A 22-year-old female from the midwestern U.S. presented for the assessment of a tender neck lesion. Eight years earlier, she underwent a biopsy of a mass in the same location; the culture grew Histoplasma capsulatum. The patients prior physicians felt that the infection was likely to be self-limiting and did not prescribe antimicrobial therapy.
Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) is an important complication after the implantation of a prosthetic joint. Roughly one million hip or knee arthroplasties are performed in the United States annually, with that number being expected to reach
Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Bilateral Knees Caused by Pasteurella Multocida Read More »
The patient is a 32-year-old male with a past medical history of intravenous (IV) drug use and a recently diagnosed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus right calf abscess who presented with a two-week history of left eye pain.
It has been twenty-five years since antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) became available. This review summarizes clinical data for the established 2DRs and explores some of the remaining questions and concerns about these regimens.
Dual Antiretroviral Regimens for HIV – Here to Stay Read More »
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) infection is a rare cause of meningoencephalitis. Brain abscess represents only 1–10% of Listeria central nervous system (CNS) manifestations.
The formulation of a rapid differential diagnosis can be aided by categorizing common clinical syndromes. Our review article presents a case of a fever/jaundice presentation with a review of its most common causes.
Syndromic Approach – Fever and Jaundice Read More »
A 39 y/o patient with an infected aortic endograft presents to the ER. He was hypotensive on admission and the above organism was isolated in a blood culture.
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The formulation of a rapid differential diagnosis can be aided by categorizing common clinical syndromes. Our review article presents a case of a lung/brain syndrome with a review of its most common causes.
Syndromic Differential Diagnosis—Lung–Brain Syndrome Read More »
Infective endocarditis (IE) is defined as an infection of the endothelial layer of heart muscle. This condition leads to significant morbidity and mortality. In 2020, the incidence was estimated to be between 3 and 9 per 100,000 people affected, with a mortality of up to 30% within one month of a diagnosis.
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the population and among hospitalized patients. Despite improvements in the management of critically ill patients with SAB and the introduction of new antibiotics, the mortality rate remains unacceptably
high.
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