Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads In Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases for July/August 2016
Zika Virus Transmission in Puerto Rico, MMWR; ePub 2016 Aug 5; Adams, Bello-Pagan, et al
FDA Updates Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Warnings, FDA news release; 2016 Jul 26
Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection in Adults, JAMA; 2016 Jul 12; Günthard, Saag, et al
Gonorrhea and Emerging Antibiotic Resistance, MMWR; ePub 2016 Jul 15; Kirkcaldy, Harvey, et al
Safety of Reduced Antibiotic Prescribing for RTIs, BMJ; ePub 2016 Jul 4; Gulliford, Moore, et al
Infectious Diseases for May/June 2016
Screening for Syphilis in Nonpregnant Adults & Adolescents, JAMA; 2016 Jun 7; Bibbins-Domingo, Grossman, et al
Can Cranberry Juice Help Women with UTIs?, Am J Clin Nutr; 2016 Jun; Maki, Kaspar, Curtin, et al
Treatment of Children with Mild Gastroenteritis, JAMA; 2016 May 10; Freedman, Willan, et al
Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis Update, MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep; 2016 May 6
Brief Resolved Unexplained Events in Infants, Pediatrics; ePub 2016 Apr 25; Tieder, Bonkowsky, et al
Infectious Diseases for March/April 2016
Treating Lyme Disease With Longer-Term Therapy, N Engl J Med; 2016 Mar 31; Berende, et al
Global Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric UTIs, BMJ; ePub 2016 Mar 15; Bryce, Hay, et al
Antibiotic Treatment for Uncomplicated Skin Abscess, N Engl J Med; 2016 Mar 3; Talan, Mower, Krishnadasan, et al
Defining Sepsis & Septic Shock, JAMA; 2016 Feb 23; Singer, Deutschman, et al
Prevalence of HPV in the US, Pediatrics; ePub 2016 Feb 22; Markowitz, et al
Infectious Diseases for January/February 2016
Acute Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults, ACP guidelines look at appropriate antibiotic use
Patient Choice in HIV Screening, A look at opt-in, opt-out defaults
FDA Approves Dalvance for Skin Infections, Single-dose option approved for adults
Diarrhea in Patients with Recurrent CDI, Frozen vs fresh fecal microbiota transplantation
Treating Urogenital Chlamydia Infection, Is doxycycline superior to azithromycin?
Infectious Diseases for November/December 2015
On-Demand Preexposure Prophylaxis , A look at men at high risk for HIV-1 infection
Azithromycin and Preschool Children, Can antibiotics lessen onset of severe LRTIs?
Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent HIV Acquisition, Can new intervention reduce HIV infections?
HPV Vaccination Coverage of Male Adolescents, Low coverage numbers and increased infection risk