Chris Iliades, MD, Author at Infectious Disease Advisor

Better Antibiotic Prescribing Means Less Community-Associated Clostridium difficile

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September 14, 2015

Most cases of pseudomembranous colitis caused by CDI occur in the hospital, and the infection may be passed from person to person.

Influenza

What’s New With Flu in 2015-2016?

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Chris Iliades, MD

September 9, 2015

n the 2013-2014 season, the strains of flu virus covered by the vaccine were well matched to the viruses that circulated during the flu season. However, that was not the case in 2014-2015.

Skin Infections

Pain A Common Presentation of Leprosy

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Chris Iliades, MD

June 29, 2015

Like its cousin tuberculosis, leprosy may be easy to miss if you don’t think of it.

Emerging Diseases

Chikungunya Heads To The U.S

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Chris Iliades, MD

June 8, 2015

The virus received global attention in 2005 when outbreaks in the Indian Ocean islands affected more than 250,000 people.

HIV/AIDS

HIV Emergency in Indiana: Lessons Learned

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Chris Iliades, MD

May 28, 2015

The outbreak in Indiana is the first associated with injection of a prescription painkiller.

Chris Iliades, MD

All articles by Chris Iliades, MD

Better Antibiotic Prescribing Means Less Community-Associated Clostridium difficile

What’s New With Flu in 2015-2016?

Pain A Common Presentation of Leprosy

Chikungunya Heads To The U.S

HIV Emergency in Indiana: Lessons Learned

Lottery Tickets May Lower HIV Rates