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Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions

Must Reads In Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases for March/April 2019

Long-term antibiotic use may heighten stroke, CHD risk,

Tenofovir Disoproxil Treated HBV with Fewer Future HCCs,

Ibrexafungerp effective against C. auris in two early case reports,

Diagnostic test helps clinicians identify IPF with nonsurgical biopsy,

Integrase Inhibitors for HIV Can Lead To Weight Gain,

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Infectious Diseases for January/February 2019

Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates,

Caring for aging HIV-infected patients requires close attention to unrelated diseases,

Heart failure outcomes are worse in select HIV-infected individuals,

Peripheral perfusion fails septic shock test, but optimism remains,

HCV-infected patients in the ED should be tested for advanced liver fibrosis, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh Y-H. Am J Emerg Med. 2019;37[2]:286-90
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Infectious Diseases for November/December 2018

Hospitalization Trends for Drug-Use Associated IE, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Dec 4; Schranz, et al

Healthcare-Associated Infections in US Hospitals, N Engl J Med; 2018 Nov 1; Magill, O’Leary, et al

Gaps in HIV PrEP by Race and Ethnicity, MMWR; 2018 Oct 19; Huang, Zhu, et al
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Infectious Diseases for September/October 2018

Trends in HPV-Associated Cancers in the US, MMWR; 2018 Aug 24; Van Dyne, Henley, et al

HIV Viral Suppression Trends in the US, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Aug 21; Nance, et al
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Infectious Diseases for July/August 2018

Antibiotic Use Among US Older Adults, BMJ; ePub 2018 Jul 27; Olesen, Barnett, et al

Antiretroviral Drugs for Management of HIV, JAMA; 2018 Jul 24/31; Saag, Benson, et al

Global Burden of CVD in People Living with HIV, Circulation; ePub 2018 Jul 2; Shah, et al

Penicillin Allergy & Risk of MRSA and C. difficle, BMJ; ePub 2018 Jun 27; Blumenthal, et al

Viral Suppression & Decreased Cancer Risk, Ann Intern Med; ePub 2018 Jun 12; Park, et al
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