Dr. Cynthia Gayle Whitney MD, MPH
Internist
1670 Clairmont Rd Atlanta Va Medical C Decatur GA, 30033About
Dr. Cynthia Whitney is an internist practicing in Decatur, GA. Dr. Whitney specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Whitney provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A systematic approach for increasing pneumococcal vaccination rates at an inner-city public hospital.
- Sentinel surveillance: a reliable way to track antibiotic resistance in communities?
- Emergence of a novel penicillin-nonsusceptible, invasive serotype 35B clone of Streptococcus pneumoniae within the United States.
- Association between antimicrobial resistance among pneumococcal isolates and burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in the community.
- Comparing potential benefits of new pneumococcal vaccines with the current polysaccharide vaccine in the elderly.
- An outbreak of conjunctivitis due to atypical Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Seasonal patterns of invasive pneumococcal disease.
- Cost-effectiveness of vaccination against invasive pneumococcal disease among
- Effectiveness of the 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine against invasive
- Risk of hospital-acquired legionnaires' disease in cities using monochloramine versus other water disinfectants.
- Clonal distribution of invasive pneumococcal isolates from children and selected adults in the United States prior to 7-valent conjugate vaccine introduction.
- Aggregated antibiograms and monitoring of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Preventing pneumococcal disease. ACIP recommends pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for all adults age > or = 65.
- Infections in international pregnancy study: performance of the optical immunoassay test for detection of group B streptococcus.
- Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance.
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