Acremonium kiliense osteomyelitis of the calvarium.

A 35-year-old man with osteomyelitis of the calvarium, from which Acremonium kiliense was consistently isolated, was successfully treated with amphotericin-B and ketoconazole in addition to craniectomy. Subsequent acrylic cranioplasty produced a good cosmetic result.

Clinical significance of serotype, biotype, and beta-lactamase production of respiratory isolates of Hemophilus influenzae.

The correlation between clinical significance and serotype, biotype, and beta-lactamase production of 101 respiratory isolates of Hemophilus influenza from nonbacteremic patients was determined. Six of 33 (18.2%) isolates from patients with definite or probable infection were serotypable; only two of 67 (3%) isolates from colonized patients were serotypable.

Current problems in the recognition and management of patients with tuberculosis in a general hospital.

Our series of 62 patients points out several features in the current management of tuberculosis. First, if there is a high index of suspicion for tuberculosis, protection of other health care personnel can be achieved to a large degree. Second, it is imperative that results of positive cultures for M.