Meeting
Abstract Number: 229
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 52‐year‐old man with a history of psoriasis presented with a 1‐week of gradually worsening and throbbing headache over both his temples. He found little relief from nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, and his headache was different from prior headaches. The pain did not radiate. He did not experience any neck pain, photophobia, phonophobia, rigors, […]
Abstract Number: 229
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Identification of pathogens causing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalized patients has improved with the utilization of nasopharyngeal (NP) polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Literature shows that 20-25% of pathogens are identified when using urine antigens, sputum and blood cultures, and can improve up to 70% when adding NP PCR for viruses, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus […]