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Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis
CDC provides an update on this mysterious illness affecting children nationwide. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

C difficile: Why Good ID Advice Still Matters
Dr Paul Auwaerter addresses some misunderstandings about the management of Clostridium difficile infection that he discovered during his time on a consultation service. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 20, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Fading Immunity May Be Behind Mumps Epidemic
Dr Paul Offit discusses potential weaknesses in the MMR vaccine, and ongoing efforts to address them. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 17, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Emerging Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: What's New and What Now?
We are starting to lose our last line of defense against drug-resistant gonorrhea. What can be done? (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Preventive Care for Patients With IBD: Time for Action
IBD puts patients at risk for a variety of non-GI disorders and requires their doctors to provide comprehensive care. Dr David Johnson reviews new guidelines that make this task easier. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

If Children Got the HPV4 Vaccine Series, Should They Get HPV9?
Dr Paul Offit explains why those who have completed the HPV4 series should also receive HPV9. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 9, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

ACIP 2017 Immunization Schedule: The Key Points
What are the key changes to recommendations for adult immunizations in 2017? (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - February 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Latent Tuberculosis: New Testing Recommendations
CDC supports the new USPSTF recommendations for latent tuberculosis testing, and a larger role for primary care clinicians in identifying patients for testing. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - December 19, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Antibiotic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting
New guidelines help clinicians apply best antibiotic-prescribing practices in a range of outpatient settings. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - November 14, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Think Sepsis and Act Fast
New attention to sepsis including revised definitions, updated guidelines, and new CMS reporting requirements aims to save lives through prevention and prompt and effective management of infections. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - September 26, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

'Same-Day' ART Initiation: Better Retention in Care, Outcomes
Initiating ART on the same day as HIV diagnosis led to better retention in care and patient outcomes in a trial in Haiti. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - September 21, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts

Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson on Balancing Technology and Human Touch
Eric Topol interviews Bernard Tyson about his remarkable career at Kaiser Permanente and about how technology will never substitute for trust and human touch in the patient-physician relationship. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - September 6, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts