Infectious Disease in the Orthopedic Patient Population

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Credits 0 to 10. 0 to 10 Other Hours. Experience in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal infections; participation in ambulatory and inpatient treatment of common and uncommon orthopedic infections; includes prosthetic joint infections, spinal fusion and scoliosis surgery infections, Ilizarov and other fixator infections and post-operative infections; familiarity with the use of antibiotics in treating orthopedic infections; care of and management of PICC lines and Hickman catheters used for administration of IV antibiotics at home. Prerequisites: Completion of Pre-clerkship or basic science curriculum; IMED 800 , MFCM 800 , MPED 800 , MPSY 800 , OBGY 800 and SURG 800 .