Publications

• Measles and Solid Organ Transplantation: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.
  Transpl Infect Dis Page(s): e70066
  07/01/2025 Authors: Pouch SM; Ravindra A; Dong SW; Clemente WT; La Hoz RM; Mishkin A; Hand J; Freire MP; Simkins J; Wolfe C
• Infections and lung transplantation: key considerations for eligibility, management, and posttransplant care.
  Curr Opin Pulm Med Volume: 31 Page(s): 374 - 380
  07/01/2025 Authors: Huang J; Friedman-Moraco R; Pouch S
• Candidemia in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 12 Page(s): ofaf251
  05/01/2025 Authors: Anderson R; Pouch S; Busch L; Hayes T; Sennhauser S; Chan JL; Eichenberger EM
• Deceased Donor Infectious Diseases Testing and Antimicrobial Use: Surveys of Organ Procurement Organizations and Transplant Professionals.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 27 Page(s): e14407
  01/01/2025 Authors: Pouch SM; Anesi JA; Pruett T; Harmon M; Dionne SO; Hasz R; La Hoz RM; Wolfe C; Ison MG
• Coccidioidomycosis Transmission Through Solid Organ Transplantation (2013-2022): A Report of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ad hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 27 Page(s): e14406
  01/01/2025 Authors: Lee DH; Abidi MZ; Fisher C; Hughart AL; Toda M; Williams S; Berry GJ; Graves R; Handarova D; Ho C-S
• Donor-Derived Infections: A Journey From Evidence to Policy.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae670
  12/01/2024 Authors: Beechar VB; Pouch SM; La Hoz RM
• Infections in Patients with Mechanical Circulatory Support.
  Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 38 Page(s): 693 - 712
  12/01/2024 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Phadke V; Busch LM; Pouch SM
• Donor-derived infections: Current practice, global strategies, and future challenges.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Suppl 1 Page(s): e14380
  11/01/2024 Authors: Waller KMJ; Pouch SM
• Hepatitis B transmission/reactivation associated with Hepatitis B core antibody and Hepatitis C nucleic acid testing positive organs: A report from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Disease Transmission Advisory Committee.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Suppl 1 Page(s): e14305
  11/01/2024 Authors: Te HS; Lee DH; Woolley AE; Abidi MZ; Fisher C; Sellers MT; Taimur S; Livelli T; Watkins T; Handarova D
• Evaluating Real-World Experience With Maribavir for Treatment of Refractory/Resistant Cytomegalovirus in Renal Transplant Recipients.
  Clin Transplant Volume: 38 Page(s): e15480
  10/01/2024 Authors: Beechar VB; Phadke VK; Pouch SM; Mehta AK; Karadkhele G; Larsen CP; Woodworth MH
• Reevaluating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 donor testing policies: Balancing safety and efficiency in organ transplantation.
  Am J Transplant Volume: 24 Page(s): 1327 - 1328
  07/01/2024 Authors: Pouch SM; La Hoz RM
• Advancing cytomegalovirus prevention in solid organ transplant recipients: The promise of cell-mediated immune assays.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): e14245
  04/01/2024 Authors: Beechar VB; Phadke VK; Pouch SM; Woodworth MH
• The Burden and Impact of Early Post-transplant Multidrug-Resistant Organism Detection Among Renal Transplant Recipients, 2005-2021.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 11 Page(s): ofae060
  03/01/2024 Authors: Babiker A; Karadkhele G; Bombin A; Watkins R; Robichaux C; Smith G; Beechar VB; Steed DB; Jacob JT; Read TD
• Risk factors and outcomes of bloodstream infection from a urinary source in kidney transplant recipients.
  Clin Transplant Volume: 38 Page(s): e15279
  03/01/2024 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Donzo MW; Anderson R; Karadkhele G; Pouch SM; Larsen CP
• Impact of an ultrasensitive Cytomegalovirus quantitative nucleic acid test on Cytomegalovirus detection and therapy in renal transplant recipients.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): e14219
  02/01/2024 Authors: Beechar VB; Pouch SM; Phadke VK; Karadkhele G; Larsen CP; Woodworth MH
• Heart of the matter-infection and xenotransplantation.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 26 Page(s): e14206
  02/01/2024 Authors: Saharia KK; University of Maryland Xenotransplant Team; Hall VG; Chesdachai S; Porrett P; Fishman JA; Pouch SM
• Burden and Management of Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Across the World: A Narrative Review.
