June 2020
COVID-19 Complicates an Already Difficult Presentation of Infective Endocarditis
June 17, 2020
Article
Case Study
Final Diagnosis: Infective Endocarditis Due to Granulicatella adiacens and Streptococcus mitis.
Vertical Antimicrobial Stewardship Can Take Programs to New Heights
June 16, 2020
Article
Stewardship & Prevention
Expansion of antimicrobial stewardship strategies to include vertical methods represents an opportunity for programs, both new and established, to further optimize antimicrobial use.
Candida auris Is Changing the Paradigm of Antifungal-Resistant Candida
June 15, 2020
Article
Multidrug-Resistant Infections
Candida auris is an emerging health care–associated multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen with public health concerns more similar to those of extensively drug-resistant bacterial pathogens than other species of Candida.
COVID-19: A Primer
June 12, 2020
Article
Emerging & Re-Emerging Infections
This virus has multiple facets and highlights a need for real-time learning.
How Close Are We to a Cure for HIV?
June 11, 2020
Article
HIV / AIDS
Evolving research has led the infectious diseases community to redefine its definition of cure.
Lefamulin: An Overview of a Lonely Soldier
June 10, 2020
Article
News and Breakthroughs
Lefamulin, a recently approved pleuromutilin, adds to the current antibiotic armamentarium, although its place in therapy remains to be seen.
Finding the Sweet Spot for Treating AmpC Beta-Lactamase-Producing Organisms: Noncarbapenem Beta-Lactams
June 09, 2020
Article
In the Literature
In an era of increasing antimicrobial resis­tance, clinicians are hard-pressed to use narrow-spectrum agents to preserve antibi­otic activity.
Improving Vaccine Uptake in a Cohort of Patients With Asplenia
June 08, 2020
Article
In the Literature
This is one of the first studies examining the effect of a dedicated postsplenectomy comprehensive clinic.
The Future of Health Care After COVID-19
June 05, 2020
Article
Chairman’s Letter
My hope is that years from now, when we look back on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it will have served a few purposes.
COVID-19 Preprints: Reader, Beware
May 21, 2020
Article
Editor-in-Chief Letter
In his June Editor-in-Chief letter, Dr. Jason Gallagher explores the influence of preprints amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: How Temple University Hospital Is Addressing the Pandemic
May 08, 2020
Article
Acute Infections
The health system’s response could be used as a teaching model for addressing future infectious disease threats.