Author
Edward Charbek, MD, FCCP Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Program, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, St Louis University School of Medicine; Medical Director, Kindred Hospital-St Louis
Edward Charbek, MD, FCCP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Association of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Program Directors
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Joseph F John, Jr, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA Clinical Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine; Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Ralph H Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Joseph F John, Jr, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is a member of the following medical societies: Charleston County Medical Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, South Carolina Infectious Diseases Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Chief Editor
John L Brusch, MD, FACP Corresponding Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School
John L Brusch, MD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
Raphael J Kiel, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Infectious Diseases Division, William Beaumont Hospital; Consulting Staff, Infectious Diseases Division Providence Hospital
Raphael J Kiel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, American Geriatrics Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Nicholas R Ondrasik, DO Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Tripler Army Medical Center
Nicholas R Ondrasik, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Gunther Hsue, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Infectious Diseases, Chief, Multi-Specialty Clinic, Tripler Army Medical Center
Gunther Hsue, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Armed Forces Infectious Diseases Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Nirav Patel, MD † Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology, and Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, St Louis University School of Medicine; Chief Medical Officer, Director of Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Control Officer, St Louis University Hospital
Nirav Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of St Louis, Missouri State Medical Association, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Acknowledgements
Kenneth C Earhart, MD Deputy Head, Disease Surveillance Program, United States Naval Medical Research Unit #3
Kenneth C Earhart, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
