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Michael T. Cain

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-SRG
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    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-SRG
    DivisionCT Clinical


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    1. Hay-Arthur E, Bashian EJ, Park SY, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT. Expanding the boundaries of PTE: successful integration with multiple major cardiac procedures. J Surg Case Rep. 2026 Feb; 2026(2):rjaf896. PMID: 41658477.
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    2. Bashian EJ, O'Shea TF, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT, Teman NR. Early impact of dedicated ECMO fellows on program outcomes. Perfusion. 2026 Jan 22; 2676591251415504. PMID: 41572810.
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    3. Bashian EJ, Etchill EW, O'Shea TF, Philipsheck A, Teman NR, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Changing Landscape of Procurement of Deceased Donor Organs: An Analysis of National Trends. Clin Transplant. 2026 Jan; 40(1):e70442. PMID: 41532217.
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    4. Park SY, Lopez R, Kirsch MJ, Bashian EJ, Hay-Arthur E, Zakrzewski J, Schold JD, Teman NR, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT. Heart transplantation graft survival following donation after circulatory death via thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion. JHLT Open. 2026 May; 12:100470. PMID: 41659231.
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    5. Maksimuk TE, Mott NM, Dickinson K, Brown LB, Thielen O, Bakhtiyar SS, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH, Everitt MD, Stone M. ABO-Incompatible Heart Transplantation Remains Underutilized Despite Comparable Outcomes in Pediatric Heart Transplantation. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2025 Dec 03; 21501351251386421. PMID: 41334849.
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    6. Owen MC, Li DY, Shin H, Gu W, Parvathaneni A, Kadyrov FF, Wang X, Sticco-Ivins M, Bonnici G, Nelson SL, Dun H, Hyacinth S, Cain MT, Pedroza A, Dalal A, Sallam K, Boyd J, Woo J, Amrute JM, Cheng P, Lavine KJ, Kopecky BJ. Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identify Novel Immune-Stromal Interactions in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy. Res Sq. 2025 Nov 21. PMID: 41333445.
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    7. Park SY, LaVanchy R, Mott NM, Kirsch MJ, Bashian EJ, Zakrzewski J, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH, Lopez R, Schold JD, Teman NR, Gray AL, Calhoun K. Racial, ethnic, and sex disparities in lung transplant waitlist outcomes before and after composite allocation score implementation. JHLT Open. 2026 Feb; 11:100441. PMID: 41439229.
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    8. Maksimuk TE, Mott NM, Bakhtiyar SS, Brown LB, Thielen O, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT. Lung transplantation following donation after circulatory death: Five-year US experience. Surgery. 2026 Feb; 190:109827. PMID: 41187417.
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    9. Wu BCB, Rosenberg DS, Skalicky M, Chanes N, Bell A, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH, Rove JY, Aftab M, Reece TB. "Head First" approach streamlines aortic arch replacement. JTCVS Tech. 2026 Feb; 35:102136. PMID: 41658882.
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    10. Louca JO, Manara A, Shah A, Schlendorf K, Lima B, Schroder J, Casalinova S, Milano C, Khush K, Luikart H, Darres O, Konicoff M, Urban M, Um J, Castleberry A, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT, Fetten K, Meyer D, Xu Bsa A, Gonzalez-Vilchez F, Domínguez-Gil B, Royo-Villanova M, Garrido I, Brouckaert J, Rega F, Vandendriessche K, Tchana-Sato V, Berman M, Asemota N, Sinha S, Pettit S, Messer S, Öchsner M, Rubino A, Parameshwar J, Bhagra S, Large S. Increasing the acceptance of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory determination of death heart donation: A case for collaborative donor research. Am J Transplant. 2026 Jan; 26(1):13-19. PMID: 40945863.
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    11. Bashian EJ, Park SY, Lopez R, Schold JD, Teman NR, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Donation after circulatory death transplantation alleviates waitlist time for hard-to-transplant cardiac recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Dec; 44(12):1898-1907. PMID: 40752550.
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    12. Park SY, Bashian EJ, Hay-Arthur E, O'Shea TF, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Lung Protection in Donation after Circulatory Death with Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Jul 03. PMID: 40617513.
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    13. Baimas-George M, Choudhury R, Napoli MD, Bashian E, Ha A, Grewal H, Bababekov Y, Justison G, Cain MT, Pomposelli JJ, Pomfret EA, Hoffman J, Nydam TL. Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion: Technical Tips for Abdominal Transplant Surgeons. Transplant Proc. 2025 Jul-Aug; 57(6):966-974. PMID: 40615232.
