2019
Pneumococcal Bacteremia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Howard F, Sankey C. Pneumococcal Bacteremia Complicated by Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1653-1657. PMID: 31011972, PMCID: PMC6667527, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05001-x.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisStreptococcal infectionOccult sinusitisPneumococcal bacteremiaRecurrent pneumococcal infectionsS. pneumoniae bacteremiaSevere streptococcal infectionsIntroduction of vaccinesEffective antibiotic treatmentGeneral medical practitionersPneumoniae bacteremiaIntravascular coagulationPneumococcal infectionAntibiotic treatmentPyogenic diseaseStreptococcus pneumoniaeBacteremiaInfectionCausative agentLymphohistiocytosisSuch predispositionSinusitisMedical practitionersIllness scriptsSepsis
2016
Bacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Shih A, Grant M, Sankey C. Bacillus cereus Bacteremia and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry. Infectious Diseases In Clinical Practice 2016, 24: 14-17. DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000000335.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesInjection drug useEndovascular infectionDrug useAppropriate intravenous antibiotic therapyActive injection drug useBacillus cereus bacteremiaIntravenous antibiotic therapyAcute febrile illnessHuman immunodeficiency virusMajor risk factorProsthetic heart valvesCereus bacteremiaFebrile illnessAntibiotic therapyHIV statusRare causeImmunodeficiency virusInvasive infectionsRisk factorsBlood culturesConsecutive daysInfectionHeart valvesFlight mass spectrometryPrevious cases