2022
Rectal screening for azole non‐susceptible Candida species in patients undergoing liver transplantation
Radcliffe C, Patel KK, Azar MM, Koff A, Belfield KD, Peaper DR, Topal JE, Malinis M. Rectal screening for azole non‐susceptible Candida species in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13811. PMID: 35184347, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate antifungal prophylaxisAntifungal prophylaxisRisk factorsTransplant recipientsRectal swabsSolid organ transplant recipientsCommon invasive fungal infectionYale-New Haven HospitalDays of LTTime of LTLiver transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsRetrospective chart reviewMore risk factorsMultiple risk factorsInvasive fungal infectionsNew Haven HospitalPrimary LTLiver transplantationAdult patientsChart reviewLT candidatesRectal screeningCandida infectionsMedian number
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