http://www.leinfections.com/welcome/welcome/ Companion Blog Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.leinfections.com/welcome/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-14 HH Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:48:22 +0000 http://www.leinfections.com/?p=46#comment-14 Anything new to add to comments in book about laser tx of fungal nails. In my area there are ads for DPMs offering this @1K per tx!. My Q is , does it work? Same Q for topical Lamisil 1% solution; aside from recent technical trial failure. Thanks, HH Anything new to add to comments in book about laser tx of fungal nails. In my area there are ads for DPMs offering this @1K per tx!.
My Q is , does it work?
Same Q for topical Lamisil 1% solution; aside from recent technical trial failure.
Thanks, HH

]]> http://www.leinfections.com/welcome/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Warren S. Joseph, DPM, FIDSA Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:49:05 +0000 http://www.leinfections.com/?p=46#comment-8 Thank you for your question. The 3rd Edition of the Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections is the only book published that is specific for treatment of infections that you would see in your daily practice. Sure you could buy the latest edition of Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, considered by some to be the “bible” on the subject but it will set you back $400 and about 75% of the content will be extraneous to what you do every day. Furthermore, unlike a big bulky textbook, the Handbook is just that…designed to be an easy to use and search reference that will allow you to find the answer to your question easily presented in a point by point format. If you have an earlier version of the Handbook, the 3rd Edition is worthwhile because it has been fully updated to reflect the latest medical evidence, important in this age of evidence based medicine. Each chapter has been revised or expanded and a new chapter has been added on MRSA. Finally, if you wonder why to buy the book since you can access this blog for free; my answer would be that this is a COMPANION blog. It is meant to supplement, not supplant the book. I will use the blog to comment on the latest literature as it comes out, to give my opinion about an ID topic that is currently making headlines or, to just discuss an area that I feel is important. It also gives readers a chance to correspond and have a give and take. Thanks again for your interest. Thank you for your question. The 3rd Edition of the Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections is the only book published that is specific for treatment of infections that you would see in your daily practice. Sure you could buy the latest edition of Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, considered by some to be the “bible” on the subject but it will set you back $400 and about 75% of the content will be extraneous to what you do every day. Furthermore, unlike a big bulky textbook, the Handbook is just that…designed to be an easy to use and search reference that will allow you to find the answer to your question easily presented in a point by point format. If you have an earlier version of the Handbook, the 3rd Edition is worthwhile because it has been fully updated to reflect the latest medical evidence, important in this age of evidence based medicine. Each chapter has been revised or expanded and a new chapter has been added on MRSA. Finally, if you wonder why to buy the book since you can access this blog for free; my answer would be that this is a COMPANION blog. It is meant to supplement, not supplant the book. I will use the blog to comment on the latest literature as it comes out, to give my opinion about an ID topic that is currently making headlines or, to just discuss an area that I feel is important. It also gives readers a chance to correspond and have a give and take. Thanks again for your interest.

]]> http://www.leinfections.com/welcome/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-7 rgfdpm Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:37:07 +0000 http://www.leinfections.com/?p=46#comment-7 Why should I buy the book? Why should I buy the book?

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