Monkeypox presenting as supraglottitis in an immunocompromised patient.

We describe a young man with AIDS who presented to the ear, nose and throat team with a severe sore throat mimicking supraglottitis. He had a 3-day history of sore throat, hoarse voice, fevers and myalgia. On examination, he had cervical lymphadenopathy and profuse pus overlying his right tonsil.

Viral Infectivity in Patients Undergoing Tracheotomy With COVID-19: A Preliminary Study.

Objective: To establish the presence of live virus and its association with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity and antibody status in patients with COVID-19 undergoing tracheotomy.

Study Design: Prospective observational study.

Setting: Single institution across 3 hospital sites during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"No drain, no gain": Validation of novel quinsy simulation model.

Objectives: To test a novel, low-cost, home-made model for needle aspiration of PTA.To ascertain whether simulation-based teaching using this model was superior to lecture-based teaching in increasing confidence and reducing anxiety relating to PTA aspiration.To assess whether there was an improvement in outcomes for PTA patients at one hospital following the delivery of a simulation-based training session using our model.

Is whole genome sequencing the answer for identifying bacteraemia?

We present a rare case of bacteraemia and the challenges of differentiating and spp using conventional and newer laboratory techniques in diagnostic laboratories. The organism was identified only after whole genomic sequencing .