The Brief Case: Laryngeal Blastomycosis Involving a Vocal Cord Implant
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00409-19
Abstract: A 54-year-old woman from southern Ohio presents with progressive dysphonia and a chronic nonhealing neck wound. She has a history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma treated with external beam radiation of the neck 30 years ago. Beginning 3… read more here.
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Closing the Brief Case: Bacteremia and Vertebral Osteomyelitis Due to Staphylococcus schleiferi
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00512-17
Abstract: Answer: A. The tube coagulase test detects the presence of free coagulase that is secreted by S. aureus and other coagulase-positive Staphylococcus species. The slide coagulase test detects the presence of bound coagulase (also known… read more here.
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Closing the Brief Case: A Real Pain in the Testicle—a Case of Extrapulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00612-21
Abstract: Answer: c. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a relatively common presentation of tuberculosis, affecting 15% of the 7 million people newly diagnosed with TB throughout the world each year. Therefore, it is likely that clinical microbiologists… read more here.
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The Brief Case: an Infectious Hazard of Hunting
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00620-22
Abstract: aBritish Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health Laboratory, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada bBoundary District Hospital, Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada cInterior Health Authority, Vernon, British Columbia, Canada dCentre for Food-borne and Animal Parasitology, Canadian… read more here.
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Closing the Brief Case: Rat Bite Fever from a Kiss
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00678-19
Abstract: 1. Which of the following is a known transmission modality for rat bite fever? Answer: b. Person-to-person and aerosol transmission of S. moniliformis have not been demonstrated. Classically, transmission occurs through the bite of a… read more here.
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Closing the Brief Case: Staphylococcus intermedius Group—Look What the Dog Dragged In
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00840-17
Abstract: Answer: C. The SIG consists of three species: Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, and Staphylococcus delphini. Like the members of the SIG, Staphylococcus lugdunensis can test positive for both coagulase (latex agglutination testing) and PYR but… read more here.
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Closing the Brief Case: Sister Fungi in a Patient with AIDS
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01147-21
Abstract: Answer: a. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) is still the gold standard for identification of microsporidium species using ultrastructural characteristics such as the number of polar filament cross sections, arrangement of polar filaments, and location of… read more here.
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The Brief Case: Tropheryma whipplei Infection Resulting in Neurological Symptoms
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01478-21
Abstract: PAS-D fi Neuro fi lament The patient was treated with 2 g ceftriaxone intravenously for 2 weeks, followed by 100 mg doxycycline twice daily and 200 mg hydroxychloroquine 3 times per day for 1 year.… read more here.
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The Brief Case: A Maggot Mystery—Ignatzschineria larvae Sepsis Secondary to an Infested Wound
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02279-20
Abstract: CASE A58-year-old man called 911 because his 54-year-old brother fell in their apartment. When emergency medical services (EMS) arrived at the apartment, they found it to be infested with insects and covered with animal feces.… read more here.
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The Brief Case: A Fishy Tale Prevents Digital Doom following Polly's Peck—the Importance of Pets in a Comprehensive Medical History
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02340-16
Abstract: In August 2014, a 68-year-old man sustained a deep bite to his left fourth and fifth fingers from his pet African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus). The gentleman had a past medical history of chronic obstructive… read more here.
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Bio-Business in Brief:The Case for Ambitious Action in the Public Sector
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DOI: 10.18520/cs/v113/i10/1841-1845
Abstract: At the time of independence, India was a poor country. Nevertheless, the Government saw fit to invest in industry and research. In recent decades the public sector has received a bad press, with pressure to… read more here.
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