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Paschalis Vergidis, M.D.

  1. Infectious Disease Specialist
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Publications

  1. Virk A, Strasburg AP, Kies KD, Donadio AD, Mandrekar J, Harmsen WS, Stevens RW, Estes LL, Tande AJ, Challener DW, Osmon DR, Fida M, Vergidis P, Suh GA, Wilson JW, Rajapakse NS, Borah BJ, Dholakia R, Reed KA, Hines LM, Schuetz AN, Patel R. Rapid multiplex PCR panel for pneumonia in hospitalised patients with suspected pneumonia in the USA: a single-centre, open-label, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Microbe. 2024 Oct 16; 100928 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. Jensen KL, Stevens RW, Vergidis P, Virk A, Ilges D. Impact of an enterprise-wide ambulatory antibiotic stewardship bundle on patient satisfaction surveys. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Sep 16; 1-4 Epub 2024 Sept 16
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  3. Wahab A, Sanborn D, Vergidis P, Razonable R, Razonazole R, Yadav H, Pennington KM. Diagnosis and Prevention of Invasive Fungal Infections in the Immunocompromised Host. Chest. 2024 Sep 7 Epub 2024 Sept 07
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  4. Khurana A, Rosenthal AC, Mohty R, Gaddam M, Bansal R, Hathcock MA, Nedved AN, Durani U, Iqbal M, Wang Y, Paludo J, Villasboas JC, Dingli D, Kourelis T, Leung N, Alkhateeb H, Ruff MW, Gallo de Moraes A, Vergidis P, Herrmann J, Kenderian SS, Bennani NN, Johnston PB, Ansell SM, Lin Y. Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome: clinical presentation, outcomes, and management. Blood Cancer J 2024 Aug 12; 14 (1):136
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  5. Vergidis P, Sendi P, Alkhateeb HB, Nguyen MH. How do I manage refractory invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Jun; 30 (6):755-761 Epub 2024 Jan 28
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  6. de Hoog S, Walsh TJ, Ahmed SA, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Alexander BD, Arendrup MC, Babady E, Bai FY, Balada-Llasat JM, Borman A, Chowdhary A, Clark A, Colgrove RC, Cornely OA, Dingle TC, Dufresne PJ, Fuller J, Gangneux JP, Gibas C, Glasgow H, Graser Y, Guillot J, Groll AH, Haase G, Hanson K, Harrington A, Hawksworth DL, Hayden RT, Hoenigl M, Hubka V, Johnson K, Kus JV, Li R, Meis JF, Lackner M, Lanternier F, Leal SM Jr, Lee F, Lockhart SR, Luethy P, Martin I, Kwon-Chung KJ, Meyer W, Nguyen MH, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Palavecino E, Pancholi P, Pappas PG, Procop GW, Redhead SA, Rhoads DD, Riedel S, Stevens B, Sullivan KO, Vergidis P, Roilides E, Seyedmousavi A, Tao L, Vicente VA, Vitale RG, Wang QM, Wengenack NL, Westblade L, Wiederhold N, White L, Wojewoda CM, Zhang SX. Reply to Kidd et al., "Inconsistencies within the proposed framework for stabilizing fungal nomenclature risk further confusion". J Clin Microbiol 2024 Apr 10; 62 (4):e0162523 Epub 2024 Mar 05
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  7. Friedman DZP, Theel ES, Walker RC, Vikram HR, Razonable RR, Vergidis P. Serial Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Aspergillus Galactomannan and Treatment Response in Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Apr; 11 (4):ofae114 Epub 2024 Mar 01
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  8. Stevens RW, Manz J, Mathre M, Bell N, Virk A, Vergidis P, Jensen K. Cracking the code(s): Optimization of encounter-level diagnosis coding to inform outpatient antimicrobial stewardship data modeling. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr; 45 (4):550-552 Epub 2024 Jan 18
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  9. Bansal R, Vergidis P, Tosh PK, Wilson J, Hathcock M, Khurana A, Bennani NN, Paludo J, Villasboas JC, Wang Y, Ansell SM, Johnston PB, Freeman C, Lin Y. Serial Evaluation of Preimmunization Antibody Titers in Lymphoma Patients Receiving Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Therapy. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 Apr; 30 (4):455.e1-455.e7 Epub 2024 Feb 10
