Infectious Disease Updates for Primary Care
This article summarizes the situation with public health threats for primary care patients as of early 2024 and provides updates on strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common infections where new treatments and vaccines are available. For flu and COVID, an update on treatment is also provided —along with pearls useful for the busy primary care provider. The authors also discuss a new treatment option for drug-resistant vulvovaginal candidiasis and provide a balanced view of the increasingly popular technique of preventing bacterial sexually transmitted infections using doxycycline afte r condomless sex among men who have sex with men.
Source: Medical Clinics of North America - Category: Primary Care Authors: Denise J. McCulloch, Paul S. Pottinger Source Type: research
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