2025
An Extraordinary Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection by Listeria monocytogenes and Histoplasma capsulatum
Luu T, Daddi L, Azar M, Trubin P, Molloy I, Spichler-Moffarah A. An Extraordinary Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection by Listeria monocytogenes and Histoplasma capsulatum. Cureus 2025, 17: e76901. PMID: 39906453, PMCID: PMC11791120, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.76901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchListeria monocytogenes</i>Gram-positive organismsProsthetic joint infectionListeria monocytogenesHistoplasma capsulatumHost conditionsImmunocompromised hostsTwo-stage exchange surgeryCases of prosthetic joint infectionJoint infectionCo-InfectionHostAntimicrobial treatmentSynovial fluid cultureEpidemiological risk factorsMonocytogenesComplication of hipFungiPathogensExchange surgeryBacteriaFluid cultureOrganizationBiofilmRemote history
2020
Endemic Fungi Presenting as Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Review
Azar MM, Malo J, Hage CA. Endemic Fungi Presenting as Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Review. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2020, 41: 522-537. PMID: 32629490, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1702194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaCommon bacterial causeAreas of endemicityDimorphic fungal infectionsRespiratory manifestationsClinical presentationPulmonary histoplasmosisTreatment strategiesDiagnostic modalitiesBacterial causeEndemic areasFungal infectionsPneumoniaHistoplasma capsulatumHistoplasmosisCoccidioides posadasiiBlastomycosisCoccidioidomycosisEpidemiologyDimorphic fungusPresentingReviewPathogenesisInfectionDiagnosis
2017
Clinical Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management of Histoplasmosis
Azar MM, Hage CA. Clinical Perspectives in the Diagnosis and Management of Histoplasmosis. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2017, 38: 403-415. PMID: 28797485, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.04.004.BooksConceptsAcute pulmonary histoplasmosisDrug of choiceManagement of histoplasmosisDisseminated presentationPulmonary histoplasmosisMild diseaseClinical spectrumDimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatumHistoplasmosisAmphotericin BFungus Histoplasma capsulatumClinical perspectiveDiseaseHistoplasma capsulatumMultipronged approachNumber of travelersDiagnosisPatientsTherapyItraconazoleSeverity
2016
Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Skin Lesions and Osteomyelitis in a Patient from the Philippines.
Azar MM, Malinis MF. Disseminated Histoplasmosis with Skin Lesions and Osteomyelitis in a Patient from the Philippines. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 95: 70-4. PMID: 26976880, PMCID: PMC4944712, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0063.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsBone involvementDisseminated histoplasmosisFoot woundsPapular rashProtean manifestationsFinal diagnosisUnusual manifestationSkin lesionsDimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatumHistoplasmosisFungus Histoplasma capsulatumHistoplasma capsulatumDiseaseManifestationsRashOsteomyelitisPatientsLesionsDiagnosis
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