Central nervous system infection due to Mycobacterium haemophilum in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Mycobacterium haemophilum is an environmental organism that rarely causes infections in humans. We report a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had central nervous system infection due to M. haemophilum.

Asymptomatic eosinophilia due to gnathostomiasis.

The diagnosis of gnathostomiasis typically includes a triad of eosinophilia, migratory skin lesions, and exposure risk. The cutaneous manifestations are protean yet often involve intermittent migratory swellings and creeping skin eruptions with abscesses or nodules, which vary in onset and duration. We report the first case of gnathostomiasis presenting as fever and eosinophilia without cutaneous migratory and internal organ involvement.

Initial inappropriate urinary catheters use in a tertiary-care center: incidence, risk factors, and outcomes.

Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiology and outcomes for initiation of inappropriate urinary catheterization (IUC) among hospitalized patients.

Setting: A 450-bed, tertiary-care hospital.

Patients: All patients admitted to the hospital from September 1, 2003 to June 12, 2004 with urinary catheter (UC).