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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis to Increase in 4 High-Burden Countries

Additional strategies to prevent transmission will be necessary to stop multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in countries with a high burden of MDR tuberculosis.

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Managing Comorbidities and Coinfections in HIV: Interview With Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD

Rajesh T. Gandhi, MD, discusses management of coinfections, including HPV and sexually transmitted infections, in people with HIV.

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Influenza Vaccination Crucial for Elderly Patients

The NFID urges those 65 and older to receive their annual influenza vaccination to protect against the flu.

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Designer Protein Halts Influenza Virus From Infecting Cells

A designer protein stopped the influenza virus from infecting cells in culture and protected mice after being exposed to heavy doses of the virus, according to a new study.

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Ebola Outbreak: What to Consider if Experimental Vaccine Is Used

Sweta Gupta

The number of suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 37.

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Fever, Cough, Lobar Consolidation in a Patient Receiving a Biologic

David C. Helfgott, MD

Case of a 51-year-old man with Crohn’s disease who develops fever and cough after receiving biologic treatment.

Fever, Malaise Following International Travel: A Case Study

Stanford T. Shulman, MD

A 15-year-old African American girl is admitted to the emergency department complaining of fever, vomiting, headache, back pain, and chills.

Clinical Quiz: Test your knowledge of pain management

Abimbola Farinde, PhD, PharmD

Take our quiz to test your knowledge of optimal pain management practices!

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Selecting the Appropriate Test: Advantages and Drawbacks to Currently Available HIV Tests

Knowing the advantages and drawbacks of available HIV tests and how best to use them can make HIV test selection a less intimidating process.

Predictions in Medicine 2019: What’s Ahead

What are some advances on the horizon that may impact infectious disease specialists and their patients? We offer our 2019 predictions in medicine.

In a meta-analytic review that included 884 patients with HIV, 67% were found to have reduced BMD.2 Of these individuals, 15% had osteoporosis. When compared with a pooled analysis of HIV-negative uninfected controls from 11 other studies, individuals who were HIV positive were found to be 3.7 times more likely to have osteoporosis develop. Risk for reduced BMD was increased with ART, with ART-treated patients having a 2.5-fold increased risk for reduced BMD compared with patients who had never received ART. Protease inhibitor-treated patients also had an increased risk for reduced BMD vs those not treated with protease inhibitors.2

Bone Health in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Although HAART has enabled people infected with HIV to achieve normal life expectancies, its use has been associated with bone health problems.

HPV-Associated Neoplasms and Other Lesions in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Immunosuppression increases the risk for human papillomavirus infection in patients infected with HIV.

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Endocrine Alterations in Patients With HIV

Individuals with HIV experience a range of endocrinopathies and metabolic disorders that result directly from the effects of HIV on endocrine function or arise secondary to interactions between endocrine organs and opportunistic infections, neoplasms, or antiretroviral therapy.

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