2020
Vaccine‐induced protection against hepatitis B in pediatric solid organ transplant patients
Ball M, Liverman R, Serluco A, Yildirim I. Vaccine‐induced protection against hepatitis B in pediatric solid organ transplant patients. Pediatric Transplantation 2020, 25: e13920. PMID: 33217081, DOI: 10.1111/petr.13920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine-induced protectionPediatric solid organ transplant patientsSolid organ transplant patientsOrgan transplant patientsHepatitis B virusHBV vaccinationTransplant patientsHepatitis B surface antibody titerHBV vaccination coverageHBV vaccine seriesPediatric SOT recipientsDetailed chart reviewYears of ageHBsAb titersSeroprotection ratesSOT recipientsHBV infectionTransplanted childrenVaccine seriesChart reviewHepatitis BLaboratory featuresImmunogenicity dataVaccination coverageVaccine immunityBrincidofovir for the treatment of human adenovirus infection in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients: A case series
Londeree J, Winterberg PD, Garro R, George RP, Shin S, Liverman R, Serluco A, Romero R, Yildirim I. Brincidofovir for the treatment of human adenovirus infection in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients: A case series. Pediatric Transplantation 2020, 24: e13769. PMID: 32558134, DOI: 10.1111/petr.13769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric SOT recipientsSOT recipientsCase seriesSevere diseasePediatric solid organ transplant recipientsSolid organ transplant recipientsType of allograftMainstay of treatmentOrgan transplant recipientsSeverity of diseaseHuman adenovirus infectionHAdV diseaseHAdV viremiaPediatric recipientsTransplant recipientsHAdV infectionDisease courseAntiviral therapySignificant morbidityDisease presentationUS FDAAdenovirus infectionBrincidofovirDiseaseRecipients
2018
Impact of Pharmacy-Initiated Interventions on Influenza Vaccination Rates in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Gattis S, Yildirim I, Shane AL, Serluco S, McCracken C, Liverman R. Impact of Pharmacy-Initiated Interventions on Influenza Vaccination Rates in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Journal Of The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 2018, 8: 525-530. PMID: 30307524, DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsPediatric SOT recipientsInfluenza vaccination ratesOrgan transplant recipientsSOT recipientsTransplant recipientsInfluenza infectionVaccination ratesVaccination coveragePediatric solid organ transplant recipientsSubsequent graft dysfunctionHeart transplant recipientsInfluenza vaccination coveragePre-post study designNumber of patientsRate of vaccinationGraft dysfunctionInfluenza immunizationInfluenza vaccinationChart reviewPharmacy interventionsMedian timeVaccine coverageTransplant servicesInfluenza rates