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A tertiary care cancer center experience of the 2007 outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infection due to prefilled syringes.

Chemaly RF, Rathod DB, Raad II.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Dec;30(12):1237-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19888846 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Bacterial infection prevention after hematopoietic cell transplantation.

Engelhard D, Akova M, Boeckh MJ, Freifeld A, Sepkowitz K, Viscoli C, Wade J, Raad I.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Oct;44(8):467-70. No abstract available. PMID: 19861980 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes.

Blossom D, Noble-Wang J, Su J, Pur S, Chemaly R, Shams A, Jensen B, Pascoe N, Gullion J, Casey E, Hayden M, Arduino M, Budnitz DS, Raad I, Trenholme G, Srinivasan A; Serratia in Prefilled Syringes Investigation Team Group.

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 12;169(18):1705-11.PMID: 19822828 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Novel antiseptic urinary catheters for prevention of urinary tract infections: correlation of in vivo and in vitro test results.

Hachem R, Reitzel R, Borne A, Jiang Y, Tinkey P, Uthamanthil R, Chandra J, Ghannoum M, Raad I.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Dec;53(12):5145-9. Epub 2009 Oct 5.PMID: 19805562 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Management of the catheter in documented catheter-related coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia: remove or retain?

Raad I, Kassar R, Ghannam D, Chaftari AM, Hachem R, Jiang Y.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Oct 15;49(8):1187-94.PMID: 19780661 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Management of Bacillus bacteremia: the need for catheter removal.

Kassar R, Hachem R, Jiang Y, Chaftari AM, Raad I.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2009 Sep;88(5):279-83.PMID: 19745686 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Differentiating culture samples representing coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia from those representing contamination by use of time-to-positivity and quantitative blood culture methods.

Kassis C, Rangaraj G, Jiang Y, Hachem RY, Raad I.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct;47(10):3255-60. Epub 2009 Aug 19.PMID: 19692564 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Candidemia in patients with hematologic malignancies in the era of new antifungal agents (2001-2007): stable incidence but changing epidemiology of a still frequently lethal infection.

Sipsas NV, Lewis RE, Tarrand J, Hachem R, Rolston KV, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

Cancer. 2009 Oct 15;115(20):4745-52.PMID: 19634156 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Tigecycline use in cancer patients with serious infections: a report on 110 cases from a single institution.

Chemaly RF, Hanmod SS, Jiang Y, Rathod DB, Mulanovich V, Adachi JA, Rolston KV, Raad II, Hachem RY.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2009 Jul;88(4):211-20.PMID: 19593226 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluating quality in clinical cancer research: the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center experience.

Cox JD, Giralt SA, Veazie ML, Ajani JA, Bruner JM, Chan KW, Hittelman WN, Hunt KK, Iyer RB, Karp DD, Kuban DA, Lippman SM, Raad II, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Zwelling LA, Markman M.

Oncology. 2009;77(2):75-81. Epub 2009 Jul 1.PMID: 19571599 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Novel synergistic antibiofilm combinations for salvage of infected catheters.

Venkatesh M, Rong L, Raad I, Versalovic J.

J Med Microbiol. 2009 Jul;58(Pt 7):936-44. Epub 2009 Jun 5.PMID: 19502361 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Mermel LA, Allon M, Bouza E, Craven DE, Flynn P, O'Grady NP, Raad II, Rijnders BJ, Sherertz RJ, Warren DK.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jul 1;49(1):1-45. No abstract available. PMID: 19489710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli bacteremia in cancer patients.

Vigil KJ, Adachi JA, Aboufaycal H, Hachem RY, Reitzel RA, Jiang Y, Tarrand JJ, Chemaly RF, Bodey GP, Rolston KV, Raad I.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Nov;37(9):741-5. Epub 2009 May 31.PMID: 19487050 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Making catheter-related bloodstream infections history: from the slogan to the serious strategy.

Raad I.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Feb;37(2):789-91. No abstract available. PMID: 19325393 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Phaeohyphomycosis in a tertiary care cancer center.

Ben-Ami R, Lewis RE, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 15;48(8):1033-41.PMID: 19267655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Monotherapy with caspofungin for candidaemia in adult patients with cancer: a retrospective, single institution study.

Sipsas NV, Lewis RE, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Jul;34(1):95-8. Epub 2009 Feb 28.PMID: 19251404 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Activity of novel antibiotic lock solutions in a model against isolates of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Bookstaver PB, Williamson JC, Tucker BK, Raad II, Sherertz RJ.

Ann Pharmacother. 2009 Feb;43(2):210-9. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19193593 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Efficacy of novel antimicrobial gloves impregnated with antiseptic dyes in preventing the adherence of multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogens.

