Occupational Exposure to Vaccinia Virus, Successful Treatment With Tecovirimat
Tecovirimat was safe and well-tolerated in a laboratorian who was inadvertently exposed to replication-competent vaccinia virus.
Emerging Diseases
A Case of Streptococcus pluranimalium Infective Endocarditis and Brain Abscess
A rare case of Streptococcus pluranimalium bacteremia causing infective endocarditis and brain abscess was reported in IDCases. Infective endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium of the heart that is most commonly observed in patients with underlying risk factors. There have been few cases of infective endocarditis in humans secondary to S pluranimalium as this…
Clinical Outcomes in Bloodstream Infections Due to New Species, Klebsiella aerogenes
Patients with bloodstream infection due to Klebsiella aerogenes had poor clinical outcomes relative to Enterobacter cloacae complex.
Hepatitis C-Viremic Kidneys Increasingly Used for Transplant
HCV-viremic kidneys are increasingly being used for transplants and seem to have good one-year outcomes.
New Strain of S pyogenes Causing Scarlet Fever in United Kingdom
A new strain of Streptococcus pyogenes is causing scarlet fever.
Detection of Potentially Zoonotic Strongyloides Species in Canines
A form of the soil-borne Strongyloides nematode that infects humans has been identified for the first time in canine carriers in northern Australia. The findings by Flinders University environmental health researchers, along with experts in the United States, were published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The infective larval form of the Strongyloides spp resides in…
Bedaquiline Approved to Treat Adolescent Patients With Pulmonary Multidrug-Resistant TB
The FDA has approved Sirturo (bedaquiline; Janssen) for use in pediatric patients aged 12 to less than 18 years for MDR-TB.
Chronic Joint Pain May Persist for Years After Chikungunya Infection
This is the first study to describe persistent joint pain and stiffness many months after infection with the chikungunya virus.
Surviving Sepsis Campaign: 2018 Guidelines May Lead to Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment
The updated 1-hour sepsis care bundle is based on 2016 guidelines and recommends a specific set of treatments that should begin within 1 hour of sepsis recognition.
Polymyxin B and Sertraline Show Synergistic Activity Against P aeruginosa
The combination of polymyxin B with sertraline exhibited in vitro synergistic activity against highly polymyxin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.
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