Infectious Disease Alert articles from September 2007

Infectious Disease Alert archives from September 2007

Oral Antibiotics for Pyelonephritis in Children.
September 1, 2007... Oral Antibiotics for Pyelonephritis in Children Abstract & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of the Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine,...

Prophylaxis for Recurrent UT Infections in Children.(urinary tract)(Clinical report)
September 1, 2007... Prophylaxis for Recurrent UT Infections in Children Abstract & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of the Western Campus of Tufts University School of...

Pediatric Malignancies Masquerading as Infections.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Pediatric Malignancies Masquerading as Infections Abstract & Commentary By Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health Professor of Pediatrics and Dean of the Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine,...

Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Malaria - It's Finally Here!(BinaxNOW Malaria Test)(Product/service evaluation)
September 1, 2007... Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Malaria — It's Finally Here! Special Report By Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford, Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, is...

Zika in Yap.(Report)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Zika in Yap Special Report 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. Source:...

Q Fever in U.S. Soldiers Deployed to Iraq.(Case study)
September 1, 2007... Q Fever in U.S. Soldiers Deployed to Iraq Abstract & Commentary By Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Chief, Division of AIDS Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of...

West Nile Virus Neutralization by Plasma Immunoglobulin.
September 1, 2007... West Nile Virus Neutralization by Plasma Immunoglobulin Abstract & Commentary By Joseph F. John, Jr., MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, Associate Chief of Staff for Education, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center; Professor of...

Rabies Symposium at CISTM.
September 1, 2007... Rabies Symposium at CISTM Special Report By Lin Chen, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School; Director Travel Resource Center, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA Dr. Lin H. Chen reports no financial...

Updates by Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP.
September 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...

Pharmacology Watch: Oral Anticoagulant + Antiplatelet Therapy = Danger.
September 1, 2007... Oral Anticoagulant + Antiplatelet Therapy = Danger Pharmacology Watch In this issue: Adding an anticoagulant to aspirin is of no value in patients with peripheral artery disease, older adults with coronary disease benefit from aggressive...

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

CME questions.(continuing medical education)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... CME Questions What is the risk of recurrent urinary tract infection among otherwise healthy children * *12% per year *30-40%, almost all within 1 year *30-40% per year *Almost 100% by 6 years of age Which of the...