Long-term Effects of Post-transplant Respiratory Viral Infections
Data suggest respiratory infections in transplant patients are associated with increased long-term mortality and morbidity.
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What HIV Quality Care Measures Mean for Your Practice
New measures assess patient retention, infection screening and prophylaxis, immunization, and initiation and monitoring of antiretroviral therapy.
New Respiratory Virus Tests are Accurate, Sensitive, and Expensive
Molecular respiratory viral diagnostics are rapidly becoming the new gold standard in respiratory viral detection.
Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Infection in Compromised Hosts
What are the most effective prevention and treatment strategies for respiratory tract infections in transplant and other immunocompromised patients?
HIV Management and Primary Care
The increased life expectancy of patients with HIV has elevated the importance of the primary care physician in managing this patient population.
The Global Health Impact of Rotavirus Vaccines
Studies show that even moderately effective rotavirus vaccines can save millions of lives annually.
Monitoring and Prevention Significantly Reduces Nosocomial Infections
Combination horizontal and vertical prevention efforts can reduce MRSA, VRE, MDR acinetobacter, and other nosocomial infections by 50%.
Lessons Learned from 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Although not as severe as feared, the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic provided valuable lessons with respect to special populations and treatment.
Neonatal Vaccines: Evidence from the Field
Several factors, including timing of vaccination, the interval between vaccines, immune response, and maternal antibody, influence vaccine efficacy.
Bacterial Pneumonia and Influenza Pandemics: What do the Data Tell Us?
Does comorbid bacterial pneumonia lead to worse outcomes in patients with influenza? Will pneumococcal vaccine lessen influenza-associated morbidity?
Hospitalizations Due to Acute Respiratory Infections in Young Children
Data show that rhinovirus and human metapneumovirus are associated with higher pediatric hospitalization rates than influenza.
Pediatric Guidelines for Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Draft guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in children and infants were presented at IDSA 2010.
Coding and Billing for Infectious Disease Quality Measures
When it comes to infectious diseases, registry-based quality measure reporting is the way to go.
STD Management in the HIV Care Setting -- The New CDC Guidelines
Information on the recently revised CDC guidelines on the management of STDs in patients with HIV was presented at the IDSA annual meeting.
Better Tests Help Physicians in Fight against an Old Foe: Tuberculosis
Studies show that new tests for tuberculosis have a high degree of specificity and sensitivity.