Journal of hospital medicine : an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine
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Although neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes significant morbidity, utilization of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) HSV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test remains variable. Our objective was to examine the association of CSF HSV PCR testing with length of stay (LOS) in a 20-center retrospective cohort of hospitalized infants aged ≤60 days undergoing evaluation for meningitis after adjustment for patient-level factors and clustering by center. ⋯ Infants who had a CSF HSV PCR test performed had a 23% longer hospital LOS (incident rate ratio 1.23; 95% CI: 1.14-1.33). Targeted CSF HSV PCR testing may mitigate the impact on LOS for low-risk infants.
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American Society of Hematology 2018 Guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism: treatment of pediatric venous thromboembolism DEVELOPER: The American Society of Hematology multidisciplinary subcommittee RELEASE DATE: November 27, 2018 FUNDING SOURCE: American Society of Hematology PRIOR VERSION: N/A TARGET POPULATION: less than 18 years of age.