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Chiagozie I Pickens

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Zhu M, Pickens C, Markov N, Pawlowski A, Kang M, Rasmussen L, et al.
medRxiv . 2024 Sep; PMID: 39314979
Background: Antibiotic stewardship in critically ill pneumonia patients is crucial yet challenging, partly due to the limited diagnostic yield of noninvasive infectious tests. In this study, we report an antibiotic...
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Sumner J, Pickens C, Huttelmaier S, Moghadam A, Abdala-Valencia H, Hauser A, et al.
medRxiv . 2024 Aug; PMID: 39148859
The precise microbial determinants driving clinical outcomes in severe pneumonia are unknown. Competing ecological forces produce dynamic microbiota states in health; infection and treatment effects on microbiota state must be...
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Grudzinski K, Fenske S, Peltekian A, Markov N, Pawlowski A, Kang M, et al.
medRxiv . 2024 May; PMID: 38766045
Rationale: Pneumonia is the most common infection in ICU patients and a leading cause for death. Assessment of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cellularity can aid in pneumonia diagnosis. Low percentages...
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Pickens C, Wunderink R
Infect Dis Clin North Am . 2024 Jan; 38(1):51-63. PMID: 38280767
There are several novel platforms that enhance detection of pathogens that cause common infections in the intensive care unit. These platforms have a sample to answer time of a few...
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Pickens C, Gao C, Morales-Nebreda L, Wunderink R
Semin Respir Crit Care Med . 2024 Jan; 45(2):158-168. PMID: 38196061
The microbiology of severe community acquired pneumonia (SCAP) has implications on management, clinical outcomes and public health policy. Therefore, knowledge of the etiologies of SCAP and methods to identify these...
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Rabin E, Walter J, Wunderink R, Qi C, Pickens C
ERJ Open Res . 2023 Nov; 9(6). PMID: 37965226
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Pickens C, Gao C, Bodner J, Walter J, Kruser J, Donnelly H, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2023 Jul; 10(7):ofad336. PMID: 37520413
Background: Clinical end points that constitute successful treatment in severe pneumonia are difficult to ascertain and vulnerable to bias. The utility of a protocolized adjudication procedure to determine meaningful end...
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Gao C, Pickens C, Morales-Nebreda L, Wunderink R
Semin Respir Crit Care Med . 2023 Jan; 44(1):8-20. PMID: 36646082
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, one of the most common reasons for infection-related death worldwide. Causes of CAP include numerous viral, bacterial, and fungal...
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Pickens C, Wunderink R
Clin Chest Med . 2022 Sep; 43(3):401-410. PMID: 36116810
There are several novel platforms that enhance detection of pathogens that cause common infections in the intensive care unit. These platforms have a sample to answer time of a few...