Here's What's New in the HIV Treatment Guidelines
Dr Paul Sax reports on a new recommended HIV treatment option and thanks Marty Hirsch for his skillful leadership of the guidelines working group. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 20, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Why Are Vaccination Rates Lower Among Kids With ASD?
Children with autism, and their younger siblings, have lower vaccination rates than other children, placing them at risk for vaccine-preventable disease. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 17, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Consulting an ID Specialist Saves Lives and Money
The value in consulting ID in the management of serious infections is revealed by this recent analysis. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - April 12, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Influenza and MRSA Pneumonia
Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses the antimicrobial options for postinfluenza MRSA pneumonia, and makes the case for a universal flu vaccine. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 5, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Influenza Deaths in Children: Putting It Into Context
The media reports of influenza-related deaths in children are frightening. How does this year compare with prior years? (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 16, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Shingrix: Is the Hype Justified?
Dr Paul Offit compares Shingrix with Zostavax ® and lays out the recommendations for the new vaccine. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 13, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Lives Are Saved Even With a 'Less Effective' Vaccine
Dr Paul Offit explains the various ways the flu virus can mutate away from the strains in the vaccine, as it has in the 2017-2018 season. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - January 30, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

A Call for Early HIV Diagnosis
Increased routine and targeted HIV testing is needed to reduce diagnosis delays. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - January 29, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

A New Way ID Care Is Valued
Dr Paul Auwaerter urges infectious diseases clinicians to review and incorporate into their practice two new CPT codes for prolonged services without direct face-to-face patient contact. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - January 2, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

California Contagion: How to Control Severe Hepatitis A
Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses California ' s hepatitis A outbreak and the challenges of testing to avoid false-positives. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - December 14, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Brucellosis: Patient History Is the Key
The symptoms are nonspecific, so patient history is critical to the identification of brucellosis. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - December 7, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Assessing Zika Risk in International Travelers
Travelers need to be educated about their risks and decide which they are willing to accept. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - November 20, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

New Antibiotic Stewardship: Core Elements Guide From CDC
Hear about CDC ' s new antibiotic stewardship core elements guide for small and critical access hospitals. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - October 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

CMV Disease in the Non-immunosuppressed ICU Patient
Is CMV just a bystander or is it a contributor to critical illness in non-immunosuppressed ICU patients? A new study provides a few answers and raises new questions. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - October 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

The Unexpected and Troubling Rise of Candida auris
Behaving like a multidrug-resistant microbe, C auris is spreading rapidly throughout the world, including in healthcare facilities in the United States. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - August 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts