Antimicrobial Therapy Geared at Pseudomonas aeruginosa for Bronchiectasis

April 7, 2010

psuedomonasDiana Hubulashvili, Pharm.D.

Edited by Tania Ahuja, Pharm.D., BCPS

Faculty peer reviewed

Bronchiectasis is an uncommon condition that is characterized by irreversible dilation of the bronchi. Chronic pulmonary infections and airway inflammation cause bronchial damage through destruction of the muscular and elastic layer…

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What Should We Know About Bedbugs?

February 18, 2010

Jia Huang

Faculty peer reviewed

A 46 year-old Asian female presented with recurrent pruritic erythematous papules in a partially linear pattern over her forearms, face, and trunk. Each papule measured about 3/4 inch in diameter. The eruption first appeared two to three…

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Zinc Cold Remedies: Are They Safe and Effective–Who Nose?

February 11, 2010

Bellevue 1Amanda Benkoff

Faculty peer reviewed

Each year doctors are presented with the dilemma of the common cold. Adults in the U.S. experience an average of 3 colds per year, and children up to 8-10, resulting in over 500 million colds annually.(1) Patients…

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Oldies but Goodies: How should you approach a low titer +RPR?

February 5, 2010

Please enjoy a post from the Clinical Correlations Archives, first posted November 28, 2006…

45 year old male with a history of Hepatitis B ( Hep B Surf Ag + but Hep B E Ab+ and E Ag – and DNA…

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Some gleanings from the meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in Philadelphia, October 29-November 1. 2009

January 6, 2010

idsa_logoNeal H. Steigbigel, M.D.

The recent IDSA meeting reviewed many important and interesting findings.  Topics spanned a wide array of subjects, many of which are of importance and interest to all physicians.  These subjects included:

  • HIV/AID- increasing support for starting HAART earlier
  • Influenza-details…

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It’s Lyme Season: How Should You Manage the Tick-bitten Patient?

October 14, 2009

ticJoshua Allen-Dicker

Faculty peer reviewed

A healthy 42-year old patient presents to your office after a day of hiking with his family in Upstate New York. This morning in the shower he found a “big black tick” on his right leg. He…

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The Forgotten Influenza of 1918: When a Strong Immune System Becomes a Weakness

September 23, 2009

influenza19181Emily Breidbart

Faculty peer reviewed

As the threat of the swine flu surfaced in early 2009, doctors and the media referenced the influenza of 1918. Also known as the Spanish flu, this pandemic spread to nearly every part of the world and…

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Why is Syphilis Still Sensitive to Penicillin?

July 30, 2009

382px-syphilis_is_a_dangerous_disease.pngSam Rougas MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

It seems that every week a new article in a major newspaper is reporting what most infectious disease physicians have been preaching for several years. Antibiotic resistance is rapidly spreading. Infections such as Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal…

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A Primer on H1N1

July 15, 2009

Liana Barkan MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed 

So much mystery and confusion, and yet so few answers, surround the current H1N1 Pandemic. From where did it come? How did it evolve to have genes from avian, human, and swine flu viruses? How does…

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Breaking News: Swine Flu Reaches New York

April 26, 2009

pigEunice Kang, MD

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed eight cases of swine influenza A (A/H1N1) virus infection in New York City, in addition to a dozen cases caused by the same strain scattered throughout California, Texas, Ohio, and…

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BREAKING NEWS: Another Nut that You’d Rather Not…

March 31, 2009

397px-ars_pistachio.jpgFDA ALERTS CONSUMERS TO RECALL OF PISTACHIO PRODUCTS

Commentary by Rebecca Hall MD, PGY-1

Growing concerns over Salmonella  contamination of pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc in California have lead the manufacturer to voluntarily recall about a million pounds…

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Salmonella Update

March 21, 2009

salmonella_typhimurium.jpgCommentary by Sherley Abraham MD, PGY-3

The CDC reports there have been 666 cases and 9 deaths associated with Salmonella Typhimurium infections. The outbreak began September 1st, 2008 and has spread across 45 states, including 30 cases in New York. The…

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