2021
Nocardiosis and elevated beta-d-glucan in solid organ transplant recipients
Ringer M, Radcliffe C, Kerantzas CA, Malinis M, Azar MM. Nocardiosis and elevated beta-d-glucan in solid organ transplant recipients. IDCases 2021, 26: e01322. PMID: 34786341, PMCID: PMC8577490, DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01322.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesSOT recipientsBeta-d-glucan (BDG) testingSolid organ transplantation recipientsSolid organ transplant recipientsElevated BDG levelsOrgan transplant recipientsOrgan transplantation recipientsCases of nocardiosisFuture prospective studiesCases of patientsInvasive fungal infectionsBDG testingTransplant recipientsTransplantation recipientsClinical courseCase seriesProspective studyCase definitionIdentified causeElevated betaBDG levelsNocardiosisCausal associationFungal infectionsRecipients
2020
Orally Administered Human Immunoglobulin Therapy for Norovirus Enteritis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series at a Single Academic Transplant Center
Nussbaum EZ, Azar M, Cohen E, McManus D, Topal J, Malinis M. Orally Administered Human Immunoglobulin Therapy for Norovirus Enteritis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series at a Single Academic Transplant Center. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 71: e206-e209. PMID: 31999825, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsOrgan transplant recipientsNorovirus enteritisTransplant recipientsAcademic transplant centersHuman immunoglobulin therapyEffective treatment modalityImmunoglobulin therapySOT recipientsCase seriesTransplant centersIntractable diarrheaTreatment modalitiesMedical recordsHuman immunoglobulinEnteritisRecipientsDiarrheaTherapyImmunoglobulin
2018
Central nervous system histoplasmosis
Wheat J, Myint T, Guo Y, Kemmer P, Hage C, Terry C, Azar MM, Riddell J, Ender P, Chen S, Shehab K, Cleveland K, Esguerra E, Johnson J, Wright P, Douglas V, Vergidis P, Ooi W, Baddley J, Bamberger D, Khairy R, Vikram H, Jenny-Avital E, Sivasubramanian G, Bowlware K, Pahud B, Sarria J, Tsai T, Assi M, Mocherla S, Prakash V, Allen D, Passaretti C, Huprikar S, Anderson A. Central nervous system histoplasmosis. Medicine 2018, 97: e0245. PMID: 29595679, PMCID: PMC5895412, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000010245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system histoplasmosisPercent of patientsCerebrospinal fluidAmphotericin BCentral nervous system involvementSingle-center case seriesNervous system involvementLiposomal amphotericin BCenter case seriesOutcome of treatmentAnti-Histoplasma antibodiesRecognition of infectionPatients 54 yearsCNS histoplasmosisDeoxycholate formulationDisseminated histoplasmosisMost patientsAntigen testingAntibody testingCase seriesImmunodeficiency syndromeHistoplasma antigenHistoplasmosis infectionSystem involvementYear survival