Reitzel RA, Dvorak TL, Hachem RY, Fang X, Jiang Y, Raad I.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 May;37(4):294-300. Epub 2009 Jan 19.PMID: 19155100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of interventional molecular epidemiology in controlling clonal clusters of multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in critically ill cancer patients.

Adachi JA, Perego C, Graviss L, Dvorak T, Hachem R, Chemaly RF, Raad II.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Aug;37(6):442-6. Epub 2008 Dec 31.PMID: 19118923 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Fatal cytomegalovirus pneumonia in patients with haematological malignancies: an autopsy-based case-control study.

Torres HA, Aguilera E, Safdar A, Rohatgi N, Raad II, Sepulveda C, Luna M, Kontoyiannis DP, Chemaly RF.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Dec;14(12):1160-6. Epub 2008 Nov 25.PMID: 19046167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The crucial role of catheters in micrococcal bloodstream infections in cancer patients.

Ramos ER, Hachem R, Youssef S, Fang X, Jiang Y, Raad I.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Jan;30(1):83-5.PMID: 19046050 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Severe parainfluenza virus type 2 supraglottitis in an immunocompetent adult host: an unusual cause of a paramyxoviridae viral infection.

Vigil KJ, Mulanovich VE, Chemaly RF, Tarrand J, Raad II, Adachi JA.

J Intern Med. 2009 Mar;265(3):397-400. Epub 2008 Nov 14.PMID: 19019183 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Utility of galactomannan enzyme immunoassay and (1,3) beta-D-glucan in diagnosis of invasive fungal infections: low sensitivity for Aspergillus fumigatus infection in hematologic malignancy patients.

Hachem RY, Kontoyiannis DP, Chemaly RF, Jiang Y, Reitzel R, Raad I.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jan;47(1):129-33. Epub 2008 Nov 12.PMID: 19005145 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Selective modulation of P-glycoprotein activity by steroidal saponines from Paris polyphylla.

Nguyen VT, Darbour N, Bayet C, Doreau A, Raad I, Phung BH, Dumontet C, Di Pietro A, Dijoux-Franca MG, Guilet D.

Fitoterapia. 2009 Jan;80(1):39-42. Epub 2008 Oct 8.PMID: 18940238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Posaconazole as salvage treatment of invasive fungal infections in patients with underlying renal impairment.

Hachem RY, Langston AA, Graybill JR, Perfect JR, Pedicone LD, Patino H, Raad II.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Dec;62(6):1386-91. Epub 2008 Oct 3.PMID: 18835806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of molecular methods in the prevention of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clusters in cancer patients.

Ghanem G, Hachem RY, Chemaly RF, Dvorak T, Hulten K, Graviss L, Raad II.

Am J Infect Control. 2008 Nov;36(9):656-60. Epub 2008 Oct 3.PMID: 18834742 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) in catheter lock solutions: EDTA enhances the antifungal activity of amphotericin B lipid complex against Candida embedded in biofilm.

Raad II, Hachem RY, Hanna HA, Fang X, Jiang Y, Dvorak T, Sherertz RJ, Kontoyiannis DP.

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Dec;32(6):515-8. Epub 2008 Sep 9.PMID: 18783924 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Commentary: zero tolerance for catheter-related bloodstream infections: the unnegotiable objective.

Raad II.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Oct;29(10):951-3. No abstract available. PMID: 18754737 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Inhaled aminoglycosides in cancer patients with ventilator-associated Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia: safety and feasibility in the era of escalating drug resistance.

Ghannam DE, Rodriguez GH, Raad II, Safdar A.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Mar;28(3):253-9. Epub 2008 Aug 28.PMID: 18752007 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sinus surgery combined with antifungal therapy is effective in the treatment of invasive Aspergillus sinusitis in neutropenic patients with cancer.

Hachem RY, Boktour MR, Hanna HA, Husni R, Hanna EY, Keutgen X, Shukrallah B, Raad II.

Infection. 2008 Dec;36(6):539-42. Epub 2008 Aug 25.PMID: 18726553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Anti-adherence activity and antimicrobial durability of anti-infective-coated catheters against multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Raad I, Reitzel R, Jiang Y, Chemaly RF, Dvorak T, Hachem R.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Oct;62(4):746-50. Epub 2008 Jul 23.PMID: 18653489 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The role of chelators in preventing biofilm formation and catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Raad II, Fang X, Keutgen XM, Jiang Y, Sherertz R, Hachem R.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2008 Aug;21(4):385-92. Review.PMID: 18594291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Caspofungin-mediated beta-glucan unmasking and enhancement of human polymorphonuclear neutrophil activity against Aspergillus and non-Aspergillus hyphae.

Lamaris GA, Lewis RE, Chamilos G, May GS, Safdar A, Walsh TJ, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

J Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 15;198(2):186-92.PMID: 18500936 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The changing epidemiology of invasive candidiasis: Candida glabrata and Candida krusei as the leading causes of candidemia in hematologic malignancy.

