2022
Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Pregnant Immigrant
Briggs N, Wei BM, Ahuja C, Baker C, Palacios C, Lee E, O’Grady N, Singanamala S, Singh K, Bandaranayake TD, Cohen JM, Damsky W, Davis MW, Mejia R, Nelson CA, Topal JE, Azar MM. Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis in a Pregnant Immigrant. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac360. PMID: 35928503, PMCID: PMC9345408, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDelayed Mortality Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Hospitalized for COVID-19
Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Multani A, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Blumberg EA, Haydel B, Hemmige V, Hemmersbach-Miller M, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Yabu JM, Kramer KH, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, McCort ME, Singh PP, Velioglu A, Mehta SA, van Duin D, Goldman JD, Lease ED, Wald A, Limaye AP, Fisher CE, Besharatian B, Crespo M, Tomic R, Sehgal S, Weisshaar D, Girgis R, Lawrence C, Nelson J, Bennett W, Leandro J, Sait A, Rumore A, West P, Jeng A, Bajrovic V, Bilgili E, Anderson-Haag T, Nastase A, Badami A, Alvarez-Garcia J, Bowman-Anger L, Julien L, Ortiz-Bautista C, Friedman-Morocco R, Gajurel K, Cahuayme-Zuniga L, Wakefield M, Fung M, Theodoropoulos N, Chuang S, Bhandaram S, Veroux M, Chopra B, Florescu D, Witteck D, Diaz D, Ripley K, Saharia K, Akkina S, McCarty T, Webb A, Arya A, Vedula G, El-Amm J, Dokus M, Narayanan A, de Camargo P, Ouseph R, Breuckner A, Luk A, Aujayeb A, Ganger D, Keith D, Meloni F, Haidar G, Zapernick L, Morales M, Goyal N, Sharma T, Malhotra U, Kuo A, Rossi A, Edwards A, Keller B, Beneri C, Derringer D, Dominguez E, Carlson E, Hashim F, Murad H, Wilkens H, Neumann H, Gani I, Kahwaji J, Popoola J, Michaels M, Jakharia N, De la Cruz O, Puing A, Motallebzadeh R, Velagapudi R, Kapoor R, Allam S, Silveira F, Vora S, Kelly U, Reddy U, Dharnidharka V, Wadei H, Zurabi L. Delayed Mortality Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Hospitalized for COVID-19. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 78: 711-718. PMID: 35212363, PMCID: PMC9383518, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSOT recipientsDay 28Day 90Multivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsSolid organ transplant recipientsCOVID-19Cox proportional hazards modelCOVID-19 focusOrgan transplant recipientsChronic lung diseaseBody mass indexProportional hazards modelSARS-CoV-2 detectionLung transplantMulticenter registryTransplant recipientsHeart failureMass indexIllness onsetVital statusLung diseaseRisk factorsDay 29Lower mortalityMortality
2021
Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the course of the pandemic
Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Hemmersbach‐Miller M, Blumberg EA, Multani A, Haydel B, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, Hemmige V, McCort ME, Chaudhry ZS, Singh PP, Kramer K, Velioglu A, Yabu JM, Morillis JA, Mehta SA, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Derenge AC, van Duin D, Maximin A, Gilbert C, Goldman JD, Lease ED, Fisher CE, Limaye AP, Team T. Changing trends in mortality among solid organ transplant recipients hospitalized for COVID‐19 during the course of the pandemic. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 22: 279-288. PMID: 34514710, PMCID: PMC8653312, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsCOVID-19IL-6/ILComorbidity-adjusted mortalityUse of corticosteroidsUse of hydroxychloroquineMultivariable logistic regressionBaseline comorbiditiesMulticenter registryImproved survivalReceptor inhibitorsGeneral populationMortality trendsMortalityLogistic regressionFurther studiesLater periodRecipientsCorticosteroidsComorbiditiesHydroxychloroquinePandemicPatientsCOVID‐19 in hospitalized lung and non‐lung solid organ transplant recipients: A comparative analysis from a multicenter study
Heldman MR, Kates OS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Georgia SJ, Steinbrink JM, Alexander BD, Hemmersbach‐Miller M, Blumberg EA, Crespo MM, Multani A, Lewis AV, Beaird O, Haydel B, La Hoz RM, Moni L, Condor Y, Flores S, Munoz CG, Guitierrez J, Diaz EI, Diaz D, Vianna R, Guerra G, Loebe M, Rakita RM, Malinis M, Azar MM, Hemmige V, McCort ME, Chaudhry ZS, Singh P, Hughes K, Velioglu A, Yabu JM, Morillis JA, Mehta SA, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Tomic R, Derenge A, van Duin D, Maximin A, Gilbert C, Goldman JD, Sehgal S, Weisshaar D, Girgis RE, Nelson J, Lease ED, Limaye AP, Fisher CE, Team T. COVID‐19 in hospitalized lung and non‐lung solid organ transplant recipients: A comparative analysis from a multicenter study. American Journal Of Transplantation 2021, 21: 2774-2784. PMID: 34008917, PMCID: PMC9215359, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsLung transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsRisk factorsAllograft dysfunctionAdult solid organ transplant recipientsCOVID-19High mortalityChronic lung allograft dysfunctionOnly independent risk factorMultivariable logistic regression modelChronic allograft dysfunctionComorbidity-adjusted mortalityLung allograft dysfunctionMulticenter cohort studyIndependent risk factorCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression modelsLung transplantCohort studyHeart failureMulticenter studyDisease 2019Mortality
2017
Donor-Derived Transmission of Candida auris During Lung Transplantation
Azar MM, Turbett SE, Fishman JA, Pierce VM. Donor-Derived Transmission of Candida auris During Lung Transplantation. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017, 65: 1040-1042. PMID: 28520901, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix460.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsStringent infection control measuresCandida aurisImportant public health implicationsDonor-derived transmissionLung transplant recipientsInfection control measuresPrevention of transmissionPublic health implicationsLung transplantationTransplant recipientsHigh mortalityC. aurisResistant pathogensHealth implicationsTransplantationAurisControl measuresInfectionMortalityRecipientsPrevention