AbstractMusculoskeletal infections represent a significant proportion of clinical workload for infectious diseases (ID) providers, often presenting complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Many providers may feel inadequately prepared to manage these conditions, which require a nuanced understanding of microbiology, musculoskeletal anatomy, surgical intervention, and orthopedic hardware. We implemented a pair of educational interventions including an online library of high-yield musculoskeletal ID literature and an educational podcast.

WikiGuidelines produces novel clinical practice guidelines developed with pragmatic, applicable methodology, including a diverse author group.

This article reports a case of urogenital schistosomiasis mimicking IgG4-related disease in a 47-year-old immunocompromised man living with HIV.

In their doxycycline preexposure prophylaxis (doxyPrEP) randomized controlled study, Grennan et al. conclude that the risk of doxyPrEP selecting for antimicrobial resistance is low.

Human Herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) DNAemia is not rare in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. However, evidence for a causal association of HHV-6 DNAemia with organ disease and with mortality is limited in this setting.

Infectious diseases physicians discuss how international medical graduates (IMGs) can pursue a career in infectious diseases.

Back in prehistoric times, many ID doctors and microbiologists would gather each fall at a meeting to review the latest antimicrobial clinical trials and promising “bug-drug” studies of novel compound...

For those who do hospital-based patient care, the significance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) cannot be overstated. It’s one of the most frequent reasons for infectious disease consultation...

People who inject drugs (PWID) experience poor health outcomes secondary to infective sequelae with lengthy hospitalisations, high rates of unplanned discharge and frequent readmissions.

Following administration of once-yearly intramuscular lenacapavir, median plasma concentrations exceeded those associated with efficacy in phase 3 studies of twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir for ...

Long-term post-acute sequelae following SARS-CoV-2 infection in children has been extensively documented. However, while persistence of chronic symptoms following paediatric dengue infection has been documented in small prospective cohorts, population-based studies are limited.

Texas is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in 30 years and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Epidemic Intelligence Service is providing support there. Here is an overview ...

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Abstract. Based on expert consensus, the American Society of Transplantation recommends 7–14 days of preventive antibiotic therapy for solid organ transpla

Blastomycosis is an environmentally acquired fungal infection that can result in severe pulmonary illness and high hospitalization rates. In 2023, a blastomycosis outbreak was detected among workers at a paper mill in Delta County, Michigan.

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The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.

The antibiotic combination is indicated for adults with limited or no treatment options, including gram-negative infections. It will be available in the third quarter of this year.

NIH spares grants so far, but ‘data apocalypse’ erupts at CDC