A young woman notices a bruise that looks like an erythema m…
A young woman notices a bruise that looks like an erythema migrans lesion on her lower leg. She cannot remember getting bruised, even though she went hiking through the woods last weekend. The bruise goes away in about a week and she thinks nothing more about it. About 2 weeks later, she begins to feel very bad. She has joint and bone pain, extreme fatigue, and her heart just “doesn’t feel right.” What disease does she have, and what antibiotic is used to treat it?
Read DetailsA bone marrow transplant patient develops an abrupt fever wi…
A bone marrow transplant patient develops an abrupt fever with respiratory distress. Despite treatment with antifungal medications, the patient dies on the fifth day. The following organism was isolated from both sputum and blood cultures. Identify the organism shown below: pic19.jpg
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