Myobacterium bovis peri-prosthetic hip infection with successful prosthesis retention following intravesical BCG therapy for bladder carcinoma.

Systemic dissemination and peri-prosthetic infection of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) following intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy presents a rare but significant complication of treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma. We present a patient with Mycobacterium bovis infection of a prosthetic hip nine months following BCG therapy for bladder cancer.

Veillonella spondylodiscitis in a healthy 76-year-old lady.

Purpose: To report a case of Veillonella spondylodiscitis in a healthy 76-year-old lady.

Methods: A previously healthy 76-year-old lady presented with worsening axial back pain at the thoracolumbar junction, fever and loss of weight. Examination revealed deep tenderness over the thoracolumbar junction with painful and restricted spinal movements.

A teaching hospital's experience applying the Pneumonia Severity Index and antibiotic guidelines in the management of community-acquired pneumonia.

Background And Objectives: The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) was developed to predict mortality in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). It has been prospectively validated to identify patients who are at low risk of death and thereby aid in the selection of patients for outpatient management. This study assessed the compliance of medical staff at a university teaching hospital with the use of the PSI and the PSI-based local antibiotic guidelines in admitted patients.

Early switch to oral antibiotics and early discharge guidelines in the management of community-acquired pneumonia.

Background And Objective: The major cost of managing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) relates to the duration i.v. antibiotic use and length of hospital stay (LOS).