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ArticleJPGN reports2026

Standardizing a protocol for

Kim Ruiz Arellanos, Jeff Cardini, Jill Joerger, Loida Estrella-Pimentel, Jeffrey D Goldsmith, Silvana Bonilla

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Article in JPGN reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Predictors of Resistance in PediatricPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Standardizing a protocol forJPGN reports · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kim Ruiz ArellanosHarvard Medical and Boston Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics Boston Massachusetts USA.
Jeff CardiniDepartment of Nursing Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA.
Jill JoergerDepartment of Laboratory Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA.
Loida Estrella-PimentelDepartment of Laboratory Medicine Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts USA.
Jeffrey D GoldsmithHarvard Medical and Boston Children's Hospital Department of Pathology Boston Massachusetts USA.
Silvana BonillaHarvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Boston Massachusetts USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6665-825X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The 2023 joint North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition/European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition guidelines for Methods: Interventions were conducted using the plan-do-study-act (PDSA) framework to: (1) consolidate specialty laboratory processing to a single outside laboratory, and (2) educate and provide reminders to gastroenterologists, endoscopy suite personnel, and laboratory staff. Descriptive statistics were performed on all collected variables. Differences in culture positivity by year, and before and after consolidation to a single specialty laboratory, were assessed using logistic regression, and a p-chart was constructed to determine variation. All analyses were conducted using R (version 2025.05). Results: Between November 1, 2019, and March 31, 2025, we observed a consistent increase in the number of gastric biopsy cultures obtained by gastroenterologists each year. Among patients with positive histology, a logistic regression model demonstrated a significant association between calendar year and the odds of a positive culture (odds ratio [OR]: 2.19, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.7-2.9, Conclusion: The implemented interventions, such as staff education, standardized checklists, and processing consolidation, may have led to sustained improvements in the success of primary gastric biopsy cultures.

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PMID41695065
PMCPMC12894049

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