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    14. Cain MT, Lindstedt S. They're doing cartwheels-I'm just trying to drink my coffee: Direct procurement DCD lung retrieval remains viable with abdominal normothermic regional perfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Aug; 44(8):1319-1320. PMID: 40441395.
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    15. Park SY, Hay-Arthur E, Bashian EJ, Le H, Schäfer M, Campbell DN, Teman NR, Gray AL, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT. Donation after circulatory death with thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion recovery has similar outcomes with donation after brain death for lung transplantation. JHLT Open. 2025 Aug; 9:100289. PMID: 40568346.
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    16. Louca JO, Öchsner M, Bhagra S, Shah A, Schlendorf K, Lima B, Wang CC, Siddiqi H, Irshad A, Schroder J, Casalinova S, Milano C, Khush K, Skoda A, Luikart H, Ashley E, Moazami N, James L, Dar O, Konicoff M, Urban M, Um J, Castleberry A, Hoffman JRH, Park SY, Cain MT, Fetten K, Meyer D, Xu A, Gonzalez-Vilchez F, Domínguez-Gil B, Royo-Villanova M, Garrido I, Brouckaert J, Rega F, Tchana-Sato V, Berman M, Bae J, Sinha S, Pettit S, Messer S, Large S. Outcomes After Donation After Circulatory Determination of Death Cardiac Transplantation: An International, Multicenter Retrospective Study. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 Dec; 13(12):102473. PMID: 40293864.
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    17. Bakhtiyar SS, Maksimuk TE, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Opinions vs evidence: data-driven insights into the organ yield and cost of normothermic regional perfusion in donation after circulatory death. Am J Transplant. 2025 Jun; 25(6):1375-1377. PMID: 39922282.
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    18. Wang L, Cain MT, Minambres E, Hoffman JRH, Berman M. Thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion-approaches to arch vessels and options of cannulation allowing donation after circulatory death multi-organ perfusion and procurement. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 26; 14(1):70-72. PMID: 39944503.
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    19. Cain MT. Brick by brick, BOLT by BOLT: Building the case for DCD lung transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 May; 44(5):719-720. PMID: 39824237.
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    20. Murphy RD, Park SY, Allen LA, Ambardekar AV, Cleveland JC, Cain MT, Kaplan B, Hoffman JRH, Malamon JS. The Colorado Heart Failure Acuity Risk Model: A Mortality Model for Waitlisted Cardiac Transplant Patients. JACC Adv. 2025 Jan; 4(1):101449. PMID: 39759431.
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    21. Bashian EJ, Gergen AK, Park SY, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH, Campbell D. A novel technique for innominate artery cannulation in thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion. JTCVS Tech. 2025 Feb; 29:94-96. PMID: 39991317.
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    22. Park SY, Bashian E, Vigneshwar N, David EA, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, Mitchell JD, Gray AL, Arrigain S, Pomfret EA, Schold JD, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Significantly reduced patient and graft survival for left vs right donor lungs for lung transplant recipients. JHLT Open. 2024 Nov; 6:100148. PMID: 40145044.
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    23. Hoffman JRH, Hartwig MG, Cain MT, Rove JY, Siddique A, Urban M, Mulligan MS, Bush EL, Balsara K, Demarest CT, Silvestry SC, Wilkey B, Trahanas JM, Pretorius VG, Shah AS, Moazami N, Pomfret EA, Catarino PA. Consensus Statement: Technical Standards for Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 10; 118(4):778-791. PMID: 39023462.
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    24. Hoffman JRH, Hartwig MG, Cain MT, Rove JY, Siddique A, Urban M, Mulligan MS, Bush EL, Balsara K, Demarest CT, Silvestry SC, Wilkey B, Trahanas JM, Pretorius VG, Shah AS, Moazami N, Pomfret EA, Catarino PA. Consensus Statement: Technical Standards for Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion. Transplantation. 2024 08 01; 108(8):1669-1680. PMID: 39012953.
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    25. Bilodeau KS, Park SY, Bashian E, Zakko J, Cain MT, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Hoffman JRH. Developing a thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) program for the recovery of organs for thoracic transplant: lessons from the United States experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Nov 30; 13(6):487-494. PMID: 39649633.
