MEDICAL SERVICES

Departments

Languages

  • English

EDUCATION

Medical School

  • University of California, San Francisco , 1986 , San Francisco , CA

Internship

Pediatrics
  • Boston Children's Hospital , 1987 , Boston , MA

Residency

Pediatrics
  • Boston Children's Hospital , 1989 , Boston , MA

Fellowship

  • Boston Children's Hospital , 1992 , Boston , MA

CERTIFICATIONS

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  • American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

PUBLICATIONS

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  1. Hron JD, Parsons CR, Williams LA, Harper MB, Bourgeois FC. Rapid Implementation of an Inpatient Telehealth Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Appl Clin Inform. 2020 May; 11(3):452-459. View abstract
  2. Al-Samkari H, Ozonoff A, Landschaft A, Kimia R, Harper MB, Croteau SE, Kimia AA. Utility of Blood Cultures and Empiric Antibiotics in Febrile Pediatric Hemophilia Patients With Central Venous Access Devices. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020 Apr 28. View abstract
  3. Shapiro DJ, Barak-Corren Y, Neuman MI, Mandl KD, Harper MB, Fine AM. Identifying Patients at Lowest Risk for Streptococcal Pharyngitis: A National Validation Study. J Pediatr. 2020 May; 220:132-138.e2. View abstract
  4. Eisenberg M, Madden K, Christianson JR, Melendez E, Harper MB. Performance of an Automated Screening Algorithm for Early Detection of Pediatric Severe Sepsis. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2019 12; 20(12):e516-e523. View abstract
  5. Karandikar MV, Coffin SE, Priebe GP, Sandora TJ, Logan LK, Larsen GY, Toltzis P, Gray JE, Klompas M, Sammons JS, Harper MB, Horan K, Lakoma M, Cocoros NM, Lee GM. Variability in antimicrobial use in pediatric ventilator-associated events. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 01; 40(1):32-39. View abstract
  6. Delaney AC, Velarde A, Harper MB, Lebel A, Landschaft A, Monuteaux M, Heidary G, Kimia AA. Predictors of Primary Intracranial Hypertension in Children Using a Newly Suggested Opening Pressure Cutoff of 280 mm H2O. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 02; 91:27-33. View abstract
  7. Kimia AA, Rudloe TF, Aprahamian N, McNamara J, Roberson D, Landschaft A, Vaughn J, Harper MB. Predictors of a drainable suppurative adenitis among children presenting with cervical adenopathy. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 01; 37(1):109-113. View abstract
  8. Humphrey K, Jorina M, Harper M, Dodson B, Kim SY, Ozonoff A. An Investigation of Drug-Drug Interaction Alert Overrides at a Pediatric Hospital. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 05; 8(5):293-299. View abstract
  9. Bell SK, Folcarelli P, Fossa A, Gerard M, Harper M, Leveille S, Moore C, Sands KE, Sarnoff Lee B, Walker J, Bourgeois F. Tackling Ambulatory Safety Risks Through Patient Engagement: What 10,000 Patients and Families Say About Safety-Related Knowledge, Behaviors, and Attitudes After Reading Visit Notes. J Patient Saf. 2018 Apr 27. View abstract
  10. Olson H, Rudloe T, Loddenkemper T, Harper MB, Kimia AA. Should patients with complex febrile seizure be admitted for further management? Am J Emerg Med. 2018 08; 36(8):1386-1390. View abstract
  11. Daniel D, Wolbrink T, Logvinenko T, Harper M, Burns J. Association between Search Behaviors and Disease Prevalence Rates at 18 U.S. Children's Hospitals. Appl Clin Inform. 2017 10; 8(4):1144-1152. View abstract
  12. Harper MB. Doing More About Health Care Disparities: Moving Past Description to Action. Pediatrics. 2017 10; 140(4). View abstract
  13. Michelson KA, Lyons TW, Johnson KB, Nigrovic LE, Harper MB, Kimia AA. Utility of Lumbar Puncture in Children Presenting With Status Epilepticus. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Aug; 33(8):544-547. View abstract
  14. Cocoros NM, Priebe GP, Logan LK, Coffin S, Larsen G, Toltzis P, Sandora TJ, Harper M, Sammons JS, Gray JE, Goldmann D, Horan K, Burton M, Checchia PA, Lakoma M, Sims S, Klompas M, Lee GM. A Pediatric Approach to Ventilator-Associated Events Surveillance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 03; 38(3):327-333. View abstract
  15. Ganapathi L, Arnold A, Jones S, Patterson A, Graham D, Harper M, Levy O. Use of cidofovir in pediatric patients with adenovirus infection. F1000Res. 2016; 5:758. View abstract
  16. Cocoros NM, Kleinman K, Priebe GP, Gray JE, Logan LK, Larsen G, Sammons J, Toltzis P, Miroshnik I, Horan K, Burton M, Sims S, Harper M, Coffin S, Sandora TJ, Hocevar SN, Checchia PA, Klompas M, Lee GM. Ventilator-Associated Events in Neonates and Children--A New Paradigm. Crit Care Med. 2016 Jan; 44(1):14-22. View abstract
  17. Lebowitz MB, Olson KL, Burns M, Harper MB, Bourgeois F. Drug-Drug Interactions Among Hospitalized Children Receiving Chronic Antiepileptic Drug Therapy. Hosp Pediatr. 2016 May; 6(5):282-9. View abstract
  18. Kimia AA, Savova G, Landschaft A, Harper MB. An Introduction to Natural Language Processing: How You Can Get More From Those Electronic Notes You Are Generating. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 Jul; 31(7):536-41. View abstract
  19. Hron JD, Manzi S, Dionne R, Chiang VW, Brostoff M, Altavilla SA, Patterson AL, Harper MB. Electronic medication reconciliation and medication errors. Int J Qual Health Care. 2015 Aug; 27(4):314-9. View abstract
  20. Kimia AA, Bachur RG, Torres A, Harper MB. Febrile seizures: emergency medicine perspective. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015 Jun; 27(3):292-7. View abstract
  21. Teufel RJ, Yu FB, Nakamura MM, Harper MB, Menachemi N. Factors associated with meaningful use incentives in children's hospitals. Pediatrics. 2015 Jun; 135(6):e1409-16. View abstract
  22. Bourgeois FC, Nigrin DJ, Harper MB. Preserving patient privacy and confidentiality in the era of personal health records. Pediatrics. 2015 May; 135(5):e1125-7. View abstract
  23. Gauguet S, Ahmed AA, Zhou J, Pfoh ER, Ahnger-Pier KK, Harper MB, Ozonoff A, Wessels MR, Lee GM. Group A streptococcal bacteremia without a source is associated with less severe disease in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Apr; 34(4):447-9. View abstract
  24. Nakamura MM, Harper MB, Castro AV, Yu FB, Jha AK. Impact of the meaningful use incentive program on electronic health record adoption by US children's hospitals. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 Mar; 22(2):390-8. View abstract
  25. Rudloe T, Prabhu SP, Gorman MP, Nigrovic LE, Harper MB, Landschaft A, Kimia AA. The Yield of Neuroimaging in Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Ataxia in the Post-Varicella Vaccine Era. J Child Neurol. 2015 Sep; 30(10):1333-9. View abstract
  26. Aprahamian N, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Monuteaux MC, Sadiq Z, Torres A, Kimia AA. Pediatric first time non-febrile seizure with focal manifestations: is emergent imaging indicated? Seizure. 2014 Oct; 23(9):740-5. View abstract
  27. Harper MB, Longhurst CA, McGuire TL, Tarrago R, Desai BR, Patterson A. Core drug-drug interaction alerts for inclusion in pediatric electronic health records with computerized prescriber order entry. J Patient Saf. 2014 Mar; 10(1):59-63. View abstract
  28. Starmer AJ, Sectish TC, Simon DW, Keohane C, McSweeney ME, Chung EY, Yoon CS, Lipsitz SR, Wassner AJ, Harper MB, Landrigan CP. Rates of medical errors and preventable adverse events among hospitalized children following implementation of a resident handoff bundle. JAMA. 2013 Dec 04; 310(21):2262-70. View abstract
  29. Demirjian A, Finkelstein Y, Nava-Ocampo A, Arnold A, Jones S, Monuteaux M, Sandora TJ, Patterson A, Harper MB. A randomized controlled trial of a vancomycin loading dose in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Nov; 32(11):1217-23. View abstract
  30. Baskin MN, Goh XL, Heeney MM, Harper MB. Bacteremia risk and outpatient management of febrile patients with sickle cell disease. Pediatrics. 2013 Jun; 131(6):1035-41. View abstract
  31. Nakamura MM, Harper MB, Jha AK. Change in adoption of electronic health records by US children's hospitals. Pediatrics. 2013 May; 131(5):e1563-75. View abstract
  32. Hoffman JM, Zorc JJ, Harper MB. IT in the ED: past, present, and future. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Mar; 29(3):402-5. View abstract
  33. Tibbles CD, Bouton M, Lucas JM, Harper M, Horwitz C, Fisher J. Emergency department management of pediatric patients with cyanotic heart disease and fever. J Emerg Med. 2013 Mar; 44(3):599-604. View abstract
  34. Zorc JJ, Hoffman JM, Harper MB. IT in the ED: a new section of Pediatric Emergency Care. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Dec; 28(12):1399-401. View abstract
  35. Capraro A, Stack A, Harper MB, Kimia A. Detecting unapproved abbreviations in the electronic medical record. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012 Apr; 38(4):178-83. View abstract
