Acute Viral Conjunctivitis Author: Stephen Orlin, MD
Module updated - 2008-04-08
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Robert Sambursky, MD, editorial consultant, Chief Medical Officer for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;served as consultant for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;received an honoraria for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;serves as consultant for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc; owns stock options in Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;served as board member or director for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;received grants and has grants pending from Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc.;and has received patents and has patents pending for Rapid Pathogen Screening, Inc. Stephen Orlin, MD has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Steven E. Weinberger, MD, FACP, Acting Editor, PIER, has stock holdings in Glaxosmithkline and Abbott.

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