Update in Infectious Diseases
Authors: Merle A. Sande, Allan R. Ronald
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2004)

Updates from the Annual Session17 February 2004Update in Infectious DiseasesMerle A. Sande, MD and Allan R. Ronald, MD, FRCPCMerle A. Sande, MDFrom the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Search for more papers by this author and Allan R. Ronald, MD, FRCPCFrom the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-4-200402170-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This year's Update in Infectious Diseases focuses on the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), hepatitis B, respiratory viruses, antibiotic resistance, and vaccination. The past year held both alarming findings about emerging infectious diseases and drug-resistant bacteria as well as exciting findings about new vaccines and more effective therapy for infectious diseases.Respiratory DiseaseSARS Tsang KW, Ho PL, Ooi GC, et al. A cluster of cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:1977-85. [PMID: 12671062]As this Update was being prepared for Annual Session in April 2003, cases of SARS were emerging in several sites ...References1. Booth CM, Matukas LM, Tomlinson GA, Rachlis AR, Rose DB, Dwosh HA, et al . Clinical features and short-term outcomes of 144 patients with SARS in the greater Toronto area. JAMA. 2003;289:2801-9. [PMID: 12734147] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Fowler RA, Lapinsky SE, Hallett D, Detsky AS, Sibbald WJ, Slutsky AS, et al . Critically ill patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome. JAMA. 2003;290:367-73. [PMID: 12865378] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Merle A. Sande, MD; Allan R. Ronald, MD, FRCPCAffiliations: From the University of Utah Health Sciences Center.Contributing Editor: Jennifer Fisher Wilson.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Merle A. Sande, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 4C104 SOM, 30 N. 1900 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84132; e-mail, merle.sande@hsc.utah.edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Sande: University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Department of Internal Medicine, 4C104 SOM, 30 N. 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132.Dr. Ronald: Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba and Infectious Diseases, St. Boniface Hospital, 409 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3M 3W8, Canada. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoCorrection: Update in Infectious Diseases Metrics Cited byNew strategies are needed to improve the accuracy of influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates among seniorsThe duty to treat and the realities of the 21st centuryEthics and Public Health Emergencies: Encouraging ResponsibilityCorrection: Update in Infectious DiseasesChapter 6: Physician Professionalism and Preparing for Epidemics: Challenges and Opportunities 17 February 2004Volume 140, Issue 4Page: 290-295KeywordsAmphotericinAspergillosisChildrenHepatitis BHepatocellular carcinomaInfectious diseasesSARS coronavirusStaphylococcus aureusVaccinesVoriconazole ePublished: 17 February 2004 Issue Published: 17 February 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...