If I were to ask any reader of this blog the proper technique for harvesting a bone culture I am fairly certain that the common response would be that it must be a) not taken through the ulcer or sinus tract b) taken from a separate clean site c) the patient should be off all … Read more
Data Trace, the publisher of the Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections, 3rd Edition, has started a bit of a marketing “blitz” in response to the recent release of the book. I want to take this opportunity to welcome those of you who have just come across this blog either through the recent direct mailing or … Read more
Last week I was invited by Bret Ribotsky, DPM to participate in one of his “Meet the Masters” telephone conferences (www.podiatricsuccess.com). We had an interesting conversation covering topics such as my definition of “success”, the Journal of the APMA, and my take on some current infectious diseases topics. After the conference Bret posted a comment … Read more
I am pleased to announce that we have just posted a few pages from the Ulceration and Infection section of the newly revised Diabetic Foot Infection chapter of the 3rd Edition of the Handbook. Just go to “Preview the Book” in the header above and you will find the pdf link. I chose this section … Read more
It has been about 2 weeks since my first post about ICAAC which has given me some time to ruminate a bit over the happenings there. I have always enjoyed this meeting because its emphasis on new antibiotic development, an area of great interest to me. It is sometimes a bit short on clinical information … Read more
I just wanted to drop in a short post to tell everybody that the 3rd Edition of the Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections has been published and is now shipping. For anyone who ordered the book, if you have not received it already, you should be getting your copy soon. For those waiting for the … Read more
This past week I attended the American Society for Microbiology’s 49th annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) held in San Francisco. ICAAC is the largest conference in the world dealing with infectious diseases and antimicrobial agents. It routinely gathers over 10,000 microbiologists, infectious diseases specialists, pharmacists, etc. from all over the globe … Read more
With the news of the imminent release of the 3rd Edition tentatively scheduled for 9/25 it is time to update the blog. Over the next few days I hope to get a few more posts up covering some recent literature of interest and my experiences at the recent ICAAC meeting. I would also like to … Read more
It has been difficult to get any new posts up on the blog lately with an incredibly busy travel/lecture schedule. In the past 2-3 weeks I have been in Toronto for the very successful APMA National, Indianapolis for the Drum Corps International World Championships (not work related for a change!), Las Vegas this past week … Read more
You may notice that the top menu bar now has a new selection “Preview the Book”. My idea in doing this was to get some important content from the book up on this blog to a) be a “public service” to readers of this site and b) act as a bit of a teaser to … Read more