2024
Complex trauma sequelae: Mycobacterium goodii and Priestia endophytica Hardware infection in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Covington A, Cerqueira F, Pavia J, Reynoso D, Ren P. Complex trauma sequelae: Mycobacterium goodii and Priestia endophytica Hardware infection in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 1064. PMID: 39333951, PMCID: PMC11438204, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09970-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEhlers-Danlos syndromeSevere left leg painMycobacterium goodiiChronic otitis mediaOpen femur fracturesRecurrent otitis externaDaptomycin treatmentGram-positive bacilliHardware infectionLeg painImmunocompromised patientsPurulent dischargeMotor vehicle collisionsOtitis mediaOrthopedic complicationsOtitis externaHardware fixationFemur fracturesOpportunistic human pathogenEmergency departmentLower extremity amputationPatientsSyndromeHuman pathogensInfection
2015
Elevated Serum GAD65 and GAD65-GADA Immune Complexes in Stiff Person Syndrome
Gu Urban GJ, Friedman M, Ren P, Törn C, Fex M, Hampe CS, Lernmark Å, Landegren U, Kamali-Moghaddam M. Elevated Serum GAD65 and GAD65-GADA Immune Complexes in Stiff Person Syndrome. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 11196. PMID: 26080009, PMCID: PMC4468815, DOI: 10.1038/srep11196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStiff-person syndromeImmune complexesPerson syndromeGlutamic acid decarboxylase 65Type 1 diabetesProximity ligation assayAutoimmune diseasesHealthy controlsSP patientsBlood samplesLigation assayClinical diagnosisPg/GAD65Serum samplesImproved diagnosisSyndromeSpecific assayDiseaseDiagnosisPresent studyGADAAssays