Meeting
Abstract Number: 657
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old man presented with one day of confusion, dyspnea, and a dry cough. A month ago, he was diagnosed with osteomyelitis of his left hallux and he was undergoing treatment with daily ceftriaxone and daptomycin infusions. Vital signs revealed a temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius, a heart rate of 94, a respiratory […]
Abstract Number: 736
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with past medical history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, recently admitted for right calcaneal osteomyelitis complicated by vancomycin-resistant MRSA bacteremia, was discharged to a rehabilitation facility to complete a course of ceftaroline and daptomycin for 6 weeks duration. He presented to the emergency room about 3 weeks later with skin […]
Abstract Number: 863
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 70-year-old man who developed MSSA bacteremia after removal of a spinal stimulator. The bacteremia cleared with cefazolin treatment, but he developed an MSSA psoas abscess. He underwent abscess source reduction and was started on oxacillin, based on culture sensitivities. Unfortunately, he developed encephalopathy and was restarted on […]