A kidney transplant recipient presents w/ altered mental status. A golf ball-sized mass is found in his left frontal lobe & surgically drained. Special stains show partially acid fast branching rods. What's the diagnosis? Find out Wed: asm.social/1F2 #CaseStudySaturday

Let’s close out this #LabWeek with a new case study! Can you guess the diagnosis? Stay tuned for the answer on Tues., April 23! asm.social/1OR #ASMClinMicro #CaseStudySaturday #Lab4Life

A man undergoes heart transplant with surgery complicated by bleeding requiring ECMO. Two months after surgery, his axillary surgical site and sternum become infected with a rare pathogen. Can you determine the diagnosis? Find out Tues: asm.social/1H8 #CaseStudySaturday

The answer to this past weekend’s #CaseStudySaturday question is 🥁… C. Burkholderia cepacia complex! Get the details and learn more when you watch the video on the #ASMClinMicro Case Study page: asm.social/1P4

The answer to this past weekend’s #CaseStudySaturday question is 🥁… C. Mycoplasma spp.! Get the details and learn more when you watch the video on the #ASMClinMicro Case Study page: asm.social/1He

A previously healthy college student develops a worsening fever & confusion. TEE reveals a mitral valve vegetation & blood cultures become positive with a short gram-negative bacilli. Can you guess the diagnosis? Get the answer Tuesday: asm.social/1L7 #CaseStudySaturday

Patient presented to the ER with cough, shortness of breath & chest pain with a CT showing a right upper lobe pulmonary nodule. Can you guess the diagnosis? Get the answer on Tuesday, Feb. 27: asm.social/1IX #CaseStudySaturday

The answer to this past weekend’s #CaseStudySaturday question is 🥁… D. Haemophilus parainfluenzae! Get the details and learn more when you watch the video on the #ASMClinMicro Case Study page: asm.social/1Lq