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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntifungal AgentsBayes TheoremChildHumansMaleMiddle AgedMycosesOrgan TransplantationTransplant RecipientsConceptsSolid 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
2020
Invasive pseudomembranous upper airway and tracheal Aspergillosis refractory to systemic antifungal therapy and serial surgical debridement in an Immunocompetent patient
Khan SN, Manur R, Brooks JS, Husson MA, Leahy K, Grant M. Invasive pseudomembranous upper airway and tracheal Aspergillosis refractory to systemic antifungal therapy and serial surgical debridement in an Immunocompetent patient. BMC Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 13. PMID: 31906888, PMCID: PMC6945574, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4744-2.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsImmunocompetent patientsEndoscopic debridementLong-term antibiotic treatmentComplete disease resolutionSystemic antifungal therapySerial surgical debridementEfficacious treatment approachVoriconazole dosingRefractory symptomsSymptom controlAggressive treatmentBacterial sinusitisDisease resolutionRespiratory symptomsSurgical debridementRespiratory infectionsVoriconazole monotherapyTreatment regimensFungal infiltrationMechanical debridementUpper airwayAntibiotic treatmentAntifungal therapyDisease progressionSuch infections