Meeting
Abstract Number: 280
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Racial minorities are underrepresented in cancer-related clinical trials. One commonly recognized contributor to this is medical mistrust. Methods: This study used data from the 2020 National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS), a cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 3865 participants. We sought to determine the prevalence of medical mistrust and its impact […]
Abstract Number: 736
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Reports of COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) have increased. Most cases are in persons older than 65 years of age, who are mechanically ventilated, have chronic lung disease, and/or are immunocompromised. Aspergillus can lead to infections such as chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). IPA has the highest […]
Abstract Number: 829
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A healthy 43-year-old Caucasian male who recently traveled to East Africa was presented to the emergency department with a high-grade fever (105.3F), and myalgia. He denied taking malaria chemoprophylaxis. On presentation, he was febrile, hypotensive, and tachycardic. He appeared to be ill, and toxic with no palpable organomegaly. His initial blood tests revealed […]