Infectious Diseases

  • Perioperative infection: Are we sure what to focus on?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 317-318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.06020

    Which immunosuppressive drugs pose the greater danger in the perioperative period: the newer biologics or corticosteroids?

  • COVID-19: Coronavirus replication, pathogenesis, and therapeutic strategies
    Cornelia C. Bergmann, PhD and Robert H. Silverman, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 321-327; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20047

    Understanding the virus and how it causes disease points the way to potential treatments.

  • COVID-19 serologic testing: FAQs and caveats
    Kamran Kadkhoda, PhD, D(ABMM), D(ABMLI)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 329-333; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20054

    Is serology a possible alternative to direct testing?

  • Recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection: Recognition, management, prevention
    Constantine Tsigrelis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2020, 87 (6) 347-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87gr.20001
  • COVID-19 Curbside Consults at www.CCJM.org
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 255-256; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.05020

    These are tough times. This is a wicked disease. But healthcare providers are stepping up.

  • Can multiple ARDS patients be ventilated with a single ventilator?
    Umur Hatipoğlu, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 259-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20043

    With more patients than machines, multiplex ventilation is a reasonable last resort to prevent certain death.

  • What mask should I wear to protect against transmissible acute respiratory infections?
    Amir Laktineh, MD, Asil Daoud, MD, Sorabh Dhar, MD, Lisa Engles, and Ayman O. Soubani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2020, 87 (5) 262-265; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19057

    Clinical trials have not shown a direct advantage for N95 respirators vs surgical masks for many acute respiratory infections.

  • The under- and overrecognized, and the elephant in the room
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 189; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87b.04020

    We internists must recognize the pine cones without losing our vision of the forest.

  • Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
    Faris G. Araj, MD and Michael Luna, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.04001

    A recent article did not mention intracardiac echocardiography.

  • In reply: Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
    Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD, Steven R. Jones, MD, Thorsten M. Leucker, MD, PhD and Daniel J. Brotman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 192; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.04002

    Echocardiography relies on finding an anatomic abnormality, whereas 18FDG-PET is a functional examination.

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