2022
De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report
Gandhi S, Klein J, Robertson AJ, Peña-Hernández MA, Lin MJ, Roychoudhury P, Lu P, Fournier J, Ferguson D, Mohamed Bakhash SAK, Catherine Muenker M, Srivathsan A, Wunder EA, Kerantzas N, Wang W, Lindenbach B, Pyle A, Wilen CB, Ogbuagu O, Greninger AL, Iwasaki A, Schulz WL, Ko AI. De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1547. PMID: 35301314, PMCID: PMC8930970, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29104-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionVirologic responsePersistent SARS-CoV-2 infectionResistance mutationsPre-treatment specimensB-cell deficiencyRemdesivir resistanceRemdesivir therapyViral sheddingCase reportAntiviral agentsPatientsCombinatorial therapyInfectionTherapyWhole-genome sequencingTreatmentImportance of monitoringDe novo emergenceFold increaseRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseNovo emergencePotential benefitsMutationsIndolent
2016
Unusual presentation of disseminated Nocardia abscessus infection in a patient with AIDS
Sherbuk J, Saly D, Barakat L, Ogbuagu O. Unusual presentation of disseminated Nocardia abscessus infection in a patient with AIDS. BMJ Case Reports 2016, 2016: bcr2016215649. PMID: 27440848, PMCID: PMC4964189, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215649.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAbscessus infectionCentral nervous system lesionsNodular pulmonary infiltratesExcellent therapeutic responseRing-enhancing lesionsNervous system lesionsCombination antimicrobial therapyChest CT scanPulmonary infiltratesSubacute headacheChronic coughFecal incontinenceGeneralised weaknessPathological examinationSystem lesionsPurulent materialSubcutaneous nodulesUnusual presentationTherapeutic responseAntimicrobial therapySpinal cordCT scanSubcutaneous lesionsN. abscessusLesions