Ara Festekjian, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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Publications

  • Derivation and validation of clinical prediction models for viral etiologies of acute diarrhea in North American children presenting for emergency care. medRxiv. 2026 May 18.. View in PubMed
  • Association between Weather Variables and Viral Gastroenteritis in the United States. medRxiv. 2026 Apr 30.. View in PubMed
  • Balanced Fluid or 0.9% Saline in Children Treated for Septic Shock. N Engl J Med. 2026 Sep 03; 395(9):870-881.. View in PubMed
  • Etiologies of Bloody Diarrhea in Children Presenting With Acute Gastroenteritis to US Emergency Departments. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Dec; 11(12):ofae692.. View in PubMed
  • Suctioning in the management of bronchiolitis: A prospective observational study. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 08; 82:57-62.. View in PubMed
  • Etiologies of bloody diarrhea in children presenting with acute gastroenteritis to US emergency departments. medRxiv. 2024 Apr 04.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Impact of Multiplex Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Presenting to an Emergency Department: A Multicenter Prospective Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 03 20; 78(3):573-581.. View in PubMed
  • A checklist intervention for pediatric emergency department transfer of care sign-outs. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 03; 77:215-219.. View in PubMed
  • Clinical Impact of Multiplex Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis Presenting to An Emergency Department: A Multicenter Prospective Study. medRxiv. 2023 Jul 31.. View in PubMed
  • Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 02 01; 177(2):168-176.. View in PubMed