Infectious Disease Alert articles from July 2005

Infectious Disease Alert archives from July 2005

Tipranavir for HIV Infection.
July 1, 2005... Tipranavir for HIV Infection Abstract & Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Clinical Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Section Editor, HIV, is...

A Shingles Vaccine.
July 1, 2005... A Shingles Vaccine 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 ...

Review of Oral Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: Entecavir, Adefovir Dipivoxil, and Lamivudine.
July 1, 2005... .table { border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #000000; } Review of Oral Therapeutic Options for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: Entecavir, Adefovir Dipivoxil, and Lamivudine By Jessica C. Song, MA, PharmD, Assistant Professor...

Subglottic Secretion Drainage for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.
July 1, 2005... Subglottic Secretion Drainage for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Abstract & Commentray By Dean R. Hess, PhD, RRT Respiratory Care, Massachusettes General Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School...

Updates.
July 1, 2005... Updates Nubian Beer: An Ancient Health Tonic? 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...

Pharmacology Watch: Rifamixin for the Prevention of Traveler's Diarrhea?
July 1, 2005... Rifamixin for the Prevention of Traveler's Diarrhea? Pharmacology Watch Rifamixin, a nonabsorbed oral antibiotic, is effective for preventing traveler's diarrhea, according to new research. The study was done in 210 US students traveling...

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Click here for the July 2005 Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement SOURCE-Infectious Disease Alert

CME Question.(continuing medical education on tiprinavir)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CME Question Which of the following is correct? *Tiprinavir is a non-nucleoside analog HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor. *Tiprinavir is a nucleoside analog HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor. *Tiprinavir is a nucleotide...