  Transpl Int Volume: 37 Page(s): 12469
  01/01/2024 Authors: Freire MP; Pouch S; Manesh A; Giannella M
• Long-term Dalbavancin for Suppression of Gram-Positive Chronic Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 10 Page(s): ofad537
  11/01/2023 Authors: Rowe S; Green S; Albrecht B; Pouch SM
• Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement.
  Sci Transl Med Volume: 15 Page(s): eabo2750
  11/01/2023 Authors: Woodworth MH; Conrad RE; Haldopoulos M; Pouch SM; Babiker A; Mehta AK; Sitchenko KL; Wang CH; Strudwick A; Ingersoll JM
• Management and outcomes of heart transplant candidates with bloodstream infection on temporary mechanical circulatory support.
  J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 42 Page(s): 1501 - 1504
  11/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Satola S; Gupta D; Daneshmand M; Pouch S
• Candidemia in thoracic solid organ transplant recipients: Characteristics and outcomes relative to matched uninfected and bacteremic thoracic organ transplant recipients.
  Clin Transplant Volume: 37 Page(s): e15038
  09/01/2023 Authors: Eichenberger EM; Satola S; Neujahr D; Fowler VG; Gupta D; Ford M; Pouch SM
• Complex considerations - Fever and pancytopenia after solid organ transplantation.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e14079
  08/01/2023 Authors: Franc EV; Adekunle RO; Nucci M; Pouch SM
• OPTN required SARS-CoV-2 lower respiratory testing for lung donors: Striking the balance.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e14048
  06/01/2023 Authors: Booker SE; Jett C; Fox C; Anesi JA; Berry GJ; Dunn KE; Fisher CE; Goldman JD; Ho C-S; Kittleson M
• The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients.
  J Heart Lung Transplant Volume: 42 Page(s): e1 - e141
  05/01/2023 Authors: Velleca A; Shullo MA; Dhital K; Azeka E; Colvin M; DePasquale E; Farrero M; Garca-Guereta L; Jamero G; Khush K
• Utility of deceased donor cultures in solid organ transplantation in preventing donor-derived bacterial and fungal infectious diseases transmission.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e14032
  04/01/2023 Authors: Boutin C-A; Pouch SM; Ison MG
• Mitigation strategies among cutaneous T-cell lymphoma patients with positive Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue cultures have unclear impacts on the risk of subsequent bacteremia.
  Leuk Lymphoma Volume: 64 Page(s): 597 - 604
  03/01/2023 Authors: Allen PB; Goyal S; Switchenko J; Tarabadkar E; Pouch S; Parikh P; Palmer A; Martini D; Kim E; Lechowicz MJ
• Transplant of organs from donors with positive SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing: A report from the organ procurement and transplantation network ad hoc disease transmission advisory committee.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e14013
  02/01/2023 Authors: Goldman JD; Pouch SM; Woolley AE; Booker SE; Jett CT; Fox C; Berry GJ; Dunn KE; Ho C-S; Kittleson M
• Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 25 Page(s): e13984
  02/01/2023 Authors: Bruminhent J; Lpez-Medrano F; Pogatchnik BP; Nascimento E; Namsiripongpun W; Yingchoncharoen T; Ngodngamthaweesuk M; Sukprapruet A; Naratreekoon B; Rodriguez-Goncer I
• A new chapter in an evolving pandemic: Successful pediatric liver transplantation with SARS-CoV-2+ donors.
  Pediatr Transplant Volume: 26 Page(s): e14407
  12/01/2022 Authors: Goss MB; Leung DHB; Pouch SM; Munoz FM; Moulton EA; Lambing TMM; Koohmaraie S; Moreno NF; O'Mahony CA; Goss JA
• Antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplantation-A call for action!
