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Salmonella enteritidis meningitis in an immunocompetent adult [PDF]

Clinical Medicine
Invasive Salmonella infection is associated with high morbidity and mortality. It commonly affects patients who are immunocompromised or at extremes of age. We report an unusual case of a previously well 50-year-old gentleman with disseminated Salmonella
Pearl Wee, Seow Yen Tan, Gabriel Shih Chung Yiin, Kar Mun Eu, Tunn Ren Tay   +4 more
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Acute Herpes Simplex Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Adult with Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021
Herpes simplex esophagitis (HSE) represents a rare entity in immunocompetent patients and has infrequently been described in association with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Causality in this rare association remains a debated topic. We present a case of
Thomas Adam Wichelmann, Ryan T. Hoff, Dean N. Silas   +2 more
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Fusarium solani causing quasi-invasive infection of the foot in an immunocompetent middle-aged man from South India

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2013
Fusarium solani is commonly found in soil, and it is associated with infections in immunocompromised individuals. Fusaroium solani causing infection in immunocompetent adult male is rare and usually overlooked.
Mohan H Kudur, P Y Prakash, M Savitha
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Gut microbiota modulation induced by Zika virus infection in immunocompetent mice

Scientific Reports, 2021
Gut microbiota composition can modulate neuroendocrine function, inflammation, and cellular and immunological responses against different pathogens, including viruses.
Rafael Corrêa, Igor de Oliveira Santos, Heloísa Antoniella Braz-de-Melo, Lívia Pimentel de Sant’Ana, Raquel das Neves Almeida, Gabriel Pasquarelli-do-Nascimento, Paulo Sousa Prado, Gary P. Kobinger, Corinne F. Maurice, Kelly Grace Magalhães   +9 more
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HHV‐6–Positive Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Adult: Diagnostic Challenges in Distinguishing Active Infection From Chromosomal Integration: A Case Report [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Consider human herpesvirus 6 (HHV‐6) in immunocompetent adults with viral meningitis when standard tests are negative. Qualitative CSF PCR requires cautious interpretation because it cannot exclude chromosomally integrated HHV‐6.
Hatem M. Taha, Anwar Zahran, Orabi Hajjeh, Bara AbuBaha, Mohammed AbuBaha, Omar Marouf   +5 more
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Human herpesvirus-7 meningitis in an immunocompetent adult patient: a case report

Future Science OA, 2023
Aim: The underlying pathological mechanisms of CNS human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) related infections are still unknown, especially among immunocompetent adults.
Rabih Fares, Madonna Matar
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Case report: Clinical and virological characteristics of aseptic meningitis caused by a recombinant echovirus 18 in an immunocompetent adult

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
Echovirus 18 has been recognized as an important causative pathogen of aseptic meningitis in young children worldwide, and echovirus 18-induced meningitis is rarely found in adults with immunocompetence.
Chunmei Jiang, Zhixiang Xu, Jin Li, Jiaqi Zhang, Xingkui Xue, Jingxia Jiang, Guihua Jiang, Xisheng Wang, Yun Peng, Tian Chen, Zhenzhen Liu, Liu Xie, Haibin Gao, Yingxia Liu, Yang Yang   +14 more
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Cryptococcal infection causing longitudinal extensive transverse myelitis in an immunocompetent individual: Case report and literature review

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
Cryptococcal CNS infections in immunocompetent individuals are occasionally reported in literature. The spinal manifestations of cryptococcal CNS infections are epidural abscess, chronic arachnoiditis, intramedullary granuloma, myelitis and vasculitis ...
Ashwin Kumar Panda, Sourav Hazra, Aldrin Anthony, Suman Kushwaha   +3 more
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Leclercia adecarboxylata urinary tract infection in a patient with bladder cancer and recurrent hematuria

Urology Case Reports, 2021
Leclercia adecarboxylata is an rare human pathogen, mostly affecting immunocompromised individuals or as one microbe in polymicrobial infections in immunocompetent patients. L. adecarboxylata is rarely isolated from the urinary tract.
Jonathan Li, Alyssa Park, Brant R. Fulmer, Tullika Garg   +3 more
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Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis due to toxoplasma: An autopsy study

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2018
Toxoplasma is an obligate intracellular parasite that remains asymptomatic in humans but, at times, can cause devastating disease. Here, we describe an autopsy study of a young immunocompetent gentleman with no comorbidities whose presentation was acute ...
Yareeda Sireesha, Megha S Uppin, Komal Bohra, Rajesh Alugolu, Mathukumalli L Neeharika, Angamuthu Kanikannan   +5 more
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