A Novel Approach to Infectious Disease Surveillance
September 16th 2024The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) ProMED surveillance system is a way for clinicians and interested ID stakeholders to be aware of local outbreaks and follow-up in response to get more information on them.
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The Significance of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Dentistry
September 9th 2024Debra Goff, PharmD, discusses her advocacy around this topic and bringing the stewardship message to dentists about how antibiotic prescribing practices have changed and getting them to recalibrate their thinking and actions in their field.
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Honoring Her Daughter’s Legacy After a Long-Standing Battle With Antimicrobial Resistance
September 5th 2024After 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.
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The Benefits of Making C diff a Nationally Notifiable Infectious Disease
August 26th 2024In the second part of our interview with Christian Lillis, cofounder and CEO of the Peggy Lillis Foundation, he discusses what the passage of the Peggy Lillis Clostridioides difficile Inclusion Act would do for reporting of the infection as well as the potential ancillary effects around antibiotic development and antimicrobial resistance.
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Mpox and Concerns Around the Disease in the United States
August 15th 2024Scott Bertani, who is the director of Advocacy of the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health, discusses what the new mpox health declarations mean to the US, which groups are high risk, and information about the vaccine to prevent the disease.
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SIGA Technologies' Trial Results Benefits Mpox Treatment Despite Not Meeting Primary Endpoint
August 15th 2024The impact of including patients with advanced disease and the role of comprehensive care in the PALM 007 clinical trial, which evaluated the antiviral tecovirimat for treating monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Continuous Disinfection Technology in Combating Healthcare-Associated Infections
August 14th 2024In part 2 of this interview with Deborah Birx, MD, she highlights that ActivePure Technology provides a continuous decontamination solution that operates independently of manual intervention to reduce HAIs.
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The Genesis of C diff Advocacy
August 13th 2024Peggy Lillis Foundation CEO Christian Lillis talks about how he became involved in advocacy around C diff and his motivation in helping to bring a bill to Congress to make the healthcare-associated infection a nationally notifiable infectious disease and condition.
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ActivePure Medical's Air Decontamination Technology Reduces MRSA and HAIs
August 12th 2024Part 1, Deborah Birx, MD explains photohydrolysis technology provides continuous, automated disinfection of air and surfaces effective in controlling MRSA and improving infection control practices in healthcare settings.
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From Pathogen to Infectious Disease Diagnosis
July 12th 2024Here is our inaugural podcast with our host, Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, SV/SM/MB(ASCP)CM, FACSc, who interviews guests on connecting lab professionals to clinicians and the intricacies of assays, the next generation of diagnostics, and the nuances of interpreting test results.
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Exploring the Dual Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccination in Mitigating Asthma Symptoms in Children
Published: July 11th 2024 | Updated: July 11th 2024Matthew M Davis, MD, MAPP elaborates on how higher COVID-19 vaccination rates may curb the virus, alleviate childhood asthma symptoms, and protect against other common colds.
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The CDC’s Rapid Detection Assays on Combating the Spread of Anopheles stephensi
July 10th 2024Christina Rafferty, BSc, an expert from the CDC, discusses the CLASS assay for swift and accurate detection of Anopheles stephensi, which is essential for controlling malaria spread and protecting communities from resurgence in Africa.
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Lenacapavir's 100% Efficacy: Gilead's Step Towards HIV Prevention
June 27th 2024Jared Baeten, MD, PhD emphasizes the importance of the innovative PURPOSE 1 study in the fight against HIV, coinciding with National HIV Testing Day, today serves as a reminder of the ongoing efforts to expand testing access and develop new tools to combat HIV globally.
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Jason Roberts, PhD, notes that the BLING study has been a great success for infectious diseases and critical care as a research program, providing strong evidence supporting a meaningful intervention for patients, specifically in clinical cure rates and the occurrence of infections with multiresistant organisms.
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