Not Your Garden-Variety Bacteremia: Gardnerella in an Immunocompromised Man

Pasteurella multocida Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient

We present the case of a 61-year-old Caucasian gentleman who presented with a one-day history of fever, chills, and altered mental status. His symptoms were initially thought to be secondary to cellulitis. Blood cultures grew Pasteurella multocida, a rare pathogen to cause bacteremia. Our patient was treated with ciprofloxacin for two weeks and made a complete and uneventful recovery. Our patie...

A Blistering Eruption in an Immunocompromised Man

A 51-year-old man with a history of thyroid cancer and stage IV peripheral T-cell lymphoma presented emergently to the hospital with a 1-week history of a diffuse, painful eruption. He had received 6 cycles of chemotherapy and 7 weeks prior had received an autologous stem cell transplant as treatment for his lymphoma and was started on fluconazole and acyclovir at that time. Three weeks prior t...

Ecchymotic groin plaques in an immunocompromised man.

Bacteremia due to Dietzia maris in an immunocompromised patient.

Despite few data to guide practice, no well-stated clinical guidelines, and the lack of approval by the US Federal Drug Administration for the practice, nearly 1 of every 5 physicians surveyed here used ceftriaxone for the treatment of early-stage syphilis. The physicians queried were by definition specialists in infectious diseases; therefore, this response may overestimate national practice. ...

Bacteremia caused by Arcobacter butzleri in an immunocompromised host.

Arcobacter butzleri is an emerging pathogen that has been implicated as the causative agent of persistent watery diarrhea. We describe a case involving a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who developed invasive A. butzleri bacteremia. This case illustrates the unique challenges involved in diagnosing infections caused by emerging gastrointestinal pathogens.