2023
A Diagnostic Approach to Fungal Pneumonia An Infectious Diseases Perspective
Azar M. A Diagnostic Approach to Fungal Pneumonia An Infectious Diseases Perspective. CHEST Journal 2023, 165: 559-572. PMID: 37813181, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsFungal pneumoniaAppropriate diagnostic testingClinical syndromeDiagnostic testingLower respiratory tract infectionsNon-resolving pneumoniaRespiratory tract infectionsInfectious diseases perspectiveTract infectionsRadiographic patternsCommon causeEpidemiologic exposuresCorrect diagnosisRisk populationsPneumoniaDiagnostic approachHost factorsDisease perspectiveConstellation of factorsPatientsSyndromeInfectionEpidemiologyIncidenceDiagnosis
2022
Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Christensen BB, Azar MM, Turbett SE. Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2022, 36: 327-347. PMID: 35636903, PMCID: PMC9141924, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionClinical syndromeMolecular testingPatient's clinical syndromeReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionOptimal diagnostic testCOVID-19 infectionSymptom onsetAcute infectionAntigen testingSerologic testingAcute diagnosisPolymerase chain reactionLaboratory diagnosisDiagnostic testsInfectionChain reactionDiagnosisSyndromeTesting
2021
Transplant Adenovirus Infection: Clinical Syndromes, Diagnosis, and Management
Malinis M, Azar M. Transplant Adenovirus Infection: Clinical Syndromes, Diagnosis, and Management. 2021, 781-805. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25869-6_33.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSolid organ transplant recipientsInadequate clinical responseReduction of immunosuppressionCornerstone of treatmentOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationManifestations of diseaseDirect antigen detectionGraft dysfunctionGraft lossImmunosuppression reductionTransplant recipientsClinical responseAntiviral therapySignificant morbidityAsymptomatic sheddingTherapeutic optionsViral cultureClinical syndromeAdenoviral diseaseOrgan transplantationHematopoietic stem cellsAntigen detectionAdenovirus infectionInfection
2020
Transplant Adenovirus Infection: Clinical Syndromes, Diagnosis, and Management
Malinis M, Azar M. Transplant Adenovirus Infection: Clinical Syndromes, Diagnosis, and Management. 2020, 1-25. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_33-1.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSolid organ transplant recipientsInadequate clinical responseReduction of immunosuppressionCornerstone of treatmentOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationManifestations of diseaseDirect antigen detectionGraft dysfunctionGraft lossImmunosuppression reductionTransplant recipientsClinical responseAntiviral therapySignificant morbidityAsymptomatic sheddingTherapeutic optionsViral cultureClinical syndromeAdenoviral diseaseOrgan transplantationHematopoietic stem cellsAntigen detectionAdenovirus infectionInfection
2015
Histoplasmosis: Up-to-Date Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Hage CA, Azar MM, Bahr N, Loyd J, Wheat LJ. Histoplasmosis: Up-to-Date Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2015, 36: 729-745. PMID: 26398539, DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1562899.BooksConceptsMost patientsPulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseChronic cavitary pneumoniaCommon endemic mycosisProgressive disseminated diseaseCommon clinical presentationCommunity-acquired pneumoniaChronic pulmonary diseaseEvaluation of patientsLiposomal amphotericin BDate evidence-based approachGranulomatous inflammatory diseaseDiagnosis of histoplasmosisEvidence-based approachMediastinal manifestationsCavitary pneumoniaDisseminated diseaseClinical presentationCrohn's diseasePreferred agentClinical syndromeAnaerobic infectionsInflammatory diseasesEndemic mycosis