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CT Angiography Potentially Useful for Diagnosing Invasive Mold Disease Free
- March 14, 2012
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography performed in 36 immunocompromised patients identified 10 of 12 individuals with proven or probable invasive mold disease.- Reviewing:
- Stanzani M et al., Clin Infect Dis 2012 Mar 1; 54:610. Herbrecht R and Roedlich M-N., Clin Infect Dis 2012 Mar 1; 54:617.
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Link Suggested for Depression and Living with Dampness and Mold
- January 7, 2008
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
But does depression result from these poor home conditions or cause them?- Reviewing:
- Shenassa ED et al., Am J Public Health 2007 Oct; 97:1893.
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COMMON MOLD GREATLY INCREASES THE RISK OF RESPIRATORY ARREST IN ASTHMA.
- February 8, 1991
- ALK
- General Medicine
The rising rate of mortality from asthma in developed nations has heightened the importance of identifying factors that increase the risk of severe asthmatic attacks . . .- Reviewing:
- O'Hollaren MT et al., N Engl J Med 1991 Feb 7; 324:
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Postprocedural Fungal Endophthalmitis
- May 16, 2012
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Serious eye infections in 33 patients have been traced to contamination of products used for invasive ophthalmic procedures, compounded by a single laboratory.- Reviewing:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2012 May 4; 61:310.
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Symptoms May Say Sinusitis, but Scans Disagree
- January 31, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Infection and even inflammation were not reliably present in the scans of patients with classic sinusitis symptoms.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Ferguson BJ et al., Clin Infect Dis 2012 Jan 1; 54:62.
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Fungus Among Us: A Practical, Rapid, Sensitive, Real-Time PCR Test for Trichophyton rubrum in Nails and Skin
- September 16, 2011
- Mark V. Dahl, MD
- Dermatology
Culture is sensitive and specific but slow; microscopy is fast but has low sensitivity; for T. rubrum, this PCR test was fast and accurate.- Reviewing:
- Alexander CL et al., Br J Dermatol 2011 May; 164:966.
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Omalizumab for Inadequately Controlled Severe Asthma
- June 7, 2011
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH, and David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
As add-on treatment, it prevented some exacerbations in patients with severe allergic asthma.- Reviewing:
- Hanania NA et al., Ann Intern Med 2011 May 3; 154:573.
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Oxymetazoline Boosts Intranasal Steroids' Effects Without Rebound Congestion
- April 28, 2011
- David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
Good news for patients with severe nighttime nasal congestion
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Baroody FM et al., J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 Apr; 127:927.
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Anti-IgE Therapy for Allergic Asthma in Inner-City Children Free
- March 16, 2011
- David J. Amrol, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Adding omalizumab to guideline-based therapy significantly reduced symptoms, exacerbations, and use of inhaled corticosteroids.- Reviewing:
- Busse WW et al., N Engl J Med 2011 Mar 17; 364:1005.
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A Genetic Susceptibility to Candidiasis?
- August 26, 2009
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In a cohort of hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, heterozygosity for a DECTIN-1 polymorphism was associated with increased risk for Candida colonization.- Reviewing:
- Plantinga TS et al., Clin Infect Dis 2009 Sep 1; 49:724. Bochud P-Y and Calandra T., Clin Infect Dis 2009 Sep 1; 49:733.
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Management of Candidiasis
- March 4, 2009
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
New IDSA guidelines provide updated recommendations for treating patients who have or are at risk for Candida infections.- Reviewing:
- Pappas PG et al., Clin Infect Dis 2009 Mar 1; 48:503.
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Spread of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus
- November 26, 2008
- Thomas Glück, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In the Netherlands, azole-resistant strains of Aspergillus fumigatus have emerged and spread.- Reviewing:
- Snelders E et al., PLoS Med 2008 Nov 11; 5:e219.
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For Your Feet: Avoiding, Diagnosing, and Treating Women’s Foot Problems
- November 20, 2008
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
The most common foot problems in women are toenail fungus, Morton neuroma, stress fractures, and plantar fasciitis. -
Posaconazole, a New Broad-Spectrum Antifungal
- August 2, 2006
- Thomas Glück, MD
- Infectious Diseases
In vitro, posaconazole’s activity against most yeast and mold isolates equaled or surpassed that of conventional antifungals. Of special interest is its activity against zygomycetes.- Reviewing:
- Sabatelli F et al., Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 Jun; 50:2009-15.
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Pediatric Asthma — Managing the Environment
Educational guidelined that contain important information about the environmental management of asthma.- Reviewing:
- The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation., 2005 Aug;:
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Emerging Perspectives: Epigenesis — How Experience Sculpts Genes
- August 17, 2005
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
Epigenetic shifts over time may hold clues to the mystery of why psychiatric illness is not identical in monozygotic twin pairs. -
Radiance FN, Long-Term Soft-Tissue Filler
- August 11, 2004
- George J. Hruza, MD
- Dermatology
While hyaluronic acid fillers have expanded our temporary soft-tissue filler armamentarium, the search continues for a safe and effective long-term filler. Radiance FN (fine-needle) gel . . .- Reviewing:
- Tzikas TL., Arch Facial Plast Surg 2004 Jul/Aug; 6:234-9.
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Contributors to Disease Severity and Medication Use in Asthma Patients
- January 6, 2004
- Susan B. Promes, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Two goals of asthma treatment are to minimize emergency department visits and limit the severity of disease. To determine factors associated with asthma severity and . . .- Reviewing:
- Liou A et al., Chest 2003 Nov; 124:1781-8.
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Sensitization to Molds Is Associated with Severe Asthma
- September 27, 2002
- Keith I. Marton, MD
- General Medicine
Few studies have been performed to determine why the severity of asthma varies so widely among patients. In this international study, French investigators used data . . .- Reviewing:
- Zureik M et al., BMJ 2002 Aug 24; 325:411-4.
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Voriconazole Superior to Conventional Amphotericin B Against Invasive Aspergillosis
- August 23, 2002
- Neil M. Ampel, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Voriconazole achieved better results than conventional amphotericin B in immunocompromised patients with invasive aspergillosis.- Reviewing:
- Herbrecht R et al., N Engl J Med 2002 Aug 8; 347:408-15.
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