Andrew Fuller

TL;DR: Antibiotic therapy, especially linezolid with or without rifampicin and fusidic acid, in conjunction with surgical debulking is effective therapy for the majority of patients with serious infections (including endocarditis) caused by SA-RVS.

TL;DR: SMART-COP is a simple, practical clinical tool for accurately predicting the need for IRVS that is likely to assist clinicians in determining CAP severity.

TL;DR: The molecular divergence and geographically unique origin lead us to believe that this organism should be considered a novel species and the name “Orientia chuto,” and the prototype strain is strain Dubai, named after the location in which the patient was infected.

TL;DR: The vast majority of patients with CAP can be treated successfully with narrow-spectrum beta-lactam treatment, such as penicillin combined with doxycycline or a macrolide, and greater use of such therapy could potentially reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance among common bacterial pathogens.

TL;DR: This case describes successful treatment of a Balamuthia mandrillaris brain abscess using prolonged antimicrobial agents with complete excision and illustrates the risk of dissemination from cutaneous to cerebral amoebic lesions, potential progression with corticosteroid therapy, and the prospect for curative excision.