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Zanotti G, Shaw L, Castleberry A, Schroder J, Velazquez E, Swaminathan M, Rogers J, Milano C. Natural History of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation (TR) Diagnosed Immediately after Heart Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Rostad CA, McElroy AK, Hilinski JA, Thompson MP, Drew CP, Denison AM, Zaki SR, Mahle WT, Rogers J, Abramowsky CR, Shehata B. Bartonella henselae-mediated disease in solid organ transplant recipients: two pediatric cases and a literature review. Transpl Infect Dis 2012; 14:E71-81. [PMID: 22862881 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Bartonella henselae, the etiologic agent of cat-scratch disease, causes a well-defined, self-limited syndrome of fever and regional lymphadenopathy in immunocompetent hosts. In immunocompromised hosts, however, B. henselae can cause severe disseminated disease and pathologic vasoproliferation known as bacillary angiomatosis (BA) or bacillary peliosis. BA was first recognized in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. It has become more frequently recognized in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, but reports of pediatric cases remain rare. Our review of the literature revealed only one previously reported case of BA in a pediatric SOT recipient. We herein present 2 pediatric cases, one of which is the first reported case of BA in a pediatric cardiac transplant recipient, to our knowledge. In addition, we review and summarize the literature pertaining to all cases of B. henselae-mediated disease in SOT recipients.
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Ariza-Heredia EJ, Patel R, Blumberg EA, Walker RC, Lewis R, Evans J, Sankar A, Willliams MD, Rogers J, Milano C, Razonable RR. Outcomes of transplantation using organs from a donor infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae. Transpl Infect Dis 2012; 14:229-36. [PMID: 22624726 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00742.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Revised: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Transmission of pathogens from donor to recipient is a potential complication of organ transplantation. Herein, we describe the clinical course and outcomes of 4 transplant recipients who received tissues from a donor with multi-organ infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae. Recipient 1 underwent simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and alcohol-related cirrhosis, and acute tubular necrosis, respectively. Soon after transplantation, he developed an infected hematoma and peritonitis due to KPC-producing K. pneumoniae despite receiving tigecycline prophylaxis. He was treated with a prolonged course of tigecycline, amikacin, and meropenem, in conjunction with surgical evacuation and percutaneous drainage of the infected fluid collections. Recipient 2 underwent living-donor liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma and primary sclerosing cholangitis using vein graft from the donor infected with KPC-producing K. pneumoniae. Culture of the preservation fluid containing the vein graft was positive for KPC-producing K. pneumoniae. The patient received preemptive amikacin and tigecycline, and he did not develop any infection (as evidenced by negative surveillance blood cultures). The isolates from the donor and Recipients 1 and 2 were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Recipients 3 and 4 underwent kidney and heart transplantation, respectively; both patients received perioperative tigecycline prophylaxis and did not develop infections due to KPC-producing K. pneumoniae. All transplant recipients had good short-term outcomes. These cases highlight the importance of inter-institutional communication and collaboration to ensure the successful management of recipients of organs from donors infected with multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Palla A, Rogers J, Singh S. Life-threatening retro-pharyngeal bleed in a case of systemic lupus erythematosus - an uncommon but important evil of a common disease. CASE REPORTS 2011; 2011:bcr.08.2011.4627. [DOI: 10.1136/bcr.08.2011.4627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Gandy R, Roe B, Rogers J. Commissioning end of life services using care profiles. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000105.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Vaught J, Rogers J, Carolin T, Compton C. Biobankonomics: Developing a Sustainable Business Model Approach for the Formation of a Human Tissue Biobank. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2011; 2011:24-31. [DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgr009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Vaught J, Rogers J, Myers K, Lim MD, Lockhart N, Moore H, Sawyer S, Furman JL, Compton C. An NCI Perspective on Creating Sustainable Biospecimen Resources. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2011; 2011:1-7. [DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgr006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gandy R, Roe B, Rogers J. Using end-of-life care profiles to support advance care planning. BMJ Support Palliat Care 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2011-000053.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Geller AC, Brooks DR, Woodring B, Oppenheimer S, McCabe M, Rogers J, Timm A, Resnick EA, Winickoff JP. Smoking cessation counseling for parents during child hospitalization: a national survey of pediatric nurses. Public Health Nurs 2011; 28:475-84. [PMID: 22092457 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2011.00954.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Given the central role played by pediatric nurses in intake assessment, discharge planning, and education for families of hospitalized pediatric patients, a child's hospitalization may provide a unique opportunity for counseling parents about smoking. We sought to determine if hospital policies can support nurses in effectively counseling parents about smoking. DESIGN AND SAMPLE We conducted a national survey of pediatric staff nurses and administrators/educators who were members of the Society of Pediatric Nurses in 2008 (n=888) to explore counseling practices for tobacco control. MEASURES Questionnaires included data on demographics, personal and work environment characteristics, hospital policy characteristics, work attitudes and barriers and the main outcome--5As for smoking cessation counseling--Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange. RESULTS Overall, routine screening for household smokers was most common (43%), followed by advice to quit (25%), assessing willingness to quit (19%), assisting with a quit plan (6%), and arranging follow-up contact (3%). Nurses working in hospitals with admission assessments specifically asking about household members who smoke were 7 times more likely than those without such assessments to routinely ask about smoking (OR: 7.2, 95% CI: 4.9-10.5). CONCLUSION Future research should test the efficacy of developing comprehensive hospital-wide policies to deliver smoking cessation for parents during a child's hospitalization.
