Margaret Fikrig, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases)Cards
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1996
Nine episodes of CPD-associated peritonitis with vancomycin resistant enterococci
Troidle L, Kliger A, Gorban-Brennan N, Fikrig M, Golden M, Finkelstein F. Nine episodes of CPD-associated peritonitis with vancomycin resistant enterococci. Kidney International 1996, 50: 1368-1372. PMID: 8887301, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.451.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsVancomycin-resistant enterococciCPD therapyResistant enterococciChronic peritoneal dialysisEpisodes of peritonitisCephalosporin therapyPatient monthsTenckhoff catheterCPD patientsDiabetes mellitusOptimal therapyPeritoneal dialysisMean ageAntimicrobial therapyVRE carriageCardiovascular diseaseDialysis unitsGastrointestinal diseasesCertain demographic dataPeritonitisCase controlPatientsDemographic dataTherapyCatheterContinuous Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis of Nosocomial Origin
Troidle L, Kliger A, Goldie S, Gorban-Brennan N, Brown E, Fikrig M, Finkelstein F. Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis of Nosocomial Origin. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 1996, 16: 505-510. PMID: 8914180, DOI: 10.1177/089686089601600513.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityConnecticutCross InfectionDiabetes MellitusDrug Resistance, MicrobialEnterococcusFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHospitalizationHumansIncidenceLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedPatient AdmissionPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPeritoneal Dialysis, Continuous AmbulatoryPeritonitisRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSerum AlbuminStaphylococcal InfectionsTreatment OutcomeVancomycinConceptsAcute care hospitalsNosocomial peritonitisCPD patientsSpectrum of organismsCPD therapyInvasive proceduresHuman immunodeficiency virus seropositivityPeritoneal Dialysis-Associated PeritonitisAntecedent antibiotic usePeripheral vascular diseaseContinuous peritoneal dialysisMean serum albuminStandard antibiotic therapyPossible risk factorsAntecedent antibioticsHospital stayComorbid diseasesNineteen patientsRenal functionStrains of EnterococcusAntibiotic therapyRetrospective reviewNP patientsPeritoneal dialysisVirus seropositivity
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Margaret Fikrig, MD, specializes in infectious diseases. Her clinical focus is on HIV/AIDS and related conditions, such as HIV-associated myopathy, HIV-associated dementia, and HIV-associated neuropathy.
A recipient of the Stephen Huot Award for Dedication and Excellence, Dr. Fikrig is an associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine.
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Infectious Diseases; HIV & AIDs Medicine
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Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 1988
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