Bacterial Infections

A 39-year-old man presented to our hospital from a local county jail with a 5-day history of diarrhea and vomiting associated with abdominal pain.

P acnes is part of the normal skin flora. This gram-positive organism is normally found on facial skin and hair follicles, and it is mostly recognized in the pathophysiology of acne vulgaris.

A 13-year-old girl presented to the emergency department with a 3-hour history of altered mental status, vomiting, and fever. One week prior, she had been seen at a local urgent care clinic with rhinorrhea,...

A 31-year-old previously healthy woman was admitted to the hospital for a 5-day history of bloody diarrhea and associated epigastric abdominal pain. She reported having a fever, with a maximum temperature...

This review highlights the cases of 10 patients with cancer and with culture-confirmed gastrostomy tube site infections.

A 3-year-old African American girl presented to the emergency department with 4 consecutive days of fever, a diffuse papular rash, conjunctival injection, and skin peeling on her palms, soles, and genital...

A 2-month-old girl presented to the emergency department for evaluation of fever, fussiness, poor oral intake, and nasal congestion for 1 day.

Patients with chronic or critical illness who develop a splenic abscess present an immediate clinical conundrum for the health care team.

A 9-year-old boy presented to a pediatric hospital for evaluation of fever, cough, and nasal congestion that had been present for 4 days.

M pneumoniae infections typically are mild but can be associated with a mucositis similar to that seen with SJS.