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Bacteria
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Type F Botulism Due to Clostridium baratii
09/11/2024
Emily Penrose, MS; Kerry Ohlson, RN, BSN; Kristine Voos, BS, CHES; Brenden A. Bedard, MPH; Paul A. Petit, MSL
This paper summarizes a case of botulism in a 69-year-old man caused by Clostridium baratii (C. baratii) type F toxin and the resultant investigation conducted at a local health department. The case is...
09/11/2024
photoclinic
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photoclinic
Urticarial Reaction From Cadmium Contamination After Vaping: A Public Health Concern
03/03/2024

Channi Silence, MS1 • Erin Gilbert, MD2 • Arianne S. Kourosh, MD, MPH1,3

Channi Silence, MS1 • Erin Gilbert, M...
A 48-year-old woman presented to the office of an academic dermatologist specializing in contact dermatitis for evaluation of transient and migrating ill-defined erythematous smooth lesions on unexposed...
03/03/2024
Original Research
Original Research
Outpatient Antimicrobial Practices of a Large Academic Center
10/19/2022
Antibiotic resistance leads to an estimated 2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths per year in the United States, making it one of the greatest public health threats today. Prescribing antibiotics...
10/19/2022
Original Research
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Original Research
Identifying HIV Risk Factors in a Single-Site Study
10/02/2015
Faith Powell, MD; Alexis Shahidi, MD; Ravina Patel, BS; Kwaku Gyekye, BS
The prevalence of HIV in the United States is currently 1.2 million, peaking between the ages of 20 and 30 years of age, while AIDS peaks at close to 45 years of age.
10/02/2015
Case In Point
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Case In Point
As Difficult as it Gets: Challenges in Managing Early Lyme Disease With Anaplasmosis Co-Infection
07/29/2015
Dongsheng Jiang, MD, MS; Joanna Jiang, MD; Juan Qiu, MD, PhD
Lyme disease is the predominant vector-borne ailment in the United States, afflicting approximately 476,000 individuals annually. Notably, 95% of LD cases reported to the CDC emanate from 14 states spanning...
07/29/2015