2021
Bloodstream Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: 2010-2019.
Yee ME, Lai KW, Bakshi N, Grossman JK, Jaggi P, Mallis A, Wang YF, Jerris RC, Lane PA, Yildirim I. Bloodstream Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: 2010-2019. Pediatrics 2021, 149 PMID: 34913059, PMCID: PMC8959248, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-051892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseBloodstream infectionsBlood culturesSickle cell anemia genotypesRetrospective cohort studyInvasive bacterial infectionsMultivariate logistic regressionConfidence intervalsAverage incidence rateSpectrum of pathogensAntibiotic prophylaxisEligible patientsFunctional aspleniaBSI episodesCohort studyChronic transfusionMedian ageAnnual incidenceOverall incidenceRisk factorsIncidence rateCell diseaseEmpirical treatmentBordetella holmesiiCommon pathogens
2020
Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Host
Yildirim I, Gibson J, Danziger-Isakov L. Pulmonary Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. Respiratory Medicine 2020, 235-252. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54924-4_20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary infectionHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCurrent immune statusSolid organ transplantationStem cell transplantationPrimary immunodeficiency patientsImmunocompromised childrenCommon complicationImmune compromiseImmunocompromised hostPulmonary diseaseBronchoalveolar lavageImaging findingsClinical symptomsCell transplantationImmune statusImmunodeficiency patientsInvasive studiesOrgan transplantationHigh riskCommon pathogensPatientsInfectionExposure historyTransplantation