Carmen L. Isache, M.D.

Carmen L. Isache M.D.

Associate Professor & Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship

Department: Department of Medicine
Business Phone: (904) 244-3530
Business Email: Carmen.Isache@jax.ufl.edu

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine

Publications

2024
Impact of obesity on clinical outcomes of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy.68(11):e0075224-[DOI] 10.1128/aac.00752-24.[PMID] 39324801.
2023
A Case of Necrotizing Finger Lesions in a Patient With AIDS.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.76(8):1513-1515[DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciac552.[PMID] 35912719.
2023
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Masquerading As Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Challenging Diagnosis.
Cureus.15(9):e46022-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.46022.[PMID] 37900439.
2023
The Time for Action Is Now: The Impact of Timing of Infectious Disease Consultation for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Clinical Infectious Diseases.76(11):2007-2009[DOI] 10.1093/cid/ciad110.[PMID] .
2022
A Case Report of Melioidotic Prostatic Abscess in a Traveler.
Open forum infectious diseases.9(7):ofac284-[DOI] 10.1093/ofid/ofac284.[PMID] 35891686.
2022
Effectiveness and Safety of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics with and without Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia or Bloodstream Infection
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.66(10):-[DOI] 10.1128/aac.00646-22.[PMID] 36073943.
2022
Fusariosis: An Invasive Fungal Disease in a Neutropenic Patient With Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Cureus.14(9):e29303-[DOI] 10.7759/cureus.29303.[PMID] 36277532.
2021
Comparison of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Prescribed Vancomycin in Combination with Piperacillin-Tazobactam or Cefepime for Diabetic Foot Infections
Journal of Investigative Medicine.69(4):893-896[DOI] 10.1136/jim-2020-001594.[PMID] .
2021
Cryptococcal meningitis presenting with acute hearing loss.
BMJ case reports.14(5):-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2021-242059.[PMID] 33947677.
2021
Influence of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Molecular Rapid Diagnostic Tests on Antimicrobial Prescribing for Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase- and Carbapenemase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Bloodstream Infection.
Microbiology spectrum.9(2):e0046421-[DOI] 10.1128/Spectrum.00464-21.[PMID] 34704795.
2021
Mosquito borne illness in a Floridian hiker.
The American journal of emergency medicine.45():681.e1-681.e2[DOI] 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.008.[PMID] 33339643.
2021
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: An Unexpected Cause of Polyarthritis and Meningitis.
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports.9():23247096211012194-[DOI] 10.1177/23247096211012194.[PMID] 33928799.
2021
Peripheral blood lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio as a screening marker for influenza infection
Journal of Investigative Medicine.69(1):47-51[DOI] 10.1136/jim-2020-001335.[PMID] .
2021
Preanalytical Challenges During Capillary Fingerstick Sampling Preclude Its Widespread Use in Adult Hospitalized Patients.
American journal of clinical pathology.155(3):412-417[DOI] 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa138.[PMID] 33009571.
2021
Unusual aetiology of respiratory compromise in a patient with AIDS.
BMJ case reports.14(3):-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2020-240849.[PMID] 33758048.
2020
A case of Disseminated Herpes Zoster in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis on Glatiramer acetate.
IDCases.21():e00873-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00873.[PMID] 32637319.
2020
A Rare Case of Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma Masquerading as a Forehead Hematoma.
Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine.2020():8842936-[DOI] 10.1155/2020/8842936.[PMID] 33062352.
2020
Clinical Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative Evaluating Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Colitis
Journal of Investigative Medicine.68(4):888-892[DOI] 10.1136/jim-2019-001173.[PMID] .
2020
Multiple myeloma with extensive AL amyloidosis presenting as chronic diarrhoea.
BMJ case reports.13(1):-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2019-232934.[PMID] 31919068.
2020
Rapidly progressive necrotizing cellulitis secondary to Candida tropicalis infection in an immunocompromised host.
