Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Displaying 1 - 50 of 55CSV
Schmoke, N., Clark, E., Nemeh, C., Vargas Chaves, D., Saiman, L., Cheung, E. W., Middlesworth, W., & Sen, A. I. (2025). Daily Surveillance Blood Cultures in Children Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Single-Center, Retrospective Cohort Study, 2021–2023. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/pcc.0000000000003699
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Acker, K. P., Singh, H. K., Westblade, L., Joyce, H. I., Ma, X., Kuang, D., Gouveia, A. L., Ross, B., Wang, S., Shin, W., Gerber, N., Alfonzo, M. J., Tarun, S., & Dempsey, T. (2025). P-1610. Assessing the Impact of Reflex Urine Cultures in Pediatrics. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12(Supplement_1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1777
Publication Date
Mulinda, C., Garzon, M. C., Morel, K. D., Levin, L. E., Collins, C., Quinn, P., Saiman, L., & Lauren, C. T. (2024). Managing Adverse Skin Reactions Associated With Central Line Dressings in Children: A Survey of Dermatologists. Pediatric Dermatology. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/pde.15837
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Walsh, E. E., Branche, A. R., Barrett, A., Alba, L., Gollerkeri, S., Schillinger, J. A., Phillips, M., & Finelli, L. (2024). Impact of Age and Comorbid Conditions on Incidence Rates of COVID‐19‐Associated Hospitalizations, 2020–2021. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 18(11). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.70016
Publication Date
Muhlebach, M. S., Shields, T., Shah, K. K., Ansar, M., Virella-Lowell, I., Zhou, J. J., LiPuma, J. J., & Saiman, L. (2024). Assessing effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection of equipment and environmental surfaces in cystic fibrosis clinics using an ATP assay. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 45(10), 1213–1218. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.102
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Coffin, S. E., Kociolek, L. K., Zerr, D. M., Milstone, A. M., Aldrich, M. L., Vargas, C. Y., Zalot, M. A., Reyna, M. E., Adler, A., Koontz, D., Egbert, E. R., Alrikaby, J., Alba, L., Gollerkeri, S., Ruggieri, M., Finelli, L., & Choi, Y. (2024). Outcomes Associated with Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children’s Hospitals. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 13(11), 594–598. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piae099
Publication Date
Urso, A., Monk, I. R., Cheng, Y.-T., Predella, C., Wong Fok Lung, T., Theiller, E. M., Boylan, J., Perelman, S., Baskota, S. U., Moustafa, A. M., Lohia, G., Lewis, I. A., Howden, B. P., Stinear, T. P., Dorrello, N. V., Torres, V., & Prince, A. S. (2024). Staphylococcus aureus adapts to exploit collagen-derived proline during chronic infection. Nature Microbiology, 9(10), 2506–2521. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01769-9
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Waters, V., LiPuma, J. J., Hoffman, L. R., Alby, K., Zhang, S. X., Yau, Y. C., Downey, D. G., Sermet-Gaudelus, I., Bouchara, J.-P., Kidd, T. J., Bell, S. C., & Brown, A. W. (2024). Practical Guidance for Clinical Microbiology Laboratories: Updated guidance for processing respiratory tract samples from people with cystic fibrosis. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 37(3). https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00215-21
Publication Date
Lee, P. S., Frantzis, I., & Abeles, S. R. (2024). Greening Infection Prevention and Control: Multifaceted Approaches to a Sustainable Future. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae371
Publication Date
Duffy, C. R., Oberhardt, M., Ross, N., Ewing, J., Messina, M., Fitzgerald, K., Saiman, L., & Goffman, D. (2022). Perioperative Antibiotics and Other Factors Associated with Postcesarean Infections: A Case-Control Study. American Journal of Perinatology, 41(S 01), e520–e527. CLOCKSS. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1904-9583
Publication Date
Parow, A., Cron, J., Nagy, S., Saiman, L., & Singh, H. K. (2024). Approach to intrapartum fever during the COVID-19 pandemic: A New York City Hospital experience. American Journal of Infection Control, 52(7), 860–862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2024.04.002
Publication Date
Frantzis, I., Levasseur, S., Huebner, J., Mahida, M., Larussa, P., James, W., Abebe, W., Ngwenya, C., Mupere, E., Rosenthal, S. L., Patterson, J., Johnson, J., Strehlau, R., Lulseged, S., Stanberry, L. R., & Saiman, L. (2024). Infection prevention and control and related practices in African neonatal units: The Pan-African neonatal care assessment study (PANCAS). International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 259, 114357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114357
