#MicroRounds

Borrelia miyamotoi-Associated Neuroborreliosis in Immunocompromised Person - PubMed Borrelia miyamotoi is a newly recognized human pathogen in the relapsing fever group of spirochetes. We investigated a case of B. miyamotoi infection of the central nervous system resembling B. burgdorferi-induced Lyme neuroborreliosis and determined that this emergent agent of central nervous syste …

Learning all about meningoencephalitis due to Borrelia miyamotoi following rituximab during WashU #MicroRounds today. Wild! #IDDailyPearl

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27533748/

Old #MicroRounds case

I’m among the fungi that cause onychomycosis, especially of the toe nails. I’m commonly considered as a contaminant, but I may cause other infections in highly immunocompromised patients*

*Dr Poulin has never seen a case.

What’s my name ?

#ClinMicro #IDsky