Infectious Diseases
Conference Coverage
It’s time for universal HCV screening in the ED
SAN FRANCISCO –
News
More acute flaccid myelitis cases confirmed by CDC
Feds want to know if AFM is caused by virus, autoimmune process, or something else.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA authorizes emergency use of rapid fingerstick test for Ebola
The DPP Ebola Antigen System can provide rapid results in locations where health care providers lack access to authorized Ebola virus nucleic acid...
Conference Coverage
Pneumonia, COPD most common emergency care–sensitive conditions
Some 40% of patients making ECSC-related ED visits are treated and discharged home or back to the community.
Conference Coverage
Septic shock: Innovative treatment options in the wings
BOSTON - Trials evaluating vitamin C for refractory septic shock have demonstrated a large mortality impact.
News
FDA clears Abbott’s Influenza A & B 2, Strep A 2 assays
Conference Coverage
Swollen knee in a kid? Above 9, treat for Lyme
SAN FRANCISCO – Rule out septic arthritis in hours, not days.
News
FDA approves Xofluza for treatment of influenza
Conference Coverage
Need blood STAT? Call for a drone
BOSTON – Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles bring blood to remote hospitals in Africa, but a U.S.-based system will need to overcome significant...
From the Journals
Treating cryptococcal meningitis in patients with HIV
One week of AmBd- and 5FC-based therapy, followed by fluconazole, appeared superior to other regimens for treating HIV-associated cryptococcal...
From the Journals
Automated algorithm improves HIV/HCV screening in the ED
More patients had newly diagnosed HIV and HCV with an automated EHR-based HIV/HCV screening algorithm than with a nurse-order EHR-based screening...