Infections in hospitalized patients: What is happening and who can help?

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA
Professor and Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA

Susan J. Rehm, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, Professor and Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 58, Room 110, ZC-4076H, Orange, CA 92868; anamin@uci.edu

Dr. Amin reported that he has received honoraria from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for writing as well as fees for serving on speakers’ bureaus for Wyeth, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Pfizer Inc., and Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Rehm reported that she has received research grant support from Cubist; consulting/advisory fees from Cubist, Wyeth, and Schering-Plough Corp.; and fees or honoraria for speaking and writing from Cubist and Wyeth.

The authors reported that they wrote this article themselves with editing and formatting assistance from Upside Endeavors, a medical education company.

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA
Professor and Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA

Susan J. Rehm, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, Professor and Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 58, Room 110, ZC-4076H, Orange, CA 92868; anamin@uci.edu

Dr. Amin reported that he has received honoraria from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for writing as well as fees for serving on speakers’ bureaus for Wyeth, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Pfizer Inc., and Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Rehm reported that she has received research grant support from Cubist; consulting/advisory fees from Cubist, Wyeth, and Schering-Plough Corp.; and fees or honoraria for speaking and writing from Cubist and Wyeth.

The authors reported that they wrote this article themselves with editing and formatting assistance from Upside Endeavors, a medical education company.

Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA
Professor and Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA

Susan J. Rehm, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Alpesh N. Amin, MD, MBA, Professor and Executive Director, Hospitalist Program, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Drive South, Building 58, Room 110, ZC-4076H, Orange, CA 92868; anamin@uci.edu

Dr. Amin reported that he has received honoraria from Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for writing as well as fees for serving on speakers’ bureaus for Wyeth, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Pfizer Inc., and Cubist Pharmaceuticals.

Dr. Rehm reported that she has received research grant support from Cubist; consulting/advisory fees from Cubist, Wyeth, and Schering-Plough Corp.; and fees or honoraria for speaking and writing from Cubist and Wyeth.

The authors reported that they wrote this article themselves with editing and formatting assistance from Upside Endeavors, a medical education company.