General Infectious Disease Archives - Infectious Disease Advisor

Anemia and HIV During Pregnancy Linked With Higher Risk of Preterm Delivery

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March 24, 2022

Patients with anemia included in the study were less likely to have taken iron, B6, and folate supplements as recommended.

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Reactivation of Epstein-Barr Virus May Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Inga Back, MPH

March 11, 2022

Researchers determined the role of infection with Epstein-Barr virus on risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.

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Differential Diagnosis: Is It Rheumatoid Arthritis or an Infectious Disease Mimic?

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Nicola Davies, PhD

March 4, 2022

When making a diagnosis, rheumatologists must consider the fact that rheumatoid arthritis and some infectious diseases have overlapping musculoskeletal manifestations.

Risk of stroke after herpes zoster in patients with autoimmune diseases

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How Can Herpes Zoster Events Be Managed in Patients With RA and PsA Receiving Tofacitinib?

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Amit Akirov, MD

January 14, 2022

Researchers evaluated the management of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis receiving tofacitinib treatment.

The Denver City Council recently passed an ordinance to allow the nation’s first supervised injection site. The Colorado General Assembly must also render an approval. A bipartisan bill to allow the site narrowly failed in a Republican-controlled Senate in 2018, but party control will change in 2019, making its passage more likely.3 Meanwhile, cities including San Francisco and Philadelphia are moving forward with their own site plans, despite warnings from the US Justice Department. Whether in Denver, San Francisco, Philadelphia, or elsewhere, expect the first supervised injection site in the United States to open in the near future, and for a legal battle to follow.

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Addressing Drug Use-Associated Infective Endocarditis

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

December 10, 2021

In a Q&A, Asher Schranz, MD, MPH, discusses the importance of physician collaboration in the treatment of patients with drug use-associated infective endocarditis.

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Concurrent Zoster, Flu Vaccines Tied to Lower Subsequent Flu Vaccine Uptake

December 7, 2021

Patients may misattribute adverse effects commonly caused by the zoster vaccine to the influenza vaccine.

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ACR 2021: What Rheumatologists Need to Know About Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Illnesses

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Inga Back, MPH

December 6, 2021

At an ACR Convergence 2021 session, John Aucott, MD, and Sheila Arvikar, MD, discussed the various aspects of Lyme arthritis, including incidence, prevalence, symptoms, and treatments, and other tick-borne illnesses, to inform rheumatologists in practice.