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    26. Cotton JL, Makinen J, Park SY, Halpern Mungo A, Aftab M, Hoffman JRH, Cain MT. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pregnancy. Innovations (Phila). 2024 Jul-Aug; 19(4):446-448. PMID: 38828949.
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    27. Bakhtiyar SS, Maksimuk TE, Cain MT, Hoffman JRH. Comment on: Characteristics and outcomes of lung transplants performed with ex-situ lung perfusion. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Sep; 43(9):1525-1526. PMID: 38735422.
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    28. Rove JY, Cain MT, Hoffman JR, Reece TB. Noteworthy in Cardiothoracic Surgery 2023. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jun; 28(2):100-105. PMID: 38631341.
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    29. Bakhtiyar SS, Maksimuk TE, Gutowski J, Park SY, Cain MT, Rove JY, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Pomposelli JJ, Bababekov YJ, Nydam TL, Schold JD, Pomfret EA, Hoffman JRH. Association of procurement technique with organ yield and cost following donation after circulatory death. Am J Transplant. 2024 Oct; 24(10):1803-1815. PMID: 38521350.
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    30. Suarez-Pierre A, Iguidbashian J, Kirsch MJ, Cain MT, Aftab M, Reece TB, Fullerton DA, Rove JY, Cleveland JC, Hoffman JRH. Association of cardiac preservation solution with short-term outcomes after heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2024 02 01; 25(2):158-164. PMID: 38149702.
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    31. Cain MT, Schäfer M, Ross LK, Ivy DD, Mitchell MB, Fenster BE, Bull TM, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Hoffman JRH. 4D-Flow MRI intracardiac flow analysis considering different subtypes of pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Circ. 2023 Oct; 13(4):e12307. PMID: 37941938.
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    32. Cain MT, Schäfer M, Park S, Barker AJ, Vargas D, Stenmark KR, Yu YA, Bull TM, Ivy DD, Hoffman JRH. Characterization of pulmonary arterial stiffness using cardiac MRI. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Feb; 40(2):425-439. PMID: 37902921.
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    33. Cain MT, Park SY, Schäfer M, Hay-Arthur E, Justison GA, Zhan QP, Campbell D, Mitchell JD, Randhawa SK, Meguid RA, David EA, Reece TB, Cleveland JC, Hoffman JRH. Lung recovery utilizing thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion during donation after circulatory death: The Colorado experience. JTCVS Tech. 2023 Dec; 22:350-358. PMID: 38152164.
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    34. Dindi K, Cain MT, Odera A, Joyce DL, Joyce LD, Leta A, White RE. Building cardiac surgical programs in lower-middle income countries. JTCVS Open. 2023 Mar; 13:252-259. PMID: 37063137.
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    35. Cain MT, Taylor LJ, Colborn K, Teman NR, Hoffman J, Mayer KP, Etchill EW, Sevin CM, Jaishankar S, Ramanan R, Enfield K, Zwischenberger JB, Jolley SE, Rove JY. Worse survival in patients with right ventricular dysfunction and COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A multicenter study from the ORACLE Group. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 May; 167(5):1833-1841.e2. PMID: 36717346.
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    36. Smith NJ, Park S, Zundel MT, Dong H, Szabo A, Cain MT, Durham LA. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: An evolving experience through multiple waves. Artif Organs. 2022 Nov; 46(11):2257-2265. PMID: 35957490.
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    37. Cain MT, Joyce DL, Szabo A, Wu R, Kohmoto T, Joyce LD, Pearson PJ. Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy. Ann Surg. 2023 05 01; 277(5):e1176-e1183. PMID: 35797604.
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    38. Ramamurthi A, Cain MT, Smith N, Espinal A, Joyce DL, Mohammed A, Joyce LD, Durham LA. Transcarotid Approach to Placement of an Impella 5.0. ASAIO J. 2022 01 01; 68(1):e12-e15. PMID: 33741787.
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    39. Cain MT, Firstenberg MS, Cleveland JC. Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure Perspective. US Cardiol. 2021; 15:e16. PMID: 39720485.
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    40. Cain MT, Reece TB. Commentary: Antegrade cerebral perfusion versus retrograde cerebral perfusion: If only it was that easy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Aug; 166(2):407-408. PMID: 34556358.
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    41. Cain MT, Smith NJ, Barash M, Simpson P, Durham LA, Makker H, Roberts C, Falcucci O, Wang D, Walker R, Ahmed G, Brown SA, Nanchal RS, Joyce DL. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with Right Ventricular Assist Device for COVID-19 ARDS. J Surg Res. 2021 08; 264:81-89. PMID: 33789179.
