Dr. Francis Vincent Cook MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2100 Pfingsten Rd Suite B100 Glenview IL, 60026Rating
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Dr. Francis Cook is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Glenview, IL. Dr. Cook 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.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Wi, Milwaukee Wi 1970
Med College Of Wisconsin 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Left-sided endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: successful treatment with meropenem and tobramycin.
- Coccidioidal meningitis.
- Endocarditis associated with disseminated group B streptococcal infection.
- Endocarditis associated with disseminated group B streptococcal infection.
- Group G streptococcal endocarditis and bacteremia.
- Clinical evaluation of moxalactam therapy.
- Infective endocarditis in a community hospital.
- Pneumonia and bacteremia due to Aeromonas hydrophila.
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