2020
Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in left ventricular assist device patients
Radcliffe C, Doilicho N, Grant M. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in left ventricular assist device patients. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 1138-1141. PMID: 32253770, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14530.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsNontuberculous mycobacterial infectionNTM infectionMycobacterial infectionLeft ventricular assist device patientsVentricular assist device patientsRefractory heart failureContinuous-flow LVADVentricular assist deviceLVAD infectionGram-negative enteric bacteriaLVAD patientsDevice patientsHeart failureDriveline infectionDevice exchangeMost infectionsClinical challengeNegative culturesAssist deviceSystematic reviewInfectionDevice placementMycobacterium fortuitumStaphylococcal sppPatientsUnder Our Very Eyes
Koff A, Malinis M, Delgado S, Grant M, Ahmad T. Under Our Very Eyes. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 382: 952-957. PMID: 32130818, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcps1902835.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2019
Slowly progressive fatal PML-IRIS following antiretroviral initiation at CD4+ nadir of 350 cells/mm3 despite CD4+ cell count rise to 900 cells/mm3
Sandhu MR, Rutledge R, Grant M, Mahajan A, Spudich S. Slowly progressive fatal PML-IRIS following antiretroviral initiation at CD4+ nadir of 350 cells/mm3 despite CD4+ cell count rise to 900 cells/mm3. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2019, 30: 810-813. PMID: 31046614, DOI: 10.1177/0956462419835966.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBrainCD4 Lymphocyte CountDisease ProgressionDystonic DisordersFatal OutcomeHIV InfectionsHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeJC VirusLeukoencephalopathy, Progressive MultifocalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleTreatment OutcomeConceptsImmune reconstitution inflammatory syndromePML-IRISAntiretroviral therapyCell countInflammatory syndromeInitiation of ARTHIV/AIDS patientsReconstitution inflammatory syndromeRobust immune reconstitutionCells/mm3Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyRole of CD4Blood-brain barrierCells/Antiretroviral initiationInflammatory picturePersistent positivityImmune reconstitutionMultifocal leukoencephalopathyNeurological symptomsOpportunistic infectionsAIDS patientsVirus antigenImmune responseJC virus
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