An observational study on the use of long acting buprenorphine (ublocade) and a amper resistant PICC for utpatient IV antibiotic administration in atients with serious infections and pioid se isorder; The project.

What Is Stop Oud?: The STOP OUD project is an observational study on the use of long-acting buprenorphine (ublocade) and a amper resistant PICC clamp for utpatient IV antibiotic administration in atients with serious infections and pioid se isorder (STOP OUD).

Background: The US opioid crisis is driving up serious infections related to intravenous drug use. These infections require prolonged courses of antibiotics, often resulting in lengthy hospital stays.

A Bite So Bad: Septic Shock Due to Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Following a Dog Bite.

Infection by , a Gram-negative rod found in the normal oral flora of canine and feline species and transmitted through bites or scratches, is a rare phenomenon. Infections most commonly occur in alcoholics and immunocompromised patients. In this report, we describe the case of a middle-aged male with a history of alcohol abuse who presented with septic shock and multisystem organ failure following a suspected dog bite.

Clinical characteristics of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 and the impact on mortality: a single-network, retrospective cohort study from Pennsylvania state.

Objective: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 with the highest burden in the USA. Data on clinical characteristics of patients with COVID-19 in US population are limited. Thus, we aim to determine the clinical characteristics and risk factors for in-hospital mortality from COVID-19.

Risk Factors, Clinical Characteristics, and Prognosis of Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of COVID-19. Records of hospitalized adult patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection from 1 March to 31 May 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Of 283 patients, AKI occurred in 40.

Thinking Outside the Lungs: A Case of Disseminated Abdominal Tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) occurs in up to one-fifth of all cases of TB, with abdominal TB accounting for 5% of all cases. It is an uncommon diagnosis in the Western world, where it is primarily identified in immigrant and immunocompromised populations. CASE REPORT We review a case in which a 47-year-old Nepalese woman with a history of cognitive dysfunction secondary to epilepsy presented with decreased appetite and diffuse abdominal pain.