In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Christopher M. Colbert, Bradley W. Frazee, and Michael Pulia bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infectious Disease Emergencies. Top experts in the field discuss key topics such as diabetic foot infections, tick-borne illness, STI diagnosis and management in the ED, bioterrorism, fever and rash, and more.
Key Features
- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including updates on pneumonia; global medicine updates; COVID diagnosis and treatment; cutting-edge diagnostics and stewardship interventions; newly-approved antibiotics; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on infectious disease emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Christopher M. Colbert, DO, FACOEP, FACEP, FAAEM, Assistant Residency Director, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Emergency Medicine, ACOEP Chair of Continuing, Medical Education; Bradley W Frazee, MD, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital | Alameda Health System, Oakland, California, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine | UCSF and Michael Pulia, MD PhD, Director, Emergency Care for Infectious Diseases (EC-ID) Research Program Director, Emergency Medicine Antimicrobial Stewardship Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Affiliate Faculty, Industrial and Systems Engineering BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department
Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in the Emergency Department
Orthopedic Articular and Periarticular Joint Infections
Diabetic Foot Infections in the Emergency Department
Tick-Borne Diseases
Fever and Rash
Sexually Transmitted Infections in the Emergency Department
Communicable Disease Screening and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention in the Emergency Department
The Intersection of Substance Use Disorders and Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Department
Coronavirus Disease 2019: Past, Present, and Future
Optimizing Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department
Managing Antimicrobial Resistance in the Emergency Department