Contagion, October 2021 (Vol. 06, No. 5)

This novel, rapid diagnostic assay uses polymerase chain reaction and magnetic resonance to identify the 5 most common Candida species.

Here is a review the mechanisms that lead to resistance, including risk factors.

The increasing presence of multiple non-AIDS comorbidities in women and others living with HIV challenges clinicians to steer away from the approach of optimizing individual chronic conditions but to think more holistically.

Lack of data may mean bloodstream infections caused by PVCs are an overlooked cause of morbidity in hospitalized patients.

Outside of vaccines, these underutilized therapies are the best defense against severe disease.

CDI remains an urgent public health threat and continues to be the most frequent cause of diarrhea among hospitalized patients and overall hospital-acquired infection in the United States.

The broad host range and natural reassortment of the influenza virus has played an instrumental role in previous pandemics, and the virus is poised for future large-scale outbreaks.