Wartime occurrence of severe aplastic anemia in previously healthy military service members: A case series

Abstract: Wartime conditions present major challenges to the timely diagnosis and management of severe aplastic anemia (SAA). We describe 3 previously healthy military service …

Modernizing surgical quality: A novel approach to improving detection of surgical site infections in the Veteran population

Abstract: Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are an important quality measure. Identifying SSIs often relies upon a time-intensive manual review of a sample of common …

Rare hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in an active duty male requiring partial liver resection for definitive treatment

Abstract: Antibiotics and drainage have largely replaced hepatic resection for the treatment of liver abscesses in the modern era; however, in cases caused by a rare strain of …

Impact of Beta-Lactam Allergies on Selection of Antimicrobials in an Inpatient Setting Among Veteran Population

Abstract: Purpose: Beta-lactam antibiotics are among the most common and widely used antibiotics. However, reported allergy to this class of antibiotics is also common, leading to …