Articles by Peter L. Salgo, MD

Final Thoughts on COVID-19 and Flu
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Final thoughts from experts on controlling COVID-19 and influenza.

Encouraging Testing for Symptomatic COVID-19 or Flu Patients
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Encouraging testing of symptomatic COVID-19 or influenza patients and utilization of available therapeutics.

Encouraging the COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD The concept of the “immunization neighborhood” highlighting the importance of pharmacists in encouraging and administering vaccinations.

Importance of a Rapid COVID-19 and Flu Test
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD The importance of a rapid and accurate COVID-19 and influenza test.

Status COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Test
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD The Status™ COVID-19/Flu A&B - Rapid SARS-CoV-2/Influenza A+B Antigen Panel Test: rapid testing for COVID-19, Flu A&B in one test.

Testing for COVID-19 and Flu
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Getting real time results when testing for COVID-19 and influenza.

Importance of Properly Diagnosing COVID-19 and Flu
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Importance of properly diagnosing COVID-19 vs influenza to offer therapeutics.

Office Visits for Upcoming Flu Season
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Potential changes within office visits for COVID-19 and influenza.

Diagnosing COVID-19 vs Flu
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Differentiating between COVID-19 and influenza.

Discrepancies in Messaging With COVID-19
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Challenges in messaging as the understanding of COVID-19 evolves.

Reluctance to Getting the Flu Vaccine
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Several reasons patients are reluctant to getting the flu vaccine.

Combination COVID-19/Influenza Vaccine in Development
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Promise of a dual COVID-19/influenza vaccine in development.

Formulating the 2021-2022 Flu Vaccine
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Slight variation in the flu vaccine from last season based on limited data.

Impact of Lifting of COVID-19 Restrictions
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD A discussion on the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the potential impact on the upcoming flu season.

Upcoming Flu Season 2021-2022
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Panel speculates on the upcoming flu season for 2021-2022.

Factors Contributing to Lower-Than-Average Flu Season in 2020-2021
ByPeter L. Salgo, MD,Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS,George Loukatos, MD,William Schaffner, MD Multiple factors contributing to a lower-than-average flu season in 2020-2021 are discussed.

Panelists hypothesize on theoretical downsides of resistance development for gram-negative infections and reflect on the importance of implementing outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy.