Infectious Diseases
- COVID-19 and flu: Dual threat, dual opportunity
Measures to combat COVID-19 can minimize the impact of flu, and vice versa.
- Does my healthy 65-year-old patient still need the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)?
The short answer is no—but it is not that simple.
- Recognition and management of respiratory co-infection and secondary bacterial pneumonia in patients with COVID-19
Consider the presentation and trajectory of illness.
- Convalescent plasma for COVID-19: Promising, not proven
The evidence is suggestive but weak. Trials are ongoing.
- Verrucous plaques on the face, dysphagia, and limb weakness
An itchy bump on the upper lip rapidly grew and spread.
- Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with end-stage liver disease
Chest radiography showed patchy left basilar consolidation with subtle, diffuse interstitial opacities.
- Promoting resiliency in adolescents during a pandemic: A guide for clinicians and parents
Parents of adolescents may face unique challenges in helping their children navigate changes to their daily routine.
- Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: Diagnosis, management, and prevention
Better diagnosis, management, and prevention are needed.
SARS-CoV-2 and myocardial injury: Few answers, many questionsWhat is the mechanism? Is this a distinct population? What are the treatment options?
