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Human Papillomavirus and Disorders of the Skin 40
Sherrif F Ibrahim, MD, PhD and Mary Gail Mercurio, MD
Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester
Developments in Hepatitis B DNA Testing 43
Andrew S Boxer, MD
1
and Douglas T Dieterich, MD
2
1. Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York; 2. Professor of Medicine, Division of Hepatology, and
Director of Continuing Medical Education, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
Challenges in the Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Infection 45
Karen C Bloch, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Disease) and Preventive Medicine,
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bacterial Infections
Best Practice in the Treatment of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure
Infections Due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 48
Hugo Bonatti, MD and Robert G Sawyer, MD
Departments of Surgery (Transplantation) and Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia
The Role of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in the Diagnosis of
Clostridium difficile-associated Disease 52
Peter H Gilligan, PhD
Director, Clinical Microbiology–Immunology Laboratories, University of North Carolina Hospitals,
and Professor, Microbiology–Immunology and Pathology–Laboratory Medicine, University of
North Carolina School of Medicine
Management of Bacteremic Community-acquired Pneumonia 56
Aydin Uzunpinar, MD and Mark L Metersky, MD
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Parasitic Infections
Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Amebiasis 59
Vinod K Dhawan, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science, and Professor of
Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Infection Control and Prevention
Hand Hygiene Compliance 62
Dinah Gould, MPhil, PhD
Professor, Applied Health, City University, London
Medical Gloves for Barrier Protection—
How Effective and Safe Are They? 65
Esah S Yip, DSc
US Director, Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC)
Event Preview
XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008)—
The First International AIDS Conference Ever Held in Latin America 71
The International AIDS Society (IAS)
4 US INFECTIOUS DISEASE
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