Measuring the Impact of Comorbidities on 30-day Mortality in Older Adults with Pneumonia
November 4th 2016Jacob Morton, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Antibiotic Stewardship Outcomes Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, clinical pharmacy research specialist, Wesley Healthcare, discusses his research on 30-day mortality in adults with pneumococcal disease.
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Activist-driven Legislation and New Technology Have Improved US Food Safety
November 2nd 2016US food-safety legislation has toughened up as both regional and national centers strive to provide the public with safe food through the use of food-related disease surveillance programs and new technologies.
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Effectiveness of Influenza Antiviral Treatment in Outpatient Settings
November 2nd 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, explains how antiviral flu treatments may be affecting patients in the outpatient setting.
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Ibalizumab Beneficial for Previously Treated Patients with Multi-Drug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection
November 2nd 2016The monoclonal antibody, ibalizumab, has proven to be both safe and effective in treating patients who are infected with multi-drug-resistant HIV-1 and have been previously treated.
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Community Hospitals Lag Behind in Infection Control
November 1st 2016Compared with bigger institutions, community hospitals are lacking when it comes to educating healthcare workers and providing effective infection control programs, which is compromising patient care, according to a presentation at ID Week 2016.
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Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Prevalence in the US
November 1st 2016Michael D. Nailor, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, clinical associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, clinical specialist in infectious diseases at Hartford Hospital, and director of Infectious Disease Residency program at Hartford Hospital, discusses the prevalence of skin and soft tissue infections in the United States.
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University of Minnesota Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Tackles HAIs
October 31st 2016Susan Kline, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, medical director for Infection Control, lead physician for Antibiotic Stewardship, at the University of Minnesota, discusses the growing problem of antibiotic-resistance in hospital-acquired infections.
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The World Faces Hurdles in the Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance
October 31st 2016A trio of speakers addressed the global problem of antibiotic resistance and how the problem is especially vexing in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, at the annual conference of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Living Longer with HIV Brings New Challenges
October 31st 2016At the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in New Orleans, Louisiana, Judith Currier, MD, from the University of California, Los Angeles, discussed the many challenges that HIV-positive individuals face as they live longer lives.
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Populations at Risk for Flu-associated Complications and Recommended Treatments
October 29th 2016Rebekah Stewart Schicker, MSN, MPH, APRN, Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Influenza Division, discusses which outpatient populations are at highest risk of influenza-associated complications and the recommended treatments for these individuals.
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Symposium Updates Knowledge of Zika Virus and Countermeasures
October 28th 2016Zika has been around for a long time, with the first report dating back to 1947. Until 2007, only 14 cases had been reported. Subsequently, there have been three outbreaks, culminating with its arrival in the Americas in the 2015 epidemic in Brazil.
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Does Vertical Zika Transmission Occur With All Infected Pregnant Women?
September 27th 2016Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, MD, PhD, director of WHO Collaborating Center for Arbovirus and Research, Evandro Chagas Institute, discusses whether or not all Zika-infected pregnant women will infect their fetuses.
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Do All Babies Congenitally Infected with Zika Develop Microcephaly?
September 25th 2016Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, MD, PhD, director of WHO Collaborating Center for Arbovirus and Research, Evandro Chagas Institute, discusses the likelihood that fetuses congenitally infected with the Zika virus will develop related complications, such as microcephaly.
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Can Zika Evolve to Cause Other Complications?
September 23rd 2016Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos, MD, PhD, director of WHO Collaborating Center for Arbovirus and Research, Evandro Chagas Institute, discusses the possibility of the Zika virus evolving to cause other complications in the future.
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