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Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107:581-584
Melioidosis has a highly variable presentation. Almost any organ can be involved, although an antemortem diagnosis of acute suppurative thyroiditis (AST) has not, to our knowledge, been described previously. A 68-year-old Australian male with poorly
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 107:1278-1280
The incidence of melioidosis, an opportunistic infection caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, has recently doubled in Far North Queensland (FNQ), Australia. This contrasts with the local burden of dengue, which is nearing elimination, and the stable
Publikováno v:
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Encephalomyelitis is the most frequent manifestation of neuromelioidosis in Australia. It is hypothesized that Burkholderia pseudomallei causes encephalomyelitis after entering the brain directly, if complicating a scalp infection, or after traveling
Publikováno v:
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. 128
To determine if shorter courses of antibiotic therapy for group A Streptococcus (GAS) bacteremia are associated with excess mortality.In this retrospective study of consecutive cases of GAS bacteremia in tropical Australia, the duration of antibiotic
Autor:
Allison Hempenstall, Simon Smith, Joshua Hanson, Ken W.T. Chau, Erin Howell, Pelista Pilot, Benjamin Reeves, Katherine Kang, Hylda Wapau, Amylou Browne, Ella Kris
Publikováno v:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is almost entirely preventable, but the incidence in indigenous Australians remains one of the highest in the world. A community-based echocardiogram screening program of 862 Torres Strait Islander children identified 25
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 102, Iss, Pp 132-135 (2021)
Introduction Clinicians are commonly taught that if patients with suspected rickettsial disease have continuing fever after 48 hours of anti-rickettsial therapy, an alternative diagnosis is likely. Methods This retrospective study of patients hospita
Autor:
Simon Smith, Sally Rubenach, James P. Stewart, Lee Fairhead, Richard Gair, Peter Horne, Josh Hanson
Publikováno v:
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 3119-3123 (2021)
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 27, Iss 12, Pp 3119-3123 (2021)
During January 1998–December 2019, the annual incidence of melioidosis in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, more than doubled. Because climate and prevalence of predisposing medical conditions remained stable during that time, we hypothe
Autor:
Xin Hui S Chan, Elaine Toomey, Sarah Tanveer, Michael Smalle, Declan Devane, Anil Adisesh, Lawrence Ross, Simon Smith, Yvonne Conway, Iain Thomson, Christopher R Burton, Trish Greenhalgh
Publikováno v:
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Background:Shortages of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have led to the extended use or reuse of single-use respirators and surgical masks by frontline healthcare workers. The evidence base underp
Successful treatment of HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with pembrolizumab
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AIDS (London, England). 36(3)
Publikováno v:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Acanthamoeba brain abscess is very rare and most often fatal. There remains no standardized regimen for its management. We report a case in northern Australia of an immunosuppressed 57-year-old man who presented with diarrhea and weight loss, and was