Publications by authors named "L Mahan"
Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at high risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) metastasis. Despite prior studies identifying risk factors, mortality remains high. Understanding additional risk factors may aid in reducing mortality in this population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: COVID patients continue to experience unremitting symptoms that extend far beyond the initial illness. While there is rapid accumulation of data on acute COVID treatment in hospitalized patients, little is known regarding post-COVID management.
Objectives: To describe our center's experience treating post-COVID sub-syndromes encountered in Post-COVID Lung Clinic.
The presence of a certain group of auto-antibodies (AAbs) is known to correlate with the severity of COVID-19. It is, however, unknown if such AAbs are prevalent and impact COVID-19-related outcomes in lung transplant recipients (LTRs) who are immunosuppressed. We performed a retrospective study of LTRs with COVID-19 and analyzed samples before and after COVID-19 for IgG AAbs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe lower Pecos River located in the southwest USA, is a naturally saline river system that has been significantly altered in relatively recent years. Climate change, coupled with anthropogenic disturbances such as dam construction have led to portions of the river becoming more susceptible to increased salinization and declines in water quality. These alterations have been documented to be detrimental to multiple freshwater communities; however, there is a lack of knowledge on how these alterations influence long-lived species in the river, such as freshwater turtles, where the effects can appear over dramatically different temporal scales.
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- * The clinical symptoms associated with the Omicron infection were more severe compared to the Delta infection, raising concerns about its impact on lung transplant patients.
- * The study calls for further investigation into the effects of new COVID-19 variants on lung transplant patients and suggests keeping a cautious approach until more data is available.