Publication Date
Gollerkeri, S., Oliver, C., Maria, M., Green, D. A., Wu, F., Paul, A. A., Hill-Ricciuti, A., Mathema, B., Sahni, R., & Saiman, L. (2024). Impact of active surveillance and decolonization strategies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatology, 44(5), 724–730. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-024-01902-w
Publication Date
Abdul-Mutakabbir, J. C., Tan, K. K., Johnson, C. L., McGrath, C. L., Zerr, D. M., & Marcelin, J. R. (2024). Prioritizing Equity in Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts (EASE): a framework for infectious diseases clinicians. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2024.69
Publication Date
Floris-Moore, M., Stockwell, M., Grijalva, C. G., Keipp Talbot, H., Mellis, A., Smith-Jeffcoat, S. E., Rolfes, M. A., Saydah, S., Biddle, J. E., Lin, J. T., Schmitz, J., Chappell, J., Hart, K. W., McLaren, S. H., Sano, E., Saiman, L., Maldonado, Y. A., Ellingson, K., Lutrick, K., … Bowman, N. M. (2023). 400. Predictors of Post-COVID Conditions after SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults Enrolled in a Multistate Household Transmission Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(Supplement_2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.470
Publication Date
Singh, H. K., Ross, B., Quinn, M., Calfee, D. P., Simon, M., Torres, H. M., Acker, K. P., Horowitz, H., Wang, T. Z., Gunawardhana, N., Goldberg, R. H., Segal-Maurer, S., Prasad, N., Johnson, C. L., Kuang, D., Gouveia, A. L., Yoko Furuya, E., Westervelt, K., & Saiman, L. (2023). 745. Title: Epidemiology of Hospital-onset Bacteremia (HOB) caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a Multi-hospital Health System. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(Supplement_2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.806
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Walsh, E. E., Branche, A. R., Barrett, A., Alba, L. R., Gollerkeri, S., Schillinger, J. A., PHILLIPS, M. A. T. T. H. E. W. R., & Finelli, L. (2023). 2313. Population-based Incidence of SARS-CoV-2-associated Hospitalizations across the Age Spectrum in New York City, 2020-2021. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(Supplement_2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1935
Publication Date
Shah, K. S., Saiman, L., LiPuma, J. J., Kosorok, M. R., & Muhlebach, M. S. (2024). Association of Pseudomonas aeruginosa incident infections with adherence to cystic fibrosis foundation care guidelines. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 23(2), 300–305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2023.10.015
Publication Date
Tomlinson, K. L., Chen, Y.-T., Junker, A., Urso, A., Wong Fok Lung, T., Ahn, D., Hofstaedter, C. E., Baskota, S. U., Ernst, R. K., Prince, A., & Riquelme, S. A. (2023). Ketogenesis promotes tolerance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection. Cell Metabolism, 35(10), 1767-1781.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2023.09.001
Publication Date
Johnson, C. L., Neu, N., & Saiman, L. (2023). Antimicrobial use and opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship in pediatric postacute and long-term care settings. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44(9), 1515–1517. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.287
Publication Date
Paul, A. A., Gentzler, E., Solowey, K., Manickam, S., Frantzis, I., Alba, L., Messina, M., Brachio, S. S., & Saiman, L. (2023). Epidemiology, risk factors, and applicability of CDC definitions for healthcare-associated bloodstream infections at a level IV neonatal ICU. Journal of Perinatology, 43(9), 1152–1157. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-023-01728-y
Publication Date
Brachio, S. S., Gu, W., & Saiman, L. (2023). Next Steps for Health Care-Associated Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Clinics in Perinatology, 50(2), 381–397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clp.2023.02.001
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Coffin, S. E., Kociolek, L. K., Zerr, D. M., Milstone, A. M., Aldrich, M. L., Vargas, C. Y., Zapata, G., Zalot, M. A., Reyna, M. E., Adler, A., Voskertchian, A., Egbert, E. R., Alba, L., Gollerkeri, S., Ruggieri, M., Finelli, L., & Choi, Y. (2023). Healthcare-Associated Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children’s Hospitals. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 12(5), 265–272. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piad030
