The perfect human pathogen?With winter comes norovirus. This Q&A post tests your knowledge of what may be the perfect human pathogen.Jarrad HallJanuary 6, 2019
Escaping bugsA 13-year old female with pyelonephritis is being treated with ceftriaxone. Enterobacter cloacae is cultured. Got a problem with that?Chris NicksonJanuary 6, 2019
Fever in a spinal patientA woman had a spinal injury from a car crash at 2 years of age; she since had spinal surgery and has a baclofen pump. Now she has a fever - what's the cause?Chris NicksonJanuary 6, 2019
CAP Challenge!Australia CAP - 'Microbial Mystery' of case-based Q&As focusing on causative organisms and antibiotic selection.Chris NicksonJanuary 6, 2019
Sick, Shocked and Sunburned?A 15 year-old female with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, whole body 'sunburn' and hypotension. It's over to you...Chris NicksonJanuary 6, 2019
Fulminant pneumococcal pneumoniaA 27 year old female with metastatic ovarian cancer for whom treatment options have been exhausted arrives in the ED in extremis.Paul YoungJanuary 6, 2019
Gram Negative Diplococci21 year-old presenting to the emergency department with fevers and agitation. His lumbar puncture confirms Gram Negative DiplococciPaul YoungJanuary 6, 2019