2022
Dematiaceous fungal infections in solid organ transplantation: Systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis
Radcliffe C, Radcliffe AJ, Azar MM, Grant M. Dematiaceous fungal infections in solid organ transplantation: Systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13819. PMID: 35253959, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsDematiaceous fungal infectionSoft tissue infectionsFungal infectionsInfectious syndromesSystematic reviewEarly post-transplant periodCentral nervous system infectionCommon infectious syndromesPost-transplant periodNervous system infectionOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationEnglish-language reportsInfection typeKidney recipientsLiver recipientsPediatric reportsTransplant recipientsPulmonary infectionSystem infectionTissue infectionsWorse prognosisDisseminated infectionMean age
2021
Bartonellosis in transplant recipients: A retrospective single center experience
Pischel L, Radcliffe C, Vilchez GA, Charifa A, Zhang XC, Grant M. Bartonellosis in transplant recipients: A retrospective single center experience. World Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 11: 244-253. PMID: 34164299, PMCID: PMC8218350, DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v11.i6.244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStem cell transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsCell transplant recipientsClinical presentationDifferential diagnosisAutologous stem cell transplant recipientsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorderRetrospective single-center experienceSingle-center retrospective studyRenal transplant recipientsSingle-center experienceCat-scratch diseaseCenter experienceClinical courseImmunocompromised hostLymphoproliferative disordersRetrospective studySingle institutionScratch diseaseSolid organsUnknown originDiagnostic testsRecipientsInfectionGenetic and Epidemiologic Analyses of an Outbreak of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States
Azar MM, Cohen E, Ma L, Cissé OH, Gan G, Deng Y, Belfield K, Asch W, Grant M, Gleeson S, Koff A, Gaston DC, Topal J, Curran S, Kulkarni S, Kovacs JA, Malinis M. Genetic and Epidemiologic Analyses of an Outbreak of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Among Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 639-647. PMID: 34017984, PMCID: PMC9012955, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsCases of PCPPneumocystis pneumoniaClinic visitsRisk factorsClinic exposureLow absolute lymphocyte countRisk of PCPAbsolute lymphocyte countFrequent clinic visitsPneumocystis jirovecii pneumoniaStrong risk factorNon-white raceCase-control analysisBelatacept groupMonthly infusionsTransplant recipientsBaseline characteristicsJirovecii pneumoniaLymphocyte countMultilocus sequence typingInterhuman transmissionRespiratory specimensUnivariate analysisEpidemiologic data
2017
Fatal case of cutaneous‐sparing orolaryngeal zoster in a renal transplant recipient
Helou E, Grant M, Landry M, Wu X, Morrow JS, Malinis MF. Fatal case of cutaneous‐sparing orolaryngeal zoster in a renal transplant recipient. Transplant Infectious Disease 2017, 19 PMID: 28401625, DOI: 10.1111/tid.12704.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTransplant recipientsHerpes zosterSolid organ transplant recipientsCTLA-4 inhibitorsKidney transplant recipientsRenal transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsAcute rejectionSOT recipientsMucosal lesionsMeningo-encephalitisPoor outcomeFatal casesHerpesvirus infectionSignificant causeRecipientsZosterPneumonitisMorbidityPatientsLesionsInfectionMortalityCases