Larry I. Lutwick, MD

February 25, 2015

When parents play out worst case scenarios in protest against routine vaccination, maybe one or two of these 6 options for response will come in handy.

November 04, 2014

This is the first Ebola outbreak in an urban setting, which has made control more difficult without the better barrier protection available in the developed world.

October 09, 2014

The enterovirus story continues to evolve: here are 6 things clinicians need to know now.

October 22, 2013

Here: 5 things (at least) you may not know about human viral hepatitis.

March 22, 2012

Did you know: The hepatitis B virus is the only human virus that is routinely tested for by measuring a marker, or “footprint,” of the virus in the blood? Here, an explanation for this and 4 more things you need to know about HBV.

March 20, 2012

Obtain an accurate food/water ingestion history; be suspicious of bacteria, protozoa, and environmental toxins; educate patients on good kitchen hygiene. Here, a few more essentials to keep in mind when you suspect a foodborne illness.

January 28, 2012

No typical clinical signature; variable serology; 10% atypical lymphocytes. Here, read more about the essentials in detection and treatment of EBV infection.

January 05, 2012

March 26, 2009

After drinking a cup of coffee in the lounge of St Gimmick Hospital, Dr Schmeckman accompanied one of his students, Mollie Jeanette, who was beginning her rotation through the hospital’s infectious diseases service, to the microbiology laboratory.