  36. Kimia AA, Ben-Joseph E, Prabhu S, Rudloe T, Capraro A, Sarco D, Hummel D, Harper M. Yield of emergent neuroimaging among children presenting with a first complex febrile seizure. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 Apr; 28(4):316-21. View abstract
  37. Kimia AA, Johnston P, Capraro A, Harper MB. Occurrence of metabolic acidosis in pediatric emergency department patients as a data source for disease surveillance systems. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Oct; 26(10):733-8. View abstract
  38. Kimia A, Ben-Joseph EP, Rudloe T, Capraro A, Sarco D, Hummel D, Johnston P, Harper MB. Yield of lumbar puncture among children who present with their first complex febrile seizure. Pediatrics. 2010 Jul; 126(1):62-9. View abstract
  39. Rudloe TF, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Rahbar R, Vanderveen D, Kimia AA. Acute periorbital infections: who needs emergent imaging? Pediatrics. 2010 Apr; 125(4):e719-26. View abstract
  40. Melendez E, Harper MB. Risk of serious bacterial infection in isolated and unsuspected neutropenia. Acad Emerg Med. 2010 Feb; 17(2):163-7. View abstract
  41. Elliot Melendez, MD and Marvin B. Harper, MD. Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection in Isolated and Unsuspected Neutropenia. Acad Emerg Med 'In press'. 2010; 17:1-5. View abstract
  42. Rudloe TF, Harper MB, Prabhu SP, Rahbar R, VanderVeen D, Kimia AA. . Acute Periorbital Infections: Who Needs Emergent Imaging?. Pediatrics. Accepted for publication. 2010. View abstract
  43. James C, Harper M, Johnston P, Sanders B, Shannon M. Effect of trainees on length of stay in the pediatric emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Sep; 16(9):859-65. View abstract
  44. Sandora TJ, Desai R, Miko BA, Harper MB. Assessing quality indicators for pediatric community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med Qual. 2009 Sep-Oct; 24(5):419-27. View abstract
  45. Kimia AA, Capraro AJ, Hummel D, Johnston P, Harper MB. Utility of lumbar puncture for first simple febrile seizure among children 6 to 18 months of age. Pediatrics. 2009 Jan; 123(1):6-12. View abstract
  46. Rutman MS, Bachur R, Harper MB. Radiographic pneumonia in young, highly febrile children with leukocytosis before and after universal conjugate pneumococcal vaccination. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Jan; 25(1):1-7. View abstract
  47. Bonsu BK, Ortega HW, Marcon MJ, Harper MB. A decision rule for predicting bacterial meningitis in children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis when gram stain is negative or unavailable. Acad Emerg Med. 2008 May; 15(5):437-44. View abstract
  48. Neuman MI, Tolford S, Harper MB. Test characteristics and interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid gram stain in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Apr; 27(4):309-13. View abstract
  49. Harper MB, Mao C. Antimicrobials and Infectious Diseases. Manual of Pediatric Therapeutics. Editors Graef JW, Wolfsdorf JI, Greenes DS. 2008; 80-174. View abstract
  50. Harper MB . The toddler with fever. Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The Requisites in Pediatrics. Editors Bergelson JM, Shah SS, Zaoutis TE. 2008; 245-250. View abstract
  51. Harper MB. Pneumonia. Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The Requisites in Pediatrics. Editors Bergelson JM, Shah SS, Zaoutis TE. 2008; 117-124. View abstract
  52. McIntosh K, Harper M, Murray D. Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Editors Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. 2008; 265-9. View abstract
  53. Harper M. Infection following bites. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Editors Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. 2008; 525-30. View abstract
  54. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Leukocyte counts in urine reflect the risk of concomitant sepsis in bacteriuric infants: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pediatr. 2007 Jun 13; 7:24. View abstract
  55. Neuman MI, Kelley M, Harper MB, File TM, Camargo CA. Factors associated with antimicrobial resistance and mortality in pneumococcal bacteremia. J Emerg Med. 2007 May; 32(4):349-57. View abstract
  56. Murphy CG, van de Pol AC, Harper MB, Bachur RG. Clinical predictors of occult pneumonia in the febrile child. Acad Emerg Med. 2007 Mar; 14(3):243-9. View abstract