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Reeves-Daniel A, Bailey A, Assimos D, Westcott C, Adams PL, Hartmann EL, Rogers J, Farney AC, Stratta RJ, Daniel K, Freedman BI. Donor-recipient relationships in African American vs. Caucasian live kidney donors. Clin Transplant 2011; 25:E487-90. [PMID: 21504475 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01468.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to characterize differences in donor and recipient relationships between African American (AA) and Caucasian living kidney donors. METHODS Data from all successful living kidney donors at a single institution between 1991 and 2009 were reviewed. Relationships between donor and recipient were categorized and between-group comparisons performed. RESULTS The study sample consisted of 73 (18%) AA and 324 Caucasian living kidney donors. The distribution of donor-recipient relationships differed significantly between AA and Caucasians. AA donors were more likely to be related to the recipient (88% vs. 74%, p = 0.007) than Caucasians. AA donors were more likely to participate in child to parent donation and were less likely to participate in parent to child donation or to donate to unrelated individuals. Sibling and spousal donations were similar in both groups. Caucasian donors were more likely to be unrelated to the recipient than AA donors. CONCLUSIONS Differences exist in donor-recipient relationships between AA and Caucasian living kidney donors. Future studies exploring cultural differences and family dynamics may provide targeted recruitment strategies for AA and Caucasian living kidney donors. Living unrelated kidney transplantation appears to be a potential growth area for living kidney donation in AA.
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Teuteberg J, Ewald G, Adamson R, Lietz K, Miller L, Tatooles A, Kormos R, Sundareswaran K, Farrar D, Rogers J. 71 Application of the Destination Therapy Risk Score to HeartMate II Clinical Trial Data. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.01.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Katz H, Li W, Lovinger A, Raju V, King J, Lin YY, Dodabalapur A, Bao Z, Rogers J. Facile Deposition Processes for Semiconducting Molecular Solids. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-598-bb9.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTFilms of end-substituted dihexyl-α-sexithiophene and –quinquethiophene were cast from solutions in aromatic solvents onto SiO2 and polyimide dielectrics at moderately elevated temperatures and reduced pressure. X-ray diffraction showed perpendicular orientation for most samples, while electron and optical microscopy revealed considerable variations in grain sizes, spacings, and uniformity depending on deposition conditions. For favorable morphologies, thin film transistor (TFT) mobilities were as high as those typically obtained from vacuum-deposited films, in the range of 0.01-0.2 cm2/Vs, with on/off ratios >1000 in accumulation mode.
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Balentine C, Ayanbule F, Haidet P, Rogers J, Chang T, Tseng E, Berger D. Medical School Improves Students' Ability To Address Uncertainty In Clinical Practice. J Surg Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Segev DL, Veale JL, Berger JC, Hiller JM, Hanto RL, Leeser DB, Geffner SR, Shenoy S, Bry WI, Katznelson S, Melcher ML, Rees MA, Samara ENS, Israni AK, Cooper M, Montgomery RJ, Malinzak L, Whiting J, Baran D, Tchervenkov JI, Roberts JP, Rogers J, Axelrod DA, Simpkins CE, Montgomery RA. Transporting live donor kidneys for kidney paired donation: initial national results. Am J Transplant 2011; 11:356-60. [PMID: 21272238 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03386.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Optimizing the possibilities for kidney-paired donation (KPD) requires the participation of donor-recipient pairs from wide geographic regions. Initially it was envisaged that donors would travel to the recipient center; however, to minimize barriers to participation and simplify logistics, recent trends have involved transporting the kidneys rather than the donors. The goal of this study was to review outcomes of this practice. KPD programs throughout the United States were directly queried about all transplants involving live donor kidney transport. Early graft function was assessed by urine output in the first 8 h, postoperative serum creatinine trend, and incidence of delayed graft function. Between April 27, 2007 and April 29, 2010, 56 live donor kidneys were transported among 30 transplant centers. Median CIT was 7.2 h (IQR 5.5-9.7, range 2.5-14.5). Early urine output was robust (>100 cc/h) in all but four patients. Creatinine nadir was <2.0 mg/dL in all (including the four with lower urine output) but one patient, occurring at a median of 3 days (IQR 2-5, range 1-49). No patients experienced delayed graft function as defined by the need for dialysis in the first week. Current evidence suggests that live donor kidney transport is safe and feasible.
