February 2017

Romney Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM), section chief of Clinical Microbiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, sat down with Contagion™ to discuss antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance and new technologies in the field.

Should practitioners administer these drugs to patients with advanced liver disease, despite the risks?

Pharmacists play vital roles in optimizing HIV treatment outcomes in multiple ways and in all medical settings.

At the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Conference in November 2016, scientists presented research indicating that infection with West Nile virus may be linked with a shorter lifespan.

Robin Jump, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Case Western Reserve University sat down with Contagion™ to discuss up-and-coming prevention methods for C. diff in the hospital setting.

Up to 90% of some mammal populations in the Northeast are infected with the virus.

More education on the illnesses individuals are risking by refusing vaccines may help to address the issue.

Pharmacists can play an important role in managing the use of these medications in patients, particularly those with high blood pressure.

As we await novel compounds from a relatively apathetic industry, we are resurrecting antibiotics of which we have an outdated understanding. and that carry the potential for substantial side effects: polymyxins.