2023
A Diagnostic Approach to Fungal Pneumonia An Infectious Diseases Perspective
Azar M. A Diagnostic Approach to Fungal Pneumonia An Infectious Diseases Perspective. CHEST Journal 2023, 165: 559-572. PMID: 37813181, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsFungal pneumoniaAppropriate diagnostic testingClinical syndromeDiagnostic testingLower respiratory tract infectionsNon-resolving pneumoniaRespiratory tract infectionsInfectious diseases perspectiveTract infectionsRadiographic patternsCommon causeEpidemiologic exposuresCorrect diagnosisRisk populationsPneumoniaDiagnostic approachHost factorsDisease perspectiveConstellation of factorsPatientsSyndromeInfectionEpidemiologyIncidenceDiagnosis
2022
Into the unknown: Diagnosing mysterious brain lesions
Kassab I, Isada C, Azar MM, Sarsam N, Jiang M, Camelo‐Piragua S, Kaul D, Malinis M. Into the unknown: Diagnosing mysterious brain lesions. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13829. PMID: 35307917, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13829.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsBrain abscessesImmune statusPancreas-kidney transplant recipientsCentral nervous system infectionBartonella henselaeMetagenomic next-generation sequencingCSF metagenomic next-generation sequencingMultiple brain abscessesVisceral organ involvementPatient's immune statusNervous system infectionCat-scratch diseaseTransplant recipientsOcular involvementOrgan involvementSystem infectionNeurological manifestationsCat bitesBrain lesionsDiagnostic approachNext-generation sequencingAbscessZoonotic pathogensClinicopathological conferenceHenselae