Trying to rein in widespread inappropriate use of antibiotics for “strep throat,” the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has issued new guidelines on testing and treatment of Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis. Although acute pharyngitis is a common illness…
Infectious disease societies frustrated at watching antimicrobial resistance increase for decades are taking the unusual step of asking for federal regulation and oversight of clinical practice, imploring the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to require hospitals to implement…
While we mourn the apparent loss of the traditional, independent SHEA meeting, it is good to see that the healthcare epidemiology docs have joined with a wide array of colleagues in what amounts to an infectious disease rock festival: IDWeek…