The importance of long-term acute care hospitals in the regional epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

Background: In the United States, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Enterobacteriaceae are increasingly detected in clinical infections; however, the colonization burden of these organisms among short-stay and long-term acute care hospitals is unknown.

Methods: Short-stay acute care hospitals with adult intensive care units (ICUs) in the city of Chicago were recruited for 2 cross-sectional single-day point prevalence surveys (survey 1, July 2010-January 2011; survey 2, January-July 2011). In addition, all long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) in the Chicago region (Cook County) were recruited for a single-day point prevalence survey during January-May 2011.

Septic renal vein thrombosis complicated by septic pulmonary embolism.

A 36-year-old HIV-infected man admitted with a possible pyelonephritis of the left kidney and a 3.5 cm thrombus of the left renal vein developed sudden onset of dyspnea. Multiple cavitating nodules revealed under CT were aspirated yielding purulent fluid.

Primary cutaneous blastomycosis as a cause of acute respiratory distress syndrom: case report and literature review.

Blastomycosis is a fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. Exposure in endemic regions frequently occurs when spores in soil are disturbed and subsequently inhaled. Less commonly, primary cutaneous blastomycosis may follow after traumatic inoculation of the fungus into the skin.

Coughing up a mass!! Unusual presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma.

Kaposi's sarcoma can affect any organ and sometimes has strange presentations or courses. We report unusual case of nasopharyngeal Kaposi's sarcoma where the patient coughed the mass up.

A man with tropical travel history, fever, and pulmonary infiltrates.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are one of the most serious complications of falciparum malaria. Pathogenesis of ARDS along with factors contributing towards the development and treatment of ARDS is discussed.