2022
Real-world assessment of the clinical utility of whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infection.
Medvedeva N, Radcliffe C, Malinis M, Chen M, Azar M. Real-world assessment of the clinical utility of whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infection. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0277403. PMID: 36374789, PMCID: PMC9662742, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFever of Unknown OriginFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesConceptsPET/CTClinical impactFDG PET/CTRetrospective chart reviewEmission tomography/Evaluation of infectionDiagnosis of infectionVariety of syndromesInfectious indicationsChart reviewCommon indicationTomography useUnknown etiologyEndovascular infectionTomography/Antimicrobial managementClinical indicationsReal-world assessmentInclusion criteriaClinical utilityPatientsTreatment managementUnknown originInfectionCT
2020
Diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis
Koff A, Azar MM. Diagnosing peritoneal tuberculosis. BMJ Case Reports 2020, 13: e233131. PMID: 32033999, PMCID: PMC7035809, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal PainAscitesDiagnosis, DifferentialHematologic TestsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeritoneumPeritonitis, TuberculousPositron-Emission TomographyConceptsPeritoneal tuberculosisEmpiric anti-tuberculous therapyPositive QuantiFERON-TB GoldAnti-tuberculous therapyPresence of ascitesQuantiFERON-TB GoldWorse clinical outcomesLow-incidence regionsAscitic adenosine deaminaseInflammatory ascitesPeritoneal thickeningAbdominal painDecompensated cirrhosisLiver transplantationExtrapulmonary tuberculosisRadiographic responseAntibiotic therapyClinical outcomesTuberculosisIncidence regionDiagnosisMycobacterial testingItalian malesAdenosine deaminaseCirrhosis