Survey of Living Organ Donors' Experience and Directions for Process Improvement.

Introduction: Understanding living organ donors' experience with donation and challenges faced during the process is necessary to guide the development of effective strategies to maximize donor benefit and increase the number of living donors.

Methods: An anonymous self-administered survey, specifically designed for this population based on key informant interviews, was mailed to 426 individuals who donated a kidney or liver at our institution. Quantitative and qualitative methods including open and axial coding were used to analyze donor responses.

Purulent skin and soft tissue infection: antibiotic selection in the community.

Introduction: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) requently causes skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Referring primary care physicians often prescribe inactive antibiotics when referring SSTIs caused by MRSA for incision and debridement.

Methods: Demographics and culture results (organism and sensitivity) were collected for patients treated for SSTI between 2007-2009.