Publications Print Yahya FB, Van Abel AL, Brakke BD, Palraj R, Szymanski LM, Chapman ML, Butler Tobah YS, Rajapakse NS, Dinnes LM. Maternal Sepsis Review and Update Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2025; 100(7):1212-1230. Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Sohail MR, Palraj BR, Madhavan M, Tabaja H, McGinnis MT, Fida M, Challener DW, DeSimone DC. Outcome of Corynebacterial Bloodstream Infection in Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A Brief Report and Systematic Review. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Aug; 11 (8):ofae441 Epub 2024 July 29 View PubMed Comba IY, Go JR, Vaillant J, O'Horo JC, Stevens RW, Palraj R, Abu Saleh O. Sequential Time to Positivity as a Prognostic Indicator in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Apr; 11 (4):ofae173 Epub 2024 Mar 21 View PubMed Ramakumar V, Thakur A, Abdulkader RS, Claessen B, Anandaram A, Palraj R, Aravamudan VM, Thoddi Ramamurthy M, Dangas G, Senguttuvan NB. Coronary Stent Infections - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2023 Sep; 54:16-24 Epub 2023 Mar 08 View PubMed Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Sohail MR, Palraj BR, Madhavan M, Tabaja H, Fida M, Challener DW, DeSimone DC. Candidemia in Patients With Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices: Uncertainty in Management Based on Current International Guidelines. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jul; 10 (7):ofad318 Epub 2023 June 13 View PubMed Lessard S, Huiras C, Dababneh A, Palraj R, Thies R, Woolever N, Holt K, Schwan B, Poelma J, Tempelis J, Sawyer M. Pharmacist adjustment of preoperative antibiotic orders to the preferred preoperative antibiotic cefazolin for patients with penicillin allergy labeling. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2023 Apr 8; 80 (8):532-536 View PubMed Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Sohail MR, Palraj BR, Madhavan M, Tabaja H, Fida M, Lahr BD, DeSimone DC. Bacteremia due to non-Staphylococcus aureus gram-positive cocci and risk of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection. Heart Rhythm O2. 2023 Mar; 4 (3):207-214 Epub 2022 Dec 22 View PubMed Go JR, Baddour LM, Lahr BD, Sohail MR, Palraj R. The skip phenomenon in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: clinical implications. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Dec; 104 (4):115802 Epub 2022 Aug 28 View PubMed Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Sohail MR, Palraj BR, Madhavan M, Tabaja H, Fida M, Lahr BD, DeSimone DC. Risk of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection in Patients Presenting With Gram-Negative Bacteremia. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Sep; 9 (9):ofac444 Epub 2022 Aug 25 View PubMed Hindy JR, Quintero-Martinez JA, Lahr BD, Palraj R, Go JR, Fida M, Abu Saleh OM, Arshad V, Talha KM, DeSimone DC, Sohail MR, Baddour LM. Incidence of Monomicrobial Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Population-Based Study in Olmsted County, Minnesota-2006 to 2020. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Jul; 9(7):ofac190. Epub 2022 Apr 13. View PubMed Chesdachai S, Baddour LM, Sohail MR, Palraj BR, Madhavan M, Tabaja H, Fida M, Lahr BD, DeSimone DC. Evaluation of European Heart Rhythm Association consensus in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Apr; 19 (4):570-577 Epub 2021 Dec 16 View PubMed Go JR, Challener D, Corsini Campioli C, Sohail MR, Palraj R, Baddour LM, Abu Saleh O. Clinical Significance of Staphylococcus aureus in a Single Positive Blood Culture Bottle. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2022 Feb; 9 (2):ofab642 Epub 2021 Dec 18 View PubMed Talha KM, Baddour LM, Ishaq H, Ramesh R, Arshad V, Tariq W, Fischer KM, Berbari EF, Sohail MR, Palraj R. Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Patients with Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. Am J Med Sci. 2022 Feb; 363 (2):140-146 Epub 2021 Aug 15 View PubMed Talha KM, Dayer MJ, Thornhill MH, Tariq W, Arshad V, Tleyjeh IM, Bailey KR, Palraj R, Anavekar NS, Rizwan Sohail M, DeSimone DC, Baddour LM. Temporal Trends of Infective Endocarditis in North America From 2000 to 2017-A Systematic Review. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov; 8 (11):ofab479 Epub 2021 Sept 25 View PubMed Abu Saleh O, Fida M, Asbury K, Narichania A, Sotello D, Bosch W, Vikram HR, Palraj R, Lahr B, Baddour LM, Sohail MR. Prospective Validation of PREDICT and Its Impact on the Transesophageal Echocardiography Use in Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Oct 5; 73 (7):e1745-e1753 View PubMed Talha KM, Baddour LM, Thornhill MH, Arshad V, Tariq W, Tleyjeh IM, Scott CG, Hyun MC, Bailey KR, Anavekar NS, Palraj R, Sohail MR, DeSimone DC, Dayer MJ. Escalating incidence of infective endocarditis in Europe in the 21st century. Open Heart. 2021 Oct; 8 (2) View PubMed Ganne N, Palraj R, Husted E, Shah I. E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) masquerading as COVID-19. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 23; 14 (7) Epub 2021 July 23 View PubMed Talha KM, Ishaq H, Ramesh R, Tariq W, Arshad V, Baddour LM, Sohail MR, Palraj R. Association between high vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration and clinical outcomes in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia - A retrospective cohort study. