Infectious Disease Alert articles from July 2009

Infectious Disease Alert archives from July 2009

Taxed by Taxonomy? The Curious Case of the Organism Previously Known as Streptococcus bovis.
July 1, 2009... Taxed by Taxonomy? The Curious Case of the Organism Previously Known as Streptococcus bovis Abstract & Commentary By Ellen Jo Baron, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Medicine, Stanford University; Medical School Director, Clinical...

Treatment of Septic Arthritis in Children.(Clinical report)
July 1, 2009... Treatment of Septic Arthritis in Children Abstract & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, is...

Telaprevir for Hepatitis C Virus Infection.(Report)
July 1, 2009... Telaprevir for Hepatitis C Virus Infection Abstract and Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Stanford University, School of Medicine,...

Severe Respiratory Disease Associated with Adenovirus Serotype 14.(Report)
July 1, 2009... Severe Respiratory Disease Associated with Adenovirus Serotype 14 Abstract and Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Stanford...

A Common Mechanism May Underlie the Bactericidal Action of Antibiotics.
July 1, 2009... A Common Mechanism May Underlie the Bactericidal Action of Antibiotics Abstract and Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor, Stanford...

Skin Infections in Travelers.
July 1, 2009... Skin Infections in Travelers Abstract & Commentary By Lin H. Chen, MD, Dr. Chen is Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School, Director, Travel Medicine Center, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Chen reports no...

Imported Malaria in Children.(Report)
July 1, 2009... Imported Malaria in Children Abstract & Commentary By Philip R. Fischer, MD, DTM&H, Dr. Fischer is Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Dr. Fischer reports no...

Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.(briefs)
July 1, 2009... 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 objectives/questions.
July 1, 2009... CME Objectives The objectives of Infectious Disease Alert are to: *discuss the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases; *present current data regarding the use of new antibiotics for commonly diagnosed diseases and new uses...