Successful treatment of cerebral blastomycosis with voriconazole.

Blastomycosis can occasionally involve the central nervous system (CNS). Amphotericin B deoxycholate is considered the drug of choice for the treatment of CNS blastomycosis. Significant toxicity may be associated with its use.

Corynebacterium jeikeium prosthetic joint infection: case report and literature review.

Corynebacterium jeikeium (C. jeikeium) prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are extremely rare. Previously reported cases required total resection arthroplasty.

Correlation of histopathologic findings with clinical outcome in necrotizing fasciitis.

Background: Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. Little is known about the role of histopathologic examination in disease prognosis.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to determine what correlations, if any, exist between the histopathologic features of resected tissue in patients with necrotizing fasciitis and clinical outcome.