2021
COVID‐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