title: Infectious disease emergencies: frontline clinical pearls.
abstract: This article reviews various infectious disease emergencies from an internist's perspective. Key epidemiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic points are reviewed with an emphasis on timely and appropriate initial management. The content serves to highlight essential points that are discussed in subsequent articles in this issue and to elucidate pearls that may facilitate timely and appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA. goodmabm@evms.edu
authors.forename: B Mitchell
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Jody P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Boggs
authors.forename: Sami G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Tahhan
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ryal
authors.forename: Ian A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology