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 …
Category: ID
Clinical Correlations
A Primer on H1N1
July 15, 2009Liana Barkan MD
Faculty Peer ReviewedÂ
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, 2009
Uzma 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. …
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 …
BREAKING NEWS: Another Nut that You’d Rather Not…
March 31, 2009
FDA 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 …
Salmonella Update
March 21, 2009
Commentary 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 …
Mystery Quiz- The Answer
March 10, 2009Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The answer to the mystery quiz is allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). The CXR shows right upper lobe opacities, two of which appear round (Image 3, arrow) and another tubular (Image 3, arrowhead), and a left upper lobe opacity which has …
Diseases 2.0: Sepsis
February 5, 2009
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Andrew McKinstry MD PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For anyone who has stepped into an ICU, the septic patient is a familiar …