Reinfection in COVID-19: A scoping review.

Reinfections in COVID-19 are being reported all around the world and are a cause for concern, considering that a lot of our assumptions and modeling (including vaccination) related to the disease have relied on long-term immunity. We were one of the first groups to report a series of 4 healthcare workers to have been reinfected. This review article reports a scoping review of the available literature on reinfections, with a discussion of the implications of reinfections.

Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection of the musculoskeletal system in immunocompetent hosts.

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) were considered saprophytic organisms for many years but now are recognized as human pathogens. Although humans are routinely exposed to NTM, the rate of clinical infection is low. Such infections usually occur in the elderly and in patients who are immunocompromised.

Musculoskeletal melioidosis: An under-diagnosed entity in developing countries.

Background: Melioidosis is a saprophytic infectious disease caused by Gram-negative soil-dwelling bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei.

Materials & Methods: We report three cases of musculoskeletal melioidosis that are presented to our department from 2011 to 2013.

Results: One of the patients died due to post-septicemic ARDS.