Case Studies in Infectious Diseases

Co-Moderator (T & E Cmte)(s)

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  Rebekah Dumm, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Assistant Professor
  Washington University School of Medicine
  St Louis, Missouri, United States
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  Rebecca Yee, PhD (she/her/hers)

  Chief of Microbiology, Assistant Professor of Pathology
  George Washington University
  Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Session

Description: Challenging Case Studies are presented by trainees or technologists. They will discuss the case's clinical history, molecular analysis, interesting features, and the proposed diagnosis. Other molecular testing methods, if applicable, will be included in the presentation, including biopsies, gross/microscopic pathology, immunohistochemistry/flow cytometry, and cytogenetic findings.

Session

Objectives:
- Describe the context of a challenging clinical case.
- Discuss the molecular pathology techniques used in the diagnosis of the case.
- Propose a final diagnosis based upon findings and diagnostic evidence.

Presentations:

• 7:00 AM - 7:15 AM EST

  Identification of Streptococcus intermedius Associated With Culture-Negative Brain Abscesses and Meningoencephalitis Through CSF Metagenomic Sequencing
  

  Case Presenter: Chris Condron
• 7:15 AM - 7:30 AM EST

  Cross-reactivity of Streptococcus species with the Enterococcus assay of the Biofire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) panel
  

  Case Presenter: Oana Vele
• 7:30 AM - 7:45 AM EST

  Burned by Persistent Fever: A Case of Acute Coxiella burnetii Infection
  

  Case Presenter: Ayesha Sundaram
• 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM EST

  CNS Co-infection with Aspergillus terreus and Varicella-Zoster Virus Identified by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in an Immunocompromised Host
  

  Case Presenter: George Eng