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): e13938
  10/01/2022 Authors: Forrest GN; So M; Hand J; Pouch S; Husain S
• Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with bartonella peliosis hepatis following kidney transplantation in a patient with HIV.
  Lancet Infect Dis Volume: 22 Page(s): e303 - e309
  10/01/2022 Authors: Steed D; Collins J; Farris AB; Guarner J; Yarar D; Friedman-Moraco R; Doane T; Pouch S; Marshall Lyon G; Woodworth MH
• Deceased donors with multidrug-resistant organisms: implications and future directions.
  Curr Opin Organ Transplant Volume: 27 Page(s): 250 - 256
  08/01/2022 Authors: Pouch SM; Ison MG
• Clinical Characteristics, Health Care Utilization, and Outcomes Among Patients in a Pilot Surveillance System for Invasive Mold Disease-Georgia, United States, 2017-2019.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofac215
  07/01/2022 Authors: Gold JAW; Revis A; Thomas S; Perry L; Blakney RA; Chambers T; Bentz ML; Berkow EL; Lockhart SR; Lysen C
• SARS-CoV-2 Evolution and Immune Escape in Immunocompromised Patients.
  N Engl J Med Volume: 386 Page(s): 2436 - 2438
  06/23/2022 Authors: Scherer EM; Babiker A; Adelman MW; Allman B; Key A; Kleinhenz JM; Langsjoen RM; Nguyen P-V; Onyechi I; Sherman JD
• A New Chapter in an Evolving Pandemic: Successful Pediatric Liver Transplantation with COVID plus Donors
  Volume: 22 Page(s): 731 - 731
  06/01/2022 Authors: Goss MB; Munoz F; Moulton EA; Pouch S; Koohmaraie S; Moreno N; Goss J; Galvan N
• Prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms among hospitalized solid organ transplant recipients, five US hospitals, 2019-2020.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 24 Page(s): e13785
  04/01/2022 Authors: Chan JL; Nazarian E; Musser KA; Snavely EA; Fung M; Doernberg SB; Pouch SM; Leekha S; Anesi JA; Kodiyanplakkal RPL
• Daptomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Bacteremia Is Associated With Prior Daptomycin Use and Increased Mortality After Liver Transplantation.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 9 Page(s): ofab659
  03/01/2022 Authors: Lee RA; Goldman J; Haidar G; Lewis J; Arif S; Hand J; La Hoz RM; Pouch S; Holaday E; Clauss H
• A Case of "Cryptammonia": Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection Generating Profound Hyperammonemia in a Liver Transplant Recipient.
  J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep Volume: 10 Page(s): 23247096221129467
  01/01/2022 Authors: Phillips SM; Pouch SM; Lo DJ; Kandiah S; Lomashvili KA; Subramanian RA; Moran P; Killian A; Kandiah PA
• White paper on antimicrobial stewardship in solid organ transplant recipients.
  Am J Transplant Volume: 22 Page(s): 96 - 112
  01/01/2022 Authors: So M; Hand J; Forrest G; Pouch SM; Te H; Ardura MI; Bartash RM; Dadhania DM; Edelman J; Ince D
• New drugs for difficult bugs: management of multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections in solid organ transplant recipients.
  Curr Opin Organ Transplant Volume: 26 Page(s): 424 - 431
  08/01/2021 Authors: Pouch SM
• Rates and causative pathogens of surgical site infections attributed to liver transplant procedures and other hepatic, biliary, or pancreatic procedures, 2015-2018.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): e13589
  08/01/2021 Authors: Chea N; Sapiano MRP; Zhou L; Epstein L; Guh A; Edwards JR; Allen-Bridson K; Russo V; Watkins J; Pouch SM
• Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer and changes in the biliary microbiome.
  Am J Surg Volume: 222 Page(s): 3 - 7
  07/01/2021 Authors: Nadeem SO; Jajja MR; Maxwell DW; Pouch SM; Sarmiento JM
• Impact of pre-transplant carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization and/or infection on solid organ transplant outcomes.
