Shorter vs. standard-duration antibiotic therapy for nocardiosis: a multi-center retrospective cohort study - Infection Purpose The prolonged treatment recommended for nocardiosis does not rely on strong evidence. Consequently, some clinicians opt shorter therapy in certain circumstances. We assessed the effectiveness ...

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Short-term vs long term abx treatment for nocardia infections

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Risk factors for disseminated tuberculosis and associated survival in adults without HIV AbstractObjectives. The global resurgence of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) post-COVID-19 pandemic highlights the necessity of understanding host risk fact

Factors were associated with disseminated TB: age ≥ 45 years, BMI < 18.5 kg/m², immunosuppressive therapy, and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
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Non-Pneuomophila Legionnaires' Disease in Cancer Patients:... : Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice This paper describes 3 cases of cancer patients who were effectively treated for pneumonia caused by non-pneumophila species, definitively identified via culture or microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) an...

Post hurricane, we have seen an increase in legionella cases. Non-pneumophila cases can be missed. New diagnostics are helping get to the diagnosis faster and getting treatment faster especially in our immunocomprimised pts. #oncid #idsky #txid

Pleuritic type chest pain on deep inhalation in a profound/prolonged neutropenic patient w pulmonary nodules...you should be thinking about pulmonary IFI like aspergillus, esp if not on anti mold triazole or sub-therapeutic. #idsky #transplantID #oncID