Enigmatic CNS Lupus Vasculitis: A Heuristic Approach
- Christopher Szewczyk
- Other
Legionella pneumophila is the most common cause of atypical pneumonia presenting with rhabdomyolysis. A case is reviewed involving a previously healthy 48-year-old man with Legionnaires’ Disease presenting with a peak CPK level of 1.07 million U/L, the highest degree of elevation that has been reported.
Private Practice Infectious Disease: Metro Infectious Disease Consultants
- Russell Petrak, M.D.
- Other
This study evaluated the impact of a hospital policy requiring infectious disease (ID) consultation and follow-up from an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) pharmacist-driven team on S. aureus Bacteremia (SAB) patient mortality and improved clinical outcomes.
Town or Gown? ID Needs Both
- John Segreti
- Other
In 1978, Robert G. Petersdorf, MD, made the statement that the war against infectious diseases had been won and that additional ID specialists were no longer necessary. He went on to say that if additional specialists were trained, they would end up culturing one another. He continued that: Infectious disease is destined to function best as an academic specialty whose trainees should pursue careers primarily as investigators. The number of clinicians leaving training should be reduced and not further glut the marketplace; they should be based in academic divisions and devote their clinical time and effort to the care of complex referral and to indigent patients.