  Clin Transplant Volume: 35 Page(s): e14239
  04/01/2021 Authors: Taimur S; Pouch SM; Zubizarreta N; Mazumdar M; Rana M; Patel G; Freire MP; Pellett Madan R; Kwak EJ; Blumberg E
• Neuromyelitis Optica Presenting as Infectious Meningoencephalitis: Case Report and Literature Review.
  Am J Med Sci Volume: 361 Page(s): 534 - 541
  04/01/2021 Authors: Tfaily MAH; Titanji B; Schniederjan MJ; Goodman A; Lava NS; Pouch SM; Collins MH; Adelman MW
• Human Adenovirus 11 in 2 Renal Transplant Recipients: Suspected Donor-Derived Infection.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 8 Page(s): ofab092
  03/01/2021 Authors: Sherman AC; Lu X; Schneider E; Langston A; Ellis CL; Pastan S; Bhatnagar J; Reagan-Steiner S; Annambhotla P; Lindstrom S
• Contemporary Management Strategies in VAD Infection.
  Curr Heart Fail Rep Volume: 17 Page(s): 85 - 96
  08/01/2020 Authors: Phadke VK; Pouch SM
• Bile cultures are poor predictors of antibiotic resistance in postoperative infections following pancreaticoduodenectomy.
  HPB (Oxford) Volume: 22 Page(s): 969 - 978
  07/01/2020 Authors: Maxwell DW; Jajja MR; Ferez-Pinzon A; Pouch SM; Cardona K; Kooby DA; Maithel SK; Russell MC; Sarmiento JM
• The Immune Response to Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Acquired Through Organ Transplantation.
  Front Microbiol Volume: 11 Page(s): 561530
  01/01/2020 Authors: Raabe V; Lai L; Xu Y; Huerta C; Wang D; Pouch SM; Burke CW; Piper AE; Gardner CL; Glass PJ
• Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections in solid organ transplant recipients-Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.
  Clin Transplant Volume: 33 Page(s): e13594
  09/01/2019 Authors: Pouch SM; Patel G; AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
• Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections and the Potential Role for Dalbavancin: A Case Report.
  Open Forum Infect Dis Volume: 6 Page(s): ofz235
  09/01/2019 Authors: Howard-Anderson J; Pouch SM; Sexton ME; Mehta AK; Smith AL; Lyon GM; Friedman-Moraco R
• Transmission of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus From an Organ Donor to 3 Transplant Recipients.
  Clin Infect Dis Volume: 69 Page(s): 450 - 458
  07/18/2019 Authors: Pouch SM; Katugaha SB; Shieh W-J; Annambhotla P; Walker WL; Basavaraju SV; Jones J; Huynh T; Reagan-Steiner S; Bhatnagar J
• Syphilis Transmission in Solid Organ Transplantation.
  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 19 Page(s): 723 - 723
  04/01/2019 Authors: Morrison M; Hurtik M; Lvon GM; Pouch S
• LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE INFECTIONS: A NEW ROLE FOR DALBAVANCIN?
  Volume: 67 Page(s): 457 - 457
  02/01/2019 Authors: Howard-Anderson J; Pouch S; Sexton M; Mehta A; Cole R; Lyon GM; Friedman-Moraco R
• Incidence of cytomegalovirus in cardiac transplant recipients receiving induction immunosuppression with antithymocyte globulin.
  Clin Transplant Volume: 32 Page(s): e13420
  11/01/2018 Authors: Jewani PK; Pouch SM; Kissling KT
• Prevention and Treatment of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
  Infect Dis Clin North Am Volume: 32 Page(s): 733 - 748
  09/01/2018 Authors: Pouch SM; Friedman-Moraco RJ
• Detection of colistin heteroresistance in Acinetobacter baumannii from blood and respiratory isolates.
  Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis Volume: 91 Page(s): 194 - 198
  06/01/2018 Authors: Srinivas P; Hunt LN; Pouch SM; Thomas K; Goff DA; Pancholi P; Balada-Llasat J-M; Bauer KA
• Outcomes from bacteremic donors in lung transplantation.
  J Heart Lung Transplant
  07/21/2017 Authors: Shah SZ; Pouch SM; Keller BC; Pope-Harman A; Tumin D
• Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in special populations: Solid organ transplant recipients, stem cell transplant recipients, and patients with hematologic malignancies.