  57. Olshen E, Hsu K, Woods ER, Harper M, Harnisch B, Samples CL. Use of human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis in adolescent sexual assault victims. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Jul; 160(7):674-80. View abstract
  58. Nigrovic LE, Nigrovic PA, Harper MB, Chiang VW. Extreme thrombocytosis predicts Kawasaki disease in infants. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 Jun; 45(5):446-52. View abstract
  59. Nagler J, Harper MB, Bachur RG. An automated electronic case log: using electronic information systems to assess training in emergency medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Jul; 13(7):733-9. View abstract
  60. Willwerth BM, Harper MB, Greenes DS. Identifying hospitalized infants who have bronchiolitis and are at high risk for apnea. Ann Emerg Med. 2006 Oct; 48(4):441-7. View abstract
  61. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Corrections for leukocytes and percent of neutrophils do not match observations in blood-contaminated cerebrospinal fluid and have no value over uncorrected cells for diagnosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Jan; 25(1):8-11. View abstract
  62. Harper, MB. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Editors: Fleisher and Ludwig. 2006; 853-871. View abstract
  63. Sandora TJ, Harper MB. Pneumonia in hospitalized children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2005 Aug; 52(4):1059-81, viii. View abstract
  64. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Accuracy and test characteristics of ancillary tests of cerebrospinal fluid for predicting acute bacterial meningitis in children with low white blood cell counts in cerebrospinal fluid. Acad Emerg Med. 2005 Apr; 12(4):303-9. View abstract
  65. Harper, M. Fever. Signs and Symptoms In Pediatrics. Edited by Davis MA, Gruskin KD, Chiang VW, Manzi S, Davis MA. 2005; 183-198. View abstract
  66. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. A low peripheral blood white blood cell count in infants younger than 90 days increases the odds of acute bacterial meningitis relative to bacteremia. Acad Emerg Med. 2004 Dec; 11(12):1297-301. View abstract
  67. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Explanation of mathematical model. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Sep; 23(9):893. View abstract
  68. Saidinejad M, Burns MM, Harper MB. Disseminated histoplasmosis in a nonendemic area. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Aug; 23(8):781-2. View abstract
  69. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Differentiating acute bacterial meningitis from acute viral meningitis among children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis: a multivariable regression model. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Jun; 23(6):511-7. View abstract
  70. Goodkin HP, Harper MB, Pomeroy SL. Intracerebral abscess in children: historical trends at Children's Hospital Boston. Pediatrics. 2004 Jun; 113(6):1765-70. View abstract
  71. Harper, MB. Update on the Management of the Febrile Infant. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 2004; 5(1):5-12. View abstract
  72. Melendez E, Harper MB. Utility of sepsis evaluation in infants 90 days of age or younger with fever and clinical bronchiolitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003 Dec; 22(12):1053-6. View abstract
  73. Neuman MI, Harper MB. Evaluation of a rapid urine antigen assay for the detection of invasive pneumococcal disease in children. Pediatrics. 2003 Dec; 112(6 Pt 1):1279-82. View abstract
  74. Bonsu BK, Chb M, Harper MB. Identifying febrile young infants with bacteremia: is the peripheral white blood cell count an accurate screen? Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Aug; 42(2):216-25. View abstract
  75. Willwerth BM, Harper MB, Mandl KD. Prolonged partial thromboplastin times in children with fever and petechiae without bacteremia or sepsis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2003 Aug; 19(4):244-7. View abstract
  76. The ATOMIC Clinical Consensus Panel. Members: Christopher N, Conners GP, Gaspari R, Glauser J, Goepp J, Harper M, Hostetler MA, Lang DM, Manno M, Samadi R, Ernest S. Antibiotic Therapy for Otitis Media In Children (ATOMIC)—Patient Risk Stratification and Evidence-Based Selection of Antimicrobial Therapy. Emergency Medicine Consensus Reports. 2003; 1-18. View abstract
