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Kristen V. Dicks

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Clinic 1K, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2024 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


Lyme Neuroborreliosis With Acute Encephalopathy Despite Early Antibiotic Therapy: A Case Report.

Journal Article Am J Case Rep · April 6, 2026 BACKGROUND Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species complex (Bb). Lyme neuroborreliosis occurs in up to 15% of untreated Lyme disease cases and most commonly presents with painful radiculit ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emphasizing the O in OPAT: A Pathway for Clinic-Initiated Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (CI-OPAT) at an Academic Center.

Journal Article Open Forum Infect Dis · March 2026 Our infectious diseases (ID) clinic began a clinic-initiated outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (CI-OPAT) program to avoid unnecessary emergency department visits or inpatient admissions. In this single-center retrospective case series, we describ ... Full text Link to item Cite

Diagnostic Challenges and Complex Surgical Management of an Atypical Mycoplasma Infection From a Cat Scratch: A Case Report.

Journal Article JBJS Case Connect · April 1, 2025 CASE: A 58-year-old veterinarian presented with a dorsal-radial hand and wrist infection after a catch scratch. Despite multiple courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics, her symptoms progressed culminating in rupture of the first dorsal compartment tendons. ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2015 M.P.H.
University of Virginia, School of Medicine · 2009 M.D.