
Dr. Daniel J Skiest MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
3300 Main St Fl 3 Suite C & D Springfield MA, 01199About
Dr. Daniel Skiest is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Springfield, MA. Dr. Skiest 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.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cytomegalovirus retinitis in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
- Peripherally inserted central catheters in patients with AIDS are associated with a low infection rate.
- Therapeutic developments in cytomegalovirus retinitis.
- Osteonecrosis in HIV: a case-control study.
- Osteonecrosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients may not be related to immune reconstitution.
- Clinical manifestations of influenza in HIV-infected individuals.
- Protease inhibitor therapy is associated with markedly prolonged time to relapse and improved survival in AIDS patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis.
- Focal neurological disease in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Linezolid-Induced anemia and thrombocytopenia.
- Prevalence of visual symptoms among patients with newly diagnosed cytomegalovirus retinitis.
- Comparison of the effects of acute influenza infection and Influenza vaccination on HIV viral load and CD4 cell counts.
- The importance of co-morbidity in older HIV-infected patients.
- Survival is prolonged by highly active antiretroviral therapy in AIDS patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma.
- CMV pp65 antigen testing is of limited utility in the diagnosis of concomitant CMV disease in HIV-infected patients in the HAART era.
- Treatment failure resulting from resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to daptomycin.
Dr. Daniel J Skiest MD's Practice location
Daniel Skiest
3300 Main St Fl 3 Suite C & D -Springfield, MA 01199Get Direction
Dr. Daniel J Skiest MD's reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Skiest
Recommended Articles
- Facts About Meningitis Vaccines
IntroductionThe only way to prevent serious and life-threatening diseases such as meningitis is through vaccination. Meningitis can also be caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal infections. The infection usually affects the meninges or membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord. Although...
- What Causes HIV?
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a viral disease that can be passed and spread by a number of ways including sexual contact and childbirth if the pregnant mother is infected. HIV is a disease that destroys the body's immune system, and it is considered a sexually transmitted disease...
- The Symptoms and Treatment of Toxoplasmosis
What is toxoplasmosis?Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection caused by a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, which is found in humans and some types of animals. Although this parasite can infect all warm-blooded animals, it tends to only reproduce in the gut of felids, such as domestic cats and...
- 5 Tips on Living with Cholera
Cholera, an acute infection that is characterized by diarrhea, is caused by Vibrio cholerae. These are among the most common organisms found on water surfaces of the world. It is caused by the enterotoxin subunit-A of Vibrio cholerae.When living with cholera, one has to have the basic knowledge of...
- How Is The Coronavirus Affecting Nursing Homes?
Nursing homes across the country have become epicenters or "hot spots" of the coronavirus spread. This is because nursing homes include people who are most at risk for the virus, including those with chronic conditions and those who are elderly. The massive increase in cases is causing many nursing...
- What Are the Signs and Symptoms of AIDS?
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a serious secondary immunodeficiency disorder. AIDS is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). There is progressive destruction of cell-mediated (T cell) immunity. Also, both conditions are characterized by subsequent effects on humoral immunity...
Nearby Providers
- Dr. William J Swiggard M.D., PH.D.22 ATWOOD DR STE 203 NORTHAMPTON MA 01060
- Dr. Amelia Mae Jaworek M.D.40 Wright St Palmer MA 01069
- Dr. Claudia T Martorell MD57 Mulberry St. Springfield MA 01105
- Dr. Ellen Gail Neuhaus MD145 Union St Vernon Rockville CT 06066
- Dr. Jennifer J Schimmel MD330 Main Street Springfield MA 01199
- Dr. Sarah Haessler MD3300 Main St Springfield MA 01199
Nearest Hospitals
BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTERl
759 CHESTNUT STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 1199SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN (THE)l
516 CAREW STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 1104MERCY MEDICAL CTRl
271 CAREW STREET SPRINGFIELD MA 1104