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New Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Marcelin
Tell us about the position you are starting? My current roles are Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship. In my clinical practice I will be seeing patients on the General Infectious Disease hospital service. This means patients admitted to the hospital (who do not have transplants or malignancies) who have […]
Oct 16, 2017
Norovirus in Intestinal Transplant Recipients – A Different Presentation of Enteritis
Dr. Diana Florescu performed a large retrospective study, evaluating clinical presentation and outcomes of Norovirus infections in intestinal allograft compared to the native intestine. The study was done in collaboration with Dr. Pearlie Chong and included patients transplanted at UNMC and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study showed that intestinal transplant […]
Oct 9, 2017
Resistant CMV – Research Aimed at the Cure
Infections due to Cytomegalovirus(CMV) remain a significant problem for patients undergoing various types of transplants, including both hematopoietic stem cell transplants and solid organ transplant, particularly since these groups both require the use of potent immunosuppressive chemotherapy. Although the currently available systemic anti-cytomegalovirus agents are usually effective, their use is limited by their toxicities, […]
Oct 5, 2017
Do What You Do and Get Published, Too – Key Take Home Points!
This morning, a fantastic Faculty Development panel was held to a full house of attendees, focused on how to maximize your productivity within your career and life. Our Division is incredibly productive and this is reflected in that two of the three panelists were from within our ranks: Dr. Hewlett and Dr. Scarsi were […]
Oct 3, 2017
IDWeek 2017 – The Official UNMC ID Guide of Where We Will Be!
IDWeek is upon us and we want to be sure YOU know where to find us! Below is the list of faculty presentations and posters from our Division. Please come visit us at IDWeek – We would LOVE to meet you! Content courtesy of Sandy Nelson and the entire UNMC ID Division. Tuesday Oct […]
Oct 2, 2017
Welcoming Our New Fellows – Focus on Dr. Hankins
Tell us about the position you are starting? I think it’s a little difficult to fully describe the position that I am starting. I don’t fully know all the ins and outs of what the Infectious Disease fellow does, but I’m excited to get into the position and learn. Tell us about your background? When […]
Sep 28, 2017
Do the Right Thing and Get a Flu Vaccine
Content courtesy of Dr. Mark Rupp. As the days shorten and there is a bit of fall nip in the morning air, it is a reminder that the respiratory virus season will be here soon. Although the flu vaccine is not perfect (about 50% protection), it remains our best means to prevent influenza. We are […]
Sep 18, 2017
Vitamin C and Sepsis – Miracle, Madness or Still Murky?
Experimental and emerging data suggest intravenous ascorbic acid may be a potential therapy in patients presenting with septic shock, but more evidence is needed to confirm or refute the clinical utility of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Proposed mechanisms of this essential water-soluble vitamin include anti-inflammatory effects, reduction in oxidative damage, and preservation of endothelial function […]
Sep 15, 2017
Welcome to Stacy Severin – Transplant Infectious Diseases Clinical Study Associate
Tell us about the position you are starting? I am starting as a research nurse coordinator in infectious disease, solid organ transplant division. Tell us about your background? I have been an RN for the last 9 years, with the last 4 in research. I have always worked in the Oncology field prior to this […]
Sep 8, 2017
Content courtesy of Dr. Rupp. Investigators from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division of Infectious Diseases recently published reassuring data indicating that use of chlorhexidine (CHG) to bathe hospitalized patients does not lead to CHG-resistance in S. aureus. (Marolf CT, et al Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 38:873-75, 2017). CHG is a very […]
Sep 1, 2017
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