April 2020
What the 2018 DRC Ebola Epidemic Taught Us About Outbreak Response and Experimental Countermeasures
April 14, 2020
Article
Feature - Emerging & Re-Emerging Infections
How has treating infections changed with the availability of experimental vaccines and therapeutics, and how can we apply this to COVID-19 today?
A Case of Disseminated Nocardia farcinica Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin in a Transplant Patient
April 13, 2020
Article
Case Study
Outcomes in disseminated nocardiosis are variable and depend on patient factors.
Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative: A Snapshot From the Trenches, 1 Year Later
April 10, 2020
Article
HIV / AIDS
Funded jurisdictions scramble to meet daunting deadlines yet maintain optimism that the new federal initiative can end flat funding and catalyze progress.
Have we made progress in the 10 X' 20 Initative?
April 09, 2020
Article
News and Breakthroughs
IDSA reached its goal, but nobody’s buying. Can the drowning antimicrobial pipeline be saved?
The Search Continues for How to Best Treat Non—Carbapenemase-Producing CRE Infections
April 08, 2020
Article
Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Infections caused by non–carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae present challenges in the treatment paradigm. Given the limited clinical data, the preferred therapeutic approach remains unknown.
New Rules Expand Application of the NTAP Program for Innovative Antibiotics
April 07, 2020
Article
Stewardship & Prevention
To better support the use of critical antibiotics, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revised the rules governing reimbursement for qualifying antibiotic products. For these changes to succeed, hospital systems will need to make adjustments.
Living and Aging With HIV: Recognition and Management of Common Prescribing Pitfalls
April 06, 2020
Article
In the Literature
With advancements in antiretroviral therapy, people with HIV are now living longer and developing age-related chronic conditions.
Piperacillin/Tazobactam for the Treatment of ESBL Pyelonephritis: A Redemption Arc
April 03, 2020
Article
In the Literature
Interests have recently skewed toward the use of carbapenem-sparing regimens in light of growing selection for carbapenem-resistant organisms.
State Epidemiologist: Amid Coronavirus Confusion, Tried-and-True Prevention Measures Matter
April 02, 2020
Article
Acute Infections
Christina Tan, MD, MPH, from the New Jersey Department of Health discusses COVID-19.
COVID-19 Is Moving Quickly, But Let's Take Notes
April 01, 2020
Article
Editor-in-Chief Letter
COVID-19 does not present our first pandemic, nor will it be our last. What should we take note of?