IDCases.19():e00691-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00691.[PMID] 31988847.
2019
A case of West Nile virus encephalitis accompanied by diabetic ketoacidosis and rhabdomyolysis
IDCases.15():e00505-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00505.[PMID] 30815360.
2019
Central nervous system nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic brain lesions.
IDCases.18():e00652-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00652.[PMID] 31720223.
2019
Endocarditis caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia-A rare presentation of an emerging opportunistic pathogen.
IDCases.17():e00556-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00556.[PMID] 31193238.
2019
Kaposi sarcoma with musculoskeletal manifestations in a well-controlled HIV patient.
IDCases.17():e00571-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00571.[PMID] 31275805.
2019
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sepsis complicated by warm autoimmune haemolytic anaemia secondary to antimicrobial therapy.
BMJ case reports.12(8):-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2018-229114.[PMID] 31466968.
2019
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis causing cardiac tamponade.
IDCases.18():e00613-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00613.[PMID] 31453103.
2019
Trivalvular infective endocarditis secondary to Granulicatella adiacens and Peptostreptococcus spp
IDCases.17():e00545-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00545.[PMID] 31110943.
2018
A Challenging Diagnosis of Ascites: A Case Report of Peritoneal Tuberculosis
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases.2018():1-3[DOI] 10.1155/2018/8136476.[PMID] 30425867.
2018
Avascular necrosis: a growing concern for the HIV population.
BMJ case reports.2018():-[DOI] 10.1136/bcr-2017-221678.[PMID] 29880618.
2018
Paraneoplastic acral vascular syndrome.
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine.85(2):101-102[DOI] 10.3949/ccjm.85a.17007.[PMID] 29425092.
2018
Sarcoidosis presenting with facial swelling (Heerfordt syndrome).
Clinical case reports.6(10):2023-2024[DOI] 10.1002/ccr3.1741.[PMID] 30349722.
2018
Thalamic bacterial abscess presenting with hemiparesis and expressive aphasia
IDCases.13():e00417-[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2018.e00417.[PMID] 30101064.
2017
Malignant syphilis: ostraceous, ulceronecrotic lesions in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus.
Dermatology online journal.23(1):-[DOI] .[PMID] 28329469.
2017
Mycobacteria Bovis osteomyelitis following intravesical BCG for bladder cancer.
IDCases.10():75-78[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2017.09.008.[PMID] 29034173.
2017
Necrotizing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases.2017():1-5[DOI] 10.1155/2017/1717492.[PMID] 28596927.
2016
An unusual case of acute transverse myelitis caused by HSV-1 infection
IDCases.5():29-31[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.05.007.[PMID] 27419072.
2016
Challenges in Treating Secondary Syphilis Osteitis in an Immunocompromised Patient with a Penicillin Allergy: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases.2016():1-6[DOI] 10.1155/2016/4983504.[PMID] 27313920.
2016
HTLV-1 and HIV-1 co-infection: A case report and review of the literature.
IDCases.4():53-5[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2016.03.002.[PMID] 27144124.
2016
Tuberculous Enteritis: A Rare Complication of Miliary Tuberculosis.
Case reports in infectious diseases.2016():6949834-[DOI] 10.1155/2016/6949834.[PMID] 27022494.
2015
A case of disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to Acinetobacter lwoffii and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia.
IDCases.2(3):70-1[DOI] 10.1016/j.idcr.2015.05.002.[PMID] 26793461.

Office Information

Academic Office
3rd Floor, Faculty
653 West 8th Street, L21
Jacksonville, FL 32209
(904) 244-3530
Carmen.Isache@jax.ufl.edu
Administrative Manager
IshShamel Williams
(904) 244-3530
IshShamel.Williams@jax.ufl.edu
GME Office
3rd Floor, Faculty Clinic
653 West 8th Street, L21
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone: (904) 244-3530
Fax: (904) 244-5359
Carmen.Isache@jax.ufl.edu
Program Manager
Micah Caulder
(904) 244-7514
micah.caulder@jax.ufl.edu

Education

Internal Medicine Residency
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Infectious Disease Fellowship
University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Medical Degree
2008 · Gr.T.Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania