Ellen R Wald

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1 Treatment of acute otitis media in children under 2 years of age. N Engl J Med 2011 10.39
2 Imaging studies after a first febrile urinary tract infection in young children. N Engl J Med 2003 6.42
3 Erythromycin-resistant group A streptococci in schoolchildren in Pittsburgh. N Engl J Med 2002 3.96
4 Decrease of invasive pneumococcal infections in children among 8 children's hospitals in the United States after the introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatrics 2004 3.71
5 Rhinosinusitis: establishing definitions for clinical research and patient care. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004 3.49
6 Development and preliminary evaluation of a parent-reported outcome instrument for clinical trials in acute otitis media. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2009 2.60
7 IDSA clinical practice guideline for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis in children and adults. Clin Infect Dis 2012 2.43
8 Acute otitis media due to penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Clin Infect Dis 2005 2.28
9 Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 2.13
10 Clinical characteristics of children with complicated pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pediatrics 2002 2.08
11 Rhinosinusitis: Establishing definitions for clinical research and patient care. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 2.01
12 The diagnosis and management of sinusitis: a practice parameter update. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005 1.88
13 Does this child have a urinary tract infection? JAMA 2007 1.86
14 Mycoplasma pneumoniae and atypical Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case series. Pediatrics 2007 1.72
15 Treatment of children with congenital cytomegalovirus infection with ganciclovir. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2003 1.70
16 Antibiotic prescribing by primary care physicians for children with upper respiratory tract infections. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2002 1.66
17 Recurrent systemic pneumococcal disease in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007 1.65
18 A review of palivizumab and emerging therapies for respiratory syncytial virus. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2011 1.62
19 Spectrum of clinical manifestations of West Nile virus infection in children. Pediatrics 2004 1.45
20 Ecthyma gangrenosum: considerations in a previously healthy child. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 1.44
21 Rhinosinusitis: developing guidance for clinical trials. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006 1.33
22 Multicenter surveillance of invasive meningococcal infections in children. Pediatrics 2006 1.27
23 Epidemiology of acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after licensure of the 7-valent pneumococcal protein conjugate vaccine. J Infect Dis 2003 1.25
24 Group A streptococci among school-aged children: clinical characteristics and the carrier state. Pediatrics 2004 1.25
25 Putting it together: finding success in behavior change through integration of services. Ann Fam Med 2005 1.16
26 Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in the neonate. Pediatrics 2003 1.14
27 Listeriosis. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2009 1.10
28 Invasive pneumococcal infections in children with asplenia. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 1.09
29 In reference to What is the role of tympanostomy tubes in the treatment of recurrent acute otitis media? Laryngoscope 2013 1.08
30 Reemergence of macrolide resistance in pharyngeal isolates of group a streptococci in southwestern Pennsylvania. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 1.06
31 Intrathoracic disease from nontuberculous mycobacteria in children: two cases and a review of the literature. Pediatrics 2003 1.01
32 Multicentre surveillance of the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of macrolide resistance among pharyngeal isolates of group A streptococci in the USA. J Antimicrob Chemother 2006 1.00
33 Sydenham's chorea in western Pennsylvania. Pediatrics 2006 1.00
34 Listeriosis. Pediatr Rev 2004 0.98
35 Rhinosinusitis: Developing guidance for clinical trials. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 0.95
36 Clinical practice. Acute bacterial sinusitis in children. N Engl J Med 2012 0.94
37 Complications of acute bacterial sinusitis in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2011 0.92
38 Performance of low-risk criteria in the evaluation of young infants with fever: review of the literature. Pediatrics 2010 0.90
39 Acute bacterial sinusitis in children. Pediatr Rev 2013 0.87
40 Pneumococcal vaccines: do they prevent infection and how? Curr Opin Infect Dis 2004 0.87
41 Pneumococcal endocarditis in children. Clin Infect Dis 2004 0.86
42 Translating an evidence-based intervention for pediatric overweight to a primary care setting. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2009 0.86
43 Pneumococcal resistance and serotype 19A in Pittsburgh-area children with acute otitis media before and after introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2010 0.86
44 Diagnosis and management of rhinosinusitis: a practice parameter update. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2014 0.85
45 In vitro activities of cethromycin (ABT-773), a new ketolide, against Streptococcus pneumoniae strains that are not susceptible to penicillin or macrolides. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003 0.85
46 Management of nontuberculous mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2003 0.84
47 Quinolone treatment for pediatric bacterial meningitis: a comparative study of trovafloxacin and ceftriaxone with or without vancomycin. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 0.83
48 In vitro activity of telithromycin against macrolide-susceptible and macrolide-resistant pharyngeal isolates of group A streptococci in the United States. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2005 0.83
49 Enhanced versus automated urinalysis for screening of urinary tract infections in children in the emergency department. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2014 0.81
50 Signs and symptoms that differentiate acute sinusitis from viral upper respiratory tract infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2013 0.80
51 Treatment of pyelonephritis and risk of renal scarring. Pediatrics 2009 0.80
52 Aseptic meningitis and urinary infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004 0.80
53 Decongestants, antihistamines and nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 0.79
54 Incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in children 3 to 36 months of age at a tertiary care pediatric center 2 years after licensure of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatrics 2003 0.79
55 Decongestants, antihistamines and nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 0.78
56 Decongestants, antihistamines and nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 0.78
57 Penicillin susceptibility of pneumococcal isolates causing acute otitis media in children: seasonal variation. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005 0.77
58 Otitis media. N Engl J Med 2003 0.77
59 Studying injury prevention: practices, problems, and pitfalls in implementation. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2007 0.77
60 To bag or not to bag. J Pediatr 2005 0.76
61 Treatment of acute sinusitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2010 0.75
62 Acute rhinosinusitis treatment. JAMA 2012 0.75
63 Predictors Of Non-Escherichia Coli Urinary Tract Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 0.75
64 Route of antibiotic administration for conjunctivitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2002 0.75
65 Macrolide resistance among middle ear isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae observed at eight United States pediatric centers: prevalence of M and MLSB phenotypes. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2003 0.75
66 Diagnosing and treating strep throat. Fam Pract Manag 2004 0.75
67 Acute sinusitis: clinical manifestations and treatment approaches. Pediatr Ann 2010 0.75
68 Evaluating urine cultures in young infants. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2004 0.75
69 This issue: upper respiratory tract infections. Pediatr Ann 2010 0.75
70 Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for children with streptococcal pharyngitis. Pediatrics 2009 0.75
71 The sinusitis debate. Pediatrics 2002 0.75
72 Imaging and antimicrobial prophylaxis following the diagnosis of urinary tract infection in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2008 0.75
73 Macrolide and Clindamycin Resistance in Group A Streptococci Isolated from Children With Pharyngitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 0.75
74 Classification of M nontypeable group A streptococcus with the use of field inversion gel electrophoresis. Pediatr Pathol Mol Med 2003 0.75
75 Are nasopharyngeal cultures useful in diagnosis of acute bacterial sinusitis in children? Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2013 0.75