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Babesiosis, Oh My!

23 June, 2013 by GAggreyMD Leave a Comment

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It’s the middle of a regular workday. Consult for “VRE in urine” here, consult for “staph in blood ?contaminant” there. What a bore. I go about my business. Dragging, since I haven’t eaten breakfast and I really should make it to the cafeteria for lunch. Routine consult pops up on computer screen for patient in […]

Filed Under: Infectious Diseases Tagged With: Babesiosis, Fever, Why ID

…But a 99F is a Fever for me

8 March, 2013 by GAggreyMD Leave a Comment

I’m coming down with something and that’s not good. Norovirus is circulating in the community and in the hospital. While I am proud of myself for recognising that there was something amiss and of raising the alarm thus instituting timely infection prevention measures to limit the spread of it in my hospital, I certainly do not want […]

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