Although once thought of almost exclusively as a hospital-acquired condition, Clostridioides difficile has established a presence in the community that means about 10% of incoming patients could be carrying it asymptomatically, a new study finds.

The 2019-2020 flu season is already among us, and it is imperative that those healthcare practitioners on the frontline, particularly in our nation’s emergency departments, have current knowledge of prevention and treatment strategies.

Objects of Delusional Infestation; Urine Eosinophils Unreliable; Tecovirimat for Laboratory-Acquired Vaccinia

The FDA has approved a fixed-dose combination, rifabutin-based (RFB) regimen to treat Helicobacter pylori infection.

The combination of oral vancomycin and intravenous metronidazole is not superior to vancomycin alone in the treatment of fulminant infection due to Clostridioides difficile.

The risk of periprosthetic joint infection resulting from bacteremia depends on the organism.

CDC officials updated an ambitious plan to essentially end the AIDS epidemic in the United States in the next decade. While taking an overall national approach, the plan — part of a collaboration between the CDC and other federal agencies — would target specific geographic areas and at-risk populations.