Infectious Disease Alert articles from August 2007

Infectious Disease Alert archives from August 2007

Ampicillin + Ceftriaxone for Treatment of Endocarditis Due to Enterococcus faecalis.
August 1, 2007... Ampicillin + Ceftriaxone for Treatment of Endocarditis Due to Enterococcus faecalis Abstract & Commentary By Robert Muder, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, Section Editor, Hospital Epidemiology, is Associate...

Lyme Disease.
August 1, 2007... .table { border: 3px; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: outset; border-color: #000000} Lyme Disease Abstract & Commentary By Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford, Associate Chief of Infectious...

CDC Update On Prevention/ Control of Influenza.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
August 1, 2007... CDC Update On Prevention/ Control of Influenza 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...

Retapamulin (ALTABAX ), A New Topical Antimicrobial.
August 1, 2007... Retapamulin (ALTABAX ), A New Topical Antimicrobial Special Report By Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford, Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, is Editor for...

New Mechanism of Bacterial Resistance to Aminoglycosides.
August 1, 2007... New Mechanism of Bacterial Resistance to Aminoglycosides Abstract & Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University...

An Update on the QT-Prolonging Potential of Anti-Infective Agents.(QT interval)
August 1, 2007... An Update on the QT-Prolonging Potential of Anti-Infective Agents Special Report By Jessica C. Song, MA, PharmD, is Pharmacy Residency Coordinator, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Jessica C. Song reports no financial...

Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.
August 1, 2007... 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: SSRIs Associated With Low Rate of Birth Defects, Studies Show.(Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)
August 1, 2007... SSRIs Associated With Low Rate of Birth Defects, Studies Show Pharmacology Watch In this issue: SSRIs are safer in pregnancy than previously thought; Estrogen therapy in younger women may be of benefit in preventing cardiovascular disease;...

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement.
August 1, 2007... Click here for the August 2007 Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement SOURCE-Infectious Disease Alert

CME questions.(continuing medical education)(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... CME Questions A patient with a prosthetic heart valves presents with signs and symptoms compatible with endocarditis. Multiple blood cultures yield Enterococcus faecalis. The isolate is susceptible to ampicillin and vancomycin; it shows...