Here to Stay: Infectious Diseases in Emergency Medicine

Infectious diseases are some of the most common reasons patients seek care in the emergency department (ED). While infection-related mortality in the United States has declined significantly over the past four decades, infectious diseases remain among the most frequently reported diagnoses for ED visits.1,2 Infectious diseases account for 13.5% of all ED visits among adults aged 65 years and older.3 The spectrum of infectious disease encountered in the practice of emergency medicine is dynamic and staggering, ranging from the commonplace (eg, community-acquired pneumonia) to the rare (eg, inhalation anthrax).

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