  77. Kocher MS, Mandiga R, Murphy JM, Goldmann D, Harper M, Sundel R, Ecklund K, Kasser JR. A clinical practice guideline for treatment of septic arthritis in children: efficacy in improving process of care and effect on outcome of septic arthritis of the hip. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Jun; 85(6):994-9. View abstract
  78. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Utility of the peripheral blood white blood cell count for identifying sick young infants who need lumbar puncture. Ann Emerg Med. 2003 Feb; 41(2):206-14. View abstract
  79. Sharma S, Riviello JJ, Harper MB, Baskin MN. The role of emergent neuroimaging in children with new-onset afebrile seizures. Pediatrics. 2003 Jan; 111(1):1-5. View abstract
  80. McIntosh K, Harper M. Pneumonia in the immunocompromised host. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Editors Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. 2003; 237-241. View abstract
  81. McIntosh K, Harper M. Persistent and recurrent pneumonia. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Editors Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. 2003; 231-237. View abstract
  82. McIntosh K, Harper M. Complications of acute pneumonia. Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Editors Long SS, Pickering LK, Prober CG. 2003; 225-231. View abstract
  83. Neuman MI, Harper MB. Rapid antigen assay for the diagnosis of pneumococcal bacteremia in children: a preliminary study. Ann Emerg Med. 2002 Oct; 40(4):399-404. View abstract
  84. Isaacman DJ, Poirier MP, Harper M, Neuman M, Trainor J, Bell LM. Infectious diseases. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Apr; 18(2):125-9. View abstract
  85. Harper MB. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. In Synopsis of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Editors: Fleisher and Ludwig. 2002; 326-331. View abstract
  86. Lee GM, Fleisher GR, Harper MB. Management of febrile children in the age of the conjugate pneumococcal vaccine: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Pediatrics. 2001 Oct; 108(4):835-44. View abstract
  87. Neuman MI, Harper MB. Time to positivity of blood cultures for children with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Oct 15; 33(8):1324-8. View abstract
  88. Bachur RG, Harper MB. Predictive model for serious bacterial infections among infants younger than 3 months of age. Pediatrics. 2001 Aug; 108(2):311-6. View abstract
  89. Waltzman ML, Harper M. Financial and clinical impact of false-positive blood culture results. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Aug 01; 33(3):296-9. View abstract
  90. Harper MB. Fever. Audio-Digest: Emergency Medicine. 2001; 18(9). View abstract
  91. Rhein L, Fleisher GR, Harper MB. Lack of reduction in hospitalizations and emergency department visits for varicella in the first 2 years post-vaccine licensure. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2001 Apr; 17(2):101-3. View abstract
  92. Bonsu BK, Harper MB. Fever interval before diagnosis, prior antibiotic treatment, and clinical outcome for young children with bacterial meningitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Feb 15; 32(4):566-72. View abstract
  93. Bachur R, Harper MB. Reliability of the urinalysis for predicting urinary tract infections in young febrile children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001 Jan; 155(1):60-5. View abstract
  94. Bachur RB, Harper MB. Lyme disease. eMedicine. 2001. View abstract
  95. Bachur RB, Harper MB. Pneumococcal bacteremia. eMedicine. 2001. View abstract
  96. Harper MB. Information System applications in the Emergency Department. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine. 2001. View abstract
  97. Kaplan RL, Harper MB, Baskin MN, Macone AB, Mandl KD. Time to detection of positive cultures in 28- to 90-day-old febrile infants. Pediatrics. 2000 Dec; 106(6):E74. View abstract
  98. Isaacman DJ, Shults J, Gross TK, Davis PH, Harper M. Predictors of bacteremia in febrile children 3 to 36 months of age. Pediatrics. 2000 Nov; 106(5):977-82. View abstract
  99. Harper MB, Lee GM. The pediatric forum: white blood cell count likelihood ratios for bacteremia in febrile young children Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000 Sep; 154(9):963-4. View abstract
  100. Bachur R, Harper MB. Reevaluation of outpatients with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia. Pediatrics. 2000 Mar; 105(3 Pt 1):502-9. View abstract
