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Reassessing Practices Is Critical During an Infectious Disease OutbreakThe constant reassessment of business practices is necessary to ensure that practitioners are not wasting valuable time, resources, and effort on activities that are not producing the desired results.
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Role of Immunosuppression on Community-Acquired Clostridioides difficile RiskCDI remains an urgent public health threat and continues to be the most frequent cause of diarrhea among hospitalized patients and overall hospital-acquired infection in the United States.
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The Early Bird Gets to Stay Home: Early OPAT Follow-Up Reduces 30-Day ReadmissionsReadmission rates for patients receiving OPAT are reported to be as high as 20%, mostly due to catheter-related problems, adverse drug reactions, or worsening of the primary infection.
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Get Off the SOFA! Introducing the Quick Pitt Bacteremia ScoreThe quick Pitt Bacteremia Score offers accuracy comparable to the original version's across multiple infections, and maintains ease of use.
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The Case of Late Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator LeadsQuick action was needed against this very rare cause of fungal endocarditis.
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The Power of PrEPThe results of a new study demonstrate that PrEP can reduce new infections within a population even when the risk of HIV remains high and other proven treatment and prevention strategies are optimized.
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Conversations Around Discharge and Potential Outpatient Treatment Follow-upJones offered his insights for discharging patients as well as follow-up outpatient treatment.
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Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: More Recommendations for Prudent UseDespite concerning findings and warnings, fluoroquinolones have remained one of the world’s most commonly prescribed antibiotic classes, with the United States accounting for more than 32 million prescriptions in 2015 alone.
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Implants for Delivery of Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisImplants are promising for long-term, sustained, and reversible delivery of ARV drugs that may bypass adherence challenges for end users.
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Early Antibiotic Therapy Does Not Improve Mortality in Patients with CAUTICatheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for about 40% of all nosocomial infections in hospitals and nursing homes.
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An Unusual Case of Testicular Swelling in a Patient With HIVBeing immunocompromised increases risk of rare Mycobacterium tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis.
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Pulmonary Coinfection With C neoformans and C immitis: A Novel Fungal CohabitationA patient presented with a history of uncontrolled HIV and a history of polysubstance use.
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More Than Surviving Sepsis: Everything Old Is New AgainInvestigators are dusting off angiotensin II and ascorbic acid for renewed use in treating sepis and septic shock.
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Implications of the 21st Century Cures Act on Antibiotic Drug DevelopmentExperts weigh in on what Congress is doing to tackle the threat of antibiotic resistance.
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Cryptosporidium: A Potentially Fatal Cause of Diarrhea in a Heart Transplant RecipientExpanding the differential for diarrhea beyond Clostridium difficile.
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Exciting New Hepatitis C Therapies Approved at the End of 2017Treatment-experienced patients still have some good options.
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Regdanvimab—A New Attack of the (Mono)ClonesA review of the neutralizing antibody that was studied in a phase 2/3 trial in outpatients with mild to moderate infections of COVID-19.
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Obesity Medicine Doctor Turns COVID-19 Infection into Learning ExperienceThe story of an early-infected US physician who launched a non-profit, participated in trials, and guided her peers after overcoming infection.
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Antiretroviral Stewardship: The Time is NowIn this narrative review of studies evaluating antiretroviral stewardship programs (ARVSPs), we propose core elements for ARVSPs that are based on published evidence, clinical experience, and adapted from antimicrobial stewardship programs.
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Tenofovir Plus Interferon Improves Antigen Clearance in Chronic Hepatitis BTreatment with a combination of tenofovir and pegylated interferon yielded higher rates of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss than when either drug was used singly. Further, with longer therapy duration improved results.
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Ocular Syphilis and Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Have Different Immunologic ProfilesResearchers have found that individuals with cytomegalovirus retinitis have a more advanced HIV infection than individuals with ocular syphilis.
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Decongestants and Hypertension: Dangerous TogetherPharmacists can play an important role in managing the use of these medications in patients, particularly those with high blood pressure.
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Five Ways ID Clinicians Can Take On Antibiotic Resistance: Highlights From the CDC's Latest ReportA death from an antibiotic-resistant infection occurs about every 15 minutes in the United States. The CDC’s 2019 threat report dives into national infection estimates and actions we can take to combat this threat.
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Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Neutralizing HIVResearchers safely infuse engineered immune cells in groundbreaking gene therapy study.
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Intraseasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Waning: Threading the Needle for ImmunityEvidence is accumulating that influenza vaccination protection wanes over the course of a single influenza season, with significant implications for public health.
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Gardnerella Bacteremia Reported in HIV-Positive MaleInvestigators from the University of California San Diego Medical School report on the first case of Gardnerella bacteremia in an HIV-positive male following the placement of a urinary catheter.
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Letters to Doctors Help Fight Over-Prescription of AntibioticsA new trial conducted in England has discovered a cost-effective way to reduce the overprescribing of antibiotics by general practitioners (GPs).
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Controversies of Antimicrobial Transitions in Adults With Gram-Negative BacteremiaMoving away from the standard course of IV antibiotics.
