2022
Real-world assessment of the clinical utility of whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infection.
Medvedeva N, Radcliffe C, Malinis M, Chen M, Azar M. Real-world assessment of the clinical utility of whole body 18F-FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of infection. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0277403. PMID: 36374789, PMCID: PMC9662742, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPET/CTClinical impactFDG PET/CTRetrospective chart reviewEmission tomography/Evaluation of infectionDiagnosis of infectionVariety of syndromesInfectious indicationsChart reviewCommon indicationTomography useUnknown etiologyEndovascular infectionTomography/Antimicrobial managementClinical indicationsReal-world assessmentInclusion criteriaClinical utilityPatientsTreatment managementUnknown originInfectionCT
2021
Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases
Azar M, Gaston D, Malinis M. Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases. 2021, 1535-1576. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25869-6_69.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesInfectious diseasesPolymerase chain reaction panelHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCommunity-acquired infectionsStem cell transplantationMultidrug-resistant organismsTest performance characteristicsTransplant patientsUncommon pathogenCell transplantationSerious infectionsPatient outcomesClinical impactDiagnostic modalitiesSolid organsMolecular testingClinical specimensPatientsDiseaseDiagnostic advantageInfectionResistance detectionDiagnostic methodsDiagnostic capabilities
2020
Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases
Azar M, Gaston D, Malinis M. Emerging Diagnostics for Transplant Infectious Diseases. 2020, 1-44. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01751-4_69-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransplant infectious diseasesInfectious diseasesPolymerase chain reaction panelHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCommunity-acquired infectionsStem cell transplantationMultidrug-resistant organismsTest performance characteristicsTransplant patientsUncommon pathogenCell transplantationSerious infectionsPatient outcomesClinical impactDiagnostic modalitiesSolid organsMolecular testingClinical specimensPatientsDiseaseDiagnostic advantageInfectionResistance detectionDiagnostic methodsDiagnostic capabilities