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We’re thrilled to welcome two exceptional candidates to our Infectious Diseases Fellowship program! 🩺🌟 We can’t wait for them to join our team and continue making strides in patient care, research, and education at @IowaMed!!
We still have one spot available for the upcoming cycle starting July 2025 and are eager to find another passionate individual to complete our cohort. If you’re interested in an enriching career in infectious diseases, we’d love to hear from you!
The answer is: Fusarium spp.
Of note, all the fungi listed can grow on routine bacterial B/C.
Talaromyces marneffei causes infection in immunocompromise/AIDS who live in/visit SE Asia, S China.
Pt with CLL, prolong neutropenia (at least since early October), admitted for neutropenic fever, multiple skin lesions, sinus/oropharyngeal infection. No international travel.
Bacterial Blood culture as showed
What is it?
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Provider practices around post-prophylaxis CMV in #transplant are highly varied. Time to harmonize practices in the next #cmv guidelines?
#idx#idtwitter#txid#transplantid
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👏👏Another congratulations to our recent graduated fellow Dr. Nirmal, Dr. Hodges, and @sekar_poorani
on their BMJ Case Report titled ‘Brodie’s abscess of the calcaneus due to Serratia marcescens”👏👏
PMID: 39357921
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👏👏Congratulations to our senior fellow Dr. Hasegawa, @Jin_Kunatum, and @LemuelNonMD on their BMJ Case Report titled ‘Infected Chronic Retroperitoneal Fluid Collection Following Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion”👏👏
Want to see all these cool cases? Become our ID fellows!! 🙌
Pt has had odynophagia/dysphagia for 5 yr when he was in Guatemala before coming to the US. He was sent to our ID Clin!
What is it?
Courtesy of Dr. Sebastian-Lopez & Dr. Hodges.
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It was an exciting week for our team to end the wk with another interesting case.
Pt returned from Karachi, Pakistan. Developed fever, chills, myalgia~10 days after arrival.
Malaria rapid Ag is neg.
His blood smear as shown.
What is it?
The answer will be shown on Sunday.
Suspected Lassa fever case identified by our astute ID team. Tireless effort & collaboration with Micro LabS, Hosp Epi, State Lab, & CDC for Dx & safety.
Transmit by🐭in W Africa, rarely among people. Low risk in US (only 8 cases since 1969, all travel).
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Our own antimicrobial stewardship program director and transplant ID expert, Dr. Dilek Ince received the 2024 ASHE Reviewer Award. Congratulations, Dr. Ince!! #IDWeek24