Background: The hands of hospitalists are often the source for transmitting multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs), and as such are the target of numerous hand hygiene interventions. Despite this focus, the prevalence of various MDROs on healthcare personnel (HCP) hands during routine patient care has not been well established. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review to: [...]

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old female with a history of hypertension, depression, and alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department with right facial swelling and pain after biting her cheek the previous night. The patient first noticed a small, unconcerning “red bump” on her cheek that was minimally painful earlier that morning. She was admitted to [...]

Case Presentation: 59 yo Caucasian male presented from an outside hospital (OSH) with primary complaint of “leg abscesses” of 1 wk duration. Patient was afebrile, vital signs stable and in no acute distress complaining of painful “leg abscesses.” PMHx significant for recurrent scrotal cellulitis for the past few years, but was improving when the leg [...]