  101. Harper MB. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Editors: Fleisher and Ludwig. 2000; 795-809. View abstract
  102. Chumpa A, Bachur RG, Harper MB. Bacteremia-associated pneumococcal pneumonia and the benefit of initial parenteral antimicrobial therapy. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Dec; 18(12):1081-5. View abstract
  103. Zaidi E, Bachur R, Harper M. Non-typhi Salmonella bacteremia in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Dec; 18(12):1073-7. View abstract
  104. Harper MB. Nasopharyngeal colonization with pathogens causing otitis media: how does this information help us? Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Dec; 18(12):1120-4. View abstract
  105. Harper MB. Bacteraemia in young children with high fever: still no easy answers. Med J Aust. 1999 May 17; 170(10):462-3. View abstract
  106. Greenes DS, Harper MB. Low risk of bacteremia in febrile children with recognizable viral syndromes. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Mar; 18(3):258-61. View abstract
  107. Bachur R, Perry H, Harper MB. Occult pneumonias: empiric chest radiographs in febrile children with leukocytosis. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Feb; 33(2):166-73. View abstract
  108. Silverstein M, Bachur R, Harper MB. Clinical implications of penicillin and ceftriaxone resistance among children with pneumococcal bacteremia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1999 Jan; 18(1):35-41. View abstract
  109. Peña BM, Harper MB, Fleisher GR. Occult bacteremia with group B streptococci in an outpatient setting. Pediatrics. 1998 Jul; 102(1 Pt 1):67-72. View abstract
  110. Lee GM, Harper MB. Risk of bacteremia for febrile young children in the post-Haemophilus influenzae type b era. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Jul; 152(7):624-8. View abstract
  111. Rothrock SG, Green SM, Harper MB, Clark MC, McIlmail DP, Bachur R. Parenteral vs oral antibiotics in the prevention of serious bacterial infections in children with Streptococcus pneumoniae occult bacteremia: a meta-analysis. Acad Emerg Med. 1998 Jun; 5(6):599-606. View abstract
  112. Rothrock SG, Harper MB, Green SM, Clark MC, Bachur R, McIlmail DP, Giordano PA, Falk JL. Do oral antibiotics prevent meningitis and serious bacterial infections in children with Streptococcus pneumoniae occult bacteremia? A meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 1997 Mar; 99(3):438-44. View abstract
  113. Huskins WC, Harper MB. . Antibiotics and Infectious Disorders. Manual of Pediatric Therapeutics. 1997; 76-164. View abstract
  114. Mao C, Harper M, McIntosh K, Reddington C, Cohen J, Bachur R, Caldwell B, Hsu HW. Invasive pneumococcal infections in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children. J Infect Dis. 1996 Apr; 173(4):870-6. View abstract
  115. Doctor A, Harper MB, Fleisher GR. Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia: historical overview, changing incidence, and recent association with varicella. Pediatrics. 1995 Sep; 96(3 Pt 1):428-33. View abstract
  116. Harper MB, Bachur R, Fleisher GR. Effect of antibiotic therapy on the outcome of outpatients with unsuspected bacteremia. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1995 Sep; 14(9):760-7. View abstract
  117. Jaramillo D, Treves ST, Kasser JR, Harper M, Sundel R, Laor T. Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in children: appropriate use of imaging to guide treatment. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1995 Aug; 165(2):399-403. View abstract
  118. Harper MB. Pediatric infectious disease emergencies. Curr Opin Pediatr. 1995 Jun; 7(3):302-8. View abstract
  119. Harper MB, Wisian NB. Care of bereaved parents. A study of patient satisfaction. J Reprod Med. 1994 Feb; 39(2):80-6. View abstract
  120. Cohen-Abbo A, Harper MB. Case report: streptococcal toxic shock syndrome presenting as septic thrombophlebitis in a child with varicella. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 1993 Dec; 12(12):1033-4. View abstract
  121. Pinkert H, Harper MB, Cooper T, Fleisher GR. HIV-infected children in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1993 Oct; 9(5):265-9. View abstract
  122. Harper MB, Fleisher GR. Occult bacteremia in the 3-month-old to 3-year-old age group. Pediatr Ann. 1993 Aug; 22(8):484, 487-93. View abstract