2023
Rapid antimicrobial resistance detection methods for bloodstream infection in solid organ transplantation: Proposed clinical guidance, unmet needs, and future directions
Turbett S, Banach D, Bard J, Gandhi R, Letourneau A, Azar M. Rapid antimicrobial resistance detection methods for bloodstream infection in solid organ transplantation: Proposed clinical guidance, unmet needs, and future directions. Transplant Infectious Disease 2023, 25: e14113. PMID: 37594214, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14113.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsUnmet needSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationTransplant infectious diseasesEffective antimicrobial therapyPositive blood culturesFast institutionSOT recipientsTransplant recipientsDiagnostic stewardshipBloodstream infectionsAntimicrobial therapyBlood culturesClinical guidanceOrgan transplantationConsensus conferenceClinical practiceInfectious diseasesClinical microbiologyAmerican SocietyTransplantationResistance detectionBacterial resistanceRecipientsTransplantid.net: A Pilot Crowdsourced, Living, Online Library of Resources for the Teaching and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases
Puius Y, Azar M, Tsai H, Vergidis P, Harris C, Anjan S, Barros N, Belga S, Chuang S, Czeresnia J, Goel S, Ince D, Luk A, Majeed A, Multani A, Obeid K, Swaminathan N. Transplantid.net: A Pilot Crowdsourced, Living, Online Library of Resources for the Teaching and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2023, 10: ofad081. PMID: 36861087, PMCID: PMC9969731, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad081.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A consensus conference to define the utility of advanced infectious disease diagnostics in solid organ transplant recipients
Azar MM, Turbett S, Gaston D, Gitman M, Razonable R, Koo S, Hanson K, Kotton C, Silveira F, Banach DB, Basu SS, Bhaskaran A, Danziger-Isakov L, Bard JD, Gandhi R, Hanisch B, John TM, John A, Letourneau AR, Luong M, Maron G, Miller S, Prinzi A, Schwartz I, Simner P, Kumar D, Group O. A consensus conference to define the utility of advanced infectious disease diagnostics in solid organ transplant recipients. American Journal Of Transplantation 2022, 22: 3150-3169. PMID: 35822346, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17147.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsConsensus conferenceSolid organ transplant recipientsInfectious diseasesSetting of transplantationInfectious disease diagnosticsTransplant infectious diseasesHigh-quality evidenceEvidence-based recommendationsMultiplex molecular assaysNext-generation sequencing assayDiagnostic stewardshipConsensus statementUnmet needMass spectrometry-based assayClinical useRecipientsClinical microbiologyMolecular assaysAmerican SocietyTransplantationFinancial barriersDiseaseSequencing assays
2021
Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases
Azar M, Gaston D, Malinis M. Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases. 2021, 1535-1576. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25869-6_69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesInfectious diseasesPolymerase chain reaction panelHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCommunity-acquired infectionsStem cell transplantationMultidrug-resistant organismsTest performance characteristicsTransplant patientsUncommon pathogenCell transplantationSerious infectionsPatient outcomesClinical impactDiagnostic modalitiesSolid organsMolecular testingClinical specimensPatientsDiseaseDiagnostic advantageInfectionResistance detectionDiagnostic methodsDiagnostic capabilities
2020
Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases
Azar M, Gaston D, Malinis M. Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases. 2020, 1-44. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_69-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesInfectious diseasesPolymerase chain reaction panelHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCommunity-acquired infectionsStem cell transplantationMultidrug-resistant organismsTest performance characteristicsTransplant patientsUncommon pathogenCell transplantationSerious infectionsPatient outcomesClinical impactDiagnostic modalitiesSolid organsMolecular testingClinical specimensPatientsDiseaseDiagnostic advantageInfectionResistance detectionDiagnostic methodsDiagnostic capabilities