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HIV Information: Author Paul Sax, M.D.

Paul E. Sax, MD

Paul E. Sax, MD is the Editor-in-Chief, Journal Watch HIV/AIDS Clinical Care, Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Posts Tagged ‘helicobacter’

ID Doctors are Clueless about Treating Helicobacter

Paul Sax • October 15th, 2012

Categories: Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Patient Care

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Every so often, we’ll get a referral from a gastroenterologist about a refractory case of Helicobacter pylori. Usually the patient has been treated multiple times, and still has symptoms and a positive test. Naturally a referral to a specialist in Infectious Diseases seems warranted. But the reality is that this is like the IV nurse [...]

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