Infectious Disease

When a MRSA Infection is Not MRSA

By Andrew Pugliese MD| 2022-02-07T19:44:51-05:00 October 12th, 2018|Immunodeficiencies, Infectious Disease, Wound Care|

Rickettsia Infection vs. MRSA infection: A Misclassification Recently, a patient of mine came to the office for follow-up care after being seen over the prior weekend at an

HIV Care in the 21st Century – Going Beyond HAART

By Andrew Pugliese MD| 2022-02-07T19:44:51-05:00 October 2nd, 2018|Infectious Disease|

The Link Between HIV Care & Cardiovascular Risks There have been outstanding changes in the care of HIV since it was first described in 1980. Between the years 1980

Mosquitos & Ticks, Summer’s Enemy!

By Andrew Pugliese MD| 2022-02-07T19:44:51-05:00 July 5th, 2018|Infectious Disease|

Summer Bugs, Memories You Don't Want to Take Home It's summer time! Time to get that gorgeous tan (with SPF of course), explore the outdoors, and plan those

DNA Sequencing: Can It Revolutionize Medicine?

By Andrew Pugliese MD| 2022-02-07T19:44:51-05:00 June 12th, 2018|Infectious Disease|

DNA Sequencing Can Change Medicine DNA sequencing, in my opinion, will revolutionize how medicine approaches the challenges of chronic infections. Since the beginning of the 21st Century, many

The Evolution of Bacteria & Antibiotics

By Andrew Pugliese MD| 2022-02-07T19:44:52-05:00 May 21st, 2018|Antibiotics, Infectious Disease|

How Bacteria & Antibiotics Have Evolutionized Over Time The antibiotics era is approximately sixty years old and though antibiotics have life-saving properties there has been concern about the

Stop the Itching! Testing Tells Why – Prurigo Nodularis

By Andrew Pugliese MD| 2022-02-07T19:44:53-05:00 May 1st, 2018|Case Study, Infectious Disease|

Prurigo Nodularis In a Patient I wanted to share a post today from a former patient who came to me with PN (Prurigo Nodularis). PN is an agitating