Author
Glenn W. Wortmann, MD, Section Director of Infectious Diseases
Glenn W. Wortmann, MD, FIDSA, FACP, is the section director of Infectious Diseases at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and program director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program.
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