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The Effect of Aging on Human Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial and Intramyocellular Lipid Ultrastructure.

Crane JD, Devries MC, Safdar A, Hamadeh MJ, Tarnopolsky MA.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Dec 3. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19959566 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Comparison between primary angioplasty and stent placement for symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease: meta-analysis of case series.

Siddiq F, Memon MZ, Vazquez G, Safdar A, Qureshi AI.

Neurosurgery. 2009 Dec;65(6):1024-33; discussion 1033-4.PMID: 19934961 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Bacterial vaginosis.

Islam A, Safdar A, Malik A.

J Pak Med Assoc. 2009 Sep;59(9):601-4.PMID: 19750853 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bioimmunoadjuvants for the treatment of neoplastic and infectious disease: Coley's legacy revisited.

Decker WK, Safdar A.

Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2009 Aug;20(4):271-81. Epub 2009 Aug 4.PMID: 19656718 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Limb immobilization induces a coordinate down-regulation of mitochondrial and other metabolic pathways in men and women.

Abadi A, Glover EI, Isfort RJ, Raha S, Safdar A, Yasuda N, Kaczor JJ, Melov S, Hubbard A, Qu X, Phillips SM, Tarnopolsky M.

PLoS One. 2009 Aug 5;4(8):e6518.PMID: 19654872 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Infections in non-myeloablative hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with lymphoid malignancies: spectrum of infections, predictors of outcome and proposed guidelines for fungal infection prevention.

Safdar A, Rodriguez GH, Mihu CN, Mora-Ramos L, Mulanovich V, Chemaly RF, Champlin RE, Khouri I.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2009 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19561648 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Inhaled therapeutics for prevention and treatment of pneumonia.

Safdar A, Shelburne SA, Evans SE, Dickey BF.

Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2009 Jul;8(4):435-49. Review.PMID: 19538104 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

miRNA in the regulation of skeletal muscle adaptation to acute endurance exercise in C57Bl/6J male mice.

Safdar A, Abadi A, Akhtar M, Hettinga BP, Tarnopolsky MA.

PLoS One. 2009;4(5):e5610. Epub 2009 May 19.PMID: 19440340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Fungal cytoskeleton dysfunction or immune activation triggered by beta-glucan synthase inhibitors: potential mechanisms for the prolonged antifungal activity of echinocandins.

Safdar A.

Cancer. 2009 Jul 1;115(13):2812-5. No abstract available. PMID: 19350666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

De novo T-lymphocyte responses against baculovirus-derived recombinant influenzavirus hemagglutinin generated by a naive umbilical cord blood model of dendritic cell vaccination.

Safdar A, Decker WK, Li S, Xing D, Robinson SN, Yang H, Steiner D, Rodriguez G, Shpall EJ, Bollard C.

Vaccine. 2009 Mar 4;27(10):1479-84. Epub 2009 Feb 6.PMID: 19185049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Herpes simplex virus lower respiratory tract infection in patients with solid tumors.

Aisenberg GM, Torres HA, Tarrand J, Safdar A, Bodey G, Chemaly RF.

Cancer. 2009 Jan 1;115(1):199-206. Erratum in: Cancer. 2009 Apr 1;115(7):1586. Aisenberg, Galbiel [corrected to Aisenberg, Gabriel M]; Torres, Harrys [corrected to Torres, Harrys A]. PMID: 19090003 [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 HAT Score: a simple grading scale for predicting hemorrhage after thrombolysis.

Lou M, Safdar A, Mehdiratta M, Kumar S, Schlaug G, Caplan L, Searls D, Selim M.

Neurology. 2008 Oct 28;71(18):1417-23.PMID: 18955684 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Vertebral artery origin thrombus in a patient with cerebellar infarct.

Searls DE, Caplan LR, Safdar A, Kumar S.

Arch Neurol. 2008 Oct;65(10):1386-7. No abstract available. PMID: 18852358 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

An unusual cause of haemoperitoneum in a child.

Safdar A, Bakhsh M, Ahmed I, Kibria R.

J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 Aug;58(8):458-60.PMID: 18822648 [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

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

Aberrant ectatic internal carotid artery in the middle ear.

Safdar A, Hughes JP, Walsh RM.

Ear Nose Throat J. 2008 Apr;87(4):214-6.PMID: 18478795 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Multiple-dose granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor plus 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a prospective, randomized trial of safety and immunogenicity.

Safdar A, Rodriguez GH, Rueda AM, Wierda WG, Ferrajoli A, Musher DM, O'Brien S, Koller CA, Bodey GP, Keating MJ.

Cancer. 2008 Jul 15;113(2):383-7.PMID: 18470901 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The potential benefits of creatine and conjugated linoleic acid as adjuncts to resistance training in older adults.

Tarnopolsky MA, Safdar A.

Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2008 Feb;33(1):213-27. Review.PMID: 18347674 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Immune modulatory activity of ribavirin for serious human metapneumovirus disease: early i.v. therapy may improve outcomes in immunosuppressed SCT recipients.

Safdar A.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Apr;41(8):707-8. Epub 2008 Mar 17. No abstract available. PMID: 18347567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Gene expression profiling in human skeletal muscle during recovery from eccentric exercise.

Mahoney DJ, Safdar A, Parise G, Melov S, Fu M, MacNeil L, Kaczor J, Payne ET, Tarnopolsky MA.

Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2008 Jun;294(6):R1901-10. Epub 2008 Mar 5.PMID: 18321953 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Progressive fusariosis: unpredictable posaconazole bioavailability, and feasibility of recombinant interferon-gamma plus granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor for refractory disseminated infection.

