Sep 30, 2018
A little over a month ago I did a podcast with today's guest on various infectious disease topics from her book Gompfs ID pearls and because it was so well received and the fact that we really just scratched the surface on this interesting topic, I had to have her on for another round of questions.
Associate Professor,...
Sep 29, 2018
Yersiniosis is an infection caused most often by eating raw or undercooked pork contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica bacteria. CDC estimates Y. enterocolitica causes almost 117,000 illnesses, 640 hospitalizations, and 35 deaths in the United States every year.
Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and...
Sep 28, 2018
Infection of the bone--short and sweet, that is the definition of osteomyelitis. Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at USF Health, Sandra Gompf, MD joined me to answer a few questions about this topic, something she addresses in her handy guide, Gompf’s ID pearls.
During the...
Sep 28, 2018
In this short Q&A, I talk to Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at USF Health, Sandra Gompf, MD about one of her infectious disease pearls, tetanus.
I ask her about the symptoms, treatment and prevention of tetanus. In addition, we touch on the topic of neonatal tetanus.
Finally, the...
Sep 27, 2018
Transmitted by the bite of the tsetse flu (Glossina spp.), African trypanosomiasis, of sleeping sickness is a serious infection caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei.
Although the infection is not found in the United States, historically, it has been a serious public health problem in...