SIR—We read with interest the article by Wang et al.[1] on Over the next few days, there was
an increase in crepitant cellulitis Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in Taiwan. The …

Fig. 3: Involvement of the palm. there is an incubation period of 10–90 days before a painless
papule (chancre) appears at the site of inoculation (genitalia or oral mucosa) associated …

Study objectives To compare the efficacies of 10-day regimens of grepafloxacin (GFX) (Raxar
or Vaxar; Glaxo Wellcome; Greenford, UK), 600 qd, and clarithromycin (CLA) (Klacid, …

Of 300 men in Nairobi, Kenya, with culture-proven chancroid, 57% had acquired infection
from prostitutes. The majority of infections were acquired in the city of Nairobi. All 10 female …

Severe skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are often life-threatening emergencies that
require a rapid diagnosis. Gas gangrene is one of the most fulminant types of SSTI and is …

Discussion Clostridium septicum is an aerotolerant gram-positive, gas-producing bacillus. It
can be distinguished from the more common Clostridium perfringens by the presence of …

… Dylewski [1] for the feedback on our article [2]. It is understood that the usefulness of nucleic
acid amplification (NAA) tests varies with the prevalence of the disease among the …

T-helper:T-suppressor cell ratios of 1 or less were found in 2 of 42 homosexual men without
antibodies to cytomegalovirus but in 33 of 67 homosexual men with antibodies (p < 0.001). …

… Joe Geiser. Their everyday exchange of ideas in the lab was … I have spent even more time
in the lab with Joe, who helped … It was great to be able to absorb some of Joe's knowledge …

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) accounts for 5 to 15% of TB cases (1). TB of the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract is estimated to occur in 1% of all TB cases and in 12% of cases of …