Prevalence of and factors associated with atypical presentation in bacteremic urinary tract infection.

A delay in the diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) is not uncommon. Atypical presentation is often cited as one of the causes of diagnostic delays. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence of atypical presentation and determined factors associated with atypical presentation at initial contact among patients with UTI.

Prevalence of antimicrobial use and active healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals: a multicentre prevalence survey in Japan.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of antimicrobial drug use and active healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and to evaluate the appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy in acute care hospitals in Japan.

Design: A prospective multicentre cross-sectional study.

Participants: All hospitalised patients on a survey day.

Parotitis in an Immunocompetent Adult.

, a rapidly growing mycobacterium, is a rare clinical pathogen. Furthermore, parotitis due to non-tuberculosis mycobacterium is very rare in adults. Herein, we report the first case of parotitis in an immunocompetent adult.

Cutaneous invasive aspergillosis in a patient with glioblastoma receiving long-term temozolomide and corticosteroid therapy.

Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor that requires multidisciplinary treatment including adjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and adjunct corticosteroids. Temozolomide is a commonly used chemotherapy drug and frequently causes lymphocytopenia. We describe the case of a 67-year-old woman with cutaneous invasive aspergillosis who had received long-term temozolomide and corticosteroid therapy for glioblastoma.