Dr. Edward S. Wong, MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
2220 Edward Holland Drive Richmond VA, 23230About
Dr. Edward Wong is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. Wong 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.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1976
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Enhanced identification of postoperative infections among inpatients.
- The effect of a quality improvement collaborative to improve antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical patients: a randomized trial.
- The effect of daily bathing with chlorhexidine on the acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: results of a quasi-experimental multicenter trial.
- Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.
- Daily chlorhexidine bathing and hospital-acquired infection.
- Predictive Factors for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genetic Testing in an Asian Clinic-Based Population.
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