Chemaly RF, Torres HA, Aguilera EA, Mattiuzzi G, Cabanillas M, Kantarjian H, Gonzalez V, Safdar A, Raad II. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 1;44(7):964-7. Epub 2007 Feb 14. Abstract We reviewed the records of 33 patients with leukemia who experienced influenza during the period from October 2000 to March 2004. Three (38%) of the 8 patients […]
Lamaris GA, Chamilos G, Lewis RE, Safdar A, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Dec 15;43(12):1580-4. Epub 2006 Nov 9. Abstract We reviewed the records of patients with cancer who had Scedosporium infection (due to Scedosporium apiospermum and Scedosporium prolificans in 21 and 4 patients, respectively). The incidence of Scedosporium infection increased from 0.82 […]
Sims CR, Thompson K, Chemaly RF, Shpall EJ, Champlin RE, Safdar A. Transpl Infect Dis. 2007 Sep;9(3):256-9. Epub 2007 Jul 1. Abstract We present a case of serious treatment-refractory acyclovir- and foscarnet-resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) type-1 orolingual infection that responded to oral cidofovir rinses after failure of acyclovir and foscarnet therapy. The use of 3% […]
Torres HA, Aguilera EA, Mattiuzzi GN, Cabanillas ME, Rohatgi N, Sepulveda CA, Kantarjian HM, Jiang Y, Safdar A, Raad II, Chemaly RF. Haematologica. 2007 Sep;92(9):1216-23. Epub 2007 Aug 1. Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in patients with leukemia. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics, […]
Bashoura L, Gupta S, Jain A, Couriel DR, Komanduri KV, Eapen GA, Safdar A, Broglio KR, Adachi R, Dickey BF. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Jan;41(1):63-7. Epub 2007 Oct 15. Abstract Post transplantation constrictive bronchiolitis (PTCB) is the most common pulmonary complication among long-term survivors of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). It is a late manifestation […]
Safdar A, Rodriguez MA, Fayad LE, Rodriguez GH, Pro B, Wang M, Romaguera JE, Goy AH, Hagemeister FB, McLaughlin P, Bodey GP, Kwak LW, Raad II, Couch RB. J Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 15;194(10):1394-7. Epub 2006 Oct 6. Abstract In 27 patients randomized to receive commercial trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) containing 15 microg of the […]
Chemaly RF, Ghosh S, Bodey GP, Rohatgi N, Safdar A, Keating MJ, Champlin RE, Aguilera EA, Tarrand JJ, Raad II. Medicine (Baltimore). 2006 Sep;85(5):278-87. Abstract Community respiratory viruses (CRVs) have been recognized as a potential cause of pneumonia and death among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients and patients with hematologic malignancies. We reviewed the Microbiology […]
Safdar A, Gillenwater AM, Jones DM, Jorgensen JL, Romaguera JE. Leuk Lymphoma. 2006 Jul;47(7):1441-2.
Safdar A. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2006 Sep;38(5):327-37. Review. Abstract The challenges in the treatment of systemic fungal infections after HSCT include: (1) changing epidemiology as less drug-susceptible saprophytic fungi are increasingly associated with human disease; (2) the difficulty of early and correct diagnosis, even with the new generation of enzymatic immunoassays; (3) the inability to […]
Safdar A, Rodriguez GH, Balakrishnan M, Tarrand JJ, Rolston KV. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Aug;25(8):522-6. Abstract The present study was conducted to determine trends in the quantitative bacterial load patterns of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by various bacteria in patients receiving care at a comprehensive cancer center. Bacterial loads of all […]