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Case ReportInfectious Diseases

'Once Bitten': A Case of Tetanus Following Snakebite in Australia.

A 58-year-old woman in Victoria, Australia, presented after a suspected Tiger snake bite. She was not current with her tetanus vaccination and did not receive a booster.

Med J AustSep 30, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Effectiveness and safety of the available preventive tuberculosis treatment regimens for children and adolescents: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness and safety of tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimens in children and adolescents under 18 years.

BMJ Paediatr OpenSep 30, 2026Read summary
Case ReportHematology

POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal plasma cell disorder and skin changes) associated with Castleman disease and latent tuberculosis: a diagnostic challenge.

A woman in her 40s presented with progressive multisystem disease, including chronic distal neuropathy, constitutional decline, lymphadenopathy, and serosal effusions.

BMJ Case RepSep 30, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Saprochaete pneumonia presenting as septic shock in an elderly patient with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.

An elderly woman with poorly controlled diabetes presented with community-acquired pneumonia, septic shock, and multi-organ dysfunction. Despite initial antibiotic treatment, her condition deteriorated.

BMJ Case RepSep 30, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Effectiveness of psychosocial counselling on treatment adherence among patients with a new tuberculosis diagnosis in primary care: a study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

This study protocol outlines a cluster-randomised controlled trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial counselling on treatment adherence among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in primary care…

BMJ OpenSep 30, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Positive Syphilis Serology With Concurrent Disseminated Talaromycosis marneffei in a Patient With HIV: A Case Report.

A 37-year-old male with HIV presented with a rash and was initially diagnosed with secondary syphilis based on positive serology. After ampicillin treatment failed to improve his condition, he developed fever and cough.

Am J Case RepSep 30, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchEndocrinology

Urinary dipstick findings and UTI risk with SGLT2 inhibitors: a post-hoc analysis of the CANVAS and CREDENCE trials.

This post-hoc analysis of the CANVAS and CREDENCE trials evaluated the relationship between urinary dipstick findings and UTI risk in 8614 participants with type 2 diabetes.

Nephrol Dial TransplantSep 30, 2026Read summary
Case ReportGeneral SurgeryOpen access

Severe upper limb soft tissue infection with compartment syndrome following a scratch injury: a case report.

A 58-year-old female teacher developed a severe soft tissue infection in her left arm following a minor scratch from a student.

J Med Case RepSep 30, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchPreventive Medicine / Public HealthOpen access

A community-based participatory research and community health workers-led health education strategy for schistosomiasis control among schoolchildren in Pemba Island, Zanzibar: a cluster-randomized trial.

This cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluated a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach led by community health workers for schistosomiasis control among schoolchildren in Pemba, Zanzibar.

Infect Dis PovertySep 30, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchGastroenterology

8 weeks versus 12 weeks of sofosbuvir-velpatasvir for treatment-naive, non-cirrhotic, chronic hepatitis C (RESOLVE): a multicentre, open-label, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial in India.

The RESOLVE multicentre, open-label, randomised non-inferiority trial compared 8 versus 12 weeks of daily sofosbuvir-velpatasvir in treatment-naive adults with chronic hepatitis C without cirrhosis at five publicly…

LancetSep 30, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Lumbar spinal brucellosis presenting as an atypical epidural abscess.

A man in his 50s presented with low back pain and lower limb radiculopathy. MRI revealed a ventral epidural collection at L4-L5, resembling a sequestered disc fragment, without significant vertebral or disc involvement.

BMJ Case RepSep 29, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Exploring the relationship between HIV Testing frequency and sexual behavior, prevention prophylaxis use among MSM in Southern China.

This randomized controlled trial investigated the relationship between HIV testing frequency, sexual behaviors, and prophylaxis use among 327 men who have sex with men (MSM) in Guangxi, China.

PLoS OneSep 29, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchInfectious Diseases

Real-world evaluation of 2023-2024 XBB.1.5 mRNA and protein-based COVID-19 vaccine reactogenicity from the randomized BEEHIVE trial.

This randomized controlled trial evaluated the reactogenicity of the 2023-2024 XBB.1.5 mRNA and protein-based COVID-19 vaccines in participants with prior mRNA vaccination.

Hum Vaccin ImmunotherSep 29, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Localised cutaneous leishmaniasis in an immunosuppressed host: the role for adjuvant photodynamic therapy after incomplete amphotericin B response.

An immunocompromised man in his 70s presented with a 15-year verrucous plaque on the right hallux, initially misdiagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma.

BMJ Case RepSep 28, 2026Read case
Case ReportCardiology

Delayed cardiac conduction disease in a young adult following childhood Chagas infection.

A Bolivian man in his 30s presented to the emergency department with non-exertional chest pain and intermittent second-degree atrioventricular block.

Ir Med JSep 28, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Diagnostic Challenges in mNGS for Pulmonary Mucormycosis Presenting with Imaging Features Resembling Those of Lung Cancer.

A 67-year-old woman with diabetes presented with cough and sputum production. Imaging suggested lung cancer due to a right hilar mass, bronchial obstruction, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

Int Med Case Rep JSep 28, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Pulmonary Actinomycosis Diagnosed via BALF mNGS in a 53-Year-Old Nonsmoking Man With Pneumoconiosis and Penicillin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report.

A 53-year-old nonsmoking man with pneumoconiosis presented with a month-long history of cough and hemoptysis. Imaging revealed bilateral upper-lung masses and lymphadenopathy, leading to a right upper lobectomy under…

Am J Case RepSep 27, 2026Read case
Case ReportOphthalmology

Bacterial orbital infection leading to orbital exenteration: a case series.

This case series describes three people who underwent orbital exenteration for bacterial infection. Two infections arose from odontogenic sources; the third was periorbital/orbital necrotizing fasciitis associated with…

J Craniomaxillofac SurgSep 26, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchInternal Medicine (General)

Within-person variability and the minimal important difference of the EQ-VAS in adults with post-COVID-19 condition: a secondary analysis of data from a single-centre randomised controlled trial.

This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial evaluated the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) in adults with post-COVID-19 condition (PCC).

BMJ OpenSep 25, 2026Read summary
Case ReportInfectious DiseasesOpen access

Aggressive brainstem listeria abscess in an immunocompetent individual: A case report.

An immunocompetent patient in their late 50s presented with neurolisteriosis characterized by multifocal brainstem abscesses. The case involved an extensive negative infectious workup and a complex antibiotic regimen.

Neurol SciSep 25, 2026Read case
Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Lower Limb Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Associated with Corynebacterium minutissimum in an Adolescent: A Case Report and Surgical Management.

A 14-year-old boy presented with progressive ulceration, swelling, and malodor in the left lower leg, leading to a diagnosis of necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI).

J Vis ExpSep 25, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis: A case report from southeastern China and review of the literature.

A 53-year-old male presented with multiple ulcerated lesions, leading to a diagnosis of lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis. Pathological analysis showed an inflammatory reaction, while imaging studies were normal.

Medicine (Baltimore)Sep 25, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

First reported human Castellaniella defragrans bacteraemia: a case report.

An 82-year-old man with monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis, later diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, presented with fever, confusion, and signs of sepsis.

Swiss Med WklySep 25, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

An unusual cause of a necrotic bullous skin lesion: a case report.

A man in his 30s presented with a necrotic bullous lesion on his right palm and ipsilateral lymphadenopathy after contact with a hare carcass in Canada. Initial treatment with a cephalosporin was ineffective.

Swiss Med WklySep 25, 2026Read case

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