Microscopy of bronchial aspirate showing gram-positive bacilli. A 71-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) developed fever, anorexia, and shortness of breath. He ...

OBJECTIVE: Tracheal aspirates (TAs) from mechanically ventilated very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are frequently obtained during the evaluation of suspected sepsis, tracheitis, or ...

Anthrax is a rare bacterial infection acquired by inhalation, ingestion, or cutaneous contact with the endospores of B. anthracis. 2 The organism is normally a pathogen of large herbivorous mammals, ...

Despite having a low occurrence rate, Listeria monocytogenes represents one of the most prominent foodborne pathogens in the world. This opportunistic gram-positive bacillus is able to cross three ...