Marzuq Billah, MD, FASN
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Assistant Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)Cards
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Unusual cases of peritonitis: A case series of five patients
Billah M, Uribarri J, Charen E, Sharma S. Unusual cases of peritonitis: A case series of five patients. Seminars In Dialysis 2022, 36: 255-262. PMID: 35929618, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.13121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeritoneal dialysis-related peritonitisDialysis-related peritonitisEnteric peritonitisPolymicrobial peritonitisBowel pathologyPeritonitis casesCase seriesPeritoneal dialysisUnusual causeFinal patientFirst patientDialysis centersAcademic hospitalDialysis unitsUncommon casePeritonitisPatientsUnusual caseMicrobiologic cultureSkin organismsCell countNext patientUnusual organismsTouch contaminationMultiple episodes
2022
Successful Measurement of Intraperitoneal Pressure (IPP) in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients With a Pressure Transducer Demonstrates Significant Interindividual Variation and a Complex Relationship With IP Volume
Uribarri J, Aslam N, Sharma S, Billah M, Wilmington A, Keller B, Muller M, Rutherford P. Successful Measurement of Intraperitoneal Pressure (IPP) in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients With a Pressure Transducer Demonstrates Significant Interindividual Variation and a Complex Relationship With IP Volume. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2022, 33: 457-458. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20223311s1457d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHome Dialysis Utilization Among Underrepresented Groups
Shamy O, Jain A, Billah M, Sharma S, Uribarri J. Home Dialysis Utilization Among Underrepresented Groups. Kidney Medicine 2022, 4: 100528. PMID: 36267676, PMCID: PMC9577044, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100528.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Delayed Kinetics of IgG, but Not IgA, Antispike Antibodies in Transplant Recipients following SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Cravedi P, Ahearn P, Wang L, Yalamarti T, Hartzell S, Azzi Y, Menon M, Jain A, Billah M, Fernandez-Vina M, Gebel HM, Woodle ES, Haddad NS, Morrison-Porter A, Lee FE, Sanz I, Akalin E, Girnita A, Maltzman JS. Delayed Kinetics of IgG, but Not IgA, Antispike Antibodies in Transplant Recipients following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2021, 32: 3221-3230. PMID: 34599041, PMCID: PMC8638399, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021040573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionKidney transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsImmunocompetent controlsSARS-CoV-2 IgASARS-CoV-2 antibodiesTime pointsCross-sectional studyCOVID-19Basis of timingLater time pointsIgG1-4Transplant statusIgA antibodiesIgG responsesIgM responseImmunocompetent individualsPoor outcomeSevere outcomesViral epitopesInfectionIgGRecipientsAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19 and the Kidney: A Worrisome Scenario of Acute and Chronic Consequences
Sanchez-Russo L, Billah M, Chancay J, Hindi J, Cravedi P. COVID-19 and the Kidney: A Worrisome Scenario of Acute and Chronic Consequences. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2021, 10: 900. PMID: 33668833, PMCID: PMC7956338, DOI: 10.3390/jcm10050900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute kidney injuryKidney replacement therapyKidney injuryReplacement therapyClinical presentationCOVID-19-Related Acute Kidney InjuryMajor tertiary care centerAggressive clinical presentationTertiary care centerAcute peritoneal dialysisCOVID-19 patientsCoronavirus disease 2019Definitive pathogenesisIll patientsHistopathologic evidencePeritoneal dialysisTherapeutic challengeMultiple etiologiesCare centerTherapeutic alternativeChronic consequencesCommon findingHealthcare workersDisease 2019High incidence
2020
A catabolic state in a kidney transplant recipient with COVID‐19
Billah M, Santeusanio A, Delaney V, Cravedi P, Farouk S. A catabolic state in a kidney transplant recipient with COVID‐19. Transplant International 2020, 33: 1140-1141. PMID: 32357273, PMCID: PMC7267294, DOI: 10.1111/tri.13635.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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