A5036214813- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Actinomycetales infections and treatment
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
- Infectious Diseases and Mycology
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Microscopic Colitis
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Social Media in Health Education
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
- Hematological disorders and diagnostics
Cleveland Clinic
2020-2025
Johns Hopkins University
2018
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
2018
University of Arizona
2017-2018
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
2017
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to significant reductions in transplantation, motivated part by concerns of disproportionately more severe among solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. However, clinical features, outcomes, and predictors mortality SOT recipients are not well described. Methods We performed a multicenter cohort study with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Data were collected using standardized intake 28-day follow-up electronic case...
Nocardiosis is a life-threatening opportunistic infection. Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at higher risk (incidence 0.04%-3.5%) of developing nocardiosis. Rate nocardiosis in the Southwestern US may be high due to environmental factors.We performed retrospective review study on 54 SOT patients diagnosed with Nocardia between 1997 and 2016 our center. To explore association various factors both development disseminated disease mortality, series Fisher's exact tests was...
The field of transplant infectious diseases is rapidly evolving, presenting a challenge for clinical practice and trainee education. Here we describe the construction transplantid.net, free online library, crowdsourced continuously updated dual purpose point-of-care evidence-based management teaching.
Hodgkin lymphoma with symptomatic osseous involvement can have a similar presentation to osteomyelitis. Common findings in symptoms, laboratory workup, and imaging make it very difficult distinguish between the two diseases. Excisional biopsy should be pursued if fine-needle is equivocal suspicion of high. We report case 40-year-old man who presented history marine animal sting on his neck later developed erythema area, chest pain, constitutional adenopathy, classic for sternal Fortunately,...
Mucor and Rhizopus cause life-threatening infections primarily involving the lungs sinuses, which disseminate very rapidly by necrosis infarction of contiguous tissues. We present a case 64-year-old African American posttransplant patient who presented with productive cough weight loss. He had past surgical history renal transplant for cell carcinoma was on dual immunosuppressive therapy, that is, mycophenolate tacrolimus. During his hospital stay, he developed pneumopericardium due to...
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) cause significant morbidity and put great economic burden on patient healthcare facilities. Infection is the main driving force behind admissions related to DFU. Culture of soft tissue or bone invaluable in diagnosing infection but time consuming. Inflammatory markers including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT) are rapid, simple, inexpensive laboratory tests that can aid early diagnosis diabetic (DFI) monitor...
Nocardiosis is a life-threatening opportunistic infection with high incidence (0.04% to 3.5%) reported in SOT recipients. Rate of nocardiosis the Southwestern United States may be higher due environmental factors. The purpose present study was identify key factors, including role TMP/SMX prophylaxis, intensity immunosuppression, treatment regimens, and disease outcome among recipients at our institution. We performed retrospective review laboratory clinical records 260 adult patients...
Immunocompromised patients undergoing chemotherapy for hematologic malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients are at increased risk of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI). The recurrence its associated morbidity mortality due to multiple factors. Diarrhea is common in HSCT recipients, but the diagnosis diarrhea caused by CDI a therapeutic challenge frequent colonization with secondary non-infectious causes. high rate significant treatment...