Infectious Disease Alert articles from August 2006

Infectious Disease Alert archives from August 2006

Malaria in the United States.(development and progression)
August 1, 2006... Malaria in the United States Abstract & Commentary By Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford, Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, is Editor for Infectious Disease...

Cubicin[R] (Daptomycin): Treatment of S. Aureus Bacteremia/Endocarditis.(Disease/Disorder overview)
August 1, 2006... Cubicin® (Daptomycin): Treatment of S. Aureus Bacteremia/Endocarditis Special Feature By Erica Tam, Yanina Goykhman, Jessica C. Song, and Paul Hsiao, Erica Tam and Yanina Goykhman are PharmD Candidates, University of the Pacific,...

Efavirenz is not Depressing.
August 1, 2006... Efavirenz is not Depressing Abstract & Commentary By Dean L. Winslow , MD, FACP, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Section...

Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.
August 1, 2006... Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, Division of Infectious Diseases; Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Section Editor, Updates; Section Editor, HIV, is Associate Editor for...

Pharmacology Watch: The Safety of Long-Acting Beta Agonist Inhalers.
August 1, 2006... The Safety of Long-Acting Beta Agonist Inhalers Pharmacology Watch Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal...

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement.
August 1, 2006... Click here for the August 2006 Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement SOURCE-Infectious Disease Alert

CME objectives/questions.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... CME Objectives The objectives of Infectious Disease Alert are: *To discuss diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases; *To present current data regarding use of new antibiotics for commonly diagnosed diseases and new uses for...