Infectious Disease Alert articles from December 2006

Infectious Disease Alert archives from December 2006

HIV Integrase Inhibitors Show Potent Activity in Clinical Trials.(Clinical report)
December 1, 2006... HIV Integrase Inhibitors Show Potent Activity in Clinical Trials Special Report By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University...

Rifaximin (Xifaxan[R]).(drug therapy for travelers' diarrhea )
December 1, 2006... Rifaximin (Xifaxan®) Special Feature By Esther Wee, Duyen Nguyen, Paul Hsiao, and Jessica C. Song, Esther Wee and Duyen Nguyen are PharmD Candidates at the University of the Pacific, Paul Hsiao is PharmD, Pharmacist Specialist,...

Antibiotics in the ICU: Cycling, Mixing, or Personalization?(Clinical report)
December 1, 2006... Antibiotics in the ICU: Cycling, Mixing, or Personalization? Abstract & Commentary By Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford, Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, is...

Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.(vaginal microbicide reduces HIV transmission)(mycobacterium tuberculosis strain identified)(hypoglycemia after travel for diabetics)(Clinical report)
December 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: Sweeping Changes Needed for US Drug Safety System.(evaluating the US drug safety system)(DHEA and testosterone ineffective for antiaging)(common causes of adverse drug events)(Clinical report)
December 1, 2006... Sweeping Changes Needed for US Drug Safety System Pharmacology Watch In response to several high-profile drug misadventures including the rofecoxib (Vioxx®) withdrawal from the market, the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research...

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

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