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View article: Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Syphilis Testing Rates in Emergency Departments
Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Syphilis Testing Rates in Emergency Departments Open
Background Best practice guidelines recommend that patients at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhea (GC) and chlamydia, should also be tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis. This prospecti…
View article: Quantitative thresholds enable accurate identification of clostridium difficile infection by the luminex xTAG gastrointestinal pathogen panel
Quantitative thresholds enable accurate identification of clostridium difficile infection by the luminex xTAG gastrointestinal pathogen panel Open
Clostridium difficile colonizes the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, resulting in either asymptomatic carriage or a spectrum of diarrheal illness. If clinical suspicion for C. difficile is low, stool samples are often submitted for analysis by…
View article: A Retrospective Multisite Case-Control Series of Concomitant Use of Daptomycin and Statins and the Effect on Creatine Phosphokinase
A Retrospective Multisite Case-Control Series of Concomitant Use of Daptomycin and Statins and the Effect on Creatine Phosphokinase Open
Objective Daptomycin has been associated with increased creatine phosphokinase (CPK) due to muscle injury leading to myalgias and muscle weakness. Statins have been proven to cause the same effects and it is recommended to discontinue the …
View article: Disseminated Metacestode <i>Versteria</i> Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1
Disseminated Metacestode <i>Versteria</i> Species Infection in Woman, Pennsylvania, USA1 Open
A patient in Pennsylvania, USA, with common variable immunodeficiency sought care for fever, cough, and abdominal pain. Imaging revealed lesions involving multiple organs. Liver resection demonstrated necrotizing granulomas, recognizable t…
View article: Chronic laryngitis caused by <i>Mycobacterium Kansasii</i> in a traveler
Chronic laryngitis caused by <i>Mycobacterium Kansasii</i> in a traveler Open
Chronic laryngitis commonly presents with dysphonia, and infectious causes include tuberculosis and endemic mycoses. We present a 58‐year‐old female with laryngitis for 5 years, fevers, chills, fatigue, malaise, myalgias, anterior neck pai…
View article: 1032. A Case Series of Clostridium septicum Aortitis
1032. A Case Series of Clostridium septicum Aortitis Open
Background Clostridium septicum is an anaerobic, motile, spore forming, toxin-producing Gram-positive bacillus (GPB) that has been associated with colon and hematologic malignancies. Despite the low incidence of infection, it is a virulent…
View article: 1731. Disseminated Metacestode Infection Due to an Unknown Versteria Species
1731. Disseminated Metacestode Infection Due to an Unknown Versteria Species Open
Background A 68-year-old woman with hypogammaglobulinemia and prior treated lymphoma presented with fever and abdominal pain. Evaluation revealed numerous nodules in the lung, eye, brain, and liver (Figure 1). Initial lung and liver biopsi…
View article: Quantitative Thresholds Enable Accurate Identification of Clostridium difficile Infection by the Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel
Quantitative Thresholds Enable Accurate Identification of Clostridium difficile Infection by the Luminex xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel Open
Clostridium difficile colonizes the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, resulting in either asymptomatic carriage or a spectrum of diarrheal illness. If clinical suspicion for C. difficile is low, stool samples are often submitted for analysis by…
View article: A Multisite Review of Concomitant Use of Daptomycin and Statins and the Effect on CPK
A Multisite Review of Concomitant Use of Daptomycin and Statins and the Effect on CPK Open