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Infectious Diseases 1609
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| Target Audience: |
| This activity is intended for the infectious disease specialist. |
| Sponsor: |
| This activity is sponsored by AHC Media. |
| Accreditation: |
| AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
| Credit Designation: |
| AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| Faculty |
Editor
Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Stanford University
Hospital Epidemiologist
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Board Member and Updates Author
Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP
Section Editor Updates
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
Stanford University
Division of Infectious Diseases
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Board Member and Peer Reviewer
Timothy Jenkins, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado
Denver Health Medical Center
Associate Editors
Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP
Dean, Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Richard R. Watkins, MD, MS, FACP
Division of Infectious Diseases
Akron General Medical Center
Akron, OH
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine,
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown, OH
Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA
Chairman, Department of Medicine
Santa Clara Valley, Medical Center
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
(Affiliated)
Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Joseph F. John Jr. MD, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Chief of Staff for Education
Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center
Professor of Medicine
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Brian G. Blackburn, MD FACP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases and
Geographic Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Author
Michele Barry, MD FACP
Senior Associate Dean for Global Health
Stanford University School of Medicine
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| Subjects: |
- Community (Herd) Immunity Follows HPV Vaccination
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine and the Incidence of Recurrent Herpes Zoster in the Elderly
- Maraviroc and graft-versus-host disease
- Early Pet Contacts and Infant Respiratory Tract Illnesses
- Nasal site MRSA surveillance may miss colonization
- Murine Typhus in Returned Travelers
- Updates
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| Objectives: |
- discuss the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases
- explain current data regarding the use of new antibiotics for commonly diagnosed diseases and new uses for traditional drugs
- discuss the latest information regarding risks, benefits and cost-effectiveness of new and traditional diagnostic tests
- discuss new information regarding how infectious diseases are transmitted and how such information can lead to the development of new therapies
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| Financial Disclosure: |
Infectious Disease Alert's Editor, Stan Deresinski, MD, FACP, FIDSA, does research for the National Institutes of Health, and is an advisory board member and consultant for Merck.
Updates Author Carol A. Kemper, MD, FACP, does research for Abbott Laboratories, and Merck.
Peer Reviewer Timothy Jenkins, MD Associate Editors Hal B. Jenson, MD, FAAP, Richard R. Watkins, MD, MS, FACP, Joseph F. John Jr. MD, FACP, FIDSA, FSHEA, Brian G. Blackburn, MD FACP, and Author Michele Barry, MD FACP report no financial relationship relavent to this field of study.
Associate Editor Dean L. Winslow, MD, FACP, FIDSA is a consultant for Siemens Diagnostic.
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