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Human pythiosis keratitis is a rare but potentially sight-threatening infection. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy who developed a nonhealing corneal ulcer after finger nail trauma that did not respond to broad-spectrum antibiotics. Initial cultures identified Staphylococcus warneri and Streptococcus mitis. Worse …
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Objectives: This study aimed to examine a decade-long epidemiology of candidaemia to explore the risk factors associated with it, and describe its clinical outcomes in hospitalised adult patients. Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Adult pat …
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Objectives: Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis, yet its prevalence may be underestimated due to the challenges in diagnosis. We present a series of cases where patients were treated for Q fever infection based primarily on their clinical features and available laboratory tests, highlighting the difficulties in establishin …