Dr. Polly Kate David MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3535 S Jefferson Ave Suite 111 Saint Louis MO, 63118About
Dr. Polly David is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. David 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Aspiration
- Fever
- Pneumonia
- Endocarditis
- Cellulitis
- Urinary Tract Infection (uti)
- Osteomyelitis
- Leg Ulcer
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