Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infection associated with antibiotic misuse. Catheter-associated UTI (CAUTI) is the largest reservoir of nosocomial antibiotic-resistant pathogens, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Health-care associated urinary tract infection is also a known risk factor for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and an important entity that has yet to be characterized. The aim of [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 8 month old female presented to the emergency department (ED) with diarrhea and an unusual diaper rash. Her symptoms began 6 days prior to presentation with fever and congestion. She was initially diagnosed with a viral upper respiratory infection and bilateral otitis media and was prescribed cephalexin. She later developed [...]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old Hispanic male with relapsed refractory IgD-kappa plasma cell myeloma on 5th line salvage chemotherapy and remote high-grade invasive papillary urothelial carcinoma / prostatic adenocarcinoma status post cystoprostatectomy three years prior was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of a fall and sepsis secondary to cellulitis. The patient reported that he noticed [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, metastatic renal cell carcinoma to brain and bone despite left nephrectomy and multiple cycles of chemotherapy and recent immunotherapy with nivolumab presented 3 weeks post whole brain radiation treatment (WBRT) with 4 days of right arm pain and swelling. He visited upstate New York prior [...]

Case Presentation: An 82-year-old female with past medical history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, CKD stage 3, and recurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection was admitted to a cardiology inpatient service for generalized weakness and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response.Her recurrent UTIs had been occurring monthly for the past year. She was noted to [...]

Case Presentation: This is the case of a 69 year old woman with a history of diabetes and peripheral arterial disease who presented with eye pain for two days prior to admission. Of note, she was recently admitted to the hospital for a left foot infection requiring amputation; her hospital course was complicated by MRSA [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), anemia, atrial fibrillation (AFib), coronary artery disease (CAD), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) presented with gross hematuria and abdominal pain. He had recently been discharged after treatment for a subdural hematoma and had a long-term Foley catheter [...]