Lewis R, Hogan H, Howell A, Safdar A.

Leuk Lymphoma. 2008 Jan;49(1):163-5. No abstract available. PMID: 18203028 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: changing spectrum of a serious bacterial pathogen in patients with cancer.

Safdar A, Rolston KV.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Dec 15;45(12):1602-9. Review.PMID: 18190323 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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

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

Difficulties with fungal infections in acute myelogenous leukemia patients: immune enhancement strategies.

Safdar A.

Oncologist. 2007;12 Suppl 2:2-6. Review.PMID: 18039633 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

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

Global and targeted gene expression and protein content in skeletal muscle of young men following short-term creatine monohydrate supplementation.

Safdar A, Yardley NJ, Snow R, Melov S, Tarnopolsky MA.

Physiol Genomics. 2008 Jan 17;32(2):219-28. Epub 2007 Oct 23.PMID: 17957000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Inhaled corticosteroids stabilize constrictive bronchiolitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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.PMID: 17934530 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Creatine monohydrate and conjugated linoleic acid improve strength and body composition following resistance exercise in older adults.

Tarnopolsky M, Zimmer A, Paikin J, Safdar A, Aboud A, Pearce E, Roy B, Doherty T.

PLoS One. 2007 Oct 3;2(10):e991.PMID: 17912368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A survey of infection control practices of consultant anaesthesiologists in teaching hospitals of pakistan.

Yaqub KM, Tariq M, Janjua SK, Masroor R, Safdar A, Ahmad S.

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2007 Sep;17(9):523-6.PMID: 17903397 [PubMed - in process]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

Oral topical cidofovir: novel route of drug delivery in a severely immunosuppressed patient with refractory multidrug-resistant herpes simplex virus infection.

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.PMID: 17605730 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Baculovirus-expressed influenza vaccine. A novel technology for safe and expeditious vaccine production for human use.

Safdar A, Cox MM.

Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Jul;16(7):927-34. Review.PMID: 17594180 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Polymicrobial infection in patients with cancer: an underappreciated and underreported entity.

Rolston KV, Bodey GP, Safdar A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 15;45(2):228-33. Epub 2007 Jun 4. Review.PMID: 17578784 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in 47 hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients: clinical characteristics of infections and vaccine-breakthrough infections, 1989-2005.

Youssef S, Rodriguez G, Rolston KV, Champlin RE, Raad II, Safdar A.

Medicine (Baltimore). 2007 Mar;86(2):69-77.PMID: 17435587 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Neuraminidase inhibitors improve outcome of patients with leukemia and influenza: an observational study.

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.PMID: 17342649 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High-dose caspofungin combination antifungal therapy in patients with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Safdar A, Rodriguez G, Rolston KV, O'Brien S, Khouri IF, Shpall EJ, Keating MJ, Kantarjian HM, Champlin RE, Raad II, Kontoyiannis DP.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2007 Feb;39(3):157-64.PMID: 17245424 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia in cancer patients without traditional risk factors for infection, 1997-2004.

Aisenberg G, Rolston KV, Dickey BF, Kontoyiannis DP, Raad II, Safdar A.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Jan;26(1):13-20.PMID: 17200840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antifungal immunity and adjuvant cytokine immune enhancement in cancer patients with invasive fungal infections.

Safdar A.

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2007 Jan;13(1):1-4. Review.PMID: 17184281 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Scedosporium infection in a tertiary care cancer center: a review of 25 cases from 1989-2006.

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.PMID: 17109292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dose-related safety and immunogenicity of baculovirus-expressed trivalent influenza vaccine: a double-blind, controlled trial in adult patients with non-Hodgkin B cell lymphoma.

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.PMID: 17054068 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Respiratory viral infections in adults with hematologic malignancies and human stem cell transplantation recipients: a retrospective study at a major cancer center.

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.PMID: 16974212 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Delayed facial nerve palsy following tympano-mastoid surgery: incidence, aetiology and prognosis.

Safdar A, Gendy S, Hilal A, Walshe P, Burns H.

J Laryngol Otol. 2006 Sep;120(9):745-8.PMID: 16939665 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rosai-Dorfman disease misdiagnosed as active tuberculosis.

Safdar A, Gillenwater AM, Jones DM, Jorgensen JL, Romaguera JE.

Leuk Lymphoma. 2006 Jul;47(7):1441-2. No abstract available. PMID: 16923590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Strategies to enhance immune function in hematopoietic transplantation recipients who have fungal infections.

Safdar A.

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2006 Sep;38(5):327-37. Review.PMID: 16915223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Changing trends in etiology of bacteremia in patients with cancer.

Safdar A, Rodriguez GH, Balakrishnan M, Tarrand JJ, Rolston KV.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Aug;25(8):522-6.PMID: 16896827 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Nocardia veterana bloodstream infection in a patient with cancer and a summary of reported cases.

Ansari SR, Safdar A, Han XY, O'Brien S.

Int J Infect Dis. 2006 Nov;10(6):483-6. Epub 2006 Jul 28. No abstract available. PMID: 16876454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Short-term sprint interval versus traditional endurance training: similar initial adaptations in human skeletal muscle and exercise performance.

Gibala MJ, Little JP, van Essen M, Wilkin GP, Burgomaster KA, Safdar A, Raha S, Tarnopolsky MA.

J Physiol. 2006 Sep 15;575(Pt 3):901-11. Epub 2006 Jul 6.PMID: 16825308 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article