Neal 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 …
Category: ID
Clinical Correlations
It’s Lyme Season: How Should You Manage the Tick-bitten Patient?
October 14, 2009
Joshua 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 …
The Forgotten Influenza of 1918: When a Strong Immune System Becomes a Weakness
September 23, 2009
Emily 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 …
Can you offer a liver transplant to a patient with HIV?
August 28, 2009
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Uzma Sarwar MD
Coincident with greater use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), chronic liver disease has become one of the leading causes of death amongst HIV patients. This …
Why is Syphilis Still Sensitive to Penicillin?
July 30, 2009
Sam 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 …
A Primer on H1N1
July 15, 2009Liana 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 a virus that normally requires direct …
How Should You Approach a Patient Co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C?
June 11, 2009Uzma Sarwar MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With advancement in therapy, life expectancy has significantly increased among HIV-infected patients, and patients are now more likely to succumb to chronic disease processes. At …
Breaking News: Swine Flu Reaches New York
April 26, 2009
Eunice 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 …