Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a DNA hepadnavirus, commonly implicated in reactivation disease after immunosuppression, especially in solid-organ and stem cell transplant patients. Bendamustine is an alkylating chemotherapeutic agent introduced into the management of hematological malignancies within ...

Fever and deranged transaminases with liver mass(es) on imaging mandates further evaluation of the mass(es) and should be followed radiologically and clinically. In the absence of a definitive diagnosis, repeat biopsy should be done. Keywords: ...

Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete that can cause Lyme disease from an infected tick bite causing a myriad of syndromes ranging from erythema migrans to oligoarticular arthritis and/or atrioventricular conduction block in the heart. It ...

Lactobacillus species are facultative gram-positive, catalase-negative anaerobic bacilli that are part of the normal bacterial flora of the human gastrointestinal mucosa. They are rarely considered a pathogen but have been reported to cause bacteremia with ...

Micromonas micros is an oral anaerobic Gram-positive coccus and is a commensal of the mouth, and it is rarely isolated in prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and even less frequently related to a preceding dental procedure ...