Infectious Diseases
From the Journals
SOFA score may be best to identify sepsis in the ICU
Among critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with a suspected infection, defining sepsis by an increase of two or more points in the...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Endoscope reprocessing guidelines are an improvement
While the 2016 Multi-Society Task Force Endoscope Reprocessing Guidelines are an improvement over the 2011 guidelines, some of its minor changes...
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Understanding SSTI admission, treatment crucial to reducing disease burden
A new study aims to shed more light on how patients with skin and soft tissue infections are admitted and treated.
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Statin use increases risk of herpes zoster
Statin use, as well as how recent statin exposure occurred, are significant risk factors of herpes zoster.
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Cutaneous eruption reported in pregnant woman with locally acquired Zika virus
Zika presented in a young, pregnant Florida woman as erythematous follicular macules and papules on the trunk and arms, scattered tender pink...
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HIV research update: Late December 2016
Intimate partner violence is linked to less HIV testing uptake among high-risk, HIV-negative women, according to a recent study. Read about this...
Video
VIDEO: HIV PrEP effective, but adoption lags among high-risk patients
NEW ORLEANS – The adoption and use of HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continues to lag behind studies showing its effectiveness in the high-...
Commentary
When to discontinue contact precautions for patients with MRSA
In the absence of a positive active surveillance culture it may be reasonable to discontinue contact precautions for patients with MRSA infection...
Feature
Historic HIV vaccine efficacy study underway in South Africa
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in 7 years is testing whether an experimental vaccine safely prevents HIV infection among...
News from the FDA/CDC
High levels of flu activity in 10 U.S. states
The 2016-2017 flu season shifted into high gear at the end of calendar year 2016, as four states were reported to be at the highest level of flu...
News from the FDA/CDC
United States about to top 40,000 Zika cases
The number of pregnant women with Zika infection jumped up a bit at the end of 2016, and the United States approached 40,000 Zika cases among all...