Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with a recently diagnosed HIV infection presented to the hospital with dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain and fatigue for 4 days. Six weeks prior, he was found to have HIV infection with a CD4+ cell count of 17 cells/ul and an HIV viral load of 41,399 copies/mL. He was prescribed antiretroviral […]

Background: Hospital‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA‐MRSA) infections annually affect almost 21,000 patients nationwide. Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) in preventing HA‐MRSA infections associated with invasive procedures. Several small studies involving CHG baths in the intensive care unit (ICU) have demonstrated a reduction in HA‐MRSA colonization and bacteremia. However, the […]