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The Role of Antiviral Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Epstein–Barr Virus–Associated Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review by AlDabbagh, M. A., Gitman, M. R., Kumar, D., Humar, A., Rotstein, C., Husain, S.

“…The role of antiviral prophylaxis for the prevention of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) remains controversial for solid organ transplantation…”
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Post renal transplantation Kaposi's sarcoma: a review of its epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical aspects, and therapy by Hosseini-Moghaddam, S.M., Soleimanirahbar, A., Mazzulli, T., Rotstein, C., Husain, S.

“…: Background Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a vascular malignancy primarily involving the skin. This neoplasm occurs commonly in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome…”
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Risk Factors for Voriconazole Hepatotoxicity at 12 Weeks in Lung Transplant Recipients by Luong, M‐L., Hosseini‐Moghaddam, S. M., Singer, L. G., Chaparro, C., Azad, S., Lazar, N., Boutros, P. C., Keshavjee, S., Rotstein, C., Husain, S.

“…Voriconazole is commonly used for prophylaxis and treatment of invasive aspergillosis in lung transplant recipients. However, the use of voriconazole may at…”
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Evaluation of a Routine Screening Program with Tuberculin Skin Testing on Rates of Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Prevention of Active Tuberculosis in Patients with Multiple Myeloma at a Canadian Cancer Centre by Gitman, M., Vu, J., Nguyen, T., Chen, C., Rotstein, C.

“…Background: Chemotherapy-induced T cell dysfunction, resulting from treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), enhances the risk for reactivation of latent…”
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Aspergillus galactomannan detection in exhaled breath condensate compared to bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients by Bhimji, A., Bhaskaran, A., Singer, L.G., Kumar, D., Humar, A., Pavan, R., Lipton, J., Kuruvilla, J., Schuh, A., Yee, K., Minden, M.D., Schimmer, A., Rotstein, C., Keshavjee, S., Mazzulli, T., Husain, S.

“…Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is a noninvasive means of sampling the airways that has shown significant promise in the diagnosis of many disorders. There…”
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Successful treatment of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an adult with acute leukemia: case report and literature review by Alghamdi, A, Lutynski, A, Minden, M, Rotstein, C

“…Mucormycosis has emerged as an important cause of invasive fungal infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an…”
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Correlation of Radiological Imaging with Microbiological Cure or Mortality from Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA) in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs) by Alofi, F, Singer, L.G, Kumar, D, Humar, A, Rotstein, C, Keshavjee, S, Husain, S

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A Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Cefepime for the Empirical Treatment of Febrile Neutropenic Episodes in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies by Bow, E. J., Rotstein, C., Noskin, G. A., re, M. Laverdiè, Schwarer, A. P., Segal, B. H., Seymour, J. F., Szer, J., Sanche, S.

“…Background. The empirical treatment of febrile, neutropenic patients with cancer requires antibacterial regimens active against both gram-positive and…”
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Aspergillus Galactomannan Detection in Exhaled Breath Condensate for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in Lung Transplant Recipients by Bhimji, A, Bhaskaran, A, Singer, L.G, Kumar, D, Humar, A, Pavan, R, Rotstein, C, Keshavjee, S, Mazzulli, T, Husain, S

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A.fumigatus CYP51A Mutations in Lung Transplant Recipients by Cheema, F, McTaggart, L, Singer, L.G, Kumar, D, Humar, A, Rotstein, C, Keshavjee, S, Kus, J, Mazzulli, T, Husain, S

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Utility of Droplet Digital PCR for the Detection of Aspergillus DNA in Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Exhaled Breath Condensate Samples from Lung Transplant Recipients by Bhimji, A, Singer, L.G, Kumar, D, Humar, A, Rotstein, C, Keshavjee, S, Mazzulli, T, Husain, S

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Rate of cyp51A mutation in Aspergillus fumigatus among lung transplant recipients with targeted prophylaxis by Shalhoub, S, Luong, M-L, Howard, S J, Richardson, S, Singer, L G, Chaparro, C, Keshavjee, S, Akinlolu, Y, Rotstein, C, Mazzulli, T, Husain, S

“…The most common mechanism of azole (itraconazole and voriconazole) resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus is a mutation at the cyp51A locus. The aim of our study…”
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Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs) With Granulomas in the Explanted Lungs: Assessment of Outcomes Related to Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria by Kabbani, D, Kozlowski, H, Chaparro, C, Singer, L, Rotstein, C, Keshavjee, S, Husain, S

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Feasibility of Detecting Fungal DNA in Exhaled Breath Condensate by the Luminex Multiplex xTAG Fungal PCR Assay in Lung transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study by Bhimji, A, Singer, L.G, Kumar, D, Humar, A, Pavan, R, Zhang, H, Rotstein, C, Keshavjee, S, Mazzulli, T, Husain, S

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Role of Pentaxrin 3 in Differentiating Invasive Aspergillosis (IA) from Aspergillus Colonization (Ac) in Lung Transplant Recipients by Kabbani, D, Singer, L, Rotstein, C, Pipkin, T, Mazzulli, T, Keshavjee, S, Husain, S

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Performance of (1,3)-β- D-Glucan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage of Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs) for the Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis (IPA) by Bhaskaran, A, Singer, L, Mazzulli, T, Prochnow, T, Rotstein, C, Husain, S

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Anti-Fungal Prophylaxis in Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs): A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies by Bhaskaran, A, Mumtaz, K, Singer, L.G, Rotstein, C, Husain, S

“…Purpose Majority of lung transplant centers have adopted antifungal prophylaxis directed against Aspergillus (Asp) species based on single center cohort…”
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Does CMV Mismatch Status Modify the Risk of PTLD Due to EBV Mismatch Status in Lung and Heart Transplant Recipients? by Luong, M.-L, Kim, J, Rotstein, C, Husain, S

“…Purpose Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) mismatch is a known risk factor for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) in lung and heart transplant…”
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Hepatitis C core Ag and its clinical applicability: Potential advantages and disadvantages for diagnosis and follow-up? by Hosseini-Moghaddam, SM, Iran-Pour, E., Rotstein, C., Husain, S., Lilly, L., Renner, E., Mazzulli, T.

“…SUMMARY Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection which is often a silent disease has resulted in a global epidemic. The diagnosis of hepatitis C virus often…”
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A comparative study of the use of selective digestive decontamination prophylaxis in living-donor liver transplant recipients by Katchman, E., Marquez, M., Bazerbachi, F., Grant, D., Cattral, M., Low, C.Y., Renner, E., Humar, A., Selzner, M., Ghanekar, A., Rotstein, C., Husain, S.

“…Introduction Bacterial infections are major causes of early morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation. Selective digestive decontamination (SDD) can…”
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