Expert Reviews and Commentary

John Bartlett's Game Changers in Infectious Disease: 2011 If you read only 1 article this year about infectious diseases, it should be this summary with practice implications by Dr. John Bartlett.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 26, 2011
A Brief Primer on Antivirals in Children Dr. Jhaveri provides an up-to-date review of the use of common antiviral agents in children.
July 18, 2011
What's New -- Part 2: Viral Hepatitis in Children The alphabet soup of viral hepatitis in children continues with this update on hepatitis C, D, E and G.
July 06, 2011
Treatment of CA-MRSA Dr. John Bartlett reviews the very latest recommendations for the treatment of CA-MRSA infections, from outpatient infections to infections in hospitalized patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 08, 2011
What's New in the Alphabet Soup of Viral Hepatitis The number of viruses known to cause hepatitis is growing and requires that pediatric providers recognize their varying routes of transmission, presentation, and risks for children.
June 07, 2011
Multidrug Resistance in Healthcare: Your Questions Answered An infectious diseases specialist answers questions from Medscape readers.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 12, 2011
Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers: A Controversy A controversial study suggests that surgical masks are adequate protection against influenza, but are they?
Experts And Viewpoints, April 28, 2011
Pneumococcal Immunization Strategies for Adults PCV7 has been approved for children; now, attention turns to which pneumococcal vaccination strategy is best to protect adults.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 17, 2010
Molecular Techniques Yield Many More Strains Than Culturing Molecular techniques can detect more bacteria than conventional cultures, raising questions regarding the current empirical treatment choices. Commentary offered by John G. Bartlett, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 13, 2009
A Successful Campaign Against Antibiotic Overuse Antibiotic overuse was addressed by a multiyear national program that was successful in reducing use. Commentary offered by John G. Bartlett, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 06, 2009
What Do We Know About TB in the United States Today? This study reports new cases of tuberculosis reported to the CDC in 2008 -- the lowest since 1953 -- but still a problem in some populations. Commentary offered by John G. Bartlett, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 01, 2009
More Evidence Relating Gastric Acid Suppression to HAP Gastric acid-suppressive medications, given to about half of all hospitalized patients, are associated with an increased risk for pneumonia. John G. Bartlett, MD, discusses a large study in hospital patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 25, 2009
Using the Internet to Forecast the Flu Can Google predict a coming flu epidemic? John G. Bartlett, MD, offers his opinion.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 16, 2009
Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccine This study sought to clarify inconsistent outcomes reported by various clinical trials and analyses. Commentary offered by John G. Bartlett, MD.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 09, 2009
Prosthetic Shoulder Arthritis Related to Propionibacterium acnes Compared with hip and leg devices, a high proportion of septic shoulder prostheses have this common skin contaminant. How do we know these findings reflect infection rather than contamination?
Experts And Viewpoints, June 10, 2009
Measles on the Upswing As more children go unvaccinated, the risk of losing "herd immunity" grows.
Experts And Viewpoints, June 03, 2009
Controversy Over Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Infective Endocarditis Antibiotic prophylaxis prevents infective endocarditis, but is it cost-effective? New British guidelines spark controversy.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 06, 2009
Current Approaches to Exacerbations of COPD The addition of systemic steroids, antibiotics, or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation to standard care has gained in popularity in recent years. But do these adjuncts really improve outcomes?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 26, 2009
How Useful Is Repeat C difficile Testing? The results of this study have changed practice in Florida and saved the state tens of thousands of dollars. Find out how.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 11, 2009
Antibiotic Use and Clostridium difficile How often do patients suffer C difficile infection in the absence of antibiotic use? Which antibiotics are most often associated with this pathogen?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 05, 2009

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