2020
Clinicopathologic Features of Tissue Granulomas in Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Study in a Nontuberculosis Endemic Region.
Nussbaum EZ, Patel KK, Assi R, Raad RA, Malinis M, Azar MM. Clinicopathologic Features of Tissue Granulomas in Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Study in a Nontuberculosis Endemic Region. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2020, 145: 988-999. PMID: 33290524, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0271-oa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBartonellaBiopsyCommunicable DiseasesConnecticutCytomegalovirusFemaleGranulomaHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan TransplantationPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsEpidemiologic risk factorsPresence of symptomsInfectious etiologyAsymptomatic patientsTransplant recipientsTissue granulomasClinicopathologic featuresRisk factorsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsHematopoietic stem cell transplant recipientsStem cell transplant recipientsYale-New Haven HospitalCommon infectious etiologiesLarge transplant populationCell transplant recipientsSingle-center studyCryptogenic organizing pneumoniaNew Haven HospitalRoutine disease surveillancePaucity of literatureCytomegalovirus hepatitisPosttransplant specimensBiopsy indicationOrganizing pneumoniaTransplant patientsEmerging 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