID: PMC3008342, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.07.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge of OnsetBirth WeightBlood-Borne PathogensCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsCross InfectionEnvironmental ExposureFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHospital MortalityHumansInfant, NewbornIntensive Care Units, NeonatalLogistic ModelsMalePrognosisRetrospective StudiesSepsisSurvival RateTime FactorsTwinsTwins, DizygoticTwins, MonozygoticConceptsLate-onset sepsisNewborn intensive care unitIntensive care unitCare unitBirth weightIntensive care unit populationNeonatal late-onset sepsisRetrospective cohort analysisTotal parenteral nutritionRespiratory distress syndromeGenetic factorsLogistic regression analysisMixed-effects logistic regressionNongenetic factorsMixed-effects logistic regression analysisSignificant genetic susceptibilityDistress syndromeParenteral nutritionGestational ageCohort analysisSepsisUnit populationConcordance rateGenetic susceptibilityLogistic regression