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Szabó CA, Kochunov P, Knape KD, McCoy KJM, Leland MM, Lancaster JL, Fox PT, Williams JT, Rogers J. Cortical sulcal areas in baboons (Papio hamadryas spp.) with generalized interictal epileptic discharges on scalp EEG. Epilepsy Res 2011; 93:91-5. [PMID: 21256716 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Revised: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Brain MRI studies in people with idiopathic generalized epilepsies demonstrate regional morphometric differences, though variable in magnitude and location. As the baboon provides an excellent electroclinical and neuroimaging model for photosensitive generalized epilepsy in humans, this study evaluated MRI volumetric and morphometric differences between baboons with interictal epileptic discharges (IEDs) on scalp EEG and baboons with normal EEG studies. Seventy-seven baboons underwent high-resolution brain MRI and scalp EEG studies. The scans were acquired using an 8-channel primate head coil (Siemens TRIO 3T scanner, Erlangen, Germany). After spatial normalization, sulcal measurements were obtained by object-based-morphology methods. One-hour scalp EEG studies were performed in animals sedated with ketamine. Thirty-eight (22F/16M) baboons had normal EEGs (IED-), while 39 (22F/17M) had generalized IEDs (IED+). The two groups were compared for age, total brain volume, and sulcal areas (Hotelling's Trace) as well as between-subjects comparison of 11 individual sulcal areas (averaged between left and right hemispheres). There were no differences between IED- and IED+ groups with respect to age or total brain (gray or white matter) volume, and multivariate tests demonstrated a marginally significant decrease of sulcal areas in IED+ baboons (p=0.075). Tests of between-subjects effects showed statistically significant decreases in the intraparietal (p=0.002), central (p=0.03) and cingulate sulci (p=0.02), and marginal decreases involving the lunate (p=0.07) and superior temporal sulci (p=0.08). Differences in sulcal areas in IED+ baboons may reflect global developmental abnormalities, while decreases of areas of specific sulci reflect anatomical markers for potential generators or cortical nodes of the networks underlying spontaneous seizures and photosensitivity in the baboon.
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Rogers J. Have we gone too far in translating ideas from aviation to patient safety? Yes. BMJ : BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c7309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Grant RL, Crowder ML, Ibbott GS, Simon J, Frank RK, Rogers J, Loy HM, Adamovics J, Newton J, Oldham M, Stearns S, Wendt RE. Three-Dimensional Dosimetry of a Beta-Emitting Radionuclide Using PRESAGE Dosimeters. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONFERENCE SERIES 2010; 250. [PMID: 21218189 DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/250/1/012095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Three-dimensional dose distributions from liquid brachytherapy were measured using PRESAGE(®) dosimeters. The dosimeters were exposed to Y-90 for 5.75 days and read by optical tomography. The distributions are consistent with estimates from beta dose kernels.
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Shah PR, Rogers J, Chawathe S, Haray PN. Use of uterine manipulator in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. J Minim Access Surg 2010; 6:125. [PMID: 21120073 PMCID: PMC2992664 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9941.72602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Laparoscopic colorectal surgery has become more common with the increase in the number of trained surgeons. We have used a disposable uterine manipulator to retract the uterus. This technique has been found to be very useful for laparoscopic low anterior resection and abdomino-perineal resection in females.
