“A bite bug in the belly.”
Recent research shows no clinical benefits from adding azithromycin to standard treatment for adults who presented to emergency departments with acute asthma exacerbations requiring a corticosteroid course.
New public health perspectives on aspergillosis, sporotrichosis, histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a widely accepted, safe, and effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium diffi­cile infection (rCDI), but does the cure endure?
The virulent pathogen has significant individual and public health implications.
The pharmaceutical industry plays an essential role in advancing antimicrobial stewardship and addressing the growing threat of resistant pathogens.
This training will empower pharmacists practicing in LTC facilities to develop antimicrobial stewardship programs, improve patient outcomes related to infectious diseases, and facilitate compliance with CMS requirements.
A new agent in the antibiotic pipeline, cefiderocol, has proved to be effective against complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs).
An epidemiologist explores the changing epidemiology of a familiar disease.
Review authors discuss current knowledge regarding psychobiotics and identify questions for future research.
Evidence suggests AUC-guided vancomycin dosing is a safer method than traditional trough-guided dosing.
Although Cuba reported no cases of Zika virus in 2017 and 2018, investigators used travel data and genomic epidemiology to uncover a large, “hidden” Zika outbreak.
As the leading cause of unplanned 30-day hospital readmissions, sepsis affects more than 1.5 million individuals each year.
Epidemiologic and clinical lessons for the uninitiated.
Several recent studies provide valuable insight surrounding the appropriateness of transitioning from intravenous to oral therapy when treating bacteremic urinary tract infections.
Adriano de Bernardi Schneider, MS, PhD Candidate, Contagion® Editorial Advisory Board Member, provides a brief snapshot into some of his work on mapping the evolution of the Zika virus.
Infectious diseases clinicians turn to Twitter as a tool for education and collaboration.
When the CD4 count seems too good to be true.
As of October 31, 2018, the CDC has reported 457 clinical cases of confirmed C auris infection with a majority in New York (>50%), New Jersey, and Illinois.
A review of the current literature and future directions.
The panel concludes its discussion by talking about resources available for providers in managing their patients with HIV who experience drug resistance.
Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, clinical laboratory scientist, discusses campus reopening as well as his work on rabies eradication.
Candida auris—Are we prepared for another multidrug-resistant pathogen?
A death from an antibiotic-resistant infection occurs about every 15 minutes in the United States. The CDC’s 2019 threat report dives into national infection estimates and actions we can take to combat this threat.
Several recent studies provide valuable insight surrounding the appropriateness of transitioning from intravenous to oral therapy when treating bacteremic urinary tract infections.
The globalization of antibiotic stewardship programs is necessary in the fight against antibiotic resis­tance.
Frontline health care workers had a nearly 12 times higher risk of testing positive for COVID-19 compared with individuals in the general community.
Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia account for 22% of all hospital-acquired infections.