2020
Added Diagnostic Utility of Clinical Metagenomics for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults
Azar MM, Schlaberg R, Malinis MF, Bermejo S, Schwarz T, Xie H, Dela Cruz CS. Added Diagnostic Utility of Clinical Metagenomics for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults. CHEST Journal 2020, 159: 1356-1371. PMID: 33217418, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinal clinical diagnosisDiagnostic yieldFungal pneumoniaImmunocompromised adultsMicrobiologic diagnosisAntimicrobial stewardshipMicrobiologic testingClinical diagnosisClinical metagenomicsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaStandard of careDiagnosis of pneumoniaAdult patientsRadiologic findingsBacterial pneumoniaBAL fluidProspective studyViral pneumoniaBacterial causePneumoniaDiagnostic utilityStudy designDiagnosisAdultsHypothetical impactCase 2-2020: A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever and Respiratory Failure
Azar MM, Muse VV, Villalba JA, Turbett SE. Case 2-2020: A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever and Respiratory Failure. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 382: 276-285. PMID: 31940703, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1913468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAnti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated VasculitisBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCoccidioidomycosisDiagnosis, DifferentialFatal OutcomeFeverGlomerulonephritisHeart FailureHumansLungLung Diseases, FungalMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumPneumoniaRadiography, ThoracicRespiratory Insufficiency
2014
Cutaneous Blastomycosis Masquerading as Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Azar MM, Relich RF, Schmitt BH, Spech RW, Hage CA. Cutaneous Blastomycosis Masquerading as Pyoderma Gangrenosum. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology 2014, 52: 1298-1300. PMID: 24501027, PMCID: PMC3993463, DOI: 10.1128/jcm.03356-13.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes