Cellulitis and other skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs) are common presentations in the emergency department. Our…
Tag: Infectious Disease/HIV
Monkeypox
A brief summary of what you need to know if you work in the emergency department…
What’s Your Diagnosis? ED Management of Cellulitis and Other Skin and Soft-Tissue InfectionsÂ
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia spirochete species. In North America, Borrelia burgdorferi is the primary pathogen. In Europe…
Rabies
Why do we care? Rabies is one of the world’s deadliest infections. The fatality rate is…
What’s Your Diagnosis? ED Management of Adults with Infectious Meningitis and EncephalitisÂ
Welcome to this month’s What’s Your Diagnosis Challenge! But before we begin, check to see if…
Community Acquired Pneumonia
The following is a summary of the 2019 American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of…