An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
November 30th, 2008
How to End the HIV Epidemic
Answer: Put everyone on treatment. Conspicuously absent for decades, the prevention part of the “when to start antiviral therapy?” question has now moved front and center in two recent papers: In this week’s Lancet, a group from the WHO estimated what would happen if there were annual universal HIV testing, and then immediate treatment for all […]
September 29th, 2008
Required Reading: The Value of ID Specialists
In the most recent issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, there’s a comprehensive review of the value of an ID specialist from the perspective of non-patient care activities. Covered in particular are: Antibiotic stewardship Infection control Monitoring rates of nosocomial infections Managing health care worker “well-being and exposures” Also included are tables listing dozens of studies quantifying the value […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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