In the latest column from SIDP, the authors discuss having leaders to help navigate school and beyond.
Addressing patients with HIV who have fallen out of care, Shauna Applin, ARNP, provides clinical insights on treatment options and best practices for restarting therapy.
A panel of experts provide an overview of the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infections, highlighting diagnostic practices and the role of antimicrobial stewardship.
Due to worsening headaches and unrevealing cross-sectional imaging and ascites fluid analyses, this patient's differential evolved toward a central nervous system source.
The implementation of new College of American Pathologists rules presents an opportunity for collaboration between clinical microbiology laboratories and infectious disease pharmacists and physicians.
In the latest column from SIDP, clinicians discuss that along with the once-daily dosing for many indications, there are also compelling indications for twice-daily dosing.
A balance between antimicrobial stewardship and the search for multidrug-resistant organisms.
After Diane Shader Smith lost her daughter, Mallory, to a multidrug resistant infection, she turned her personal tragedy into a mission designed to inform people about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and have the public coalesce around this expanding medical issue.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the rise in pediatric acute respiratory illnesses especially as there is a decrease in hygiene measures that were previously employed during the pandemic.
A panel of experts provide an overview of the epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile infections, highlighting diagnostic practices and the role of antimicrobial stewardship.
Here is a review of an opportunistic treatment approach to HCV infection in this patient population in a European study and some of the potential challenges in applying it in the United States.
Joseph Eron, MD, Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD, and Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, discuss the likelihood of other combination regimens for the treatment of multidrug-resistant HIV, including monoclonal antibodies.
At 7.1%, vitamin C deficiency in the US is rare. Unfortunately, identifying scurvy is complex, frustrating, and time-consuming for both patient and provider.
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, oral treatment options for at-home use are in demand to provide early intervention and reduce the progression to severe disease, hospitalization, and death.
Clinicians developed an algorithm and screening questionnaire for outpatient penicillin allergy evaluation, designed to stratify patients into high- and low-risk penicillin allergy groups. Here is the sample questionnaire to consider for use in clinics.
Katrine Wallace, PhD, and Eric John Burnett, MD, discuss the distinctions between them and strategies to understand better the information people are consuming.
This novel therapeutic option represents the first long-acting injectable approved for maintenance of HIV-1 suppression.
As someone who lives with the long-term effects of chikungunya, Camillo Mora PhD, sees the expanding habitat of mosquitos and is concerned more people will be exposed to vector-borne illnesses and deal with not only the acute phases of these viruses but also the possibility of long-term health effects they can present.
Social media platforms, public health agencies, and communities must join forces to stop the rapid spread of false information.
With evolving weather patterns, the natural habitat of ticks is expanding, and more people are becoming susceptible to them.
In this era of increasingly mobile and connected populations, it is possible for an infection to spread around the world in 24 to 48 hours.
The implementation of new College of American Pathologists rules presents an opportunity for collaboration between clinical microbiology laboratories and infectious disease pharmacists and physicians.
Expert hepatologists discuss future developments in HCV that they are excited about and provide resources for new providers to get started on delivering HCV care.
Over 1 billion people are estimated to be affected by 20 conditions of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), though they are often unheard of by many. Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC, delves into 5 of these diseases and discusses efforts to stop their spread.
Sorana Segal-Maurer, MD, offers clinical insights on treating patients with HIV who have viral mutations, including M184V, highlighting guideline recommendations.