Infectious Disease Alert articles from September 2006

Infectious Disease Alert archives from September 2006

A New Rotavirus Vaccine.(Clinical report)
September 1, 2006... A New Rotavirus Vaccine 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 King's Daughter, is...

Update on Quinolone-Induced Changes in Glycemic Control.
September 1, 2006... Update on Quinolone-Induced Changes in Glycemic Control Special feature By Thao Tran, Jocelyn Walton, Christine Maddox, and Jessica C. Song, Thao Tran, Jocelyn Walton, and Christine Maddox are PharmD Candidates, University of the...

Utility of Follow-Up Imaging Studies in Spine Infections.
September 1, 2006... Utility of Follow-Up Imaging Studies in Spine Infections Abstract & Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University...

Myopathy Associated with Daptomycin Use.
September 1, 2006... Myopathy Associated with Daptomycin Use Special Feature By Heather Baker, Jennifer Murphy, Jessica C. Song, Heather Baker is PharmD Candidate, University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, Stockton, CA, Jennifer Murphy is California...

Linezolid-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci.
September 1, 2006... Linezolid-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Abstract & Commentary By Robert Muder, MD, Hospital Epidemiologist, Pittsburgh VA Medical Center, Section Editor, Hospital Epidemiology, is Associate Editor for Infectious Disease...

Refugees with Eosinophilia: Diagnostic Considerations.
September 1, 2006... Refugees with Eosinophilia: Diagnostic Considerations Abstract & Commentary By Michele Barry, MD, FACP, Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Tropical Medicine and International Travelers' Clinic, Yale University School of Medicine ...

Updates By Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.(therapy animals and infection control in hospitals)(usage of sputum culture conversion as measure of treatment success)(multi-drug resistant HIV infections in New York City)
September 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...

Pharmacology Watch: Raloxifene's Role for Estrogen- and Age-Related Problems.(Raloxifene Use for The Heart trial)(risks and benefits of vitamin use)(statins as hepatitis C infection therapy)
September 1, 2006... Raloxifene's Role for Estrogen- and Age-Related Problems Pharmacology Watch What is the role of raloxifene for the treatment of osteoporosis and breast cancer prevention? Raloxifene is a selective estrogen-receptor modulator...

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

CME objectives/questions.(continuing medical education on infectious diseases)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... CME Objectives The objectives of Infectious Disease Alert are: *To discuss diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases; *To present current data regarding use of new antibiotics for commonly diagnosed diseases and new uses for...