We describe an outbreak of acute rheumatic fever that occurred in the intermountain area
centered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Seventy-four children meeting the modified Jones criteria for …

OBJECTIVE. “Reference ranges” are developed when it is impossible or inappropriate to
establish “normal ranges” by drawing blood on healthy normal volunteers. Reference ranges …

Objective: Identifying a platelet count as abnormal (thrombocytopenia or thrombocytosis) can
facilitate recognizing various disease states. However, the published reference ranges for …

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) sometimes occurs after a transfusion, but it
is unclear whether this is a chance association or cause and effect. STUDY DESIGN AND …

“Normal values” for blood parameters of neonates are generally unavailable, because blood
is not usually drawn on healthy, normal neonates to establish normal ranges. Instead, “…

OBJECTIVE. Kernicterus is a rare but devastating condition. The prevention of bilirubin-induced
brain injury is based on the detection of infants at risk for developing severe …

BACKGROUND: We previously reported decreased transfusions and donor exposures in
preterm infants randomized to Darbepoetin (Darbe) or erythropoietin (Epo) compared with …

BACKGROUND: We previously reported that in the year 2006, approximately 35% of the
transfusions administered in the Intermountain Healthcare neonatal intensive care units (NICU) …

BACKGROUND: A novel erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA), darbepoetin alfa (Darbe),
increases hematocrit in anemic adults when administered every 1 to 3 weeks. Weekly Darbe …

BACKGROUND: In neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) practice, a small percentage of the
patients receive a large proportion of the platelet (PLT) transfusions administered. This study …