title: Rapidly fatal infections.
abstract: Emergency physicians are trained to separate "sick" from "not sick" patients during their training. Nevertheless, every emergency physician will face situations in which early intervention is critical to their patient's outcome. Infectious diseases are responsible for many of these potentially poor outcomes. This article discusses early identification and treatment for several rapidly fatal infections, including two newly identified travel-related illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 E. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA.
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hans
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Krista
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilhelmson
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic