An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
April 26th, 2009
Swine Flu Curbsides: Anthrax, SARS Redux?
In my email in-box yesterday AM from a primary care doc: A patient of mine, 40 year old woman totally healthy, is going to Cancun on Tuesday for a conference. She’ll be there for 6 days. I know there are no cases of swine flu in Cancun yet, and the situation is evolving, but here’s my question: […]
December 23rd, 2008
Flu Resistance to Oseltamivir: The Bugs Win Again
I must admit, the recent report that 49 of the 50 H1N1 flu viruses tested by the CDC are resistant to oseltamivir caught me by surprise. For the non-math majors among the readership, that’s a 98% resistance rate. Yikes. Actually, the rate of resistance is so high that at first I didn’t believe it when my wife […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
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Infectious Diseases
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