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  10. Walker J, McCarty T, McGwin G, Ordaya EE, Vergidis P, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Mammadova M, Spec A, Rauseo AM, Perfect J, Messina J, Vilchez G, McMullen R, Jones CT, Pappas PG, MSGERC Cryptococcal Registry Cohort . Description of Cryptococcosis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Disease Survey Through the Mycosis Study Group Education and Research Consortium (MSG-19). Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Feb 17; 78 (2):371-377
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  11. Ordaya EE, Abu Saleh OM, Vergidis P, Deml SM, Wengenack NL, Fida M. Temporal trends in antifungal susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans isolates from a reference laboratory in the United States, 2011-2021. Mycoses. 2024 Jan; 67 (1):e13691
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  12. Ilges D, Jensen K, Draper E, Dierkhising R, Prigge KA, Vergidis P, Virk A, Stevens RW. Evaluation of Multisite Programmatic Bundle to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing for Respiratory Infections: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Dec; 10 (12):ofad585 Epub 2023 Nov 21
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  13. Kasten MJ, Lahr BD, Parisapogu A, Yetmar ZA, O'Horo JC, Orenstein R, Moreno Franco P, Razonable RR, Vergidis P, Shah AS, Enzler MJ, Inwards DJ, Bauer PR. COVID-19 outcome is not affected by anti-CD20 or high-titer convalescent plasma in immunosuppressed patients. Sci Rep. 2023 Dec 1; 13 (1):21249 Epub 2023 Dec 01
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  14. Ordaya EE, Clement J, Vergidis P. The Role of Novel Antifungals in the Management of Candidiasis: A Clinical Perspective. Mycopathologia. 2023 Dec; 188 (6):937-948 Epub 2023 July 20
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  15. de Hoog S, Walsh TJ, Ahmed SA, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Alexander BD, Arendrup MC, Babady E, Bai FY, Balada-Llasat JM, Borman A, Chowdhary A, Clark A, Colgrove RC, Cornely OA, Dingle TC, Dufresne PJ, Fuller J, Gangneux JP, Gibas C, Glasgow H, Graser Y, Guillot J, Groll AH, Haase G, Hanson K, Harrington A, Hawksworth DL, Hayden RT, Hoenigl M, Hubka V, Johnson K, Kus JV, Li R, Meis JF, Lackner M, Lanternier F, Leal SM Jr, Lee F, Lockhart SR, Luethy P, Martin I, Kwon-Chung KJ, Meyer W, Nguyen MH, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Palavecino E, Pancholi P, Pappas PG, Procop GW, Redhead SA, Rhoads DD, Riedel S, Stevens B, Sullivan KO, Vergidis P, Roilides E, Seyedmousavi A, Tao L, Vicente VA, Vitale RG, Wang QM, Wengenack NL, Westblade L, Wiederhold N, White L, Wojewoda CM, Zhang SX. A conceptual framework for nomenclatural stability and validity of medically important fungi: a proposed global consensus guideline for fungal name changes supported by ABP, ASM, CLSI, ECMM, ESCMID-EFISG, EUCAST-AFST, FDLC, IDSA, ISHAM, MMSA, and MSGERC. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Nov 21; 61 (11):e0087323 Epub 2023 Oct 26
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  16. Zeuli JD, Rivera CG, Wright JA, Kasten MJ, Mahmood M, Ragan AK, Rizza SA, Temesgen Z, Vergidis P, Wilson JW, Cummins NW. Pharmacogenomic panel testing provides insight and enhances medication management in people with HIV. AIDS. 2023 Aug 1; 37 (10):1525-1533 Epub 2023 May 11
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  17. Chesdachai S, Yetmar ZA, Lahr BD, Vege SS, Vergidis P. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of pancreatic fungal infection in patients with necrotizing pancreatitis. Med Mycol. 2023 Jul 6; 61 (7)
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  18. Wiedmeier-Nutor JE, Iqbal M, Rosenthal AC, Bezerra ED, Garcia-Robledo JE, Bansal R, Johnston PB, Hathcock M, Larsen JT, Bergsagel PL, Wang Y, Reeder CB, Leis JF, Fonseca R, Palmer JM, Gysbers BJ, Mwangi R, Warsame RM, Kourelis T, Hayman SR, Dingli D, Kapoor P, Kumar SK, Durani U, Villasboas JC, Paludo J, Bennani NN, Nowakowski G, Ansell SM, Castro JE, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Lin Y, Vergidis P, Murthy HS, Munoz J. Response to COVID-19 Vaccination Post-CAR T Therapy in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Multiple Myeloma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2023 Jun; 23 (6):456-462 Epub 2023 Mar 07
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  19. Ordaya EE, Higgins EM, Vergidis P, Razonable RR, Beam E. Real-world experience of tixagevimab-cilgavimab pre-exposure prophylaxis in orthotopic heart transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Jun; 25 (3):e14040 Epub 2023 Feb 27
