Infectious Diseases
Infective endocarditis: Beyond the usual testsNewer imaging tests are increasingly used as alternatives or adjuncts to echocardiography for selected patients.
- Do patients on biologic drugs for rheumatic disease need PCP prophylaxis?
Consider it in those with granulomatosis with polyangiitis or pulmonary disease, or those on high-dose steroids.
- The return of measles—an unnecessary sequel
Why are we having such a tough time convincing people to get routine vaccines for themselves and for their kids?
- Disseminated invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient
The patient, who has COPD, will require lifelong antifungal treatment.
Measles: A dangerous vaccine-preventable disease returnsVaccine refusal and global unrest have led to an alarming upswing in measles cases.
- Infection or not infection, that is the question—Is procalcitonin the answer?
What is different about procalcitonin that allows it to succeed as a biomarker where CRP and the ESR have failed?
- Human papillomavirus March 2019
Readers comment on aleukemic leukemia cutis (February 2019) and on human papillomavirus vaccination (March 2019).
- Can procalcitonin guide decisions about antibiotic management?
Yes, but clinical judgment must still be exercised.
- Acute kidney injury after hip or knee replacement: Can we lower the risk?
Various risk factors have been identified, and some are potentially modifiable.