7220 results
Acute paronychia with abscess! Treat with incision 🔪 and drainage🛁. If completely drained, no need for
against gram ➕ staph ... abscess #finger #clinical ... #photo #infection
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
common (leprosy, staph ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection #clinical ... #photo #hand
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
into soft tissue (Staph ... possible Patient's clinical ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... • Staph. aureus
Mitral Valve Vegetation Echocardiogram
Juicy vegetation on a mitral valve.

31% S. Aureus (IVDUs, IV lines)
17% Strep viridans
11%
enterococci 11% coag -ve staph ... Endocarditis #Infective #Clinical
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
Complications of Staph ... Darcy Wooten #Staph
Pocket Hematoma after Pacemaker Placement
A rare, but can't-miss complication from pacemaker placement. Low incidence (1-9%) overall,
Staph is found in ... Pocket #Hematoma #clinical ... #Pacemaker #photo
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
saureus #aureus #staph
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
Coagulase-negative Staph ... common for coag-neg Staph
Penicillins - Table of Coverage by Generation

Natural PCN  (1st generation): Benzathine PCN, PCN G 

Aminopenicillins
Ampicillin Anti-Staph