Publications by authors named "S K Friedlander"
Article Synopsis
- - Tinea capitis is a contagious fungal infection affecting children, with significant public health implications due to its prevalence, risk factors, and potential long-term effects if untreated; regional variations exist in causative agents, primarily Trichophyton in North America and Microsporum globally.
- - Diagnosis primarily involves clinical evaluation, microscopic examination, and fungal culture, while treatment options include systemic antifungals, particularly terbinafine for Trichophyton infections; accurate diagnosis and patient education are critical for successful outcomes.
- - Preventative measures focus on early detection and healthy habits, emphasizing the need for collaboration between healthcare providers and public health agencies to improve treatment effectiveness and community awareness to reduce the infection's spread.
Lung transplantation has become the definitive treatment for end stage respiratory disease. Numbers and survival rates have increased over the past decade, with transplant recipients living longer and with greater comorbidities, resulting in greater complexity of care. Common and uncommon complications that occur in the immediate, early, intermediate, and late periods can have significant impact on the course of the transplant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a signifi- cant cause of morbidity and mortality following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). While many risk factors are known, the seasonal and temporal associations of SSI are less under- stood. Understanding the associations can help reduce SSI rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Deep surgical site infections (dSSI) following spinal laminectomy and fusion are serious complications associated with poor patient outcomes. The objective of this study is to investigate the monthly and seasonal variability of dSSI rates following common spinal surgeries to investigate the "July effect," which refers to the alleged increase in adverse health outcomes due to new hospital trainees at the beginning of the academic year.
Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of patients who had a dSSI following laminectomy (without fusion) or spinal fusion (with or without laminectomy) at a single large urban academic medical center between January 2009 and August 2018.
Background And Objectives: Limited data are available on the contemporary epidemiology, clinical management, and health care utilization for pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) due to third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (G3CR) in the United States. The objective is to describe the epidemiology, antimicrobial treatment and response, and health care utilization associated with G3CR UTI.
Methods: Multisite, matched cohort-control study including children with G3CR UTI versus non-G3CR UTI.