Identifying Pathogens for Targeted Therapy
September 10th 2016Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy, explains how clinicians can identify pathogenic organisms to determine which narrow spectrum antibiotic to use for treatment.
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Condom Use Still Recommended for HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
September 8th 2016David Rosenthal, DO, PhD, medical director for the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV Care at Northwall Health, explains why condom use is still recommended for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy.
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Does Antiretroviral Therapy Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission During Condomless Sex?
September 8th 2016David Rosenthal, DO, PhD, medical director at the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV Care at Northwell Health, reflects on a JAMA study, which states that use of antiretroviral therapy reduced the risk of HIV transmission during condomless sex.
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How Does Topoisomerase I Differ from a Quinolone Antibacterial?
September 6th 2016Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy, explains the difference between topoisomerase I and quinolone antibacterials.
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Understanding the Natural Ecology of Polio Can Help Drive Eradication
September 1st 2016Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, explains how studying polio in the absence of intervention can provide insight into how to eradicate the disease.
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How Stewardship Recommendations Can Drive Change in Patient Management
September 1st 2016Romney Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM), section chief of Clinical Microbiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses how stewardship recommendations can drive change in how physicians manage their patients.
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Minimizing the Gap Between Clinical Trial Data and Real-world Outcomes
August 30th 2016Romney Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM), section chief of Clinical Microbiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses the importance of minimizing the gap between clinical trial data and real world outcomes.
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How High is the Threat of Colistin-resistant Superbugs in Western Countries?
August 26th 2016Andrea Endimiani, MD, PhD, professor at the Institute for Infectious Diseases at the University of Bern, Switzerland, discusses how antibiotic stewardship can reduce the risk of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs.
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Zika Epidemic Will Expand Understanding of Vector-borne Disease Transmission
August 25th 2016Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, explains how collecting mosquito data for Zika and making it readily available to the public health community can help ecologists get a handle on the transmission of vector-borne diseases.
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Why Do Some Buildings Have a Higher Legionella Prevalence Than Others?
August 25th 2016Otto Schwake, PhD, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, lead researcher from the Flint Water Study team, explains why in Flint, Michigan, Legionella prevalence differed based on building size
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