Over the past few years multiple centers have reported high rates of acute kidney injury  (AKI) with patients who are receiving vancomycin (vanco) + piperacillin-tazobactam (pip-tazo) concomitantly.  This combination of antibiotics is commonly used in multiple inpatients settings including healthcare-acquired… Read more

Lyme disease, the infection caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is expected to be more prevalent this coming season—this is especially the case along the Northeastern U.S, where the bacterial organism is known to be endemic. However, it appears that… Read more

On March 2nd 2017, Dr. Peter Veldkamp hosted a meeting of the Infectious Disease ‘Bug Club’. A number of medical students, fellows and Infectious Disease faculty attended the meeting. The discussion revolved around the protozoan parasite Leishmania, and Alex Linn and… Read more

On March 8, 2017 a collaborative tele-conference occurred between the University of Pittsburgh and Philippines General Hospital.  This was the second such meeting and was a great success.  The time difference makes coordination of these events more difficult but during the… Read more

Please review the clinical case from the previous post with chief complaint of “Yellow Urine” Answer below (after clicking on link)… Read more

As part of a medical mission, you see a 35 year old man in rural Egypt who tells you that his chief complaint is the presence of yellow urine while urinating. For all of his life, his urine has been… Read more

A neighborhood in the Bronx is being investigated after one individual died and two others became severely ill after acquiring an infection known as Leptospirosis, a relatively rare infection transmitted (among other ways), through the urine of rats. Leptospirosis is… Read more