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Abstract Number: 9
RISK FACTORS FOR PERSISTENT GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI BACTEREMIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SELECTING WHO NEEDS FOLLOW-UP BLOOD CULTURES
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The value of follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) to document clearance of bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli (GNB) has not been well-established. Although previous studies suggested the yield of FUBC for GNB bacteremia is low, it remains to be elucidated for whom FUBC may be beneficial and for whom unnecessary. The objective of the study […]
Abstract Number: 9
RISK FACTORS FOR PERSISTENT GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI BACTEREMIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SELECTING WHO NEEDS FOLLOW-UP BLOOD CULTURES
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The value of follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) to document clearance of bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli (GNB) has not been well-established. Although previous studies suggested the yield of FUBC for GNB bacteremia is low, it remains to be elucidated for whom FUBC may be beneficial and for whom unnecessary. The objective of the study […]
Abstract Number: 824
A CASE OF AN ELDERLY PATIENT RECOVERING FROM FATAL ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND SURGERY
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old Japanese man with chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes presented with a 2-day history of recurrent fever six days after the termination of a 12-day antimicrobial treatment for pyelonephritis caused by Escherichia coli. The physical examination revealed a body temperature of 38.9 °C, respiratory rate of 24 breaths per minute, […]
Abstract Number: 824
Rapid Cognitive Decline in a Renal Transplant Patient
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65 year-old man with a history of ESRD with a live-donor renal transplant three years ago, on immunosuppressive therapy and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis, presented with progressive confusion and headaches for one week. Review of systems was notable for dry cough and subjective fever for one month. Physical exam revealed a one centimeter […]
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