Search results for "Infectious Disease"
C. difficile difficult for outpatient physicians and patients, too
Bartlett, MD, MACP, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. ... According to an analysis of 2010 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 75% of C.
October 2013
The delusion continues
The delusion continues. There's a paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases on the highly anticipated survey of Internal Medicine residents to solve the enigma of why no one is going into ... than most infectious diseases doctors, particularly in the
November 2020
Getting religion about vaccines
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist in Iowa City, Iowa, who studies methods to halt the spread of resistant bacteria in our hospitals (including
November 2020
Enterovirus 68: Talking points
In addition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new MMWR earlier today that describes the two best characterized EV68 outbreaks in Kansas City and Chicago. ... Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an infectious disease physician
November 2020
Pan-resistant NDM-containing K. pneumoniae lacking MCR-1
The Centers for disease Control and Prevention has reported a case of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1)–containing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a wound ... Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP
November 2020
Revenge of the parasites
In response, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released an outbreak notice advising travelers to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites when traveling in Greece.
November 2020
Playing nice: infection control and clinical microbiology in the P4P era
Mike has been an infectious disease chief and hospital epidemiologist and is now our chief quality officer, and Dan is an infectious disease chief, hospital epidemiologist and clinical microbiologist. ... Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an
November 2020
Interpreting the new sore throat article
Over the past 2 or 3 decades, some authors started calling Lemierre syndrome “the forgotten disease.” It seems that the syndrome occurred regularly in the first half of the 20th century. ... As I give pharyngitis talks around the U.S., infectious
November 2020
Better treatment, low awareness for hepatitis C
Bartlett, MD, MACP, a professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. ... HCV. Patients with confirmed HCV infection are usually referred to a gastroenterologist, an infectious disease specialist, or
July 2012
Why can't we easily clean our stethoscopes?
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist in Iowa City, Iowa, who studies methods to halt the spread of resistant bacteria in our hospitals (including
November 2020