Publications

• Intelligent Care Management for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Scoping Review of Computer Vision and Machine Learning Techniques and Applications.
  J Diabetes Sci Technol Volume: 19 Page(s): 820 - 829
  05/01/2025 Authors: Baseman C; Fayfman M; Schechter MC; Ostadabbas S; Santamarina G; Ploetz T; Arriaga RI
• Low preventive treatment initiation and completion among young children contacts of active TB in Tbilisi, Georgia.
  IJTLD Open Volume: 2 Page(s): 230 - 234
  04/01/2025 Authors: Kokhreidze E; Kempker RR; Tukvadze N; Schechter MC; Avaliani Z; Blumberg HM; Butsashvili M; Lomtadze N
• Single-Cell Analysis of Debrided Diabetic Foot Ulcers Reveals Dysregulated Wound Healing Environment in Non-Hispanic Black Patients.
  J Invest Dermatol Volume: 145 Page(s): 678 - 690
  03/01/2025 Authors: Choi D; Bakhtiari M; Pilcher W; Huang C; Thomas BE; Mumme H; Blanco G; Rajani R; Schechter MC; Fayfman M
• Not All in Vein: Oral Antibiotics for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Narrative Review.
  J Clin Med Volume: 14
  02/20/2025 Authors: Gachet B; Schechter MC; Armstrong DG; Robineau O; Senneville E
• Spatial associations between measures of public transportation and diabetic foot ulcer outcomes in the state of Georgia: 2016-2019.
  BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care Volume: 12
  12/24/2024 Authors: Vanasse LT; Chang HH; D'Souza R; Ali MK; Waller L; Schechter MC
• Mortality Rates after Tuberculosis Treatment, Georgia, USA, 2008-2019.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 30 Page(s): 2261 - 2270
  11/01/2024 Authors: Gorvetzian S; Pacheco AG; Anderson E; Ray SM; Schechter MC
• High Prescription Rate of Medications With Rifampin Drug-drug Interactions in Patients With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: Should Rifabutin Be Included in Clinical Trials for Adjunctive Therapy?
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae582
  11/01/2024 Authors: Mallarino-Haeger C; Watson A; Mahgoub U; Francis L; Heydari M; Choudhary M; Garcia-Toca M; Patel M; Kempker RR; Fayfman M
• Feasibility of Multiparametric Perfusion Assessment in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Using Intravoxel Incoherent Motion and Blood Oxygenation-Level Dependent MRI.
  J Magn Reson Imaging Volume: 59 Page(s): 1555 - 1566
  05/01/2024 Authors: Edwards SJ; Yao J; Schechter MC; Fayfman M; Santamarina G; Feiweier T; Blanco G; Alvarez J; Risk BB; Rajani R
• Impact of Prior Tuberculosis Treatment With New/Companion Drugs on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Concomitant Bedaquiline and Delamanid for Multidrug- and Rifampicin-Resistant Tuberculosis.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 78 Page(s): 1043 - 1052
  04/10/2024 Authors: Mikiashvili L; Kempker RR; Chakhaia TS; Bablishvili N; Avaliani Z; Lomtadze N; Schechter MC; Kipiani M
• "An app is just available at all times"-the process and outcomes of converting the Georgia Tuberculosis Reference Guide into a mobile application.
  PLoS One Volume: 19 Page(s): e0298758
  01/01/2024 Authors: Arconada Alvarez SJ; Hoover AT; Greenleaf M; Ray SM; Schechter MC; Blumberg HM; Lam WA
• Implementation of Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, and Linezolid in the United States: Experience Using a Novel All-Oral Treatment Regimen for Treatment of Rifampin-Resistant or Rifampin-Intolerant Tuberculosis Disease.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 77 Page(s): 1053 - 1062
  10/05/2023 Authors: Haley CA; Schechter MC; Ashkin D; Peloquin CA; Peter Cegielski J; Andrino BB; Burgos M; Caloia LA; Chen L; Colon-Semidey A
• Executive Summary: Evaluation and Management of Diabetes-related Foot Infections.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 77 Page(s): 335 - 337
  08/14/2023 Authors: Cortes-Penfield NW; Armstrong DG; Brennan MB; Fayfman M; Ryder JH; Tan T-W; Schechter MC
• Evaluation and Management of Diabetes-related Foot Infections.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 77 Page(s): e1 - e13
  08/14/2023 Authors: Cortes-Penfield NW; Armstrong DG; Brennan MB; Fayfman M; Ryder JH; Tan T-W; Schechter MC
• Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: Interaction Assessment Between Hyperglycemia and Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the State of Georgia, 2015-2020.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad255
  06/01/2023 Authors: Houck K; Chakhaia T; Gorvetzian S; Critchley JA; Schechter MC; Magee MJ
• Updated considerations in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis infection and disease: integrating the latest evidence-based strategies.
  Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther Volume: 21 Page(s): 595 - 616
  06/01/2023 Authors: Graciaa DS; Schechter MC; Fetalvero KB; Cranmer LM; Kempker RR; Castro KG
• Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis in an Uninsured and Underinsured Cohort.
  Infect Dis Clin Pract (Baltim Md) Volume: 31
  03/01/2023 Authors: Schechter MC; Yao Y; Patel M; Andruski R; Rab S; Wong JR; Santamarina G; Fayfman M; Rajani R; Kempker RR
• Using the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities framework to better understand disparities in major amputations.
  Semin Vasc Surg Volume: 36 Page(s): 19 - 32
  03/01/2023 Authors: Brennan MB; Tan T-W; Schechter MC; Fayfman M
• What Is the Best Oral Therapy for Staph aureus Osteomyelitis?
  NEJM Evid Volume: 1 Page(s): EVIDtt2200119
  11/01/2022 Authors: Schechter MC; Sax PE; Corts-Penfield N
• Outpatient clinic attendance and outcomes among patients hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers.
  J Diabetes Complications Volume: 36 Page(s): 108283
  10/01/2022 Authors: Mahgoub U; Magee MJ; Heydari M; Choudhary M; Santamarina G; Schenker M; Rajani R; Umpierrez GE; Fayfman M; Chang HH
• Hyperinflammatory Syndromes After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Messenger RNA vaccination in Individuals With Underlying Immune Dysregulation.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 75 Page(s): e912 - e915
  08/24/2022 Authors: Rocco JM; Mallarino-Haeger C; Randolph AH; Ray SM; Schechter MC; Zerbe CS; Holland SM; Sereti I
• HbA1c Variability Is Independently Associated with Lower-Extremity Amputation and Death among Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  Volume: 71
  06/01/2022 Authors: Jagannathan R; Schechter MC; Alvarez JA; Blanco G; Rajani R; Santamarina G; Umpierrez GE; Fayfman M
• Antibiotic Administration and Outcomes in Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients
  Volume: 205
  05/01/2022 Authors: Mendpara R; Yang P; Kempker R; Rebolledo P; Rollin F; Gurbani S; Schechter M; Wilhoite D; Bogard S; Duggal A
• Updating the approaches to define susceptibility and resistance to anti-tuberculosis agents: implications for diagnosis and treatment.
  Eur Respir J Volume: 59
  04/01/2022 Authors: Antimycobacterial Susceptibility Testing Group
• Epidemiologic, Immunologic, and Virus Characteristics in Patients With Paired Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Serology and Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing.
  J Infect Dis Volume: 225 Page(s): 229 - 237
  01/18/2022 Authors: Shragai T; Smith-Jeffcoat SE; Koh M; Schechter MC; Rebolledo PA; Kasinathan V; Wang Y; Hoffman A; Miller H; Tejada-Strop A
• Risk-Factors for Exposure Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Detection After Recent Known or Potential COVID-19 Exposures Among Patients Seeking Medical Care at a Large Urban, Public Hospital in Fulton County, Georgia - A Cross-Sectional Investigation.
  Front Public Health Volume: 10 Page(s): 809356
  01/01/2022 Authors: Smith-Jeffcoat SE; Sleweon S; Koh M; Khalil GM; Schechter MC; Rebolledo PA; Kasinathan V; Hoffman A; Rossetti R; Shragai T
• Specimen self-collection for SARS-CoV-2 testing: Patient performance and preferences-Atlanta, Georgia, August-October 2020.
  PLoS One Volume: 17 Page(s): e0264085
  01/01/2022 Authors: O'Laughlin K; Espinosa CC; Smith-Jeffcoat SE; Koh M; Khalil GM; Hoffman A; Rebolledo PA; Schechter MC; Stewart RJ; da Silva J
• Clinicoradiographic predictors of percutaneous bone biopsy results among patients with suspected thoracolumbar spine infection.
