bacteraemia in an immunocompromised patient: case report.

. The published literature characterizing the bacterial genus primarily explores the role of these organisms in the fermentation industry. Reports of human infections caused by species are rare and are primarily associated with immunocompromised patients.

Atypical pathogens presenting with pulmonary consolidations detected by cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing in patients with hematologic malignancies.

Identification of pathogens with pulmonary presentation in patients with hematologic malignancies may be challenging due to diagnostic difficulty related to the underlying malignancy and limitations of conventional microbiologic methods. Herein, we present a case series of three patients with pulmonary consolidations due to necrotizing pneumonia, pneumonia, and disseminated infection, who were diagnosed by microbial cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing. We observed that this new sequencing modality was in agreement with gold-standard diagnostics, posing a potential solution to the problem of limited capability in diagnosing infections in hematological malignancy patients.

Laryngitis and Oral Lesions in a Patient with Laryngeal Carcinoma.

is increasingly being promoted as a nutritional supplement by health food enthusiasts and is also recommended as prophylaxis against antibiotic-associated diarrhea. However, severe opportunistic infections due to have been reported in patients with chronic disease, cancer, and immunosuppression. Fungemia, endocarditis, pneumonia, peritonitis, urinary tract infections, skin infections, and esophagitis have been described.