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  20. Vergidis P, Stevens RW, Agrawal SG. Antifungal Stewardship Interventions in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies Current Fungal Infection Reports. 2023; 17(1):108-118.
  21. Firkus D, Abu Saleh OM, Enzler MJ, Jannetto PJ, Mara K, Vergidis P, Rivera CG, Stevens RW. Does metabolite matter? Defining target itraconazole and hydroxy-itraconazole serum concentrations for blastomycosis. Mycoses. 2023 May; 66 (5):412-419 Epub 2023 Jan 25
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  22. Friedman DZP, Johnson BK, Beam E, Kremers WK, Vergidis P. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Invasive Aspergillosis in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Case-Control Study of United States Renal Data System Data. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Apr 17; 76 (8):1431-1439
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  23. Ordaya EE, Vergidis P, Razonable RR, Yao JD, Beam E. Genotypic and predicted phenotypic analysis of SARS-COV-2 Omicron subvariants in immunocompromised patients with COVID-19 following tixagevimab-cilgavimab prophylaxis. J Clin Virol. 2023 Mar; 160:105382 Epub 2023 Jan 26
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  24. Misra A, Yetmar ZA, Milone AA, Ruefthaler LA, Wengenack NL, Vergidis P, Theel ES. The Brief Case: the Cryptic Cryptococcus. J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Feb 22; 61 (2):e0054822
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  25. Tekin A, Pinevich Y, Herasevich V, Pickering BW, Vergidis P, Gajic O, O'Horo JC. Diagnostic delay in pulmonary blastomycosis: a case series reflecting a referral center experience. Infection. 2023 Feb; 51 (1):193-201 Epub 2022 July 01
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  26. Puius YA, Azar MM, Tsai H, Vergidis P, Harris CE, Anjan S, Barros N, Belga S, Chuang ST, Czeresnia JM, Goel S, Ince D, Luk A, Majeed A, Multani A, Obeid KM, Swaminathan N. Transplantid.net: A Pilot Crowdsourced, Living, Online Library of Resources for the Teaching and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Feb; 10 (2):ofad081 Epub 2023 Feb 14
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  27. Thompson GR 3rd, Soriano A, Cornely OA, Kullberg BJ, Kollef M, Vazquez J, Honore PM, Bassetti M, Pullman J, Chayakulkeeree M, Poromanski I, Dignani C, Das AF, Sandison T, Pappas PG, ReSTORE trial investigators. Rezafungin versus caspofungin for treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (ReSTORE): a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2023 Jan 7; 401 (10370):49-59 Epub 2022 Nov 25
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  28. Zeuli JD, Rivera CG, Wright JA, Kasten MJ, Mahmood M, Ragan AK, Rizza SA, Temesgen Z, Vergidis P, Wilson JW, Cummins NW. Pharmacogenomic panel testing provides insight and enhances medication management in people with HIV. AIDS (London, England). 2023; 37 (10):1525-33
  29. Vergidis P, Levy ER, Ristagno EH, Iyer VN, O'Horo JC, Joshi AY. COVID-19 in patients with B cell immune deficiency. J Immunol Methods. 2022 Nov; 510:113351 Epub 2022 Sept 07
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  30. Ordaya EE, Beam E, Yao JD, Razonable RR, Vergidis P. Characterization of Early-Onset Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection in Immunocompromised Patients Who Received Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab Prophylaxis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Jul; 9 (7):ofac283 Epub 2022 June 07
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  31. Tabaja H, Jensen KL, Rivera CG, Misra A, Pruthi RK, Vergidis P. Multiple Simultaneous Infections With Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in the Setting of GATA2 Mutation and Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Jul; 9 (7):ofac309 Epub 2022 June 28
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  32. O'Dowd TR, Mc Hugh JW, Theel ES, Wengenack NL, O'Horo JC, Enzler MJ, Vergidis P. Diagnostic Methods and Risk Factors for Severe Disease and Mortality in Blastomycosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Fungi (Basel). 2021 Oct 20; 7(11).
