2022
Hyperammonemia syndrome in immunosuppressed individuals
Roberts SC, Malik W, Ison MG. Hyperammonemia syndrome in immunosuppressed individuals. Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases 2022, 35: 262-268. PMID: 35665721, PMCID: PMC9179651, DOI: 10.1097/qco.0000000000000828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung transplant recipientsHyperammonemia syndromeUreaplasma sppTransplant recipientsImmunosuppressed individualsSolid organ transplant populationLung transplant donorsOrgan transplant populationPeri-transplant periodAppropriate antimicrobial therapyUrease-producing organismsHigh mortality rateTransplant populationTransplant donorsClinical manifestationsFatal conditionAntimicrobial therapySurveillance studyMortality rateSystemic infectionSyndromeDonor colonizationAntibiotic resistanceRapid diagnosticsRecipients
2020
Donor-Derived Disease Transmission in Lung Transplantation
Roberts S, Ison M. Donor-Derived Disease Transmission in Lung Transplantation. Current Pulmonology Reports 2020, 9: 1-9. DOI: 10.1007/s13665-020-00245-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor-derived disease transmissionDonor-derived infectionDonor-derived transmissionLung transplant populationPost-transplantation outcomesCertain bacterial infectionsDisease transmissionLung transplantationRecipient screeningHCV infectionTransplant populationTransplant periodClinician awarenessDonor organsOrgan transplantationBacterial infectionsOrgan supplyInfectionPurpose of ReviewUnderstandingTransmission eventsTransplantationRiskOrgansDonorsDisease transmission events