  Skeletal Radiol Volume: 50 Page(s): 1801 - 1808
  09/01/2021 Authors: Nguyen M-L; Guddanti B; Schechter MC; Umpierrez M; Wong P; Gonzalez FM; Singer AD
• Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Gurin Cross-Contamination in the Operating Room: A Case Report.
  J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep Volume: 9 Page(s): 23247096211066287
  01/01/2021 Authors: Aqua JK; Holdsworth J; Burd E; Jacob JT; Ray SM; Schechter MC
• Effects of Patient Characteristics on Diagnostic Performance of Self-Collected Samples for SARS-CoV-2 Testing.
  Emerg Infect Dis Volume: 27 Page(s): 2081 - 2089
  01/01/2021 Authors: Smith-Jeffcoat SE; Koh M; Hoffman A; Rebolledo PA; Schechter MC; Miller HK; Sleweon S; Rossetti R; Kasinathan V; Shragai T
• Barriers to diabetic foot care in a disadvantaged population: A qualitative assessment.
  J Diabetes Complications Volume: 34 Page(s): 107688
  12/01/2020 Authors: Fayfman M; Schechter MC; Amobi CN; Williams RN; Hillman JL; Alam MM; Rajani RR; Ziemer DC; Kempker RR; Umpierrez GE
• Internal thoracic lymphadenopathy and pulmonary tuberculosis.
  Clin Imaging Volume: 67 Page(s): 11 - 14
  11/01/2020 Authors: Bernheim A; Kempker RR; Hernandez-Romieu AC; Schechter MC; Little BP
• Percutaneous Bone Biopsy for Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 7 Page(s): ofaa393
  10/01/2020 Authors: Schechter MC; Ali MK; Risk BB; Singer AD; Santamarina G; Rogers HK; Rajani RR; Umpierrez G; Fayfman M; Kempker RR
• Applying the Infectious Diseases Literature to People who Inject Drugs.
  Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 34 Page(s): 539 - 558
  09/01/2020 Authors: Serota DP; Chueng TA; Schechter MC
• Time to Review the Infectious Diseases Society of America Diabetic Foot Infection Classification System and Merge the Moderate and Severe Infection Categories?
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 71 Page(s): 241
  06/24/2020 Authors: Schechter MC; Kempker RR
• Understanding Barriers to Diabetic Foot Care in an Urban Low-Income Hospital: A Focus Group Qualitative Assessment
  Volume: 69
  06/01/2020 Authors: Fayfman M; Schechter M; Amobi CN; Williams RN; Hillman JL; Rajani R; Ziemer DC; Alam MM; Kempker R; Umpierrez GE
• Performance of a rapid two-sequence screening protocol for osteomyelitis of the foot.
  Skeletal Radiol Volume: 49 Page(s): 977 - 984
  06/01/2020 Authors: Singer AD; Umpierrez M; Kakarala A; Schechter MC; Maceroli M; Sharma GB; Rajani RR
• Linezolid use for drug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia: a retrospective cohort study.
  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): 436 - 443
  04/01/2020 Authors: Mikiashvili L; Kipiani M; Schechter MC; Avaliani Z; Kiria N; Kempker RR
• Evaluation of a comprehensive diabetic foot ulcer care quality model.
  J Diabetes Complications Volume: 34 Page(s): 107516
  04/01/2020 Authors: Schechter MC; Fayfman M; Khan LSMF; Carr K; Patterson S; Ziemer DC; Umpierrez GE; Rajani R; Kempker RR
• Erratum to: Increasing Number and Volume of Cavitary Lesions on Chest Computed Tomography Are Associated With Prolonged Time to Culture Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz443
  10/01/2019 Authors: Hernandez-Romieu AC; Little BP; Bernheim A; Schechter MC; Ray SM; Bizune D; Kempker R
• Disparity in Quality of Infectious Disease vs Addiction Care Among Patients With Injection Drug Use-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz289
  07/01/2019 Authors: Serota DP; Niehaus ED; Schechter MC; Jacob JT; Jones J; Ray SM; Kelley CF; Kempker RR
• Increasing Number and Volume of Cavitary Lesions on Chest Computed Tomography Are Associated With Prolonged Time to Culture Conversion in Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz232
  06/01/2019 Authors: Hernandez-Romieu AC; Little BP; Bernheim A; Schechter MC; Ray SM; Bizune D; Kempker R
• High Yield of Active Tuberculosis Case Finding Among HIV-Infected Patients Using Xpert MTB/RIF Testing.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz233
  06/01/2019 Authors: Kempker RR; Chkhartishvili N; Kinkladze I; Schechter MC; Harrington K; Rukhadze N; Dzigua L; Tserstvadze T; Del Rio C; Blumberg HM
• Negative tuberculin skin test result predicts all-cause mortality among tuberculosis patients with HIV and diabetes comorbidity.
