2022
An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era
Roberts SC, Palacios C, Grubaugh ND, Alpert T, Ott IM, Breban MI, Initiative Y, Martinello RA, Smith C, Davis MW, Mcmanus D, Tirmizi S, Topal JE, Azar MM, Malinis M. An outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 on a transplant unit in the early vaccination era. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13782. PMID: 34969164, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Infection prevention practicesSARS-CoV-2 outbreakTransplant unitCOVID-19-associated morbiditySolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationPrevention practicesHospital day 18Potential index casesOrgan transplant recipientsInfection prevention behaviorsMonoclonal antibody therapyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 clustersHospital staff membersWhole-genome sequencingAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsPositive patientsAtypical presentationImmunocompromised patientsAntibody therapyVaccination eraDisease progression
2020
Diagnostic Testing of COVID-19 in Solid Organ Transplantation: Current Clinical Application and Future Strategies
Trubin PA, Azar MM, Malinis M. Diagnostic Testing of COVID-19 in Solid Organ Transplantation: Current Clinical Application and Future Strategies. Current Transplantation Reports 2020, 7: 390-398. PMID: 33134033, PMCID: PMC7585558, DOI: 10.1007/s40472-020-00307-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSARS-CoV-2 infectionSolid organ transplantationInfection prevention practicesOrgan transplantationTransplant recipientsPolymerase chain reactionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSolid organ transplant recipientsSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionPrevention practicesCOVID-19 pandemicRecipient suitabilityCoronavirus 2 infectionOrgan transplant recipientsChain reactionCoronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2Current clinical applicationsDiagnostic testing strategiesCOVID-19 diagnosticsMitigation of infectionPurpose of ReviewWhileOptimal donorViral kineticsDiagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the setting of the cytokine release syndrome
Azar MM, Shin JJ, Kang I, Landry M. Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the setting of the cytokine release syndrome. Expert Review Of Molecular Diagnostics 2020, 20: 1087-1097. PMID: 32990479, DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2020.1830760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Immune profileCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2 infectionCytokine release syndromeAdaptive immune cellsMultiple inflammatory cytokinesSARS-CoV-2 RNAFalse-negative resultsRelease syndromeInfectious complicationsIL-10Laboratory markersD-dimerInflammatory moleculesIP-10IL-6Inflammatory cytokinesMCP-1Acute diagnosisIL-2Immune cellsClinical severityTherapeutic benefitPathogenic contribution