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Photo: CDC/PHIL For this blog entry, I wrote about the historical aspect of syphilis testing throughout the past century. People seem to...
Quick Update: Measles in LA County, a Few Tips on Specimen Collection for Measles Testing, and More!
Photo: CDC/PHIL A 4-case outbreak of measles in LA. Read the press release. Here is a cheat sheet made by California Department of Public...
Quick Update: Hepatitis C Associated with Outpatient Clinic in Los Angeles
See LAHAN here Six cases of HCV infection in patients that received infusions, injections, or procedures at Westside Multispecialty...
Quick Update: Infection Caused by Rifampin/Penicillin-Resistant Strain of RB51 Brucella Associated W
Read CDC HAN here: https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00417.asp Associated with raw milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm in Quarryville, PA...
Quick Update: Salmonella Typhimurium Associated With Pet Hedgehogs
11 people in 8 states infected with Salmonella Typhimurium, one hospitalized Isolates closely related as determined by PFGE and WGS
Quick Update: Recent Reports on MMWR (December 2018 - January 2019)
Quick Update: Recent Reports on MMWR (December 2018 - January 2019)
Quick Update: What Bugs Are Making The Rounds (September - November 2018)
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O26 in ground beef, September 2018 September 19, 2018, Cargill Meat Solutions (Fort Morgan, CO)...
WHEN THE CLAP HITS BACK PART III: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE IN GONORRHEA AND HOW MOLECULAR
My last blog in a trilogy about gonorrhea and antimicrobia resistance. This one focuses on molecular detection of resistance.
Quick Update: Measles Exposure in Los Angeles County - August 2018
Infographic: CDC Click here to see LA HAN. Details A patient with infectious measles visited Santa Monica from August 8-10, 2018 Visited...
Quick Update: 2018 US Summer Foodborne Outbreaks (So Far)
Peera Hemarajata, M.D., Ph.D., Celebrate the summer heat with some fresh foodborne outbreaks! Cyclospora, Salmonella, E. coli, Vibrio
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