2023
Transcriptomic identification of genes expressed in invasive S. aureus diabetic foot ulcer infection
Agidigbi T, Kwon H, Knight J, Zhao D, Lee F, Oh I. Transcriptomic identification of genes expressed in invasive S. aureus diabetic foot ulcer infection. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2023, 13: 1198115. PMID: 37434783, PMCID: PMC10332306, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1198115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicable DiseasesDiabetes MellitusDiabetic FootHistonesHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus aureusTranscriptomeConceptsDiabetic foot ulcersPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsHost immune responseActive infectionImmune responseDiabetic foot ulcer infectionsInfected diabetic foot ulcersFoot ulcer infectionsPatients 8 weeksIntravenous antibiotic therapyBlood mononuclear cellsWound healing statusDFU infectionsPBMC expressionSalvage therapyUlcer infectionDifferent time pointsAntibiotic therapyMajor complicationsSurgical treatmentFoot ulcersMononuclear cellsPotential intervention optionsSpecies-specific infectionTreatment response
2020
Clinical utilization of species‐specific immunoassays for identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae in orthopedic infections
Sulovari A, Ninomiya MJ, Beck CA, Ricciardi BF, Ketonis C, Mesfin A, Kaplan NB, Soin SP, McDowell SM, Mahmood B, Daiss JL, Schwarz EM, Oh I. Clinical utilization of species‐specific immunoassays for identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae in orthopedic infections. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2020, 39: 2141-2150. PMID: 33274775, PMCID: PMC8175449, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, BacterialArthritis, InfectiousHumansImmunoassayLeukocytes, MononuclearStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusStreptococcus agalactiaeConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsFracture-related infectionMusculoskeletal infectionsOrthopedic infectionsHigh diagnostic potentialCultured peripheral blood mononuclear cellsDiagnostic potentialDeep musculoskeletal infectionSignificant patient morbidityBlood mononuclear cellsDiabetic foot ulcersAntigen-specific IgGPeriprosthetic joint infectionStaphylococcus aureusInfection patientsSeptic arthritisSurgical treatmentCurrent diagnostic methodsFoot ulcersJoint infectionAntibody titersMononuclear cellsPatient morbidityPolymicrobial infectionsAntibiotic use
2018
Tracking Anti-Staphylococcus aureus Antibodies Produced In Vivo and Ex Vivo during Foot Salvage Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections Reveals Prognostic Insights and Evidence of Diversified Humoral Immunity
Oh I, Muthukrishnan G, Ninomiya MJ, Brodell JD, Smith BL, Lee CC, Gill SR, Beck CA, Schwarz EM, Daiss JL. Tracking Anti-Staphylococcus aureus Antibodies Produced In Vivo and Ex Vivo during Foot Salvage Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections Reveals Prognostic Insights and Evidence of Diversified Humoral Immunity. Infection And Immunity 2018, 86: 10.1128/iai.00629-18. PMID: 30275008, PMCID: PMC6246899, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00629-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic foot infectionsIgG levelsDFI patientsSalvage therapyFoot infectionsCultured peripheral blood mononuclear cellsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsSimilar diagnostic potentialAggressive treatmentAntibody titersHumoral immunityMononuclear cellsPrognostic insightsPrognostic potentialCommon pathogensEtiologic agentMultivariate analysisClinical decisionEx vivoMultiplex immunoassayWound samplesInfectionSerumAureus antibody