Dr. Kevin Scott Akers M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
5005 N Piedras St El Paso TX, 79920About
Dr. Kevin Akers is an infectious disease specialist practicing in El Paso, TX. Dr. Akers specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Carbapenem susceptibility testing errors using three automated systems, disk diffusion, Etest, and broth microdilution and carbapenem resistance genes in isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex.
- Variations of CHROMagar Acinetobacter to detect imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex.
- Effects of local delivery of D-amino acids from biofilm-dispersive scaffolds on infection in contaminated rat segmental defects.
- Human plasma enhances the expression of Staphylococcal microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules promoting biofilm formation and increases antimicrobial tolerance In Vitro.
- Dakin solution alters macrophage viability and function.
- Comparison of Decontamination Methods for Human Skin Grafts.
- In vitro activity of Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil on filamentous fungi and toxicity to human cells.
- Clinical infectious outcomes associated with biofilm-related bacterial infections: a retrospective chart review.
- Bacterial Contamination of Burn Unit Employee Identity Cards.
- Preliminary method for direct quantification of colistin methanesulfonate by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.
- In vitro study of the variable effects of proton pump inhibitors on voriconazole.
- Voriconazole Enhances the Osteogenic Activity of Human Osteoblasts In Vitro through a Fluoride-Independent Mechanism.
- Intravenous Antibiotic and Antifungal Agent Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Dosing in Adults with Severe Burn Injury.
- In Vitro activity of Manuka Honey and polyhexamethylene biguanide on filamentous fungi and toxicity to human cell lines.
- Initial Characterization of the Pig Skin Bacteriome and Its Effect on In Vitro Models of Wound Healing.
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