Meeting
Abstract Number: 517
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old female, with no significant past medical or travel history, developed sepsis 2 days after undergoing debulking surgery for stage IIIc ovarian carcinoma. Blood cultures were positive for gram-negative bacilli and the organisms identified as Enterobacter spp. with blaIMP MBL (Verigene). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing demonstrated high-level resistance to all penicillins, ureidopenicillins, cephalosporins, […]
Abstract Number: 739
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on antiretroviral therapy presented with an anterior mediastinal mass on computed tomography (CT). A biopsy was not concerning for a malignant or infectious process, and the mass was monitored with routine imaging. Two years later, he presented with neck weakness, diplopia, and dysphagia concerning for […]