Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases

• Lyme Disease: Treat Mice to Treat Ourselves?   Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses a scientist's proposal to rid areas prone to Lyme disease by making the mice immune to infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, thus breaking the transmission cycle.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 17, 2017
• Candida auris: Time to Prick Up Your Ears?   Candida auris: Have you heard of it yet? Dr Auwaerter discusses this newly identified and potentially drug-resistant isolate and tells clinicians to be on the lookout.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 15, 2016
• Antimicrobial Resistance Hits Global Stage at UN Summit   Paul Auwaerter, MD, had the privilege of representing IDSA at the United Nations meeting on antimicrobial resistance. He offers his thoughts about the experience and resulting global action plan.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 02, 2016
• Vertebral Osteomyelitis: Is 6 Weeks of Treatment Not Enough?   Paul Auwaerter is rethinking his own clinical practice for treating persistent vertebral osteomyelitis.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 29, 2016
• Tried and True: Our Best Advice for Preventing Tickborne Disease   It may not all be evidence-based, but many of these tick-avoidance strategies stand the test of time.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, July 27, 2016
• An Inevitable Invasion: When a Last-Resort Antibiotic Is Not an Option   The news we hoped would never come: The last of the last-resort antibiotics will not work. Now what?
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 21, 2016
• Fluoroquinolones: Not First-Line Treatment   Dr Paul Auwaerter comments on the FDA advisory with new warnings about the use of fluoroquinolones.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 02, 2016
• Spring Fever Brings Springtime Maladies   Paul Auwaerter reminds clinicians to keep infections in mind as the weather turns warm.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2016
• What Clinicians Should Know About the New Lyme Species   Borrelia burgdorferi isn't the only bacterial species causing Lyme disease in the United States. Learn about emerging tickborne infections and how they differ from 'traditional' Lyme disease.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 01, 2016
• From Aedes to Zika: Mosquito-borne Viruses a Growing Concern   Chikungunya, dengue, and now Zika viruses pose significant risks to travelers' health, with little defense except mosquito-control measures.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 11, 2016
• Six Drugs for Resistant Pathogens: Good News From IDWeek   Dr Paul Auwaerter shares good news from IDWeek 2015, including updates on anti-infectives--6 new weapons in the battle against resistant organisms.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 02, 2015
• IDWeek 2015: What to Expect   Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, offers his take on key sessions coming up at IDWeek 2015. Don't miss our coverage.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 02, 2015
• Fun, Friends, and Norovirus Down at the Good Old Swimming Hole   When a patient, his friends, and family members came down with a gastrointestinal illness after a picnic with swimming, it reminded Paul Auwaerter of a similar case in Oregon last summer.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, August 18, 2015
• Time to Become Familiar With Babesiosis?   The FDA is considering universal blood supply screening for Babesia, raising many questions for practitioners and patients.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, July 01, 2015
• Antimicrobial Shortages? There's an App for That   Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, recommends a new resource for ID (and other) clinicians looking for the latest information on drug shortages.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 26, 2015
• Generics Tested for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections   Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, reviews treatment choices, recent research, and his 'bottom line' for treating skin and soft tissue infections.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 15, 2015
• Managing Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID)   The IOM's new name for what used to be called chronic fatigue syndrome may lead to more awareness and better management of this difficult disease.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 03, 2015
• A New Virus in the Midwest -- The Bourbon Virus   Do you have a patient with an unexplained febrile illness? Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, describes the Bourbon virus, a new diagnosis to consider.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 28, 2015
• Peramivir IV for Influenza: Will It Aid In-Hospital Care?   Dr Paul G. Auwaerter conveys information on the safety and efficacy of peramivir IV and its potential usefulness -- and drawbacks -- for hospitalized influenza patients.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 22, 2014
• Enterovirus D68: The Other 'E' Virus Causing Illness Now   There is another 'E' virus that clinicians should be concerned about right now. Learn more here—Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, offers his perspective.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 04, 2014