2022
Dematiaceous fungal infections in solid organ transplantation: Systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis
Radcliffe C, Radcliffe AJ, Azar MM, Grant M. Dematiaceous fungal infections in solid organ transplantation: Systematic review and Bayesian meta‐analysis. Transplant Infectious Disease 2022, 24: e13819. PMID: 35253959, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolid organ transplant recipientsDematiaceous fungal infectionSoft tissue infectionsFungal infectionsInfectious syndromesSystematic reviewEarly post-transplant periodCentral nervous system infectionCommon infectious syndromesPost-transplant periodNervous system infectionOrgan transplant recipientsSolid organ transplantationEnglish-language reportsInfection typeKidney recipientsLiver recipientsPediatric reportsTransplant recipientsPulmonary infectionSystem infectionTissue infectionsWorse prognosisDisseminated infectionMean age
2021
Pyomyositis and Infectious Myositis: A Comprehensive, Single-Center Retrospective Study
Radcliffe C, Gisriel S, Niu YS, Peaper D, Delgado S, Grant M. Pyomyositis and Infectious Myositis: A Comprehensive, Single-Center Retrospective Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2021, 8: ofab098. PMID: 33884279, PMCID: PMC8047863, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfectious myositisPercutaneous drainage proceduresRetrospective studyDrainage proceduresSingle-center retrospective studyThird of patientsTertiary care institutionTreatment success rateCases of pyomyositisSubjective feverMuscle painDiabetes mellitusAbscess formationCommon symptomsMedian lengthMean ageMental statusAntimicrobial therapyMost infectionsTreatment strategiesPyomyositisMyositisPathology specimensPatientsBacterial infections
2020
Efficacy and safety of chronic antimicrobial suppression therapy for left ventricular assist device driveline infections: A single‐center descriptive experience
Radcliffe C, Doilicho N, Niu YS, Grant M. Efficacy and safety of chronic antimicrobial suppression therapy for left ventricular assist device driveline infections: A single‐center descriptive experience. Transplant Infectious Disease 2020, 22: e13379. PMID: 32574417, DOI: 10.1111/tid.13379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAS therapyDriveline infectionSuppression therapyTreatment failureVentricular assist device driveline infectionsShort-term antimicrobial therapyExperienced treatment failureTertiary transplant centerChronic kidney diseaseCornerstone of managementContinuous-flow LVADInfectious complicationsAdverse eventsLocal debridementRetrospective reviewTransplant centersKidney diseaseStable symptomsMean ageAntimicrobial therapyCommon causePatientsTherapySuccessful outcomeInfection