Welcome to the Center of Infectious Disease
Our founding physician, David L.Smith M.D., is a foremost infectious disease specialist and authority on the prevention, diagnosis, control and treatment of infectious diseases such as staphylococcal illnesses (MRSA), HIV and AIDS, influenza (flu), swine influenza (H1N1), hepatitis B and C. Our Center is experienced in evaluating frequent, serious or prolonged infections. We have extensive experience in all hospital associated infections especially those that require prolonged antibiotic therapy –to include Home I.V. antibiotics.
The Center provides specialized infectious disease preventative care and vaccinations for individuals, groups and international travelers in order to help prevent disease infections known in destination locations.
Located next to River Oaks Hospital off of Lakeland Drive in Ridgeland, the center provides specialized infectious disease diagnosis, treatment and care for infectious diseases on site. Every patient receives personal consultations and direct access to an infectious disease specialist.
In addition to treatment and care, the CIDE consults with hospitals, health care facilities and institutions regarding control procedures for infectious agents, policies and operations regarding infectious disease prevention, treatment and infectious disease control.
For more information regarding the Center, our services or to set up a consultation, please contact our center directly during business hours.
If you are a new or existing patient, please visit our patient page for instructions regarding what to bring with you and to download forms so that you can maximize the quality and time of your visit.
We are delighted to announce that we are actively enrolling patients with acute West
Nile Disease. We are particularly interested in those patients suffering from Central
Nervous System Infections.Please call the Center at 601-936-0706 24/7 to s ...
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We recently had the experience of helping a family obtain itraconazole for therapy of a pulmonary fungal infection.The costs for itra in this country for a 1 months supply (of a drug which is now generic was over 700.00.the identical drug from a Canadian ...
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One of the most popular services we offer at the Center is the Travel and
Immunization Clinic.Dr. Smith established one of the first services in the
Midwest in Kansas City and continued this clinic until he moved to Mississippi.
Our Clinic differ ...
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The big recent news has been the Salmonella enteritidis outbreak leading to the recall
of approx 500,000 eggs and at least 300 human cases.The investigation is ongoing.
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A very interesting study was recently published regarding infection control practices
in Ambulatory Surgical Centers.All hospitals have structured infection control programs with an infection control committee, nurse epidemiologist and many times a phy ...
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If you are a loved one will be undergoing elective surgery please make sure that you
are maximally protecting yourself prior to the surgical procedure. Studies over the
past few years both nationally and locally have clearly defined the importance
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MRSA-Continues to be epidemic throughout the United States. One oarea we see more and more is in sports teams--particularly high school athletics --where there is a lot of perso-
person contact--football and wrestling. The incidence is usually fueled b ...
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C. diff has recently replaced MRSA as the most common hospital acquired pathogen.
Newer strains are far more toxic . It is important to be very cautious in prescribing antibiotics esp in older individuals and particularly using drugs like clindamycin o ...
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1.Gastrointestinal Antrrax--It has long been known that exposure to animal hides
can cause antrax. This weeks M and M describes a case of GI anthrax with bacteremia.
The circumstances were unusual "a drumming and dancing event" 72 people with atotal ...
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1.Travel Medicine continues to be very active at the Center. We are the only full time
40 hour per week Travel Medicine Clinic in Mississippi.Our clinic builds on 30 years
of Dr. Smith's experience.We have all the needed vaccines + current print-out ...
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