Prevalence and trends of infection among persons requiring maintenance hemodialysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: infection (CDI) is among the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections. Persons requiring maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) are at increased risk of CDI and associated mortality compared to persons not requiring MHD. Given the clinical impact of CDI among persons requiring MHD, we aimed to quantify the burden of CDI and trends over time in this patient population.

Resolution of atrial-ventricular block secondary to with antimicrobials.

endocarditis is a rare, but serious disease with high mortality rate. Currently, little is known regarding the optimal treatment modality of endocarditis in affected individuals. Here, we present the case of a 66-year-old female with history of mitral and aortic replacement with bioprosthetic valve, and hospital course complicated by infective endocarditis with atrial-ventricular (AV) block.

Pneumocystis pneumonia in a treatment-naive rheumatoid arthritis patient.

A HIV-negative, newly diagnosed patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was found to have pneumonia. The infection was treated with three weeks of atovaquone and corticosteroids. Clinicians should be aware of pneumocystis pneumonia as an infection in RA patients not receiving treatment.