  Virulence Volume: 8 Page(s): 391 - 402
  05/19/2017 Authors: Pouch SM; Satlin MJ
• Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection Among Liver Transplant Recipients Maintained on a Cyclosporine vs. Tacrolimus-Based Immunosuppression Regimen
  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 17 Page(s): 505 - 506
  04/01/2017 Authors: Burrelli C; Bradley M; Pouch S; Elkhammas E; Winters H
• Successful treatment of donor-derived hepatitis C infection in a lung transplant recipient.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 19
  04/01/2017 Authors: Theodoropoulos N; Whitson BA; Martin SI; Pouch S; Pope-Harman A
• Correlation of Checkerboard Synergy Testing with Time-Kill Analysis and Clinical Outcomes of Extensively Drug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Respiratory Infections.
  Antimicrob Agents Chemother Volume: 60 Page(s): 6892 - 6895
  11/01/2016 Authors: Bremmer DN; Bauer KA; Pouch SM; Thomas K; Smith D; Goff DA; Pancholi P; Balada-Llasat J-M
• Prior Infection or Colonization with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Is Not an Absolute Contraindication for Solid Organ Transplantation
  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 16 Page(s): 260 - 260
  06/01/2016 Authors: Huprikar S; Casner L; Pouch S; Pinheiro Freire M; Madan R; Kwak E; Satlin M; Hartman P; Pisney L; Henrique Mourao P
• Susceptibility Patterns of Pre-Transplant Pseudomonas and Post-Lung Transplant Outcomes in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION Volume: 16 Page(s): 593 - 593
  06/01/2016 Authors: Pouch S; Lease E; Bogdanovich T; Ho D; Miller R; Estabrook M; Babu T; Kotton C; Shaver C; Thomas L
• Risk factors and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in liver transplant recipients.
  Liver Transpl Volume: 21 Page(s): 1511 - 1519
  12/01/2015 Authors: Pereira MR; Scully BF; Pouch SM; Uhlemann A-C; Goudie S; Emond JE; Verna EC
• Epidemiology and outcomes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriuria in kidney transplant recipients.
  Transpl Infect Dis Volume: 17 Page(s): 800 - 809
  12/01/2015 Authors: Pouch SM; Kubin CJ; Satlin MJ; Tsapepas DS; Lee JR; Dube G; Pereira MR
• Infectious complications of pancreatic islet transplantation: clinical experience and unanswered questions.
  Curr Infect Dis Rep Volume: 17 Page(s): 482
  05/01/2015 Authors: Pouch SM
• Indium-111 Nuclear-Labeled Leukocyte Imaging in Mechanical Circulatory Support Infections
  Volume: 34 Page(s): S145 - S146
  04/01/2015 Authors: Drees D; Pouch S; Theodoropoulos N; Hasan A; Sai-Sudhakar C; Martin SI
• Management of Mycobacterium abscessus post abdominoplasty.
  Aesthetic Plast Surg Volume: 38 Page(s): 1138 - 1142
  12/01/2014 Authors: Engdahl R; Cohen L; Pouch S; Rohde C
• Common infection control practices in the emergency department: a literature review.
  Am J Infect Control Volume: 42 Page(s): 957 - 962
  09/01/2014 Authors: Carter EJ; Pouch SM; Larson EL
• The relationship between emergency department crowding and patient outcomes: a systematic review.
  J Nurs Scholarsh Volume: 46 Page(s): 106 - 115
  03/01/2014 Authors: Carter EJ; Pouch SM; Larson EL
• Design and evaluation of a bacterial clinical infectious diseases ontology.
  AMIA Annu Symp Proc Volume: 2013 Page(s): 502 - 511
  01/01/2013 Authors: Gordon CL; Pouch S; Cowell LG; Boland MR; Platt HL; Goldfain A; Weng C
• Neutrophil function after bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
  Leuk Lymphoma Volume: 51 Page(s): 756 - 767
  05/01/2010 Authors: Ramaprasad C; Pouch S; Pitrak DL