Ahnika Kline
Clinical pathologist and infectious disease physician focused on microbiology diagnostics
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Current Clinical Laboratory Challenges to Widespread Adoption of Phage Therapy in the United States
January 1, 2025Review of barriers and needs for clinical laboratory adoption of bacteriophage therapy, including methods for phage susceptibility testing, phage-antibiotic synergy testing, and regulatory/operational challenges.
Outcomes in hematopoetic cell transplantation in the setting of mold infections in patients with chronic granulomatous disease
November 1, 2024Multicenter/NIH-affiliated analysis of transplant and gene-therapy recipients with antecedent or concurrent mold infections describing microbiology, treatment, and outcomes.
A simple solid media assay for detection of synergy between bacteriophages and antibiotics
January 1, 2024Describes development of an accessible solid-media assay to detect cooperative, antagonistic, or additive interactions between bacteriophages and antibiotics to inform phage–antibiotic combination choices.
Neurological manifestations of nontuberculous mycobacteria in adults: case series and review of the literature
January 1, 2024Case series and literature review characterizing neurological presentations of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections and diagnostic considerations.
Case Commentary: Long-Term Fosmanogepix Use in a Transplant Recipient with Disseminated Aspergillosis Caused by Azole-Resistant Aspergillus calidoustus
January 1, 2022Clinical commentary discussing use of the novel antifungal fosmanogepix in a transplant recipient with disseminated azole-resistant Aspergillus infection and contextualizing therapeutic considerations.