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  33. Yohanathan L, Corsini Campioli C, Campioli CC, Mousa OY, Friedman DZP, Shah V, Ramkissoon R, Hines AS, Kamath PS, Razonable RR, Badley AD, DeMartino ES, Joyner MJ, Graham R, Vergidis P, Simonetto DA, Sanchez W, Taner T, Heimbach JK, Beam E, Leise MD. Liver transplantation for acute liver failure in a SARS-CoV-2 PCR-positive patient. Am J Transplant. 2021 Aug; 21 (8):2890-2894 Epub 2021 May 05
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  34. Razonable RR, Aloia NCE, Anderson RJ, Anil G, Arndt LL, Arndt RF, Ausman SE, Bell SJ, Bierle DM, Billings ML, Bishop RK, Cramer CH, Culbertson TL, Dababneh AS, Derr AN, Epps K, Flaker SM, Ganesh R, Gilmer MA, Urena EG, Gulden CR, Haack TL, Hanson SN, Herzog JR, Heyliger A, Hokanson LD, Hopkins LH, Horecki RJ, Krishna BH, Huskins WC, Jackson TA, Johnson RR, Jorgenson B, Kudrna C, Kennedy BD, Klingsporn MK, Kottke B, Larsen JJ, Lessard SR, Lutwick LI, Malone EJ 3rd, Matoush JA, Micallef IN, Moehnke DE, Mohamed M, Ness CN, Olson SM, Orenstein R, Palraj R, Patel J, Paulson DJ, Phelan D, Peinovich MT, Ramsey WL, Rau-Kane TJ, Reid KI, Reinschmidt KJ, Seville MT, Skold EC, Smith JM, Speicher LL, Spielman LA, Springer DJ, Sweeten PW, Tempelis JM, Tulledge-Scheitel S, Vergidis P, Whipple DC, Wilker CG, Destro Borgen MJ. A Framework for Outpatient Infusion of Antispike Monoclonal Antibodies to High-Risk Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Coronavirus Disease-19: The Mayo Clinic Model. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 May; 96 (5):1250-1261 Epub 2021 Mar 09
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  35. O'Horo JC, Cerhan JR, Cahn EJ, Bauer PR, Temesgen Z, Ebbert J, Abril A, Abu Saleh OM, Assi M, Berbari EF, Bierle DM, Bosch W, Burger CD, Cano Cevallos EJ, Clements CM, Carmona Porquera EM, Castillo Almeida NE, Challener DW, Chesdachai S, Comba IY, Corsini Campioli CG, Crane SJ, Dababneh AS, Enzler MJ, Fadel HJ, Ganesh R, De Moraes AG, Go JR, Gordon JE, Gurram PR, Guru PK, Halverson EL, Harrison MF, Heaton HA, Hurt R, Kasten MJ, Lee AS, Levy ER, Libertin CR, Mallea JM, Marshall WF 3rd, Matcha G, Meehan AM, Franco PM, Morice WG 2nd, O'Brien JJ, Oeckler R, Ommen S, Oravec CP, Orenstein R, Ough NJ, Palraj R, Patel BM, Pureza VS, Pickering B, Phelan DM, Razonable RR, Rizza S, Sampathkumar P, Sanghavi DK, Sen A, Siegel JL, Singbartl K, Shah AS, Shweta F, Speicher LL, Suh G, Tabaja H Jr, Tande A, Ting HH, Tontz RC 3rd, Vaillant JJ, Vergidis P, Warsame MY, Yetmar ZA, Zomok CCD, Williams AW, Badley AD. Outcomes of COVID-19 With the Mayo Clinic Model of Care and Research. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96 (3):601-618 Epub 2020 Dec 26
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  36. Vergidis P, Rao A, Moore CB, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Sweeney LC, Morton M, Johnson EM, Borman AM, Richardson MD, Augustine T. Talaromycosis in a renal transplant recipient returning from South China. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Feb; 23 (1):e13447 Epub 2020 Aug 31
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  37. Sadanandam A, Bopp T, Dixit S, Knapp DJHF, Emperumal CP, Vergidis P, Rajalingam K, Melcher A, Kannan N. A blood transcriptome-based analysis of disease progression, immune regulation, and symptoms in coronavirus-infected patients. Cell Death Discov. 2020 Dec 8; 6 (1):141 Epub 2020 Dec 08
