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From the Division of Infectious Diseases (E.M.) and the Departments of Radiology (V.V.M.) and Pathology (M.M.-K.), Massachusetts General Hospital; and the Departments of Medicine (E.M.), Radiology (V.V.M.), and Pathology (M.M.-K.), Harvard Medical School — both in Boston.
We thank Drs. Alison Avram, Rajesh Gandhi, and Mayra Lorenzo for their assistance with the preparation of the case history.
This case was discussed at the postgraduate course Infectious Diseases of Adults, sponsored by the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education, Course Directors Stephen B. Calderwood, Nesli Basgoz, and Jay A. Fishman.
Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org.
Dr. Mylonakis reports receiving grant support from Astellas and T2 Biosystems, fees for board membership from Astellas, and lecture fees from Pfizer. Dr. Muse reports receiving consulting fees and lecture fees from Biomedical Systems.
No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
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