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J Glob Infect Dis
December 2024
Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Introduction: The aim of the study was to study the clinical profile and outcomes of nocardiosis in renal allograft recipients.
Methods: This was a retrospective study of clinical outcomes in consecutive renal allograft recipients with infection over a 22-year period (2000-2022) from a tertiary care center in Southern India. The clinical data were obtained from electronic medical records and patient files.
IDCases
January 2025
Institute of Health and Community Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia.
We report a first case of ceftazidime-resistant pediatric melioidosis involving a previously healthy seven-year-old boy who presented with right lobar pneumonia complicated with a 5-cm lung abscess. Ceftazidime was initiated on Day-6 of admission when (ceftazidime-susceptible, minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] 1.0 mcg/mL) was isolated from blood.
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January 2025
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
spondylitis is a rare fungal infection, primarily occurring in immunocompromised patients, although cases in immunocompetent individuals have also been reported. While is commonly associated with pulmonary infections, it can also cause spondylitis. Patients typically present with back pain, limb numbness, and neurological compression symptoms.
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January 2025
PET-CT Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shannxi, PR China.
Background: Computed tomography (CT) is the most common way to evaluate focal organizing pneumonia (FOP); however, sometimes it is difficult to differentiate FOP and peripheral lung carcinoma (PLC).
Purpose: To clarify the MRI manifestation of FOP and the value of MR in the differential diagnosis of FOP and PLC in comparison to CT.
Material And Methods: Chest MR (3D T1WI, T2WI TSE, DWI) and CT images of 72 patients (50 men: mean age=64.
Port J Card Thorac Vasc Surg
January 2025
Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital dom Luiz I, Sociedade Beneficente Portuguesa do Pará and Hospital Universitário Barros Barreto - Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil.
We demonstrate that performing anatomical pulmonary resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without staplers or energy devices is feasible. This technique is an alternative for surgeons with limited access to expensive technologies.
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