Comparing ergosterol identification by HPLC with fungal serology in human sera.

Background: Ergosterol, a predominant sterol in fungal cell membranes, holds promise as a specific marker for detecting fungal presence in human samples. This study investigated the performance of ergosterol detection compared to serological tests in identifying the presence of fungi in human sera.

Methods: Eighty-four non-duplicate human sera were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for ergosterol detection.

Campylobacter jejuni bacteremia in a leukemic child: a nearly missed diagnosis.

Globally, Campylobacter spp. are responsible for most cases of bacterial gastrointestinal infections in humans and although rare, extraintestinal Campylobacter infections have been described. A 2-yearold neutropenic girl with underlying precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia presented with a 3-day history of diarrhea.

Successful Treatment of Sternal Osteomyelitis and Mediastinitis Caused by Rhizopus Following Cardiac Surgery.

Sternal osteomyelitis and mediastinitis are rare yet severe complications post-cardiac surgery, often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Fungal etiologies, particularly those caused by spp., are infrequent but can lead to aggressive infections.

Antifungal susceptibility of molecularly confirmed Aspergillus species from clinical samples.

Invasive aspergillosis is the second most common invasive human mycosis but susceptibility data of Aspergillus species is limited. Antifungal treatment of aspergillosis is often done empirically without knowing the true susceptibility. Therefore, we aimed to determine antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus species isolated from various clinical specimens over a 1-year period.

Bullous cellulitis as an extraordinary manifestation of a Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa infection.

Vibrio cholerae is a gram-negative bacterium synonymous with its namesake disease, cholera. Thus, gastrointestinal symptoms are the norm and V. cholerae is very rarely associated with skin and soft tissue infections.