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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Infectious Diseases Publications

Below are recent PubMed publications by faculty members in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  1. Patel S, Husain N, Acevedo J, Samples S, Hauck A  A Pathway for Improving Performance and Interpretation of Strain in a Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory.  Echocardiography  2025 Dec;42(12):e70369. pii:e70369
  2. Kociolek LK, Sandora TJ, Mehrotra P  Clostridioides difficile in Children.  Infect Dis Clin North Am  2025 Dec;39(4):709-725. doi:10.1016/j.idc.2025.07.011
  3. Serghides L, Lee J, Jacobson DL, Geffner ME, DiMeglio LA, McFarland EJ, Powis KM, Williams PL, Jao J,   Is gestational exposure to HIV and protease inhibitors associated with timing of pubertal onset?  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2025 Nov 19;. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003801
  4. Persaud D, Coletti A, Nelson BS, Jao J, Capparelli EV, Costello D, Tierney C, Kekitiinwa AR, Nematadzira T, Njau BN  et al.  ART-free HIV-1 remission in children with in-utero HIV-1 after very early ART (IMPAACT P1115): a multicentre, open-label, phase 1/2 proof-of-concept study.  Lancet HIV  2025 Nov;12(11):e743-e752. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00189-4
  5. Loomba N, Patel S  Circuit mechanisms governing endocannabinoid modulation of affective behaviour and stress adaptation.  Nat Rev Neurosci  2025 Nov;26(11):677-697. doi:10.1038/s41583-025-00961-y
  6. Scott RK, Powell AM, Jao J  Contemporary issues in gynecologic and reproductive health for women with HIV.  Curr Opin HIV AIDS  2025 Oct 30;. doi:10.1097/COH.0000000000000991
  7. Báldi R, Muthuswamy S, Yasmin F, Quadir S, Zaidi D, Kwon M, Kandil I, Johnson K, Loomba N, Patel S  Synaptic organization and associative learning-related activity of basolateral amygdala interneurons.  Cell Rep  2025 Oct 28;44(10):116295. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116295
  8. Geiger MK, McBrien A, Hornberger LK, Moon-Grady AJ, Madan N, Carvalho JS, Gindes L, Rittey L, Johnson JT, Donofrio MT  et al.  Performance of Early Fetal Echocardiography: An Expert Statement from the Fetal Heart Society.  J Am Soc Echocardiogr  2025 Oct 11;. pii:S0894-7317(25)00586-3
  9. Jao J, Gochanour C, Williams PL, Schenkel S, Kgole S, Masasa G, Phale B, Kgathi C, Makhema J, Ralegoreng T  et al.  Pubertal onset in children with in utero HIV/antiretroviral exposure in Botswana.  AIDS  2025 Oct 07;. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000004374
  10. Fisher SA, Branche TN, Akel MJ, Dwyer J, Smith G, Hamvas A, Yee LM, Seed PC, Mithal LB  The Founders' 400 and Chicago Perinatal Origins of Disease study protocol: Following a prospective, longitudinal cohort from early pregnancy through two years of postnatal life.  PLoS One  2025;20(9):e0332928. pii:e0332928
  11. Dirajlal-Fargo S, Nyathi M, Sun S, Bonner LB, Kahts M, Asafu-Agyei NA, Jele N, Carkeek E, Legbedze J, McComsey GA  et al.  Metabolic syndrome and Pathobiological Determination of Atherosclerosis in Youth risk score in adolescents with and without perinatally acquired HIV in the Cape Town Adolescent and Antiretroviral Cohort (CTAAC)-Heart study.  HIV Med  2025 Aug;26(8):1239-1250. doi:10.1111/hiv.70049
  12. Mithal LB, Becker ME, Ling-Hu T, Goo YA, Otero S, Kremer A, Pandey S, Lancki N, Li Y, Luo Y  et al.  Cord blood proteomics identifies biomarkers of early-onset neonatal sepsis.  JCI Insight  2025 Jul 08;10(13). pii:e193826
  13. Landa MM, Rosenthal A, Li CN, Arshad M, Patel S, Kociolek L, Barnes A, Karuri S, Muller WJ  Bacteremia in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients within 1 Year of Transplant.  Transpl Infect Dis  2025;27(4):e70030. pii:e70030
