Prevention and Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in End-Stage Renal Disease.

Chronic kidney disease patients are at high risk for infections because of multidrug-resistant organisms. Infections are the second most common cause of death in patients with ESRD. Patients with ESRD are prone to infections given alterations in immunity, increased rates of colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms, increased hospitalizations, and interactions with health care systems.

Infection with a chlorophyllic eukaryote after a traumatic freshwater injury.

Infections with chlorophyllic algae are uncommon. Invasive infection with Desmodesmus armatus developed in two patients independently after they each sustained a penetrating freshwater injury.

Surgical management of subcutaneous Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

A 52-year-old male patient with a history of sarcoidosis and over 10 years of chronic low-dose glucocorticoid use, cirrhosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with two painful, enlarging subcutaneous nodules ultimately identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Two attempts at needle aspiration of the larger nodule resulted in rapid reaccumulation. Complete surgical excision of both nodules resulted in complete resolution without the use of any concomitant antifungals.

Unusual case of prosthetic shoulder joint infection due to Clostridium difficile.

Extraintestinal manifestatation such as prosthetic joint infection due to Clostridium difficile is a rare diagnosis. A 47-year-old female patient presented with chronic pain in left shoulder prosthetic joint. Plain roentgenogram of left shoulder prosthetic joint revealed anterior dislocation and loosening of prosthesis.