2024
Atypical pneumonia testing in transplant recipients
Feller F, Trubin P, Malinis M, Vogel J, Merwede J, Peaper D, Azar M. Atypical pneumonia testing in transplant recipients. Transplant Infectious Disease 2024, 26: e14256. PMID: 38430482, DOI: 10.1111/tid.14256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematopoietic stem cell transplantationTransplant recipientsPathogens of pneumoniaAtypical pneumoniaAugmented immunosuppressionAtypical pathogensTest positivity rateChimeric antigen receptor T cellsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsDiagnosis of atypical pneumoniaPositive rateCases of mycoplasma infectionStem cell transplantationSolid organ transplantationRetrospective cohort studyMycoplasma infectionImmunocompromised patientsCell transplantationAnalysis of diagnostic testsDiagnostic yieldTransplant cohortPost-transplantationT cellsCohort studyRates of testing
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 capabilitiesEmerging Microbiology Diagnostics for Transplant Infections: On the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift.
Azar MM, Gaston DC, Kotton CN, Malinis MF. Emerging Microbiology Diagnostics for Transplant Infections: On the Cusp of a Paradigm Shift. Transplantation 2020, 104: 1358-1384. PMID: 31972701, DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003123.BooksConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationInfected transplant recipientsInfectious disease specialistsStem cell transplantationBlood culture specimensArray of pathogensTransplant recipientsTransplant cliniciansClinical outcomesDisease specialistsCell transplantationTransplant infectionsMagnetic resonance-based methodsMicrobiology diagnosticsSolid organsCulture specimensMolecular testingMolecular panelResistance determinantsInfectionOutcomesDiagnostic microbiologyResonance-based methodsPatientsTransplantation
2019
Allogeneic stem cell transplantation and combination antiretroviral therapy: cautions, complications, and considerations
Shallis RM, Gleeson S, Azar M, Malinis M, Xu ML, Seropian SE, Gowda L, Zeidan AM. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation and combination antiretroviral therapy: cautions, complications, and considerations. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 60: 2584-2587. PMID: 30943051, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1594221.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements