Cerebral Aspergillosis in a Patient with p-ANCA Vasculitis: Serial Imaging Observation over 15 Months
Journal Title: Journal of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Aspergillosis is well known in a patient with perinuclear Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (p-ANCA)-associated vasculitis and pulmonary renal syndromes.
Features and Prognostic Factors of Tuberculous Meningitis in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) has been one of the major extrapulmonary manifestation with high morbidity and mortality. This paper aims to study the clinical features, prognostic factors and clinical outcome of TBM in a l...
Building Surveillance Capacity: Lessons Learned from a Ten Year Experience
As Global Health Security partners endeavor to support capacity building globally, it is important to examine prior efforts for building surveillance and laboratory systems for emerging infectious diseases. CDC provides...
Nocardia Mastoiditis in an Immunocompromised Patient
Nocardia, a gram positive bacteria, is found primarily in the immunocompromised population. We present a case of nocardia causing mastoiditis in a patient with a history of recurrent otitis media, with a focus on appropr...
Needlestick Injury among Medical Students in an Australian University
Needlestick Injuries (NSI) commonly occurs in the hospital setting. Medical students are at risk of NSI due to lack of clinical experience. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and knowledge, attitu...
Detection of Human Papillomavirus among Patients with Clinically Diagnosed Cutaneous Warts by PCR Method
Background Human cutaneous warts are prevalent worldwide and are caused by Human Papillomavirus. Most cutaneous warts can be clinically diagnosed without any auxiliary examination, but additional tests are required to co...