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2021 Jul; 40 (7):1503-1510 Epub 2021 Feb 20 View PubMed Lin HXJ, Cho S, Meyyur Aravamudan V, Sanda HY, Palraj R, Molton JS, Venkatachalam I. Remdesivir in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment: a review of evidence. Infection. 2021 Jun; 49 (3):401-410 Epub 2021 Jan 02 View PubMed 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 View PubMed 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 View PubMed Hussain I, Ishrat S, Ho DCW, Khan SR, Veeraraghavan MA, Palraj BR, Molton JS, Abid MB. Endogenous endophthalmitis in Klebsiella pneumoniae pyogenic liver abscess: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Dec; 101:259-268 Epub 2020 Oct 06 View PubMed Zelalem Temesgen, MDa Temesgen.zelalem@mayo.edu · Mariam Assi, MDa · F.N.U. Shweta, MBBSa · Paschalis Vergidis, MDa · Stacey A. Rizza, MDa · Philippe R. Bauer, Palraj R. GM-CSF Neutralization With Lenzilumab in Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2020; 95(11):2382-2394. 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 View PubMed Temesgen ZM, DeSimone DC, Mahmood M, Libertin CR, Varatharaj Palraj BR, Berbari EF. Health Care After the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Influence of Telemedicine. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep; 95 (9S):S66-S68 Epub 2020 July 27 View PubMed 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 View PubMed Gilbert TT, Arfstrom RJ, Mihalovic SW, Dababneh AS, Varatharaj Palraj BR, Dierkhising RA, Mara KC, Lessard SR. Effect of beta-Lactam Plus Macrolide Versus Fluoroquinolone on 30-Day Readmissions for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Am J Ther. 2020 Mar/Apr; 27 (2):e177-e182 View PubMed Fiala J, Palraj BR, Sohail MR, Lahr B, Baddour LM. Is a single set of negative blood cultures sufficient to ensure clearance of bloodstream infection in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia? The skip phenomenon. Infection. 2019 Dec; 47 (6):1047-1053 Epub 2019 July 11 View PubMed Shah AS, Varatharaj Palraj BR. Multiple Erythema Migrans Rashes Characteristic of Early Disseminated Lyme Disease, Before and After Therapy. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Jan; 94 (1):172-173 View PubMed Gharacholou SM, Dworak M, Dababneh AS, Varatharaj Palraj R, Roskos MC, Chapman SC. Acute infection of Viabahn stent graft in the popliteal artery. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2017 Jun; 3 (2):69-73 Epub 2017 Apr 25 View PubMed Palraj BR, Farid S, Sohail MR. Strategies to prevent infections associated with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2017 May; 14 (5):371-381 Epub 2017 May 04 View PubMed Palraj BR. Mycobacteria in the Literature: Report 03-2016. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2017 May; 7:53-55 Epub 2017 Feb 27 View PubMed Esquibel A, Dababneh AS, Palraj BR. Lactobacillus gasseri Causing Bilateral Empyema. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017; 2017:4895619 Epub 2017 Sept 25 View PubMed Palraj BR, Dababneh AS. Actinomyces meyeri Popliteal Cyst Infection and Review of the Literature. Case Rep Infect Dis. 2017; 2017:9704790 Epub 2017 Jan 31 View PubMed Tande AJ, Palraj BR, Osmon DR, Berbari EF, Baddour LM, Lohse CM, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Sohail MR. Clinical Presentation, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Hematogenous Prosthetic Joint Infection in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Am J Med. 2016 Feb; 129 (2):221.e11-20 Epub 2015 Oct 08 View PubMed Klein R, Dababneh AS, Palraj BR. Streptococcus gordonii prosthetic joint infection in the setting of vigorous dental flossing. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Aug 11; 2015 View PubMed Palraj BR, Baddour LM, Hess EP, Steckelberg JM, Wilson WR, Lahr BD, Sohail MR. Predicting Risk of Endocarditis Using a Clinical Tool (PREDICT): Scoring System to Guide Use of Echocardiography in the Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 1; 61 (1):18-28 Epub 2015 Mar 25 View PubMed Sohail MR, Palraj BR, Khalid S, Uslan DZ, Al-Saffar F, Friedman PA, Hayes DL, Lohse CM, Wilson WR, Steckelberg JM, Baddour LM. Predicting risk of endovascular device infection in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (PREDICT-SAB). Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Feb; 8 (1):137-44 Epub 2014 Dec 12 View PubMed Dababneh AS, Nagpal A, Palraj BR, Sohail MR. Clostridium hathewayi bacteraemia and surgical site infection after uterine myomectomy. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 4; 2014 Epub 2014 Mar 04 View PubMed Palraj BR, Sohail MR. Appropriate use of echocardiography in managing Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012 Apr; 10 (4):501-8 View PubMed Palraj B, Paturi A, Stone RG, Alvarez H, Sebenik M, Perez MT, Bush LM. Soft tissue anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma associated with a metallic orthopedic implant: case report and review of the current literature. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2010 Nov-Dec; 49 (6):561-4 Epub 2010 Sept 26 View PubMed PST-20227132 Home Publications