Search results for "Infectious Disease"
MKSAP Quiz: sore throat, daily fever for 5 days
A 19-year-old man is evaluated for a sore throat, daily fever, frontal headache, myalgia, and arthralgia of 5 days' duration. He also has severe discomfort in the lower spine and a rash on his trunk and extremities. He returned from a 7-day trip to the Caribbean 8 days ago. The remainder of the history is noncontributory. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/29/3.htm
29 Jul 2014
A little girl's dream: The path to becoming ACP President
ACP's outgoing President reflects on her life, her career, the past year, and the lessons it has taught her.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/a-little-girls-dream-the-path-to-becoming-acp-president.htm
1 Apr 2021
Many med students unprepared as PrEP prescribing increases
Limited knowledge, beliefs, and experiences regarding pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV have improved among current clinicians, but medical students haven't seen the same experience.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/01/many-med-students-unprepared-as-prep-prescribing-increases.htm
1 Jan 2018
Genetic tests are being used more, and they're worth it
Molecular diagnostics tests could cost Americans $15 billion to $25 billion by the end of the next decade. Physicians believe the tests are warranted, although they're skeptical about costs and their ability to interpret them properly for patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/05/genomics.htm
1 May 2012
Indian Health Service reaches across borders within the U.S.
A partnership allows staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to collaborate with physicians who serve Navajo Nation, a medically underserved population in New Mexico.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/IHS.htm
1 Mar 2012
Antibiotic use confers up to tenfold risk of C. diff infection
A patient's risk of developing Clostridium difficile infection is 7 to 10 times higher during antibiotic therapy and in the month after stopping, and an elevated risk still exists three months after stopping antibiotics, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/03/13/5.htm
13 Mar 2012
New antibiotics may change inpatient skin infection treatment
Physicians have a few new drugs in their armamentarium for skin and soft-tissue infections.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/antibiotics.htm
1 Oct 2014
MKSAP Quiz: pre-procedural evaluation
A 46-year-old woman is evaluated before undergoing a dental cleaning procedure involving deep scaling. She has a history of mitral valve prolapse without regurgitation and also had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) aortic valve endocarditis 10 years ago treated successfully with antibiotics. The patient notes an allergy to penicillin characterized by hypotension, hives, and wheezing. The remainder of the history is noncontributory. Following a physical and cardiopulmonary examination, what is the most appropriate prophylactic regimen for this patient before her dental procedure?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/23/3.htm
23 Dec 2014
Oral HPV infection affects 7% of population, more men than women
The overall prevalence of oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was nearly 7% among men and women ages 14 to 69 years in the United States, and was higher among men than among women, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/31/4.htm
31 Jan 2012
Both nosocomial and community-based sources of C. difficile contribute to disease transmission
Genetically diverse, community-based sources of Clostridium difficile may play a larger role in nosocomial transmission than previously thought, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/01/5.htm
1 Oct 2013