Cosmina Gingaras

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What is your view on eradication of colonization with VRE in immunocompromised patients?

I've recently seen an adult patient with fimosis and a Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis isolated from his urthera. There were no local signs of inflammation or infection and the...

24 January 2018 3,801 2 View

Pattern of HBs antigen, antibodies and HBV viremia upon reinfection with a different genotype?

If someone were infected with genotype A of HBV, cleared the infection and then became chronically infected with genotype B, what would his patterns of HBs antigen & antibody look like...

02 September 2017 7,491 4 View

What is the logic behind the choice of vaccine formulation (whole inactivated vs recombinant) and schedules (number of doses, boosters, catch-up)?

I would like to better understand how each of the vaccines we currently recommend work. So essentially my question is about your favorite source for vaccinology, but I am interested in details...

20 July 2016 772 7 View

Is hepatitis D+E coinfection possible in the absence of hep B co-infection?

I've recently heard of a case of fulminant hepatitis with hep D and E. The person who told me about the case insists that hepB was negative and I have a hard time believing this scenario. Is it...

23 September 2015 558 6 View

How long should we treat a case of otomastoiditis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

Hello! We have a patient who underwent surgery for a serious case of bilateral otomastoditis. The lab identified the culprit to be Pseudomonas aeruginosa. She was started in Ceftazidime and...

03 December 2014 6,479 7 View