
Dr. Becky Alison Smith MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2650 Ridge Ave Suite B124 Evanston IL, 60201About
Dr. Becky Smith is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Evanston, IL. Dr. Smith specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Med College Of Wisconsin 2005
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS) for people with HIV infection.
- Nonutility of catheter tip cultures for the diagnosis of central line-associated bloodstream infection.
- Reduction of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in long-term care is possible while maintaining patient socialization: A prospective randomized clinical trial.
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