2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Solid Organ Transplant: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Kates OS, Haydel BM, Florman SS, Rana MM, Chaudhry ZS, Ramesh MS, Safa K, Kotton CN, Blumberg EA, Besharatian BD, Tanna SD, Ison MG, Malinis M, Azar MM, Rakita RM, Morilla JA, Majeed A, Sait AS, Spaggiari M, Hemmige V, Mehta SA, Neumann H, Badami A, Goldman JD, Lala A, Hemmersbach-Miller M, McCort ME, Bajrovic V, Ortiz-Bautista C, Friedman-Moraco R, Sehgal S, Lease ED, Fisher CE, Limaye AP, Arya A, Jeng A, Kuo A, Luk A, Puing A, Rossi A, Brueckner A, Multani A, Keller B, Derringer D, Florescu D, Dominguez E, Sandoval E, Bilgili E, Hashim F, Silveira F, Haidar G, Joharji H, Murad H, Gani I, el-amm J, Kahwaji J, Popoola J, Yabu J, Hughes K, Saharia K, Gajurel K, Bowman L, Veroux M, Morales M, Fung M, Theodoropoulos N, de la Cruz O, Kapoor R, La Hoz R, Allam S, Vora S, McCarty T, Anderson-Haag T, Malhotra U, Kelly U, Bhandaram V, Bennett W, Lominadze Z. Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Solid Organ Transplant: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e4090-e4099. PMID: 32766815, PMCID: PMC7454362, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSOT recipientsUnderlying comorbiditiesCohort studyLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Solid organ transplant recipientsMulti-center cohort studyCOVID-19Multicenter cohort studyOrgan transplant recipientsPredictors of mortalitySolid organ transplantsMultivariable logistic regressionKidney/pancreasCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicElectronic case report formCase report formsDisease 2019 pandemicImmunosuppression intensityStandardized intakePrimary endpointTransplant recipientsHospitalized patientsMedian ageTransplant centersClinical features
2016
Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis following renal transplant with alemtuzumab induction
Baghban A, Azar MM, Bernardo RM, Malinis M. Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis following renal transplant with alemtuzumab induction. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016217998. PMID: 27852682, PMCID: PMC5129162, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217998.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsMycobacterium tuberculosisDisseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosisIsoniazid preventative therapyHigh-risk patientsSolid organ transplantsOngoing risk factorsAlemtuzumab inductionDisseminated tuberculosisInduction immunosuppressionPeritransplant periodRenal transplantRenal transplantationPulmonary tuberculosisTuberculosis infectionPreventative therapyRisk factorsOrgan transplantsTuberculosisPatientsTransplantAvailable literatureImmunosuppressionTransplantationUnique challengesTherapy