Thind, Sharanjeet K Shibib, Dena R Gentry, Chris A
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Background Lack of awareness of the taxonomic revision from the familiar Streptococcus bovis to the less familiar Streptococcus gallolyticus may be associated with a decrease in recommended colon cancer screening in patients with bacteremia from this organism. This could subsequently lead to a delay in diagnosis or underdiagnosis of colon cancer an...
Castillo-Mancilla, Jose R Morrow, Mary Coyle, Ryan P Coleman, Stacey S Zheng, Jia-Hua Ellison, Lucas Bushman, Lane R Kiser, Jennifer J Anderson, Peter L MaWhinney, Samantha
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The drivers of low-level viremia (LLV) between 20 and 200 copies/mL remain unclear. In 1042 person-visits from 497 persons with HIV on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate–containing antiretroviral therapy (ART), the association between LLV and cumulative antiretroviral adherence (quantified using tenofovir diphosphate [TFV-DP] in dried blood spots) was a...
Welch, Elwyn Sheth, Shaila Ashong, Chester N Pham, Caroline
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Antimicrobial resistance in uropathogens has generated interest in the use of nitrofurantoin in controversial populations, such as in males and renal dysfunction. Our single-center retrospective study showed no statistically significant difference in clinical cure between genders and various renal functions.
Lim, Aaron G Trickey, Adam Thompson, Laura H Emmanuel, Faran Reza, Tahira E Reynolds, Rosy Cholette, François Melesse, Dessalegn Y Archibald, Chris Sandstrom, Paul
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Pakistan’s HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs varies widely across cities over time. We undertook statistical and mathematical modeling using national-level datasets to identify and evaluate key city-level drivers for these variations. Interventions should focus on these factors.
Abdallah, Wassim Myint, Thein LaRue, Richard Minderman, Melissa Gunn, Suphansa Wheat, L Joseph Hage, Chadi A
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Histoplasma antigen detection by LFA proved accurate in diagnosing histoplasmosis in a cohort of suspected infection from three highly endemic regions in the United States. This test fulfills the need for accurate rapid diagnosis of histoplasmosis in endemic resource-limited countries.
Scully, Eileen P Schumock, Grant Fu, Martina Massaccesi, Guido Muschelli, John Betz, Joshua Klein, Eili Y West, Natalie E Robinson, Matthew Garibaldi, Brian T
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Background Males experience increased severity of illness and mortality from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) compared with females, but the mechanisms of male susceptibility are unclear. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of SARS-CoV-2 testing and admission data at 5 hospitals in the Maryland/Washingto...
Pham, Khanh Gottesdiener, Lee Simon, Matthew S Trzebucki, Alex Maldarelli, Grace A Cisse, Babacar Lieberman, Joshua DeHaan, Elliot Pisapia, David
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We present a case of a human immunodeficiency virus–negative man with syphilitic meningovascular disease with subjacent involvement of brain parenchyma leading to a mass-forming inflammatory lesion that was pathologically distinct from a typical gumma. Syphilis was diagnosed after tissue obtained from a brain biopsy demonstrated spirochetes consist...
Shah, Vishal P Farah, Wigdan H Hill, James C Hassett, Leslie C Binnicker, Matthew J Yao, Joseph D Hassan Murad, M
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Cycle threshold (CT) values are correlated with the amount of viral nucleic acid in a sample and may be obtained from some qualitative real-time polymerase chain reaction tests used for diagnosis of most patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, CT values cannot be directly compared across assays, and they...
Wu, Katherine H Sakoulas, George Geriak, Matthew
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A 5-question telephone survey was administered to compare satisfaction between patients receiving vancomycin vs daptomycin outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). Twenty-seven patients completed the survey (40%). Vancomycin had higher daily interference score than daptomycin ( P = .03). All patients receiving daptomycin reported a satis...
Nematollahi, Saman Permpalung, Nitipong Zhang, Sean X Morales, Megan Marr, Kieren A
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Aspergillus lentulus is an antifungal - resistant species that is phenotypically similar to A. fumigatus. Clinical labs may misidentify it as fumigatus based on phenotype alone. We describe recent cases recognized with enhanced identification methods.
