The current sexual prevention guidelines recommend that men use condoms or abstain from sex for 6 months after Zika virus exposure. Now there are strong data to support these guidelines.
The new HBV test service from Quest Diagnostics measures the quantity of viral antigen to determine if the immune system is responding to treatment.
Chikungunya outbreaks have been associated with higher mortality rates than originally thought, mostly in the elderly and individuals with underlying conditions.
Lung ultrasonography is a rapid, effective alternative to CT scans and chest radiographs for diagnosing pneumonia in the ED and ICU.
Universal group B streptococci screening in women with a singleton pregnancy planning a repeat cesarean delivery may not be cost-effective in all populations.
HPV16 DNA detected in fine-needle aspirations from neck masses is a reliable indicator for diagnosis of an HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer.
Women and minorities with HIV are less frequently tested for dyslipidemia, according to a new study from IDWeek 2016.
Persistence of Doppler signal and a thickened synovial tissue at 3 months are associated with a poor clinical outcome in patients with septic arthritis.
Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 100% for the quantitative real-time reverse-transcriptase assay.
Identifying optimal bronchoalveolar fluid CMV viral load threshold holds potential for diagnosing CMV pneumonia in immunocompromised patients.
