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:
- Treating severe Clostridial Difficile infection with fecal transplantation
- Isolation for extended spectrum beta lactamase (ESBL’s)Â bacteremia
- Update in multi-resistant gram negative infections
- Update on Pneumococccal infections
- Treatment dilemmas in immunocompromised hosts
- Update on invasive fungal infections
This high quality meeting has many simultaneous sessions and therefore one individual cannot cover all that is presented. Â Much of the material covered is information that has been available before in publications or discussions, but at the meeting such information is often placed in a more appropriate context with superb critical evaluation.
Attached is a collection of my notes and an occasional editorial comment for the interested reader. Although my notes cannot do justice to each particular piece, I hope to give the reader a flavor of the emerging trends and ideas in the world of infectious disease. Enjoy…
Download Dr. Steigbigel’s notes from IDSA 2010
Dr. Steigbigel is a Professor in the NYU Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology