How Can We Fight the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance?
September 17th 2016Barry Kreiswirth, PhD, founding director, Public Health Research Institute Tuberculosis Center, professor of medicine at Rutgers University, explains how active surveillance can assist in the fight against antibiotic resistance.
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Michigan Varicella Outbreak Associated with Riding a School Bus
September 16th 2016A varicella outbreak that had occurred last year in Michigan is thought to be associated with riding on a school bus, which makes small, enclosed spaces, such as a school bus, a risk factor for both transmitting and acquiring airborne diseases.
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Who is Most Vulnerable to Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms?
September 14th 2016Barry Kreiswirth, PhD, founding director, Public Health Research Institute Tuberculosis Center, professor of medicine at Rutgers University, explains which populations are most susceptible to antibiotic-resistant organisms.
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Managing Patients at High Risk for Antibiotic-resistant Infections
September 12th 2016John D'Angelo, MD, senior vice president, executive director of Emergency Medicine Services at Northwell Health, describes how hospital clinicians can identify and treat patients at highest risk for contracting antibiotic-resistant infections.
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Identifying Pathogens for Targeted Therapy
September 10th 2016Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy, explains how clinicians can identify pathogenic organisms to determine which narrow spectrum antibiotic to use for treatment.
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Condom Use Still Recommended for HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
September 8th 2016David Rosenthal, DO, PhD, medical director for the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV Care at Northwall Health, explains why condom use is still recommended for HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy.
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Does Antiretroviral Therapy Reduce Risk of HIV Transmission During Condomless Sex?
September 8th 2016David Rosenthal, DO, PhD, medical director at the Center for Young Adult, Adolescent and Pediatric HIV Care at Northwell Health, reflects on a JAMA study, which states that use of antiretroviral therapy reduced the risk of HIV transmission during condomless sex.
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How Does Topoisomerase I Differ from a Quinolone Antibacterial?
September 6th 2016Kirk Hevener, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy, explains the difference between topoisomerase I and quinolone antibacterials.
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Understanding the Natural Ecology of Polio Can Help Drive Eradication
September 1st 2016Micaela Martinez, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, explains how studying polio in the absence of intervention can provide insight into how to eradicate the disease.
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How Stewardship Recommendations Can Drive Change in Patient Management
September 1st 2016Romney Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM), section chief of Clinical Microbiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses how stewardship recommendations can drive change in how physicians manage their patients.
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