Sherif B. Mossad, MD

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Prevention and treatment of influenza in the primary care office

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2014

Fewer than half of eligible US residents get vaccinated. Here is a review of the barriers and the new options.

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Influenza in long-term care facilities: Preventable, detectable, treatable

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2009

Vaccination is the most important preventive measure. Early detection, infection control measures, prompt treatment, and preventive treatment of co...

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2008–2009 Influenza update: A better vaccine match

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2008

Last flu season, some people may have lost their faith in flu shots. In the 2008–2009 flu season, we hope to do better.

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Influenza update 2007-2008: Vaccine advances, pandemic preparation

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2007

Vaccination is still our main defense against influenza, and researchers continue to try to improve the vaccine. Work is also under way on a vaccin...

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Which agents should we use to treat and prevent influenza in 2006-2007?

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2006

Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza) are the treatments of choice this year, but vaccination remains the primary preventive measure.

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Avian influenza: An emerging pandemic threat

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2005

We briefly review the lessons from past pandemics, the threat of the current avian flu outbreak, and recommendations for prevention.

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Influenza 2005-2006: Vaccine supplies adequate, but bird flu looms

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2005

Behind the preparation for the current influenza season are fears that the simmering outbreak of avian influenza in animals could lead to a pandemi...

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Coping with the influenza vaccine shortage

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: December 1, 2004

How to decide which patients to vaccinate and how to use antiviral drugs, in light of the vaccine shortage.

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Demystifying FluMist, a new intranasal, live influenza vaccine

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2003

The intranasal live flu vaccine is approved, but questions remain about its exact role in clinical practice.

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Tonsillectomy in adults: A paucity of data

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: August 1, 2003

We need to differentiate recurrent viral pharyngitis from streptococcal tonsillitis before recommending surgery.

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How do you manage a healthy, asymptomatic, 24-year-old with a positive RPR on a premarital blood test?

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2003

A positive rapid plasma reagin must be confirmed or refuted, but if the history, physical, and laboratory studies are negative, there is a great ch...

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Antiviral agents for treating influenza

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: February 1, 2000

We now have four antiviral drugs for treating influenza. Who should receive them? Which one to use?

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Underused options for preventing and treating influenza

Author:: Sherif B. Mossad, MD

Publish date: January 1, 1999

We have the means to prevent most cases of influenza, and to reduce the severity of cases that occur.