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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

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In the absence of endocarditis, slow clinical improvement of septic arthritis #Kingella kingae should raise suspicion of a deep-seated infections as endovascular source, especially for patients with risk factors for atherosclerosis, such as a history of smoking #iddailypearl