Publication Date
Calderwood, M. S., Anderson, D. J., Bratzler, D. W., Dellinger, E. P., Garcia-Houchins, S., Maragakis, L. L., Nyquist, A.-C., Perkins, K. M., Preas, M. A., Saiman, L., Schaffzin, J. K., Schweizer, M., Yokoe, D. S., & Kaye, K. S. (2023). Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44(5), 695–720. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.67
Publication Date
Thind, P., Vargas, C. Y., Reed, C., Wang, L., Alba, L. R., Larson, E. L., Saiman, L., & Stockwell, M. S. (2023). Acceptability, Feasibility, and Validity of Detecting Respiratory Pathogens During Acute Respiratory Illness in Participant-Collected Swabs in a Low-Income, Community Sample. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad068
Publication Date
Hill-Ricciuti, A., Walsh, E. E., Greendyke, W. G., Choi, Y., Barrett, A., Alba, L., Branche, A. R., Falsey, A. R., Phillips, M., Finelli, L., & Saiman, L. (2022). Clinical impact of healthcare-associated respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized adults. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44(3), 433–439. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.128
Publication Date
Tomlinson, K. L., Riquelme, S. A., Baskota, S. U., Drikic, M., Monk, I. R., Stinear, T. P., Lewis, I. A., & Prince, A. S. (2023). Staphylococcus aureus stimulates neutrophil itaconate production that suppresses the oxidative burst. Cell Reports, 42(2), 112064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112064
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Prill, M. M., Wilmont, S., Neu, N., Alba, L., Hill-Ricciuti, A., Larson, E., Whitaker, B., Lu, X., Garg, S., Gerber, S. I., & Kim, L. (2022). Surveillance for Acute Respiratory Illnesses in Pediatric Chronic Care Facilities. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 12(1), 49–52. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piac109
Publication Date
Halabi, K. C., Ross, B., Acker, K. P., Cannon, J.-M., Messina, M., Mangino, D., Balzer, K., Hill-Ricciuti, A., Green, D. A., Westblade, L. F., Salvatore, C. M., & Saiman, L. (2022). Successful diagnostic stewardship for Clostridioides difficile testing in pediatrics. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 44(2), 186–190. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.117
Publication Date
Tarun, S., Abebe, W., Mahida, M., Saiman, L., James, W., LaRussa, P., & Stanberry, L. R. (2023). Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention Resources for Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan African Hospitals Caring for Children. Global Pediatric Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794x231210661
Publication Date
Annavajhala, M. K., Kelly, N. E., Geng, W., Ferguson, S. A., Giddins, M. J., Grohs, E. C., Hill-Ricciuti, A., Green, D. A., Saiman, L., & Uhlemann, A.-C. (2022). Genomic and Epidemiological Features of Two Dominant Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Clones from a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Surveillance Effort. MSphere, 7(6). https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.00409-22
Publication Date
Frantzis, I., Paul, A., Gentzler, E., Solowey, K., Manickam, S., Hill-Ricciuti, A., Messina, M., Alba, L., Johnson, C. L., Brachio, S. S., & Saiman, L. (2022). 2152. Types and Resistance Patterns of Gram-negative Bacteria (GNB) causing Bloodstream Infections (BSIs) in a Neonatal ICU (NICU), 2010-2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9(Supplement_2). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac492.1772
Publication Date
Xu, Z., Chen, J. J., Mei, Q., Li, Y., & Xu, J. (2022). Expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine 7 receptor in intestinal mucosa correlates with the degree of intestinal inflammation in Crohn’s disease. BMC Gastroenterology, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02513-5
Publication Date
Branche, A. R., Saiman, L., Walsh, E. E., Falsey, A. R., Jia, H., Barrett, A., Alba, L., Phillips, M., & Finelli, L. (2022). Change in functional status associated with respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized older adults. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 16(6), 1151–1160. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.13043
Publication Date
Stoudemire, W., Jiang, X., Zhou, J. J., Kosorok, M. R., Saiman, L., & Muhlebach, M. S. (2022). Predicting risk-adjusted incidence rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis programs in the United States. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 21(6), 1013–1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2022.08.002
Publication Date
