Infectious Disease Alert articles from January 2007

Infectious Disease Alert archives from January 2007

Listeria Meningitis.(treating bacterial infections)
January 1, 2007... Listeria Meningitis 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 Alert. ...

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: For Boys, Too?(human papillomavirus vaccinations for youth)
January 1, 2007... Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: For Boys, Too? Abstract & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Chair, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Center for Pediatric Research, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children's Hospital of the...

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin.(medical research on exotoxins)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Abstract & Commentary By Robert Muder, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, Section Editor, Hospital Epidemiology, is Associate Editor for Infectious Disease Alert. Dr. Muder does...

TMC125 (Etravirine), a Second Generation Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor.(drug evaluations)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... TMC125 (Etravirine), a Second Generation Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Abstract & Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor of...

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB).(treatment and medical research analysis)(Clinical report)
January 1, 2007... Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Abstract & Commentary By Lin H. Chen, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School; Director, Travel Resource Center, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA Dr. Chen reports no...

Treatment of Cholera in Adults with Single-Dose Azithromycin.(drug evaluations)
January 1, 2007... Treatment of Cholera in Adults with Single-Dose Azithromycin Abstract & Commentary By Mary-Louise Scully, MD, Sansum-Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA Dr. Scully reports no financial relationships relevant...

New Once-a-Day Pill Submitted to FDA.(approvals of drugs by Food and Drug Administration)
January 1, 2007... New Once-a-Day Pill Submitted to FDA By Melinda G. Young Melinda G. Young reports no financial relationship relevant to this field of study.This article originally appeared in the August 2006 issue of AIDS Alert. HIV...

Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.(vaccination against flu)(management of Avian flu)(influence of season on influenza virus)
January 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...

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

Pharmacology Watch: Study: Long-Term Use of Clopidogrel for DES Patients.(treating cardiac patients with drug-eluding stents)(drug labels)(osteonecrosis as a side effect)
January 1, 2007... Study: Long-Term Use of Clopidogrel for DES Patients Pharmacology Watch Patients with coronary artery disease who have received intra-coronary, drug-eluding stents (DES) may benefit from longer courses of clopidogrel than is currently...

CME objectives/questions.
January 1, 2007... 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...