Infectious Disease Alert articles from March 2009

Infectious Disease Alert archives from March 2009

Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Rapid Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 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...

Corticosteroids for virus-induced childhood wheezing.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Corticosteroids for Virus-Induced Childhood Wheezing Abstract & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine; Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, is...

Maintaining patients on a failing antiretroviral regimen reduces the risk of AIDS-defining events.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Maintaining Patients on a Failing Antiretroviral Regimen Reduces the Risk of AIDS-defining Events Abstract and Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center;...

Raltegravir Treatment for Antiretroviral-resistant HIV Infection.
March 1, 2009... Raltegravir Treatment for Antiretroviral-resistant HIV 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,...

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) resistance in seasonal influenza A (H1N1) viruses.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) Resistance in Seasonal Influenza A (H1N1) Viruses Abstract & Commentary By Mary-Louise Scully, MD, Sansum-Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA. Dr. Scully reports no financial...

Meeting update: annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2008.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Meeting Update: Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2008 By Lin H. Chen, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School Director, Travel Medicine Center, Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge,...

Updates by Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.(treatment of influenza this season)(Report)
March 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...

Pharmacology watch: warning regarding topical anesthetics.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Warning Regarding Topical Anesthetics Pharmacology Watch In this issue: FDA warning on topical anesthetics; antipsychotics increase sudden cardiac death; the step up vs step down debate; treating pain, fatigue, mood, and sleep in...

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement.
March 1, 2009... Click here for the March 2009 Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement SOURCE-Infectious Disease Alert

CME objectives/questions.
March 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...