Hiv Infection
Curbside Consults: Real-Life Case Studies to Simplify HIV PrEP Implementation – Adult Cisgender Female Desires HIV Protection
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Ace the Case: A 26-Year-Old Black Transgender Woman Presents Seeking Alternative PrEP Options
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Precautions could have prevented HIV cases linked to ‘vampire facials’
DENVER — HIV infections linked to “vampire facials” performed at a spa in New Mexico could have been avoided if the now-closed spa had adhered to appropriate infection prevention and control practices, experts said.
Ace the Case: 43-Year-Old Hispanic Cisgender MSM Presents to Discuss PrEP
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Ace the Case: A 16-Year-Old Female Who Could Benefit From PrEP
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Women with food insecurity, low BMI more likely to have hepatic steatosis
BOSTON — Women who experience food insecurity and have a BMI less than 25 kg/m2 had higher odds of hepatic steatosis compared with overweight women or those with obesity, regardless of HIV status, according to research at The Liver Meeting.
HIV Management: Clinical Case Conundrums – A Wheel of Knowledge Challenge!
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More than two-thirds of people diagnosed with mpox had prior STIs
Prior infections with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea were common among people diagnosed with mpox, according to data gathered and assessed by the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Progress against TB recovers significantly following COVID-19 disruptions, WHO report says
The highest ever reported number of tuberculosis diagnoses was reported in 2022, a feat likely due to the recovery of TB services following the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO’s 2023 Global TB report.
VIDEO: ID physicians can help expand availability, health of donor organs
BOSTON — Every year, approximately 100,000 people are on waitlists for organ transplants, but only a small fraction find suitable donors, according to Emily Blumberg, MD, FIDSA, director of transplant infectious diseases at Penn Medicine.