Neuromelioidosis - A retrospective review of thirteen cases from a tertiary care centre from South India.

Neurologic melioidosis warrants attention in view of its rarity and lethal consequences. We performed a retrospective review of culture confirmed neurologic melioidosis reported between 2017 and 2023. Thirteen patients were identified with median age 43 years and all but three were males.

Musculoskeletal melioidosis-a retrospective review of 22 cases from a tertiary care centre in South Tamilnadu.

A retrospective review of culture confirmed musculoskeletal melioidosis reported between December 2014 and February 2024 was conducted. 22 of 100 patients with culture proven melioidosis infection had musculoskeletal involvement. Median age was 47 years with 95.

Burkholderia cepacia contaminating fresh frozen plasma causing transfusion transmitted bacterial infection.

Bacterial contamination of plasma is unusual owing to frozen storage nevertheless reported. We report a case of transfusion transmitted infection due to Burkholderia cepacia contaminating fresh frozen plasma. A 31 year old male with decompensated chronic liver disease presented with breathlessness due to pleural effusion.

Non O1 non O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia in a patient with carcinoma pancreas-a case report and literature review, 2020-2023.

Non-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae, a comparably poorly studied pathogen is culpable of sporadic but serious infections. We report a case of non O1 non O139 Vibrio cholerae septicemia in a middle aged male recently diagnosed with carcinoma pancreas. He underwent biliary tract interventional procedure for hematemesis three weeks before the presentation.

Mycobacterium abscessus endocarditis post cardiac cathetrisation-a case report and review of 25 cases (2001-2023).

47 year male underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty elsewhere, developed fever after two days, and treated empirically in various hospitals for the subsequent two months. Echocardiography showed vegetation in aortic valve and blood cultures were negative. He was then diagnosed as a case of endocarditis due to M.