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My career has been on the preventing infectious diseases side.

For the first time, the CDC has published clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of botulism.

Acne vulgaris (acne) is a common dermatologic condition affecting most adolescents and young adults. It is a complex condition that involves multiple factors.

As early as I can remember, science, history and fiction captured my interest.

ACP, citing previous data that indicate at least 30% of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions in the U.S. were “unnecessary” and “often continued for too long,” issued best practices for appropriate antibiotic use in several bacterial infections.

IDWeek organizers announced that the 2021 meeting will be entirely virtual again because of the continued presence of COVID-19 and related restrictions.

I had veterinary virologists as parents. My dad studied and worked on rabies for his PhD, and my mother was a pioneer in India on buffalopox virus, which is very closely related to cowpox and smallpox, also earning her PhD.

I know people in this field often say that they wanted to work in infectious diseases ever since they were an embryo or a small child. But that was really the case with me.

Almost half of the recommendations graded as “strong” in 17 current Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guidelines are based on lower-quality evidence, an analysis found.

I chose a career in infectious diseases during my residency in Detroit.