Case Presentation: A 35‐year‐old man from Louisiana presented with 1 day of sharp and constant right lateral chest pain. The patient noted a similar pain in the right upper chest 2 weeks prior that had gradually resolved. He denied trauma to the region, association of the pain with exertion, fever, chills, night sweats, weight loss, […]

Background: Nosocomial infections contribute significantly to morbidity and increase health care costs for both pediatric and adult patients in the United States.(1) Intravenous access remains a main source of nosocomial infections from environmental and (non-intentional) aseptic technique violations by healthcare providers via contact with stopcocks, IV tubing, and syringes.(2,3) Stopcock contamination and repeated syringe strokes […]