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    42. Cain MT, Joyce D, Lahr BD, Day CN, Sandhu GS, Kushwaha S, Joyce LD. Do Right Heart Hemodynamic Improvements Persist After Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy? Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022; 34(1):80-89. PMID: 33691188.
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    43. Lambert BS, Cain MT, Heimdal T, Harris JD, Jotwani V, Petak S, McCulloch PC. Physiological Parameters of Bone Health in Elite Ballet Dancers. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2020 08; 52(8):1668-1678. PMID: 32079918.
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    44. Badu B, Cain MT, Durham LA, Joyce LD, Sundararajan S, Gaglianello N, Ishizawar D, Saltzberg M, Mohammed A, Joyce DL. A Dual-Lumen Percutaneous Cannula for Managing Refractory Right Ventricular Failure. ASAIO J. 2020 08; 66(8):915-921. PMID: 32740352.
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    45. Schurman AM, Cain MT, Joyce DL, Durham LA, Ishizawar D, Mohammed A, Joyce LD. Minimally Invasive Mechanical Circulatory Support Through the Perioperative Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Period: A Case Report. Innovations (Phila). 2020 Mar/Apr; 15(2):173-176. PMID: 32352901.
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    46. Smith NJ, Miles B, Cain MT, Joyce LD, Pearson P, Joyce DL. Minimally invasive single-vessel left internal mammary to left anterior descending artery bypass grafting improves outcomes over conventional sternotomy: A single-institution retrospective cohort study. J Card Surg. 2019 Sep; 34(9):788-795. PMID: 31269282.
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    47. Greaves SW, Dye L, Aranda PS, Cain MT, Haasler GB, Almassi GH, Pagel PS, Kreibich M, Beyersdorf F, Elefteriades JA. Perioperative Management of a Large Idiopathic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Without Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 10; 32(5):2402-2408. PMID: 29887125.
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    48. Pagel PS, Hendrix WA, Cain MT, Ali AKY, Muscato G, Mungara C, Rokkas C. Unexpected Findings in a Man with a Repaired Type A Aortic Dissection and a New Stroke. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 10; 32(5):2451-2454. PMID: 29331553.
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    49. Cain MT, Jones MC, Reed DN. A Novel Technique to Repair Acute and Chronic Proximal Hamstring Avulsions. Orthopedics. 2018 Mar 01; 41(2):116-119. PMID: 29192932.
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    50. Cain MT, Cao Y, Ghanayem NS, Simpson PM, Trapp K, Mitchell ME, Tweddell JS, Woods RK. Transposition of the great arteries--outcomes and time interval of early neonatal repair. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2014 Apr; 5(2):241-7. PMID: 24668972.
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    51. Williams A, Sachs PB, Cain M, Pell J, Borgstede J. Adopting a commercial clinical decision support for imaging product: our experience. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 Feb; 11(2):202-4. PMID: 24054353.
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    52. Sachs PB, Gassert G, Cain M, Rubinstein D, Davey M, Decoteau D. Imaging study protocol selection in the electronic medical record. J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Mar; 10(3):220-2. PMID: 23571063.
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    53. Bang TJ, Borgstede JP, Cain M, Wallman LS, Sachs PB. Identification of malpositioned tubes and lines in ICU patients: an automated solution utilizing the electronic medical record. J Am Coll Radiol. 2013 Feb; 10(2):146-8. PMID: 23374694.
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    54. Nett JE, Sanchez H, Cain MT, Ross KM, Andes DR. Interface of Candida albicans biofilm matrix-associated drug resistance and cell wall integrity regulation. Eukaryot Cell. 2011 Dec; 10(12):1660-9. PMID: 21666076.
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    55. Nett JE, Cain MT, Crawford K, Andes DR. Optimizing a Candida biofilm microtiter plate model for measurement of antifungal susceptibility by tetrazolium salt assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Apr; 49(4):1426-33. PMID: 21227984.
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    56. Nett JE, Sanchez H, Cain MT, Andes DR. Genetic basis of Candida biofilm resistance due to drug-sequestering matrix glucan. J Infect Dis. 2010 Jul 01; 202(1):171-5. PMID: 20497051.
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    57. Kamin CS, Cain M, Deterding RR. Integrating technology into resident and student curricula. Acad Med. 1998 May; 73(5):606-7. PMID: 9643928.
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