Dr. Brooke Kathleen Decker M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C PITTSBURGH PA, 15240About
Dr. Brooke Decker is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Decker specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The role of water in healthcare-associated infections.
- Universal decolonization was better than MRSA screening and isolation for preventing nosocomial ICU infections.
- Waterborne pathogen detection: more than just "location, location, location…".
- Hospital water and opportunities for infection prevention.
- Colistin dosing without pharmacokinetic data: the relic of a bygone era.
- Synergy, Salary, and Satisfaction: Benefits of Training in Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases Gleaned From a National Pilot Survey of Dually Trained Physicians.
- Too Much Too Soon or Too Little Too Late: The Challenge of Preventing Acinetobacter Transmissions.
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