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  38. Temesgen Z, Assi M, Shweta FNU, Vergidis P, Rizza SA, Bauer PR, Pickering BW, Razonable RR, Libertin CR, Burger CD, Orenstein R, Vargas HE, Palraj R, Dababneh AS, Chappell G, Chappell D, Ahmed O, Sakemura R, Durrant C, Kenderian SS, Badley AD. GM-CSF Neutralization With Lenzilumab in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case-Cohort Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Nov; 95 (11):2382-2394 Epub 2020 Sept 03
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  39. Razonable RR, Carmona EM, Vergidis P, Wilson JW, Marshall WF 3rd. Clinical Guidance and the Delivery of Care for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S23-S25 Epub 2020 June 23
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  40. Burger CD, Mikhail AE, Orenstein R, Ebbert JO, Vergidis P, Badley AD. Research Response to SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S52-S55 Epub 2020 July 07
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  41. Wagner T, Shweta F, Murugadoss K, Awasthi S, Venkatakrishnan AJ, Bade S, Puranik A, Kang M, Pickering BW, O'Horo JC, Bauer PR, Razonable RR, Vergidis P, Temesgen Z, Rizza S, Mahmood M, Wilson WR, Challener D, Anand P, Liebers M, Doctor Z, Silvert E, Solomon H, Anand A, Barve R, Gores G, Williams AW, Morice WG 2nd, Halamka J, Badley A, Soundararajan V. Augmented curation of clinical notes from a massive EHR system reveals symptoms of impending COVID-19 diagnosis. Elife. 2020 Jul 7; 9 Epub 2020 July 07
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  42. Vergidis P, Moore CB, Novak-Frazer L, Rautemaa-Richardson R, Walker A, Denning DW, Richardson MD. High-volume culture and quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of Aspergillus in sputum. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020 Jul; 26 (7):935-940 Epub 2019 Dec 04
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  43. Temesgen Z, Assi M, Vergidis P, Rizza SA, Bauer PR, Pickering BW, Razonable RR, Libertin CR, Burger CD, Orenstein R, Vargas HE, Varatharaj Palraj BR, Dababneh AS, Chappell G, Chappell D, Ahmed O, Sakemura R, Durrant C, Kenderian SS, Badley A. First Clinical Use of Lenzilumab to Neutralize GM-CSF in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. medRxiv 2020 Jun 14 Epub 2020 June 14
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  44. Vergidis P, Denning DW. Prophylaxis and treatment of invasive aspergillosis: who and how of prophylaxis, treatment, and new therapies Current Treatment Options in Infectious Diseases. 2020 Mar; 12 (1):54-70
  45. Bongomin F, Otu A, Calisti G, Richardson MD, Barnard J, Venkateswaran R, Vergidis P. Trichosporon japonicum Fungemia and Ventricular Assist Device Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Sep; 6 (9):ofz343 Epub 2019 July 23
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  46. Wheat J, Myint T, Guo Y, Kemmer P, Hage C, Terry C, Azar MM, Riddell J, Ender P, Chen S, Shehab K, Cleveland K, Esguerra E, Johnson J, Wright P, Douglas V, Vergidis P, Ooi W, Baddley J, Bamberger D, Khairy R, Vikram HR, Jenny-Avital E, Sivasubramanian G, Bowlware K, Pahud B, Sarria J, Tsai T, Assi M, Mocherla S, Prakash V, Allen D, Passaretti C, Huprikar S, Anderson A. Central nervous system histoplasmosis: Multicenter retrospective study on clinical features, diagnostic approach and outcome of treatment. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Mar; 97 (13):e0245
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  47. Vergidis P, Ariza-Heredia EJ, Nellore A, Kotton CN, Kaul DR, Morris MI, Kelesidis T, Shah H, Park SY, Nguyen MH, Razonable RR. Rhodococcus Infection in Solid Organ and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients1. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Mar; 23: (3)510-512.
