Publications by authors named "Ross G Michel"
Unlabelled: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the second most common type of cancer in both men and women. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scanning can generate high-resolution cross-sectional images of complex, living tissues in real time. The objectives of this study were to determine the feasibility of using OCT imaging during flexible bronchoscopy and to preliminarily assess the ability of OCT imaging to distinguish an endobronchial malignancy from normal endobronchial mucosa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistoplasmosis is an endemic fungal infection that can involve any organ when disseminated. Although oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, and endobronchial involvement have been described, direct tracheal involvement has not been reported. We describe the first case of disseminated histoplasmosis with direct involvement of the trachea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Candida lusitaniae was originally described as a human pathogen in 1979 and typically affects immunocompromised patients.
Case Presentation: We describe a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis with Candida lusitaniae in an immunocompetent 62-year-old woman following aortic valve replacement. In vitro testing demonstrated that our isolate was sensitive to amphotericin B, caspofungin and fluconazole.
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- Trichomonas vaginalis causes vaginitis in women and now also affects men, highlighting its link to higher risks of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV transmission.
- New diagnostic methods are improving how we detect this infection, while nitroimidazoles like metronidazole and tinidazole are the main treatments, though their use in pregnancy is still debated.
- Metronidazole resistance is rare, but there are concerns that tinidazole may work better for patients who don't respond to metronidazole; however, there are few alternative treatments with serious side effects.