2022
Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Christensen BB, Azar MM, Turbett SE. Laboratory Diagnosis for SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Infectious Disease Clinics Of North America 2022, 36: 327-347. PMID: 35636903, PMCID: PMC9141924, DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionClinical syndromeMolecular testingPatient's clinical syndromeReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionOptimal diagnostic testCOVID-19 infectionSymptom onsetAcute infectionAntigen testingSerologic testingAcute diagnosisPolymerase chain reactionLaboratory diagnosisDiagnostic testsInfectionChain reactionDiagnosisSyndromeTesting
2021
Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases
Azar M, Gaston D, Malinis M. Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases. 2021, 1535-1576. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25869-6_69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesInfectious diseasesPolymerase chain reaction panelHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCommunity-acquired infectionsStem cell transplantationMultidrug-resistant organismsTest performance characteristicsTransplant patientsUncommon pathogenCell transplantationSerious infectionsPatient outcomesClinical impactDiagnostic modalitiesSolid organsMolecular testingClinical specimensPatientsDiseaseDiagnostic advantageInfectionResistance detectionDiagnostic methodsDiagnostic capabilities
2020
Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee
Hanson KE, Azar MM, Banerjee R, Chou A, Colgrove RC, Ginocchio CC, Hayden MK, Holodiny M, Jain S, Koo S, Levy J, Timbrook TT, Caliendo AM. Molecular Testing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections: Clinical and Diagnostic Recommendations From the IDSA’s Diagnostics Committee. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 71: 2744-2751. PMID: 32369578, PMCID: PMC7454374, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory tract infectionsAcute respiratory tract infectionsTract infectionsDiagnostics CommitteeSpecific nucleic acid amplification testsBacterial respiratory tract infectionsNucleic acid amplification testsRoutine clinical practiceDiagnostic reference standardNew molecular testsGlobal health responseClinical signsRespiratory medicineAmplification testsClinical practiceMolecular testingClinical judgmentAvailable assaysHealth responseDiagnostic recommendationsNovel coronavirus pandemicMolecular testsReference standardInfectionMolecular diagnosticsEmerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases
Azar M, Gaston D, Malinis M. Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases. 2020, 1-44. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_69-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesInfectious diseasesPolymerase chain reaction panelHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCommunity-acquired infectionsStem cell transplantationMultidrug-resistant organismsTest performance characteristicsTransplant patientsUncommon pathogenCell transplantationSerious infectionsPatient outcomesClinical impactDiagnostic modalitiesSolid organsMolecular testingClinical specimensPatientsDiseaseDiagnostic advantageInfectionResistance detectionDiagnostic methodsDiagnostic capabilitiesEmerging Microbiology Diagnostics for Transplant Infections: On the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift.
Azar MM, Gaston DC, Kotton CN, Malinis MF. Emerging Microbiology Diagnostics for Transplant Infections: On the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift. Transplantation 2020, 104: 1358-1384. PMID: 31972701, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003123.BooksConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationInfected transplant recipientsInfectious disease specialistsStem cell transplantationBlood culture specimensArray of pathogensTransplant recipientsTransplant cliniciansClinical outcomesDisease specialistsCell transplantationTransplant infectionsMagnetic resonance-based methodsMicrobiology diagnosticsSolid organsCulture specimensMolecular testingMolecular panelResistance determinantsInfectionOutcomesDiagnostic microbiologyResonance-based methodsPatientsTransplantation