Background:Multiple sclerosis(MS),a chronic neurological disorder,is characterized by damage to the central nervous system,auto-immune processes,and deterioration of the myelin sheath,which lead to a variety of physic...
Bartonella species are bacterial pathogens responsible for Cat Scratch Disease (CSD) with various clinical manifestations, ranging from self-limiting febrile illnesses to severe systemic infections. Diagnosis is often...
BACKGROUND Infective endocarditis(IE)is a life-threatening infection with an annual mortality of 40%.Embolic events reported in up to 80%of patients.Vegetations of>10 mm size are associated with increased embolic even...
HACEK organisms represent a rare but important group of causative pathogens in endocarditis. These bacteria have historically been associated with culture-negative endocarditis;however, modern laboratory techniques ha...
Background: Tuberculous endocarditis is a rare but serious complication of heart valve replacement surgery. We report the case of a 24-year-old patient, who presented with tuberculous endocarditis after mechanical mit...
supported by Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(SZSM201911014)and the High Level-Hospital Program,Health Commission of Guangdong Province,China.The funders had no role in study design,data collection or analysis,decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae is a facultative anaerobic,nonmotile,nonspore-forming,gram-positive bacillus.It is a zoonotic pathogen that rarely infects humans but causes swine erysipelas.The disease caused by E.rhusio...
Persistent methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus(MSSA)bacteremia is usually defined as persistent bacteremia despite 7 days of appropriate antibiotic therapy.While nafcillin,cefazolin,or oxacillin are excellent ...
The rise in incidence rates of invasive candidiasis warrants an increase in atten-tion and efforts toward preventing and treating this virulent infection.Cardiac involvement is one of the most feared sequelae and has ...
Supported by the 2020 National Natural Science Foundation Cultivation Project of Guizhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital,No.gyfynsfc[2020]-14.
BACKGROUND Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis(EGPA),formerly known as Churg-Strauss syndrome,is a rare form of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyassociated vasculitis characterized by asthma,vasculitis,an...
Infective endocarditis has a high morbimortality rate,and delay in diagnosis and treatment is associated with a higher prevalence of complications.The clinical presentation is often atypical in older adults,and even w...