Infectious Disease Alert articles from January 2006

Infectious Disease Alert archives from January 2006

Dissemination of Metallo-a-Lactamase Gene blaIMP-4 Among Gram-Negative Pathogens in a Clinical Setting.
January 1, 2006... Dissemination of Metallo-β-Lactamase Gene blaIMP-4 Among Gram-Negative Pathogens in a Clinical Setting Abstract & Commentary By Robert Muder, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Section Editor,...

Immunogenicity and Safety of the New MMRV Vaccine.
January 1, 2006... Immunogenicity and Safety of the New MMRV Vaccine Abstracts & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FACP, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Director, Center for Pediatric Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of...

Cumitech Blood Cultures.
January 1, 2006... Cumitech Blood Cultures By J. Peter Donnelly, PhD, Clinical Microbiologist, University Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Section Editor Microbiology, is Associate Editor for Infectious Disease Alert. Dr. Donnelly is a consultant for...

The Changing (Uglier) Face of CDAD.(clostridium difficile-associated disease)
January 1, 2006... The Changing (Uglier) Face of CDAD 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...

Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy - 2005.
January 1, 2006... Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Therapy—2005 Abstract and Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University...

Dysregulation of Bacterial Proteolytic Machinery.
January 1, 2006... Dysregulation of Bacterial Proteolytic Machinery Abstract & Commentary By Joseph F. John, Jr., MD, Chief, Medical Subspecialty Services, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, Medical University...

Updates by Carol A Kemper.
January 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...

CME questions.(continuing medical education on metallo b-lactamase enzymes)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2006... CME Questions All of the following are true concerning metallo b-lactamase enzymes EXCEPT: *they may be carried on mobile genetic elements and can be transferred among different bacterial species. *they are typically inhibited by...

Pharmacology Watch: FDA Recommends Approval of Muraglitazar, But May Need To Reconsider.
January 1, 2006... FDA Recommends Approval of Muraglitazar, But May Need To Reconsider Pharmacology Watch In September of 2005, an FDA advisory committee recommended approval of muraglitazar for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. However...

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