Listeria monocytogenes: Who's most at risk, pathology and common sources
South Africa just came out of a massive Listeria outbreak that sickened more than 1000 and killed more than 200. Associate Professor, Infectious Disease and International Medicine, USF Health, Sandra ...
5 Okt 20184min
Ricin: A weapon of assassination rather than mass destruction
Today it was reported that the Pentagon mail facility received two pieces of mail Monday that initially tested positive for the toxin, ricin. CNN reports that the letters were addressed to Secretary o...
2 Okt 20186min
Flu shots: Some protection is better than no protection
Last week, the CDC reported on a record-breaking estimated 900,000 flu hospitalizations and more than 80,000 deaths in the U.S. last flu season. My guest today, makes the case in Self magazine recentl...
2 Okt 20186min
Bartonella and vampire bats: A look at the recent research
Bartonella are globally distributed bacteria that can cause endocarditis in humans and domestic animals. Bats have been implicated as a likely reservoir host for these bacteria, but little is known ab...
2 Okt 201817min
Infectious disease 'pearls', part 2: Outbreak News This Week
A little over a month ago I did a podcast with today's guest on various infectious disease topics from her book Gompfs ID pearls and because it was so well received and the fact that we really just sc...
30 Sep 201850min
Yersinia enterocolitica: Chitlins, blood transfusions and Reiter's syndrome
Yersiniosis is an infection caused most often by eating raw or undercooked pork contaminated with Yersinia enterocolitica bacteria. CDC estimates Y. enterocolitica causes almost 117,000 illnesses, 640...
29 Sep 20183min
Osteomyelitis: Types, complications and imaging studies
Infection of the bone--short and sweet, that is the definition of osteomyelitis. Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at USF Health, Sandra Gompf, MD joined me to answe...
28 Sep 20184min
Tetanus: Symptoms, treatment, prevention and more
In this short Q&A, I talk to Associate Professor of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at USF Health, Sandra Gompf, MD about one of her infectious disease pearls, tetanus. I ask her about t...
28 Sep 20187min
