Fast track consultation in the infectious diseases department of a French university hospital: evaluation of the service delivered to the general practitioner.

Purpose: Since 2010, the Infectious Diseases (ID) department of the Nice university hospital (France) has implemented a fast track consultation (FTC): it allows General Practitioners (GP) to directly reach an ID specialist through a dedicated phone number for initial advice. Depending on the first observation, a formal consultation can be planned within 48 h. Our aim was to evaluate in a pilot study, the contribution of the FTC regarding the management of patients 28 days after the first phone contact.

A case of uveitis due to Rickettsia conorii infection in Southeastern France.

We describe a case of skin rash and bilateral uveitis secondary to Rickettsia conorii infection. A 60-year-old female patient, living in the rural hinterland of Cannes, was referred to our hospital in mid-August 2012 for skin rash, fever, and arthromyalgia. Blood tests showed increased inflammatory markers, hepatic cytolysis and anicteric cholestasis.