WilliamAllanAggerMD

Infectious Disease • La Crosse, WI

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Office
1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone+1 608-782-7300
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Education & Training

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
Gundersen Lutheran Medical FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1975
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1973
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1972

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 1974 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Board of Pathology Medical Microbiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Increased Incidence of Giant Cell Arteritis After Introduction of a Live Varicella Zoster Virus Vaccine.
William A. Agger, Jake A Deviley, Andrew J. Borgert, Cary Rasmussen> ;Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021 Feb 1
Reply to Sürme and Balkan.
Amanda M. Sanders, William A. Agger, Alicia M. Gray, Cathy L Fischer, Elizabeth A. Kamprud> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2020 Mar 1
5 citations
Use of hair nets and face masks to decrease blood culture contamination rates.
Amanda M. Sanders, William A. Agger, Alicia M. Gray, Cathy Mikkelson Fischer, Elizabeth A. Kamprud> ;Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2019 Sep 1
2 citations
Recurrent strokes, central nervous system vasculitis, and acquired protein S deficiency secondary to varicella zoster in a child with AIDS.
Jake A Deviley, Darby G. Oldenburg, Laurence C. Berg, William A. Agger> ;Journal of Neurovirology. 2019 Feb 1
1 citations
The Clinical Presentation of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: A Case Series from Yetebon, Ethiopia
Rachel B. Kang, Devin C. Simonson, Sarah E. Stoner, Sarah R. Hughes, William A. Agger> ;Clinical Medicine & Research. 2017 Oct 10
1 citations
An Unusual Subcutaneous Mass in an Otherwise Healthy Patient: A Case Report of Localized Histoplasmosis Diagnosed on Excisional Biopsy.
Brendon M. Esquibel, Christine J. Waller, William A. Agger> ;Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2017 Oct 4
5 citations
Developing Research Priorities for Prediction and Prevention of Preterm Birth
William A. Agger, Charles W. Schauberger, James K. Burmester, Sanjay K. Shukla> ;Clinical Medicine & Research. 2016 Dec 1
10 citations
Acromioclavicular septic arthritis and sternoclavicular septic arthritis with contiguous pyomyositis.
Sally A. Corey, William A. Agger, Andrew T. Saterbak> ;Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery. 2015 Mar 1
Reflexive Culture for Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis Remains of Questionable Value
William A. Agger, Todd J. Kowalski> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Feb 1
25 citations
Outbreak of Trichinella spiralis Infections Associated With a Wild Boar Hunted at a Game Farm in Iowa
Stacy Holzbauer, William A. Agger, Rebecca L. Hall, Gary M Johnson, David Schmitt, Ann Garvey, Henry S. Bishop, Hilda N. Rivera, Marcos de Almeida, Dolores E. Hill, Be...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2014 Dec 15
27 citations
Epidemiologic factors and urogenital infections associated with preterm birth in a midwestern U.S. population.
William A. Agger, Danish Siddiqui, Steven D. Lovrich, Steven M. Callister, Andrew J. Borgert, Kenneth W Merkitch, Tina C Mason, Dennis J Baumgardner, James K. Burmeste...> ;Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2014 Nov 1
6 citations
Blastomycosis diagnosed in a nonhyperendemic area.
Bridget L Pfaff, William A. Agger, Thomas J Volk> ;WMJ. 2014 Feb 1
4 citations
Management of neutropenic fever during a transition from traditional hematology/oncology service to hospitalist care
Meghana Raghavendra, Rasmus T. Hoeg, Wayne A. Bottner, William A. Agger> ;WMJ. 2014 Apr 1
9 citations
Intracellular patterns of sialophorin expression define a new molecular classification of breast cancer and represent new targets for therapy.
Q Fu, S E Cash, J J Andersen, C R Kennedy, A R Madadi, M Raghavendra, L L Dietrich, W A Agger, Carl Simon Shelley> ;British Journal of Cancer. 2014 Jan 7
5 citations
Successful treatment of brainstem blastomycosis with fluconazole.
Katherine E. Brick, William A. Agger> ;Clinical Medicine & Research. 2012 May 1
10 citations
Escherichia coli pyomyositis in an immunocompromised host.
Umesh Sharma, William R. Schwan, William A. Agger> ;WMJ. 2011 Aug 1
12 citations
Oral antibiotic treatment and long-term outcomes of Lyme facial nerve palsy
Todd J. Kowalski, Wendy Berth, Michelle A. Mathiason, William A. Agger> ;Infection. 2011 Apr 27
6 citations
The differential diagnosis of pulmonary blastomycosis using case vignettes: a Wisconsin Network for Health Research (WiNHR) study.
Dennis J Baumgardner, Jonathan L. Temte, Erin Gutowski, William A. Agger, Howard H. Bailey, James K. Burmester, Indrani Banerjee> ;WMJ. 2011 Apr 1
53 citations
The effect of residual osteomyelitis at the resection margin in patients with surgically treated diabetic foot infection.
Todd J. Kowalski, Miki Matsuda, Matthew D. Sorenson, Jacob D. Gundrum, William A. Agger> ;The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2011 Mar 1
19 citations
Use of optical mapping to sort uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains into distinct subgroups
William R. Schwan, Adam Briska, Buffy Stahl, Trevor K. Wagner, Emily B. Zentz, John K. Henkhaus, Steven D. Lovrich, William A. Agger, Steven M. Callister, B. K. Duchat...> ;Microbiology. 2010 Jul 1
2 citations
Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Catalase, and Actinomyces
William A. Agger, Todd J. Kowalski> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010 May 1
61 citations
Antibiotic Treatment Duration and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Early Lyme Disease from a Lyme Disease–Hyperendemic Area
Todd J. Kowalski, Sujatha Tata, Wendy Berth, Michelle A. Mathiason, William A. Agger> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2010 Feb 15
5 citations
The Wisconsin Network for Health Research (WiNHR): a statewide, collaborative, multi-disciplinary, research group.
Howard H. Bailey, William A. Agger, Dennis J Baumgardner, James K. Burmester, Ron A. Cisler, Jennifer Evertsen, Ingrid Glurich, David Hartman, Steven H. Yale, David L....> ;WMJ. 2009 Dec 1
2 citations
Art supports new plague science.
Todd J. Kowalski, William A. Agger> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009 Jan 1
ADOLESCENT PRESENTATION OF X-LINKED LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE
Samuel L. Friedlander, Kevin T. Dooms, Christine M. Seroogy, Ching Y. Voss, William A. Agger, Kejian Zhang, Jack J. Bleesing, Alexandra H. Filipovich> ;Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2008 Apr 1
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