A rare case of -induced persistent bacteremia with liver and splenic abscesses in an immunocompetent patient.

, a low-pathogenic bacterium used in the traditional Japanese food "natto" (fermented soybeans), has rarely been reported as a pathogen of infectious diseases in humans. Herein, we report the first case of persistent bacteremia caused by in an immunocompetent patient without any gastrointestinal involvement. A 53-year-old Japanese woman who had been consuming natto every day was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever and chills.

Clinical features and prognostic factors in patients with cancer-associated multiple ischemic stroke: A retrospective observational study.

Objectives: To investigate the patient demographics, survival after diagnosis, and prognostic factors among patients with multiple-territory cerebral infarctions due to cancer-associated ischemic stroke (multiple CAIS).

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the medical records from a 10-year period of consecutive patients with multiple CAIS, defined as (1) newly developed multiple cerebral infarctions involving two or more cerebrovascular territories, (2) association with active cancer diagnosed or treated <6 months before or after stroke, and (3) exclusion of obvious etiologies other than cancer-associated coagulopathy in routine screening. We extracted demographic features, stroke severity and characteristics, cancer characteristics, comorbidities, and laboratory data.