Microbiologia Medica

First reported case of Phoma multirostrata from central India

Ravita Sharma — 2024-03-11

A 50-year-old male patient, resident of Gondia, Maharashtra, India, presented with chief complaints of swelling and raw areas over left foot for 3 months. Patient was apparently alright 3 months prior when he had a traumatic injury with a piece of wood which went across his whole foot, which was removed by patient himself, and then he visited a private hospital where he was given various medications, which gave him partial relief. After a few days, the patient developed a painful swelling over the left foot, up to the ankle, which was associated with difficulty in walking and local rise of temperature, and not with fever or other symptoms. Following this, after a month, the patient developed a single raised lesion, which progressed to involve the whole left foot over a period of 5 days. The lesions then burst spontaneously, which was associated with bloody discharge. For these complaints, the patient visited a nearby hospital, where he was admitted and given various medications, including tablet amoxycillinpotassium clavulanate 625 mg, tablet pantoprazole 40 mg, tablet paracetamol 500 mg and fusidic acid cream application, which gave him partial relief. After a few days, the patient developed a burning sensation over these lesions, for which he was then referred to GMC, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, from same hospital.

Identification of Brucella (Ochrobactrum) anthropi by MALDI-TOF MS from blood: a case report

Maria Teresa Della Rocca — 2024-03-12

This case report describes the identification of Ochrobactrum anthropi (O.a.), from a positive blood culture using MALDI-TOF spectrometry system. According to the information available this is the first case in AORN Sant’Anna and San Sebastiano, Caserta, Campania, Italy. This microbe is moderately pathogenic and hazardous, with the potential to cause hospital-acquired infections. It is recommended that it be included in hospital “germ alerts”.

Parasites (protozoa and helminths) localized to the Central Nervous System

Nicola Menegotto — 2024-03-29

Parasitoses that are localized to the Central Nervous System (CNS) can cause symptomatic diseases or progress asymptomatically [g1] [AR2]. Any parasites that affect humans could involve the CNS; however, the most common parasitic infection of the CNS is cerebral malaria, followed by neurocysticercosis. Other relatively frequent infections are toxoplasmosis, cystic and alveolar echinococcosis and schistosomiasis [g4] [AR5].