Featured Publications

2022

Diffused nodular secondary syphilis
Chiu CY, Hasbun R. QJM. 2022 Sep 1:hcac212. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac212. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36047832

Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Cancer Patients
Chiu CY, Zhang HC, Westin J, Hosing C, Torres HA. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Aug 25:S2666-6367(22)01559-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.08.020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36031077

Development and validation of a risk score to differentiate viral and autoimmune encephalitis in adults
Granillo A, Le Maréchal M, Diaz-Arias L, Probasco J, Venkatesan A, Hasbun R.Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 2:ciac711. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac711. Online ahead of print. PMID: 36053949

2021

Contemporary Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study (VENOUS I)
Contreras GA, Munita JM, Simar S, Luterbach C, Dinh AQ, Rydell K, Sahasrabhojane PV, Rios R, Diaz L, Reyes K, Zervos M, Misikir HM, Sanchez-Petitto G, Liu C, Doi Y, Abbo LM, Shimose L, Seifert H, Gudiol C, Barberis F, Pedroza C, Aitken SL, Shelburne SA, van Duin D, Tran TT, Hanson BM, Arias CA. Open Forum Infect Dis (IF: 3.83; Q3). 2021 Dec 23;9(3):ofab616. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab616. eCollection 2022 Mar.PMID: 35155713

Impact of Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy, Primarily Pembrolizumab, on Infection Risk in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer: A Comparative Retrospective Cohort Study
Malek AE, Khalil M, Hachem R, Chaftari AM, Fares J, Jiang Y, Kontoyiannis DP, Fossella F, Chaftari P, Mulanovich VE, Viola GM, Raad II. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 2;73(9):e2697-e2704. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa802. PMID: 32564081

Human herpes virus 6 myelitis after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy
Handley G, Khawaja F, Kondapi DS, Lee HJ, Kaufman GP, Neelapu SS, Fayad LE, Tummala S, Chi L, Strati P, Mulanovich VE. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov;112:327-329. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.09.061. Epub 2021 Sep 29. PMID: 34600133

Refractory and Resistant Cytomegalovirus After Hematopoietic Cell Transplant in the Letermovir Primary Prophylaxis Era
Sassine J, Khawaja F, Shigle TL, Handy V, Foolad F, Aitken SL, Jiang Y, Champlin R, Shpall E, Rezvani K, Ariza-Heredia EJ, Chemaly RF. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 20;73(8):1346-1354. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab298. PMID: 33830182

Immune reconstitution and severity of COVID-19 among hematopoietic cell transplant recipients
Malek AE, Adachi JA, Mulanovich VE, Sassine J, Raad II, McConn K, Seiler GT, Dhal U, Khawaja F, Chemaly RF. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;23(4):e13606. doi: 10.1111/tid.13606. Epub 2021 Apr 3. PMID: 33755273

HIV and Chagas Disease: An Evaluation of the Use of Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction to Measure Levels of Trypanosoma cruzi Parasitemia in HIV Patients in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Reimer-McAtee MJ, Mejia C, Clark T, Terle J, Pajuelo MJ, Cabeza J, Lora MH, Valencia E, Castro R, Lozano D, Bern C, Torrico F, Gilman RH. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Aug 16;105(3):643-650. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1141. PMID: 34398818

Adjunctive steroids in adults with encephalitis: a propensity score analysis
Allana A, Samannodi M, Hansen MA, DeSantis S, Ho LT, Hasbun R.J Neurol. 2021 Jun;268(6):2151-2160. doi: 10.1007/s00415-021-10398-9. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33475823

Management of enterococcal central line-associated bloodstream infections in patients with cancer
Awadh H, Chaftari AM, Khalil M, Fares J, Jiang Y, Deeba R, Ali S, Hachem R, Raad II.BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 5;21(1):643. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06328-9. PMID: 34225651

A 77-Year-Old Man with Multiple Myeloma and a Lytic Bone Lesion
Sassine J, Kontoyiannis DP. Am J Med. 2021 Jul;134(7):860-862. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.01.032. Epub 2021 Feb 21. PMID: 33621531

Successful implementation of the CDC recommendations during the care of 2 patients with Candida auris in in-patient rehabilitation and intensive care settings
Reimer-McAtee M, Corsi G, Reed E, Boston KM, Yalamanchili H, Burnazian G, Bassett S, Butler J, McGinnis-Cole T, Chavez V, Wanger A, Ostrosky-Zeichner L. Am J Infect Control. 2021 Apr;49(4):525-527. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.08.027. Epub 2020 Aug 20. PMID: 32828800