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  48. Viehman JA, Clancy CJ, Clarke L, Shields RK, Silveira FP, Kwak EJ, Vergidis P, Hughes C, Humar A, Nguyen MH. Surgical Site Infections After Liver Transplantation: Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria and Implications for Prophylaxis and Treatment Strategies. Transplantation. 2016 Oct; 100 (10):2107-14
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  49. Clancy CJ, Meslin C, Badrane H, Cheng S, Losada LC, Nierman WC, Vergidis P, Clark NL, Nguyen MH. Candida albicans Transcriptional Profiling Within Biliary Fluid From a Patient With Cholangitis, Before and After Antifungal Treatment and Surgical Drainage. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2016 Sep; 3 (3):ofw120 Epub 2016 June 11
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  50. Galdys AL, Kale HA, Lacomis D, Vergidis P, Murdoch GH. Progressive Right-Sided Hemiparesis in a Man With Sarcoidosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 May 1; 62 (9):1141-2, 1186-7
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  51. Vergidis P, Clancy CJ, Shields RK, Park SY, Wildfeuer BN, Simmons RL, Nguyen MH. Intra-Abdominal Candidiasis: The Importance of Early Source Control and Antifungal Treatment. PLoS One. 2016; 11 (4):e0153247 Epub 2016 Apr 28
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  52. Vergidis P, Avery RK, Wheat LJ, Dotson JL, Assi MA, Antoun SA, Hamoud KA, Burdette SD, Freifeld AG, McKinsey DS, Money ME, Myint T, Andes DR, Hoey CA, Kaul DA, Dickter JK, Liebers DE, Miller RA, Muth WE, Prakash V, Steiner FT, Walker RC, Hage CA. Histoplasmosis complicating tumor necrosis factor-alpha blocker therapy: a retrospective analysis of 98 cases. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Aug 1; 61 (3):409-17 Epub 2015 Apr 13
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  53. Vergidis P, Schmidt-Malan SM, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Comparative activities of vancomycin, tigecycline and rifampin in a rat model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis. J Infect. 2015 Jun; 70 (6):609-15 Epub 2015 Jan 07
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  54. Frank KL, Vergidis P, Brinkman CL, Greenwood Quaintance KE, Barnes AM, Mandrekar JN, Schlievert PM, Dunny GM, Patel R. Evaluation of the Enterococcus faecalis Biofilm-Associated Virulence Factors AhrC and Eep in Rat Foreign Body Osteomyelitis and In Vitro Biofilm-Associated Antimicrobial Resistance. PLoS One. 2015; 10 (6):e0130187 Epub 2015 June 15
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  55. Eschenauer GA, Kwak EJ, Humar A, Potoski BA, Clarke LG, Shields RK, Abdel-Massih R, Silveira FP, Vergidis P, Clancy CJ, Nguyen MH. Targeted versus universal antifungal prophylaxis among liver transplant recipients. Am J Transplant. 2015 Jan; 15 (1):180-9 Epub 2014 Oct 30
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  56. Riddell J 4th, Kauffman CA, Smith JA, Assi M, Blue S, Buitrago MI, Deresinski S, Wright PW, Drevets DA, Norris SA, Vikram HR, Carson PJ, Vergidis P, Carpenter J, Seidenfeld SM, Wheat LJ. Histoplasma capsulatum endocarditis: multicenter case series with review of current diagnostic techniques and treatment. Medicine (Baltimore). 2014 Jul; 93 (5):186-193
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  57. Vergidis P, Razonable RR, Wheat LJ, Estes L, Caliendo AM, Baden LR, Wingard JR, Baddley J, Assi M, Norris S, Chandrasekar P, Shields R, Nguyen H, Freifeld A, Kohler R, Kleiman M, Walsh TJ, Hage CA. Reduction in false-positive Aspergillus serum galactomannan enzyme immunoassay results associated with use of piperacillin-tazobactam in the United States. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jun; 52 (6):2199-201 Epub 2014 Apr 09
