Case Presentation: Ms. M is an 80 yo female with DM 2, COPD and gout, initially admitted to a tertiary care medical center in 2019 for sepsis of presumed urinary origin. She was treated with ceftriaxone and rapidly improved. Her urine culture and blood cultures from admission remained negative on hospital day 3, so she [...]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man with a past medical history of congenital solitary right kidney, chronic idiopathic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy and islet cell transplant, splenectomy, and alcohol use disorder presented with fever, chills, and night sweats. He was bitten by a dog three days prior to presentation. Shortly after arrival, he developed septic shock with lactic [...]