Distinguishing cytomegalovirus meningoencephalitis from other viral central nervous system infections
Handley G, Pankow S, Bard JD, Yee R, Nigo M, Hasbun R. J Clin Virol. 2021 Sep;142:104936. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.104936. Epub 2021 Jul 25. PMID: 34352616

Investigational Agents for the Treatment of Resistant Yeasts and Molds
Seiler GT, Ostrosky-Zeichner L. Curr Fungal Infect Rep. 2021;15(3):104-115. doi: 10.1007/s12281-021-00419-5. Epub 2021 May 28. PMID: 34075318

Risk Classification for Respiratory Viral Infections in Adult Solid Organ Transplantation Recipients
Samannodi M, Vaghefi-Hosseini R, Nigo M, Guevara EY, Hasbun R.Transplant Proc. 2021 Mar;53(2):737-742. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.10.011. Epub 2020 Dec 4.PMID: 33272649

2020

Correction to: Voriconazole-induced periostitis in stem cell transplant patient
Malek AE, Skaff Y, Mulanovich VE. Infection. 2020 Oct;48(5):811. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01459-8. PMID: 32562086

Voriconazole-induced periostitis in stem cell transplant patient
Malek AE, Skaff Y, Mulanovich VE. Infection. 2020 Oct;48(5):809-810. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01445-0. Epub 2020 May 20. PMID: 32430648

Virologic Impact of Radiotherapy in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Angelidakis G, Krishnan S, Cabrera NL, Jiang Y, Pushparaji B, Kaseb A, Torres HA. Hepatology. 2020 Aug;72(2):775-777. doi: 10.1002/hep.31114. PMID: 31944343

Measles or Not Measles? That Is the Question!
Ibraheim MK, Awadh H, Allana A, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Arias CA. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 22;7(8):ofaa311. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa311. eCollection 2020 Aug. PMID: 32818145

Disseminated cytomegalovirus infection with bilateral adrenal pseudotumors masquerading as recurrent hematologic malignancy
Cabrera NL, Malek AE, Shelburne S, Taremi M, Awadh H, Francisco D, Robins A, Jabbour E, Chemaly RF.Infection. 2020 Jun;48(3):477-481. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01404-9. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PMID: 32144592

Disseminated cytomegalovirus infection with bilateral adrenal pseudotumors masquerading as recurrent hematologic malignancy
Cabrera NL, Malek AE, Shelburne S, Taremi M, Awadh H, Francisco D, Robins A, Jabbour E, Chemaly RF. Infection. 2020 Jun;48(3):477-481. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01404-9. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PMID: 32144592

Disseminated Nocardia farcinica infection in immunocompromised patient
Malek AE, Viola GM, Seiler GT, Szvalb AD. Infection. 2020 Jun;48(3):487-488. doi: 10.1007/s15010-020-01403-w. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PMID: 32144593

Compliance with international guidelines in adults with encephalitis
Samannodi M, Hansen M, Allana A, Hasbun R.J Clin Virol. 2020 Jun;127:104369. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104369. Epub 2020 Apr 14. PMID: 32315818

Preventing catheter-related infections in cancer patients: a review of current strategies
Malek AE, Raad II. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 Jun;18(6):531-538. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2020.1750367. Epub 2020 Apr 12. PMID: 32237923

Outcomes of Patients with Bloodstream Infections Caused by Ampicillin-Susceptible but Penicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis: Caution in Interpreting the Results
Cabrera NL, Malek AE, Aitken SL, Arias CA. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 Mar 24;64(4):e02387-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02387-19. Print 2020 Mar 24. PMID: 32209565

Spontaneous Bronchial Casts Expectoration in Patient With Radiation Pneumonitis
El Hajjar R, Cabrera NL, Malek AE. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Apr;95(4):644-645. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.01.007. PMID: 32247338

Hepatitis B Virus-associated Liver Failure in a Patient With B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma After Anti-cancer Therapy Including Ibrutinib
Malek AE, Nieto Y, Szvalb AD, Siddiqui S, Shafi MA, Hwang JP, Raad II, Torres HA. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2020 Mar;20(3):e124-e127. doi: 10.1016/j.clml.2019.12.006. Epub 2019 Dec 24. PMID: 31932250

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Dr. Fungus 8/2022
Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis due to Curvularia sps.
Monica George, Audrey Wanger, Luis Ostrosky and Ana Salas

Dr. Fungus 4/2022
Scedosporium CNS Infection in an immunocompetent patient diagnosed by panfungal PCR.
Rita Wilson Dib, Audrey Wanger, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Ana V. Salas Vargas