Infectious Disease

The rules for pneumococcal vaccination can seem a little arbitrary. See what you know about the ACIP rationale behind these 5 recommendations for PCV13 and PPSV23.

Is the expanding paradigm shift toward HCV treatment in primary care effective? Or, should it be left to specialists? Two recent studies shed light.

Measles cases reported by the CDC doubled last week over the week before. Why shouldn't one or more of these 4 school-ready 5-year-olds receive the MMR vaccination?

Sample: How many MMR doses should a man born in 1960 who was vaccinated at age 3 receive if he is travelling to Brazil in 4 months? 

Vaccine temperature excursions can render the products unusable--and leave your practice with the tab. Here are 4 storage errors to avoid.

With the start of peak tick season, check here to spot some of the latest developments in diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.

Sample: How many MMR doses should a 4-month-old travelling to Italy next month with family receive? Plus 4 more patient scenarios. 

"Vaccine side effects found to be good" is not a sentence that has seen much print. Which vaccine and what was the positive outcome? Click here.

Current research on Lyme disease detection, treatment, and residual effects is the topic of this short catch-up quiz.

How prevalent is use of antibiotics without a prescription? How effective is HCV treatment in people who inject drugs? See snapshots of these study results and 4 more.

The ideal test for Lyme disease needs to be direct and highly sensitive in specific areas of detection. A new review highlights the 5 key criteria.

The patient is 5-years-old without significant medical history. What is the differential diagnosis for a neck mass? What is your diagnosis?

How much do you know about the different HCV genotypes and how they impact treatment? Take our quick, 8-question quiz to find out. 

Antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhea is an international threat. Find out what you know about current first-line treatment in just a few minutes.

Parkinson disease may join the list of extrahepatic complications associated with HCV infection, according to a new study in JAMA Neurology.

Isoniazid resistance in TB may be prevented and even reversed by a small newly identified molecule called C10, according to a recent study.

Approximately two-thirds of persons infected with chronic hepatitis C virus experience nonliver manifestations of the disease. Do you know what to look for?

Two recent studies presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections highlight novel approaches to combat rising STI rates.

Sample: The hygiene hypothesis states that early exposure to germs reduces the immune system’s ability to resist infections in later years. True or false?

Two new studies from the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections highlight the issue of HCV reinfection in HIV+ MSM in Europe and the US. 

Opioids and infectious diseases, PrEP and STI risk, new oral Rx for C diff, and a shortage of ID specialists. We summarize studies, commentaries,  and reports on these topics and more.

Sexually transmitted infection cases have reached an all-time high at an alarming speed. Test your knowledge of different treatment options with our new case challenge. 

How do we combat waning human immunity? Our slide show summarizes 5 new reports that suggest it’s essential to figure that out.

More than one-third of those in recovery from drug/alcohol use have chronic physical disease. A novel study looks at prevalence of health issues by type of substance used.

The measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing. Are you prepared to answer vaccination questions from patients and parents? This 5-question quiz may help.