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Complications Of Brucella Infection In Previously Healthy Adult Male, Caila D. Knighton, Sarah C. Corley, Hope E. Oddo Moise
Complications Of Brucella Infection In Previously Healthy Adult Male, Caila D. Knighton, Sarah C. Corley, Hope E. Oddo Moise
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A 36-year-old Mexican immigrant male presented to an outside hospital after being found down in a sugarcane field. On initial presentation he was febrile to 104.7, hypotensive with a GCS of 3. He soon had an episode of emesis, with new onset seizure activity. He was refractory to fluid resuscitation, started on pressors and intubated before being transferred to UMC. Blood cultures drawn and returned positive for Brucella. While being one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide, Brucella infections are reported 100 to 200 times annually in the United States. Typically, Brucellosis presents with malaise, fever, night sweats and …
Antibody Titers Against Sars-Cov-2 Omicron Variant B.1.1.529 And Subvariant Ba.2 Following Vaccination, Brendan Tate, Amber Trauth, Alistair Ramsay, Michael Hagensee
Antibody Titers Against Sars-Cov-2 Omicron Variant B.1.1.529 And Subvariant Ba.2 Following Vaccination, Brendan Tate, Amber Trauth, Alistair Ramsay, Michael Hagensee
Medical Student Research Poster Symposium
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant B.1.1.529 and subvariant BA.2 were first detected in late 2021. The Omicron variant quickly became the most widespread in the United States due to its increased transmissibility compared to previous SARS-CoV-2 variants. The BA.2 sub-lineage has been shown to be particularly communicable and was the most prevalent strain in the United States as of March 2022. It is unknown if this increased infectivity of BA.2 is due to depressed antibody quantities following vaccination against wild-type virus or previous infection with other strains of SARSCoV-2. The goal of this study is …
Granulomatous Tenosynovitis Of The Hand Due To Mycobacterium Kansasii In An Immune-Competent Host, Sarah Corley, Ellen Ingram, Logan Ledet
Granulomatous Tenosynovitis Of The Hand Due To Mycobacterium Kansasii In An Immune-Competent Host, Sarah Corley, Ellen Ingram, Logan Ledet
Medical Student Research Poster Symposium
A 50-year-old male with a past medical history of intravenous drug use and compensated cirrhosis due to treated Hepatitis C infection presented to an orthopedic clinic with a rare form of a Mycobacterium kansasii infection. Normally this infection lends itself to pulmonary manifestations in immunocompromised individuals [1]; however, this immunocompetent patient presented solely with skeletal complaints, specifically in the form of a mass on the dorsal surface of his left wrist which was later diagnosed as severe extensor tenosynovitis. Surgery was suggested as treatment, but the patient did not elect to undergo the procedure as the mass spontaneously resolved. However, …
Escherichia Coli Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis From A Non-Genitourinary Source: A Case Reportand Review Of The Literature, Robert Quiring, Victoria Burke
Escherichia Coli Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis From A Non-Genitourinary Source: A Case Reportand Review Of The Literature, Robert Quiring, Victoria Burke
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Introduction: E. coli is a rare cause of infective endocarditis due to its lack of traditional virulence factors that promote endocardial adherence. Antecedent genitourinary infection is the most common source. Case: We present a case of a 55-year-old Honduran man with a recent bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement and tricuspid valve repair who presented with one month of subjective fevers, night sweats, anorexia, and significant weight loss. After extensive work-up, the patient was diagnosed with E. coli infective endocarditis secondary to E. coli growth in blood cultures and a TEE revealing a vegetation on his prosthetic mitral valve. An indolent gastrointestinal …