  Ann Epidemiol Volume: 33 Page(s): 72 - 78.e4
  05/01/2019 Authors: Salindri AD; Auld SC; Schechter MC; Gandhi NR; Magee MJ
• Treatment Complexities Among Patients with Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Cohort in the United States.
  AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Volume: 34 Page(s): 1050 - 1057
  12/01/2018 Authors: Bizune DJ; Kempker RR; Kagei M; Yamin A; Mohamed O; Holland DP; Oladele A; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA; Blumberg HM
• Internal Medicine Residents' Knowledge and Practice of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 5 Page(s): ofy152
  07/01/2018 Authors: Chida N; Brown C; Mathad J; Carpenter K; Nelson G; Schechter MC; Giles N; Rebolledo PA; Ray S; Fabre V
• Developing an Assessment Framework for Essential Internal Medicine Subspecialty Topics.
  J Grad Med Educ Volume: 10 Page(s): 331 - 335
  06/01/2018 Authors: Chida N; Brown C; Mathad J; Carpenter K; Nelson G; Schechter MC; Rebolledo PA; Fabre V; Cantillo DS; Longworth S
• Challenges Across the HIV Care Continuum for Patients With HIV/TB Co-infection in Atlanta, GA [corrected].
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 5 Page(s): ofy063
  04/01/2018 Authors: Schechter MC; Bizune D; Kagei M; Holland DP; Del Rio C; Yamin A; Mohamed O; Oladele A; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA
• Isoniazid Monoresistance and Rate of Culture Conversion among Patients in the State of Georgia with Confirmed Tuberculosis, 2009-2014.
  Ann Am Thorac Soc Volume: 15 Page(s): 331 - 340
  03/01/2018 Authors: Salindri AD; Sales R-MF; DiMiceli L; Schechter MC; Kempker RR; Magee MJ
• Time to Sputum Culture Conversion and Treatment Outcomes Among Patients with Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis in Atlanta, Georgia.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 65 Page(s): 1862 - 1871
  11/13/2017 Authors: Schechter MC; Bizune D; Kagei M; Machaidze M; Holland DP; Oladele A; Wang YF; Rebolledo PA; Ray SM; Kempker RR
• Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) levels in human plasma are associated with active TB.
  PLoS One Volume: 12 Page(s): e0182587
  01/01/2017 Authors: Schechter MC; Buac K; Adekambi T; Cagle S; Celli J; Ray SM; Mehta CC; Rada B; Rengarajan J
• SERRATIA MARCESCENS INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS: HIGH INCIDENCE OF LEFT-SIDED DISEASE AND POOR OUTCOMES
  Volume: 64 Page(s): 712 - 712
  02/01/2016 Authors: Schechter M; Spicer JO; Aldrete S; Kraft CS
• Diagnosing Plasmodium falciparum in a teenage traveler by peripheral blood smear.
  Blood Volume: 126 Page(s): 1042
  08/20/2015 Authors: Racsa LD; Schechter MC
• Bilateral central retinal artery occlusion associated with herpes simplex virus-associated acute retinal necrosis and meningitis: case report and literature review.
  Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina Volume: 46 Page(s): 279 - 283
  02/01/2015 Authors: Weissman HM; Biousse V; Schechter MC; Del Rio C; Yeh S
• Unusual presentation of chikungunya virus infection with concomintant erysipelas in a returning traveler from the Caribbean: a case report.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 1 Page(s): ofu097
  12/01/2014 Authors: Schechter MC; Workowski KA; Fairley JK
• New chemical method of viral inactivation for vaccine development based on membrane fusion inhibition.
  Vaccine Volume: 25 Page(s): 7885 - 7892
  11/14/2007 Authors: Stauffer F; De Miranda J; Schechter MC; Queiroz FA; Santos NO; Alves AMB; Da Poian AT
• Inactivation of vesicular stomatitis virus through inhibition of membrane fusion by chemical modification of the viral glycoprotein.
  Antiviral Res Volume: 73 Page(s): 31 - 39
  01/01/2007 Authors: Stauffer F; De Miranda J; Schechter MC; Carneiro FA; Salgado LT; Machado GF; Da Poian AT