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  58. Assi M, Martin S, Wheat LJ, Hage C, Freifeld A, Avery R, Baddley JW, Vergidis P, Miller R, Andes D, Young JA, Hammoud K, Huprikar S, McKinsey D, Myint T, Garcia-Diaz J, Esguerra E, Kwak EJ, Morris M, Mullane KM, Prakash V, Burdette SD, Sandid M, Dickter J, Ostrander D, Antoun SA, Kaul DR. Histoplasmosis after solid organ transplant. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec; 57(11):1542-9. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
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  59. Brinkman CL, Vergidis P, Uhl JR, Pritt BS, Cockerill FR, Steckelberg JM, Baddour LM, Maleszewski JJ, Edwards WD, Sampath R, Patel R. PCR-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for direct detection of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance from heart valves in patients with infective endocarditis. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Jul; 51 (7):2040-6 Epub 2013 Apr 17
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  60. Garzoni C, Vergidis P, AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice. Methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in solid organ transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2013 Mar; 13 Suppl 4:50-8
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  61. Vergidis P, Lesnick TG, Kremers WK, Razonable RR. Prosthetic joint infection in solid organ transplant recipients: a retrospective case-control study. Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Aug; 14 (4):380-6 Epub 2012 Jan 20
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  62. Vergidis P, Walker RC, Kaul DR, Kauffman CA, Freifeld AG, Slagle DC, Kressel AB, Wheat LJ. False-positive Aspergillus galactomannan assay in solid organ transplant recipients with histoplasmosis. Transpl Infect Dis. 2012 Apr; 14 (2):213-7 Epub 2011 Sept 26
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  63. Vergidis P, Patel R. Novel approaches to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of medical device-associated infections. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2012 Mar; 26 (1):173-86
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  64. Vergidis P, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Sanchez-Sotelo J, Morrey BF, Steinmann SP, Karau MJ, Osmon DR, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Implant sonication for the diagnosis of prosthetic elbow infection. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011 Dec; 20 (8):1275-81
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  65. Vergidis P, Hamer DH, Meydani SN, Dallal GE, Barlam TF. Patterns of antimicrobial use for respiratory tract infections in older residents of long-term care facilities. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jun; 59 (6):1093-8 Epub 2011 May 03
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  66. Vergidis P, Rouse MS, Euba G, Karau MJ, Schmidt SM, Mandrekar JN, Steckelberg JM, Patel R. Treatment with linezolid or vancomycin in combination with rifampin is effective in an animal model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus foreign body osteomyelitis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Mar; 55 (3):1182-6 Epub 2010 Dec 28
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  67. Vergidis PI, Falagas ME. Meta-analyses on behavioral interventions to reduce the risk of transmission of HIV. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun; 23 (2):309-14
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  68. Vergidis PI, Falagas ME, Hamer DH. Meta-analytical studies on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Jun; 23 (2):295-308
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  69. Vergidis PI, Falagas ME. New antibiotic agents for bloodstream infections. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2008 Nov; 32 Suppl 1:S60-5 Epub 2008 Aug 23
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