Stockwell, M. S., Reed, C., Vargas, C. Y., Wang, L., Alba, L. R., Jia, H., LaRussa, P., Larson, E. L., & Saiman, L. (2022). Five-Year Community Surveillance Study for Acute Respiratory Infections Using Text Messaging: Findings From the MoSAIC Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75(6), 987–995. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac027
Publication Date
Lloyd, E. C., Cogen, J. D., Maples, H., Bell, S. C., & Saiman, L. (2022). Antimicrobial Stewardship in Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 11(Supplement_2), S53–S61. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piac071
Publication Date
Halabi, K. C., Stockwell, M. S., Alba, L., Vargas, C., Reed, C., & Saiman, L. (2022). Clinical and socioeconomic burden of rhinoviruses/enteroviruses in the community. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 16(5), 891–896. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.12989
Publication Date
Alexiades, N. G., Shao, B., Ahn, E. S., Blount, J. P., Brockmeyer, D. L., Hankinson, T. C., Nesvick, C. L., Sandberg, D. I., Heuer, G. G., Saiman, L., Feldstein, N. A., & Anderson, R. C. E. (2022). High prevalence of gram-negative and multiorganism surgical site infections after pediatric complex tethered spinal cord surgery: a multicenter study. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 30(3), 357–363. https://doi.org/10.3171/2022.6.peds2238
Publication Date
Goldman, C. R., Sieling, W. D., Alba, L. R., Silverio Francisco, R. A., Vargas, C. Y., Barrett, A. E., Phillips, M., Finelli, L., & Saiman, L. (2021). Severe Clinical Outcomes Among Adults Hospitalized With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, New York City, 2017-2019. Public Health Reports®, 137(5), 929–935. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549211041545
Publication Date
Stick, S. M., Foti, A., Ware, R. S., Tiddens, H. A. W. M., Clements, B. S., Armstrong, D. S., Selvadurai, H., Tai, A., Cooper, P. J., Byrnes, C. A., Belessis, Y., Wainwright, C., Jaffe, A., Robinson, P., Saiman, L., & Sly, P. D. (2022). The effect of azithromycin on structural lung disease in infants with cystic fibrosis (COMBAT CF): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 10(8), 776–784. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600(22)00165-5
Publication Date
Murray, L., & Saiman, L. (2022). Potential opportunities and challenges for infection prevention and control for cystic fibrosis in the modern era. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 35(4), 346–352. https://doi.org/10.1097/qco.0000000000000847
Publication Date
Urso, A., & Prince, A. (2022). Anti-Inflammatory Metabolites in the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infection. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2022.925746
Publication Date
Nichols, D. P., Singh, P. K., Baines, A., Caverly, L. J., Chmiel, J. F., GIbson, R. L., Lascano, J., Morgan, S. J., Retsch-Bogart, G., Saiman, L., Sadeghi, H., Billings, J. L., Heltshe, S. L., Kirby, S., Kong, A., Nick, J. A., & Mayer-Hamblett, N. (2021). Testing the effects of combining azithromycin with inhaled tobramycin forP. aeruginosain cystic fibrosis: a randomised, controlled clinical trial. Thorax, 77(6), 581–588. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217782
Publication Date
Branche, A. R., Saiman, L., Walsh, E. E., Falsey, A. R., Sieling, W. D., Greendyke, W., Peterson, D. R., Vargas, C. Y., Phillips, M., & Finelli, L. (2021). Incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Among Hospitalized Adults, 2017–2020. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74(6), 1004–1011. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab595
Publication Date
Halabi, K. C., Saiman, L., & Zachariah, P. (2022). The Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in New York City during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic Compared with Previous Years. The Journal of Pediatrics, 242, 242-244.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.10.057
Publication Date
Acker, K., Eagen-Torkko, M., Riley, L. E., & Saiman, L. (2021). COVID-19 Infection, Prevention, and Control Considerations in the Obstetric Environment. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 65(1), 134–147. https://doi.org/10.1097/grf.0000000000000666
Publication Date
Saiman, L., Zhou, J. J., Shah, K. S., Jiang, X., Stoudemire, W., Kosorok, M. R., & Muhlebach, M. S. (2022). Barriers implementing infection prevention and control experienced by healthcare workers, people with CF and parents. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 21(2), 309–315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2021.07.009
Publication Date