Diseases and Treatment
Expanding the Antibiotic Stewardship Team Can Lead to Greater Adoption of Practices
Antimicrobial stewardship programs have become standard across hospitals in the United States in response to a 2014 recommendation from the Centers for Disease...
FDA Approves First Molecular Test to Screen for Malaria in Blood Donors
The FDA has approved the first assay to screen blood donors for Malaria (Plasmodium). The approved product, the cobas Malaria test is manufactured...
Preventing the Entry of Hepatitis B and D Viruses
The entry of hepatitis B and D viruses (HBV/HDV) into cells is essential for initiating infection, involving the attachment of the preS1 viral...
Evaluating the Impact Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment in HIV Treatment Programs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the US Presidentâs Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) provides a course of tuberculosis...
Rapid Identification and Management of Clostridioides difficile in the Emergency Department
PCR offers a faster alternative for pathogen identification, potentially improving patient outcomes. The rapid turnaround time for PCR results, particularly in detecting Clostridioides...
HCV Elimination in the Coinfected Population
The treatment of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has evolved considerably in the past 15 years. Second-generation direct-acting antivirals entered the market in...