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Jolly CJ, Burrell AS, Phillips-Conroy JE, Bergey C, Rogers J. Kinda baboons (Papio kindae) and grayfoot chacma baboons (P. ursinus griseipes) hybridize in the Kafue river valley, Zambia. Am J Primatol 2010; 73:291-303. [PMID: 21274900 DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2010] [Revised: 08/30/2010] [Accepted: 09/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The ranges of small kinda (Papio kindae) and much larger grayfooted chacma (P. ursinus griseipes) baboons adjoin in the Kafue National Park, Zambia. In a visual survey of baboons at 48 sites in the Kafue River drainage we found that, contrary to previous reports, groups at the species interface near the town of Ngoma are phenotypically diverse and presumably formed by multigenerational hybridization. Mitochondrial and/or Y-chromosome genetic markers from fecal samples (N=164) collected at 29 sites support this conclusion. Groups with phenotypic signs of a history of hybridization also had taxon-specific mitochondria and Y-haplotypes from both parental species. Although the distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes largely mirrored that of external phenotypes, a significant proportion of male specimens from grayfoot as well as hybrid groups carried kinda Y-chromosomes, and kinda Y-chromosomes were involved in all observed cases of mitochondrial/Y-chromosome discordance. These observations are consistent with, though they do not prove, a population history in which the range of chacmas and the hybrid zone have advanced at the expense of the kinda range. They also suggest that, unexpectedly, kinda male×chacma female matings are much more common than the reciprocal cross in the ancestry of hybrids. We suggest that distinctive male kinda behavior and the "juvenile" appearance of kinda baboons of both sexes, perhaps combined with obstetric difficulties of a small kinda female carrying the large offspring of a chacma male, may account for this bias.
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Hope R, Mushtaq S, James D, Pllana T, Warner M, Livermore DM, Brown D, Rooney P, Palmer R, Croal J, Weinbren M, Hogue S, Gould K, Cumberland N, Logan M, Pillay DG, Thomas C, Want S, Oppenheim B, Kent R, Manjula, Rizkalla, Wade J, Wilcox M, Swann A, Leonard A, Galloway, Al-Wali W, Hudson SJ, Rogers J, Winstanley T, Riley UBG, Johnstone DJ, El-Bouri K, Jones G, MacGowan A, Jepson A, Unsworth, James E, Shetty N, Shemko M, Hastings M, Lafong C, Richards S, Nash J, Waghorn D, Cullen M, Todd N, Anderson AN, D'Arcy S, Goodburn C, Bignardi G. Tigecycline activity: low resistance rates but problematic disc breakpoints revealed by a multicentre sentinel survey in the UK. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 65:2602-9. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Al-Geizawi SMT, Farney AC, Rogers J, Assimos D, Requarth JA, Doares W, Winfrey S, Stratta RJ. Renal allograft failure due to emphysematous pyelonephritis: successful non-operative management and proposed new classification scheme based on literature review. Transpl Infect Dis 2010; 12:543-50. [PMID: 20825591 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00538.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a rare necrotizing infection of the kidney caused by gas-forming organisms, usually occurs in diabetic patients, and often requires nephrectomy for effective therapy. EPN is rarely reported in renal allografts, with only 20 cases found in the English literature. We report herein a case of EPN in a transplanted kidney resulting in acute renal failure and sepsis. The patient was managed non-operatively with subsequent recovery of renal allograft function. Based on this experience and a review of the literature, we suggest an amended classification system for EPN in kidney transplantation to plan and guide treatment options accordingly. However, the scarcity of this disease process, coupled with the lack of prospective validation of the new classification scheme, prevents drawing definitive conclusions regarding optimal management strategies including the role and timing of allograft nephrectomy.
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Helland L, Westfall J, Camargo C, Rogers J, Ginde A. EMF-8: Motivations and Barriers for Recruitment of New Emergency Medicine Residency Graduates to Rural Emergency Departments. Ann Emerg Med 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.06.599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Rogers J, Dowsett AB, Dennis PJ, Lee JV, Keevil CW. Influence of Plumbing Materials on Biofilm Formation and Growth of Legionella pneumophila in Potable Water Systems. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 60:1842-51. [PMID: 16349278 PMCID: PMC201571 DOI: 10.1128/aem.60.6.1842-1851.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A two-stage chemostat model of a plumbing system was developed, with tap water as the sole nutrient source. The model system was populated with a naturally occurring inoculum derived from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease and containing Legionella pneumophila along with associated bacteria and protozoa. The model system was used to develop biofilms on the surfaces of a range of eight plumbing materials under controlled, reproducible conditions. The materials varied in their abilities to support biofilm development and the growth of L. pneumophila. Elastomeric surfaces had the most abundant biofilms supporting the highest numbers of L. pneumophila CFU; this was attributed to the leaching of nutrients for bacterial growth from the materials. No direct relationship existed between total biofouling and the numbers of L. pneumophila CFU.
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MacDonald L, Luo W, Lu X, Wang C, Rogers J. TH-D-201B-09: Low Dose Lesion Contrast on PEM Flex Solo II. Med Phys 2010. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3469568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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