Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases & Practice
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Glenn W. Wortmann

Infectious Disease Section, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, USA

Biography

Dr. Wortmann performed his undergraduate training at Princeton University on a ROTC scholarship, and then received a military deferment to attend medical school and complete an internship in Internal Medicine at the Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia.  He was then called onto active-duty status and assigned to Katterbach, Germany where he served for 3 years as a general medical officer. 

Publications

Procalcitonin and Other Inflammatory Measurements in Left-Ventricular Assist Device Recipients

Aim: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been identified as a marker of infection, but normal values in patients with a LVAD are not defined. The aim of our study was to define PCT levels in uninfected LVAD recipients, and to confirm prior studies reporting elevated inflammatory markers in LVAD recipients. Method: White blood cell count (WBC), CRP, ESR and PCT... Read More»

Glenn W. Wortmann, Maria Elena Ruiz, Samer Najjar and Osamuyimen O. Igbinosa

Research Article: J Clin Infect Dis Pract 2018, 3:128

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