2001
Position for Newborn Sleep: Associations with Parents' Perceptions of Their Nursery Experience
Colson E, Bergman D, Shapiro E, Leventhal J. Position for Newborn Sleep: Associations with Parents' Perceptions of Their Nursery Experience. Birth 2001, 28: 249-253. PMID: 11903213, DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.2001.00249.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupine positionSudden infant death syndromeUrban primary care centerPrimary care centersWell-child visitsInfant death syndromeCause of deathCurrent American AcademyInfant sleeping positionPercent of parentsPostpartum hospitalInner-city parentsHealthy infantsPostpartum periodProne positionCare centerPediatrics recommendationsDeath syndromeInner-city settingsNewborn sleepSleeping positionInfant sleepInfantsAmerican AcademyPostpartum experiences
2000
Prospective cohort study of children born to human immunodeficiency virus-infected mothers, 1985 through 1997: trends in the risk of vertical transmission, mortality and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome indicator diseases in the era before highly active antiretroviral therapy
SIMPSON J, SHAPIRO E, ANDIMAN W. Prospective cohort study of children born to human immunodeficiency virus-infected mothers, 1985 through 1997: trends in the risk of vertical transmission, mortality and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome indicator diseases in the era before highly active antiretroviral therapy. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2000, 19: 618-624. PMID: 10917219, DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200007000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAIDS indicator diseasesMonths of ageIndicator diseasesInfected childrenVertical transmissionCohort studyHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected mothersMycobacterium avium complex diseaseActive antiretroviral therapyHIV infection statusPerson monthsProspective cohort studyPneumocystis carinii pneumoniaLongitudinal cohort studyRate of deathIntroduction of treatmentTime of deathRates of diseaseAntiretroviral therapyHIV infectionCarinii pneumoniaPregnant womenAntiretroviral drugsHIV-1HIV
1998
Lyme Arthritis in Children: Clinical Epidemiology and Long-term Outcomes
Gerber M, Zemel L, Shapiro E. Lyme Arthritis in Children: Clinical Epidemiology and Long-term Outcomes. Pediatrics 1998, 102: 905-908. PMID: 9755263, DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.4.905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesLyme arthritisAppropriate antimicrobial therapyAntimicrobial therapyClinical epidemiologyLyme diseaseMean white blood cell countWhite blood cell countNewington Children's HospitalCells/mm3Pediatric rheumatology clinicTime of diagnosisEarly Lyme diseaseErythrocyte sedimentation rateLong-term followOnset of symptomsBlood cell countStructured telephone interviewActive arthritisChronic arthritisRheumatology clinicArthroscopic synovectomyInitial diagnosisChildren's HospitalTelephone follow
1996
Lyme Disease in Children in Southeastern Connecticut
Gerber M, Shapiro E, Burke G, Parcells V, Bell G. Lyme Disease in Children in Southeastern Connecticut. New England Journal Of Medicine 1996, 335: 1270-1274. PMID: 8857006, DOI: 10.1056/nejm199610243351703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythema migrans lesionsSingle erythema migrans lesionLyme diseaseErythema migransClinical manifestationsMultiple erythema migrans lesionsCommunity-based cohort studyFacial nerve palsyInitial clinical manifestationPrompt clinical responseEarly Lyme diseasePercent of childrenConventional antimicrobial therapyMultiple erythemaClinical responseCohort studyAseptic meningitisConsecutive patientsMedian ageProspective dataAntimicrobial therapyAntibody testNew episodesPatientsLesions
1984
Exclusion of III Children from Day-care Centers
Shapiro E. Exclusion of III Children from Day-care Centers. Clinical Pediatrics 1984, 23: 689-691. PMID: 6499349, DOI: 10.1177/000992288402301207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild Day Care CentersChild, PreschoolCommunicable Disease ControlConnecticutHumansLicensure