Phylogenomic Comparison of Causing Disseminated Gonococcal Infections and Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Georgia, United States.

Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is a rare complication caused by the systemic dissemination of to normally sterile anatomical sites. Little is known about the genetic diversity of DGI gonococcal strains and how they relate to other gonococcal strains causing uncomplicated mucosal infections. We used whole genome sequencing to characterize DGI isolates (n = 30) collected from a surveillance system in Georgia, United States, during 2017-2020 to understand phylogenetic clustering among DGI as well as uncomplicated uro- and extragenital gonococcal infection (UGI) isolates (n = 110) collected in Fulton County, Georgia, during 2017-2019.

Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Coinfection Among Adults With Candidemia in Atlanta, GA, 2008-2012.

Background: Patients with candidemia are at risk for other invasive infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI).

Objective: To identify the risk factors for, and outcomes of, BSI in adults with Candida spp. and MRSA at the same time or nearly the same time.