  14. Rosas-Vidal LE, Naskar S, Mayo LM, Perini I, Masroor R, Altemus M, Ramos-Medina L, Zaidi SD, Engelbrektsson H, Jagasia P  et al.  Prefrontal correlates of fear generalization during endocannabinoid depletion.  J Clin Invest  2025 Jun 02;135(11). pii:e179881
  15. Rosenthal A, Moore R, Hireed H, Fishbein J, Kociolek LK  Impact of universal masking by pediatric healthcare personnel on non-SARS-CoV-2 healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections: A quasi-experimental study.  Am J Infect Control  2025 Jun;53(6):735-738. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.148
  16. Bryant AE, Shulman ST  Mpox: emergence following smallpox eradication, ongoing outbreaks and strategies for prevention.  Curr Opin Infect Dis  2025 Jun 01;38(3):222-227. doi:10.1097/QCO.0000000000001100
  17. Patel S, McBrien A, Michelfelder E, Kavanaugh-McHugh A, Samples S, Laternser C, Hornberger L, Moon-Grady A, Srivastava S, Shuplock J  Current Trends in Fetal Cardiology: Results from an International Benchmarking Survey of Fetal Cardiac Programs Through the Fetal Heart Society Research Collaborative.  Pediatr Cardiol  2025 May 29;. doi:10.1007/s00246-025-03895-5
  18. Loomba N, Cao A, Charles S, Kandil I, Kwon M, Patel S  Endocannabinoid modulation of defensive state transitions to innate and learned threat.  Psychopharmacology (Berl)  2025 May 24;. doi:10.1007/s00213-025-06812-z
  19. Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Hozbor D, Avila-Aguero ML, Echániz-Aviles G, Gentile A, Torres Torretti JP, Heininger U, Muloiwa R, Wirsing von König CH, Forsyth K  et al.  Country-Specific Data and Priorities for Pertussis in Latin America: Recent Findings From the Global Pertussis Initiative.  Open Forum Infect Dis  2025 May;12(5):ofaf154. pii:ofaf154
  20. Jason LA, Katz BZ  Predisposing and Precipitating Factors in Epstein-Barr Virus-Caused Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  Microorganisms  2025 Mar 21;13(4). pii:702
  21. Olivero R, Williams PL, Sawyer G, Yee LM, Patel K, Hernandez-Diaz S, Powis K, Paul M, Chadwick EG,   Birth outcomes following bictegravir exposure during pregnancy.  AIDS  2025 Mar 15;39(4):381-386. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000004041
  22. Sandora TJ, Savage TJ, Ryan ME, Dahlberg SE, Daugherty K, Kelly CP, Pollock NR, Kociolek LK  Comparative effectiveness of metronidazole and vancomycin for treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection in hospitalized children.  Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol  2025;5(1):e74. pii:e74
  23. Smith GB, Jones MD, Akel MJ, Barrera L, Heffernan M, Seed P, Macy ML, Fisher SA, Mithal LB  Parental Perceptions of Early Childhood In-Home Research with Monitoring: A Qualitative Study.  J Pediatr  2025 Mar;278:114437. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114437
  24. Mithal LB, Lancki N, Ling-Hu T, Goo YA, Otero S, Rhodes NJ, Cho BK, Grobman WA, Hultquist JF, Scholtens D  et al.  Evolution of the umbilical cord blood proteome across gestational development.  Sci Rep  2025 Jan 17;15(1):2233. pii:2233
  25. Jao J, Zar HJ, Kahts M, Jermy S, Egan D, Nyathi MN, Asafu-Agyei NA, Legbedze J, Carkeek E, Jele N  et al.  Subclinical Myocardial Fibrosis in South African Youth With HIV: Results From the CTAAC-Heart Study.  Open Forum Infect Dis  2024 Oct;11(10):ofae555. pii:ofae555
  26. Jao J, Bonner LB, Dobinda K, Powis KM, Sun S, Legbedze J, Mmasa KN, Makhema J, Mmalane M, Kgole S  et al.  Lower Insulin Sensitivity Through 36 Months of Life With in Utero HIV and Antiretroviral Exposure in Botswana: Results From the Tshilo Dikotla Study.  Clin Infect Dis  2024 Sep 26;79(3):727-733. doi:10.1093/cid/ciae088
  27. Mithal LB, Lancki N, Ling-Hu T, Goo YA, Otero S, Rhodes NJ, Cho BK, Grobman WA, Hultquist JF, Scholtens D  et al.  Evolution of the Umbilical Cord Blood Proteome Across Gestational Development.  medRxiv  2024 Jun 21;. pii:2024.06.21.24309280
