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Peptostreptococcus Endocarditis Bacteremia, Kimberly Mathurin, Payton Williams, Sydney Koenig, Minh Chung, Grayson Beasley, Kaleb Freeman Jan 2024

Peptostreptococcus Endocarditis Bacteremia, Kimberly Mathurin, Payton Williams, Sydney Koenig, Minh Chung, Grayson Beasley, Kaleb Freeman

South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2024

No abstract provided.


An Interesting Case Of Suppurative Thrombophlebitis And Perivascular Abscesses As A Cause Of Complicated Mrsa Bacteremia, Ramya Ramachandran, Punjan Patel, Nasima Mehraban, Win Leth Shwe Yee Apr 2023

An Interesting Case Of Suppurative Thrombophlebitis And Perivascular Abscesses As A Cause Of Complicated Mrsa Bacteremia, Ramya Ramachandran, Punjan Patel, Nasima Mehraban, Win Leth Shwe Yee

North Texas GME Research Forum 2023

Methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) Bacteremia has become a serious re-emerging infection. As per the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), the worsening opioid epidemic has created a snowballing effect, in that there is not only an increase in invasive MRSA infections but also in complications from MRSA. Early source control through the form of early foci identification, obtaining serial blood cultures, decolonization and hygiene measures, appropriate antibiotic stewardship are used to eradicate this bacteria and prevent its spread. There are multiple challenges in treating injection drug users with MRSA bacteremia is not only in medical management but also in trying …


O. Anthropi: An Unusual Cause Of Pneumonia And Bacteremia, Zefr Chao, Anaam Fayyaz, Suresh Antony Jan 2023

O. Anthropi: An Unusual Cause Of Pneumonia And Bacteremia, Zefr Chao, Anaam Fayyaz, Suresh Antony

Central & West Texas GME Research Day 2023

No abstract provided.


A Rare Case Of Right Atrial Appendage Mass In Patient With Recurrent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia, Vivek Nadipalli, Ahmed Mahmood, Thomas Alexander Jan 2023

A Rare Case Of Right Atrial Appendage Mass In Patient With Recurrent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia, Vivek Nadipalli, Ahmed Mahmood, Thomas Alexander

Gulf Coast Division GME Research Day 2023

No abstract provided.


Pasteurella Multocida Bacteremia Secondary To Multiple Cat Scratches, Charles Boadu, Andrea Hernandez, Bassem Zeidan, John T. Young, Johnathan Frunzi Jun 2020

Pasteurella Multocida Bacteremia Secondary To Multiple Cat Scratches, Charles Boadu, Andrea Hernandez, Bassem Zeidan, John T. Young, Johnathan Frunzi

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2020

Pasteurella multocida(P. multocida)is part of the normal gastrointestinal and upper respiratory flora of domestic and wild animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, opossums, boars, tigers, lions and horses (1, 2). Transmission of P. multocidais usually through scratches and bites leading to infections of the soft tissue and skin (3,4). P. multocida bacteremia is rare, but occurs in individuals with major risk factors including chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, end state renal disease (ESRD), and an immunocompromised state (3,4). Non traumatic infections of P. multocida in immunocompromised individuals,are more likely to require care in the intensive care unit …