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Grand Rounds- Human Metapneumovirus
On 10/13/16, John V. Williams, MD, spoke at our ID grand rounds. He is the chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. His presentation focused on Human Metapneumovirus, (hMPV) which is a paramyxovirus and a common respiratory pathogen.… Read more
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Pittsburgh Citywide Case Conference
For any Greater Pittsburgh Area ID Folks: There will be a Citywide Case Conference Thursday 10/20/16 at the Biomedical Science Tower at Pitt. All regional ID providers are invited to attend. This will take place at 6-8pm . The… Read more
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Lyme Disease- Challenges in Diagnosis
As mentioned in the previous post, Lyme disease is an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a tiny bacterial spirochete (not a parasite!) that is transmitted through the bites of the Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus tick, found in the Northeast/Central… Read more
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Lyme Carditis
Lyme disease is caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in the United States in the Northeast and Upper Midwest regions. It is a tick-borne illness that is associated significant controversy, though there is general consensus in the larger scientific community and… Read more
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Infective Endocarditis and Injection Drug Use: An Ethical and Financial Dilemma
In October of 2015, Circulation published updated guidelines on the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis; this was updated from the prior guidelines that were published in 2005. Although much of the previous recommendations remained unchanged, a few notable differences… Read more
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Updates in the Management of Invasive Candidiasis
Early this year the IDSA published new, modified guidelines providing recommendations on the management of patients with Candidiasis (Full Text Here). Of particular focus, and one of the primary changes implemented in these updated guidelines, is the recommendation that all… Read more
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HAP/VAP Guideline Highlight Part II-MRSA
As mentioned in a previous blog post, the new hospital acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP/VAP) guidelines were recently released in July of 2016 as a joint effort between the ATS and the IDSA, in order to help assist clinicians in effectively… Read more
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HAP/VAP Guideline Highlight- Pseudomonas
The IDSA/ATS recently released guidelines (pdf here) for ventilator associated (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP. These guidelines are full of interesting updates on the care of these patients, but interestingly, they weigh in on a old ID debate: double coverage… Read more
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