Alison Freifeld
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Recent Articles
11.
Neemann K, Freifeld A
J Oncol Pract
. 2017 Jan;
13(1):25-30.
PMID: 28084880
Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of nosocomial diarrhea, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Oncology patients are particularly at risk of this infection secondary to...
12.
Zimmer A, Freifeld A
Oncology (Williston Park)
. 2016 Sep;
30(9):838-40, 846.
PMID: 27633416
No abstract available.
13.
Neemann K, Yonts A, Qiu F, Simonsen K, Lowas S, Freifeld A
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
. 2016 May;
5(2):218-21.
PMID: 27199474
The incidence of bacteremia at the onset of pediatric febrile neutropenia (FN) at 2 academically linked institutions was 9.84%, and subsequent blood cultures performed for children with persistent FN yielded...
14.
Neemann K, Freifeld A
Curr Infect Dis Rep
. 2015 Jun;
17(7):490.
PMID: 26068871
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), one of the most common causes of respiratory infections in immunocompetent individuals, can cause significant pulmonary morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell (HSCT) and less...
15.
Vergidis P, Razonable R, Wheat L, Estes L, Caliendo A, Baden L, et al.
J Clin Microbiol
. 2014 Apr;
52(6):2199-201.
PMID: 24719434
Piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) is known to cause false-positive results in the Platelia Aspergillus enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA), due to contamination with galactomannan (GM). We tested 32 lots of PTZ and 27 serum...
16.
Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Shoham S, Vazquez J, Reboli A, Betts R, Barron M, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2014 Feb;
58(9):1219-26.
PMID: 24550378
Background: Invasive candidiasis is the third most common bloodstream infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Prophylaxis and preemptive therapy are attractive strategies...
17.
Assi M, Martin S, Wheat L, Hage C, Freifeld A, Avery R, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2013 Sep;
57(11):1542-9.
PMID: 24046304
Background: To improve our understanding of risk factors, management, diagnosis, and outcomes associated with histoplasmosis after solid organ transplant (SOT), we report a large series of histoplasmosis occurring after SOT....
18.
Pappas P, Alexander B, Andes D, Hadley S, Kauffman C, Freifeld A, et al.
Clin Infect Dis
. 2010 Mar;
50(8):1101-11.
PMID: 20218876
Background: Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among organ transplant recipients. Multicenter prospective surveillance data to determine disease burden and secular trends are lacking....
19.
Levitsky J, Freifeld A, Lyden E, Stoner J, Florescu D, Langnas A, et al.
Clin Transplant
. 2009 Jul;
23(6):943-50.
PMID: 19624696
New strategies that modify the coagulation/inflammatory cascades may be applicable to solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients in the treatment of complications. However, data on kinetics of post-SOT cascades are needed...
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Freifeld A, Proia L, Andes D, Baddour L, Blair J, Spellberg B, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2009 Jan;
53(4):1648-51.
PMID: 19139290
In a retrospective review of 24 patients with histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, or coccidioidomycosis treated with voriconazole (most for salvage therapy), the outcome was favorable (improved or stable) for 22 (95.8%) within...