Hachem R, Hanna H, Kontoyiannis D, Jiang Y, Raad I.

Cancer. 2008 Jun;112(11):2493-9.PMID: 18412153 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Amphotericin B lipid complex versus liposomal amphotericin B monotherapy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancy.

Hachem RY, Boktour MR, Hanna HA, Husni RN, Torres HA, Afif C, Kontoyiannis DP, Raad II.

Cancer. 2008 Mar 15;112(6):1282-7.PMID: 18224662 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fungal endophthalmitis in a tertiary care cancer center: a review of 23 cases.

Lamaris GA, Esmaeli B, Chamilos G, Desai A, Chemaly RF, Raad II, Safdar A, Lewis RE, Kontoyiannis DP.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 May;27(5):343-7. Epub 2008 Jan 9. Review.PMID: 18183439 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of vitamin B6 in the prevention of haematological toxic effects of linezolid in patients with cancer.

Youssef S, Hachem R, Chemaly RF, Adachi J, Ying J, Rolston K, Raad I.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Feb;61(2):421-4. Epub 2008 Jan 3.PMID: 18174198 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Human herpesvirus-6 DNAemia in immunosuppressed adult patients with leukemia at risk for mold infection.

Chemaly RF, Torres HA, Hachem R, Kontoyiannis DP, Safdar A, Raad II.

Haematologica. 2008 Jan;93(1):157-8.PMID: 18166808 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Novel antifungal agents as salvage therapy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancies: posaconazole compared with high-dose lipid formulations of amphotericin B alone or in combination with caspofungin.

Raad II, Hanna HA, Boktour M, Jiang Y, Torres HA, Afif C, Kontoyiannis DP, Hachem RY.

Leukemia. 2008 Mar;22(3):496-503. Epub 2007 Dec 20.PMID: 18094720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of liposomal amphotericin B versus an amphotericin B lipid complex on liver histopathology in patients with hematologic malignancies and invasive fungal infections: a retrospective, nonrandomized autopsy study.

Chamilos G, Luna M, Lewis RE, Chemaly R, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

Clin Ther. 2007 Sep;29(9):1980-6.PMID: 18035197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Infections in 100 cord blood transplantations: spectrum of early and late posttransplant infections in adult and pediatric patients 1996-2005.

Safdar A, Rodriguez GH, De Lima MJ, Petropoulos D, Chemaly RF, Worth LL, Shpall EJ, Rolston KV, Raad II, Chan KW, Champlin RE.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2007 Nov;86(6):324-33.PMID: 18004177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risk of bioaerosol contamination with Aspergillus species before and after cleaning in rooms filtered with high-efficiency particulate air filters that house patients with hematologic malignancy.

Lee LD, Berkheiser M, Jiang Y, Hackett B, Hachem RY, Chemaly RF, Raad II.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;28(9):1066-70. Epub 2007 Jul 6.PMID: 17932828 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outcomes for and risk factors associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia in cancer patients.

Ghanem G, Hachem R, Jiang Y, Chemaly RF, Raad I.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Sep;28(9):1054-9. Epub 2007 Jul 12.PMID: 17932826 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Intravascular catheter-related infections: advances in diagnosis, prevention, and management.

Raad I, Hanna H, Maki D.

Lancet Infect Dis. 2007 Oct;7(10):645-57. Review.PMID: 17897607 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Random plasma concentrations of voriconazole decline over time.

Mulanovich V, Lewis RE, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

J Infect. 2007 Nov;55(5):e129-30. Epub 2007 Sep 5.PMID: 17804077 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Characteristics and outcome of respiratory syncytial virus infection in patients with leukemia.

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.PMID: 17666367 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A comparison of galactomannan-ELISA and a newly developed galactomannan-LATEX test in the serologic diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancies.

Keutgen X, Hachem R, Jiang Y, Pham-Williams T, Tarrand J, Raad I.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Sep;26(9):655-8. Epub 2007 Jul 11.PMID: 17623114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased bone marrow iron stores is an independent risk factor for invasive aspergillosis in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies and recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Kontoyiannis DP, Chamilos G, Lewis RE, Giralt S, Cortes J, Raad II, Manning JT, Han X.

Cancer. 2007 Sep 15;110(6):1303-6.PMID: 17614303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sources and outcome of bloodstream infections in cancer patients: the role of central venous catheters.

Raad I, Hachem R, Hanna H, Bahna P, Chatzinikolaou I, Fang X, Jiang Y, Chemaly RF, Rolston K.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Aug;26(8):549-56.PMID: 17582536 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Correlation between early clinical response after catheter removal and diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection.

Shukrallah B, Hanna H, Hachem R, Ghannam D, Chatzinikolaou I, Raad I.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Aug;58(4):453-7. Epub 2007 May 16.PMID: 17509805 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles