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
Added Diagnostic Utility of Clinical Metagenomics for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults
Azar MM, Schlaberg R, Malinis MF, Bermejo S, Schwarz T, Xie H, Dela Cruz CS. Added Diagnostic Utility of Clinical Metagenomics for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Immunocompromised Adults. CHEST Journal 2020, 159: 1356-1371. PMID: 33217418, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinal clinical diagnosisDiagnostic yieldFungal pneumoniaImmunocompromised adultsMicrobiologic diagnosisAntimicrobial stewardshipMicrobiologic testingClinical diagnosisClinical metagenomicsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaStandard of careDiagnosis of pneumoniaAdult patientsRadiologic findingsBacterial pneumoniaBAL fluidProspective studyViral pneumoniaBacterial causePneumoniaDiagnostic utilityStudy designDiagnosisAdultsHypothetical impact