Publications by authors named "David Chirikian"
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- Bacteremia has a known link to colorectal cancers, particularly due to the survival of a specific bacterium in the acidic environment of tumors.
- A patient exhibited symptoms like fever and abdominal pain; imaging revealed colonic tumors and a potential brain metastasis.
- The patient underwent surgery for tumor removal, and blood tests confirmed the presence of the bacterium, raising concerns about its role in sepsis.
Wound Botulism Caused by Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A in a Chronic Parenteral Drug Abuser.
Case Rep Neurol
November 2020
Botulism is an acute paralytic disease caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)-mediated inhibition of neurosignaling at the neuromuscular junction. BoNTs are produced by gram positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria from the genus most commonly . Over the last decade, a previously uncommon form of botulism, wound botulism, has increased in prevalence possibly due to the rise in parenteral drug abuse.
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