Universität zu Köln

Faetkenheuer, G., Jung, N., Kern, W. V., Foelsch, U. R. and Salzberger, B. (2018). Infectious diseases - a specialty of internal medicine. Internist, 59 (4). S. 334 - 341. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1432-1289

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Abstract

Infectious diseases have recently gained wide public interest. Emerging infections and rising rates of antibiotic resistance are determining this trend. Both challenges will need to be addressed in international and local collaborations between different specialties in medicine and basic science. Infectious diseases as a clinical specialty in this scenario is directly responsible for the care of patients with infectious diseases. Its involvement in the care of patients with complicated infections has proved to be highly effective. Antibiotic stewardship programmes are effective measures in slowing the development of antibiotic resistance and have been widely implemented. But antibiotic stewardship specialists should not be confused with or taken as an alternative to infectious disease experts. Infectious diseases requires appropriate and specific training. It mainly uses the instrumentarium of internal medicine. With the current challenges in modern medicine, infectious diseases in Germany should thus be upgraded from a subspecialty to a clinical specialty, ideally within Internal Medicine.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Faetkenheuer, G. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Jung, N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kern, W. V. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Foelsch, U. R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Salzberger, B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-191651
DOI:	10.1007/s00108-018-0387-4
Journal or Publication Title:	Internist
Volume:	59
Number:	4
Page Range:	S. 334 - 341
Date:	2018
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1432-1289
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MANAGEMENT; SPECTRUM Multiple languages Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/19165