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Advancing Science, Improving Care A joint meeting of IDSA, SHEA, HIVMA & PIDS 🗓️ Oct 21-24, 2026, in Washington, DC

It's #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 Which chronic soft tissue disease is characterized by the presence of "grains" that are aggregates of microbes in a "cement-like matrix" produced by the pathogens and are often heavily melanized? Comment your guess! Answer reveal tomorrow.

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Happy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 What eponymous neurologic syndrome of Lyme neuroborreliosis is characterized by severe, painful meningoradiculitis, peripheral motor paresis, and lymphocytic CSF pleocytosis? Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

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Happy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 Which dematiaceous fungus was identified as the primary cause of the 2012 multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis linked to contaminated steroid injections? Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

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What dermatophyte infection causes deep perifollicular granulomatous inflammation, presenting as erythematous nodules or plaques, typically after local trauma or topical steroid use, and extends beyond the superficial epidermis into the dermis? Answer reveal tomorrow.

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‪And the answer is... What is Purple Urine Bag Syndrome (PUBS)? You got it, @culturebeat.bsky.social! 🎉 See you next Thursday for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz!

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Happy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 What benign urinary syndrome, classically seen in chronically catheterized patients, is characterized by a striking urine color caused by metabolism of tryptophan by enzymes produced by enteric bacteria? Answer reveal tomorrow.

Happy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 What benign urinary syndrome, classically seen in chronically catheterized patients, is characterized by a striking urine color caused by metabolism of tryptophan by enzymes produced by enteric bacteria? Answer reveal tomorrow.

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Happy #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! 🧠💡 Which Brazilian physician–scientist, whose surname is immortalized in an eponymous parasitic disease, named its causative organism after his mentor and was also the first to identify the organism later known as Pneumocystis? Guess below!

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