  28. Kociolek LK, Shane AL, Simonsen KA, Zerr DM  Infection Prevention and Control Implications of Special Pathogens in Children.  Pediatr Clin North Am  2024 Jun;71(3):431-454. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2024.01.014
  29. Madlala HP, Myer L, Geffen H, Rusch J, Shey MS, Meyer D, Goedecke JH, Malaba TR, Gray CM, Newell ML  et al.  Inflammatory markers in pregnancy are associated with postpartum weight in South African women living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2024 Jun 01;96(2):161-165. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003406
  30. Olson-Chen C, Swamy GK, Gonik B, Forsyth K, Heininger U, Hozbor D, von König CHW, Chitkara AJ, Top KA, Muloiwa R  et al.  The current state of pertussis vaccination in pregnancy around the world, with recommendations for improved care: Consensus statements from the Global Pertussis Initiative.  Int J Gynaecol Obstet  2024 Jun;165(3):860-869. doi:10.1002/ijgo.15311
  31. Muller WJ, Jhaveri R, Heald-Sargent T, Macy ML, Heard-Garris N, Shah S, Paquette E  A pilot recruitment strategy to enhance ethical and equitable access to Covid-19 pediatric vaccine trials.  Clin Trials  2024 Jun;21(3):390-396. doi:10.1177/17407745231217299
  32. Cohen JF, Tanz RR, Shulman ST  Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis in Children: New Perspectives on Rapid Diagnostic Testing and Antimicrobial Stewardship.  J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc  2024 Apr 24;13(4):250-256. doi:10.1093/jpids/piae022
  33. Poomkudy JT, Torres C, Jason LA, Fishbein J, Katz BZ  Joint Flexibility and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome After Mononucleosis.  Clin Ther  2024 Mar;46(3):285-288. doi:10.1016/j.clinthera.2023.12.011
  34. Ramos-Medina L, Rosas-Vidal LE, Patel S  Pharmacological diacylglycerol lipase inhibition impairs contextual fear extinction in mice.  Psychopharmacology (Berl)  2024 Mar;241(3):569-584. doi:10.1007/s00213-023-06523-3
  35. Parzen-Johnson S, Katz BZ  Navigating the Spectrum of Two Pediatric COVID-19 Complications: Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.  J Clin Med  2024 Feb 18;13(4). pii:1147
  36. Moss JE, Muller WJ  BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis in pediatric stem cell transplantation: a case report and scoping review.  Front Pediatr  2023;11:1267678. pii:1267678
  37. Dirajlal-Fargo S, Jacobson DL, Yu W, Mirza A, Geffner ME, Mccomsey GA, Jao J,   Longitudinal changes in body fat and metabolic complications in young people with perinatally acquired HIV.  HIV Med  2024 Feb;25(2):233-244. doi:10.1111/hiv.13566
  38. Rosas-Vidal LE, Naskar S, Mayo LM, Perini I, Altemus M, Engelbrektsson H, Jagasia P, Heilig M, Patel S  PREFRONTAL CORRELATES OF FEAR GENERALIZATION DURING ENDOCANNABINOID DEPLETION.  bioRxiv  2024 Jan 30;. pii:2024.01.30.577847
  39. Persaud D, Bryson Y, Nelson BS, Tierney C, Cotton MF, Coletti A, Jao J, Spector SA, Mirochnick M, Capparelli EV  et al.  HIV-1 reservoir size after neonatal antiretroviral therapy and the potential to evaluate antiretroviral-therapy-free remission (IMPAACT P1115): a phase 1/2 proof-of-concept study.  Lancet HIV  2024 Jan;11(1):e20-e30. doi:10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00236-9
  40. Mahtab S, Frigati LJ, Ntusi NAB, Nyathi M, Asafu-Agyei NA, Myer L, Zar HJ, Jao J  The Determinants of Elevated Pathobiological Determination of Atherosclerosis in Youth Risk Score in Perinatally HIV-Infected Adolescents in South Africa.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr  2024 Jan 01;95(1):82-89. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000003304

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