Introduction One of the challenges in discussing sexually transmitted diseases with patients is the timing. However, with the pervasive infection rates of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the timing has never been better. Whether reviewing the eventual risk of cancer with adult men and women or…
STD Awareness Month – HPV Vaccines and Current Rates If our HPV vaccines are becoming more and more effective, are HPV rates and HPV-related cancers on the decline? April is STD awareness month! Although STDs aren’t a topic that healthcare professionals relish discussing, they…
New studies continue shedding light on COVID-19: Social Distancing outcomes, incubation periods just a few areas of focus A new modelling study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and…
The healthcare workers in Hong Kong, despite COVID-19, stay relatively disease free Researchers report that no hospital acquired infections occurred among healthcare workers at public hospitals in Hong Kong after the first 6 weeks of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak — even though these hospitals dealt…
Decision triggers wide range of reactions New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency last week in the wake of a measles outbreak. As part of the declaration, de Blasio announced that $1,000 fines would be levied against individuals living…
‘Serious global health threat’, say authorities Over the past few years, a serious global health threat has emerged in the U.S. in the form of a fungus infection. By February’s end, Candida auris infections were present in a dozen U.S. states. Centered primarily in…
With this new column, Elite will compile an index of various infectious diseases, occasionally highlighting emerging conditions. Diphtheria General definition and information: An infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheria, a rod-shaped, gram-positive, non-spore-forming bacterium that can be found worldwide, although is mainly seen…
HPV Not Spread Via Hand Contact, Study Claims A newly released study is reporting to have concluded the debate as to the methods of transmission of the human papillomavirus (HPV). According to a study by researchers at Canada’s McGill University, HPV cannot be passed…
A growing number of healthcare facilities are thinking beyond isolation rooms and implementing standardizing cleaning protocols to fight HAIs facility-wide. Here’s why. Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), an infectious and potentially life threating bacteria that is resistant to many commonly used disinfectants and can survive…
ERs Not Following Guidance for Infants With Bronchiolitis Antibiotics continue to be a routinely prescribed treatment throughout emergency rooms in the United States among infants diagnosed with bronchiolitis, according to new findings. According to data published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases…