Deisy A Contreras
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Recent Articles
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Ceron S, Salem-Bango Z, Contreras D, Ranson E, Yang S
Microorganisms
. 2023 Jul;
11(7).
PMID: 37512889
The global emergence of carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) has become a critical public healthcare concern due to treatment challenges and high mortality. In recent years, there has been an increase in cases...
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Phou S, Perez-Alvarez I, Morgan M, Contreras D, Ben-Aderet M, Gaddam E, et al.
Transfusion
. 2023 Mar;
63(4):861-866.
PMID: 36880384
Background: Bacterial contamination of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) products is most commonly due to normal skin flora. Salmonella in HSC products is rare, and to our knowledge safe administration of...
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Contreras D, Morgan M
Front Cell Infect Microbiol
. 2022 Sep;
12:887754.
PMID: 36118039
continues to be a global threat for infection and transmission in hospitals and long-term care facilities. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has rerouted attention and resources away from this silent pandemic...
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Larkin P, Mortimer L, Malenfant J, Gaynor P, Contreras D, Garner O, et al.
Microb Drug Resist
. 2021 Mar;
27(9):1259-1264.
PMID: 33656389
species are environmental bacteria associated with opportunistic infections in vulnerable populations. Traditionally, was considered the predominant pathogenic species. However, commercial identification systems have routinely misidentified as , leading to a...
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Larkin P, Lawson K, Contreras D, Le C, Trejo M, Realegeno S, et al.
J Mol Diagn
. 2020 Aug;
22(10):1287-1293.
PMID: 32738297
Invasive fungal infections are increasing in prevalence because of an expanding population of immunocompromised individuals. To reduce morbidity and mortality, it is critical to accurately identify fungal pathogens to guide...
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Contreras D, Fitzwater S, Nanayakkara D, Schaenman J, Aldrovandi G, Garner O, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2019 Sep;
64(4).
PMID: 31527031
We report here a fatal case of carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) infections in a renal transplant patient without a travel history in the prior year, from whom 2 genetically different CRKP (sequence...