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.
Keywords: staphylococcus; brief case; case bacteremia; bacteremia vertebral ... See more keywords
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.
Keywords: closing brief; case real; tuberculosis; case ... See more keywords
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.
Keywords: closing brief; bite fever; brief case; rat bite ... See more keywords
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.
Keywords: closing brief; fungi patient; case sister; sister fungi ... See more keywords