EBV Testing: Making Sense of Serology
Lots of antibodies to create confusion: heterophile, IgM-VCA, IgG-VCA, IgG-EBNA, IgG-EA. Do you know their significance?
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Syphilis Testing: Making Sense of Titers
Did you know that we should repeat titers at 6 and 12 months after treating a patient for syphilis?
HIV Prevention in the Primary Care Setting
What’s the difference between PrEP and PEP? How effective are they? Who’s eligible?
Febrile Infants: The New Guideline
Febrile infants have higher rates of invasive bacterial infections. Do you know what work-up is recommended?
MPOX: The Current Outbreak
Recognizing monkeypox can be tricky–better add it to your differential.
On-Demand PrEP
For HIV-uninfected patients, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using antiretroviral medications is an evidence-based way to prevent new infections among those at high risk for HIV. Typical use is once daily every day, but what about on-demand use?
Updates: Lung cancer screening, gonorrhea intervening, and primary aldosteronism gleaning!
Let’s review some updates on forum topics from the past year: lung cancer screening, gonorrhea testing and management, and primary aldosteronism.
Chronic Hepatitis B: Confused No More
What’s the diagnostic criteria for chronic hepatitis B (CHB)? What serology findings do these patients have in common? What studies should we monitor in these patients? And how do we differentiate the phases of CHB?
Hepatitis B: Making Sense of Serology
What does it mean to have positive anti-HBs? Why don’t we ever check HBcAg? And how does seroconversion affect our interpretation of acute and chronic HBV?
Trichomoniasis: To Screen or Not To Screen? (Not a Trick Question)
How common is trichomoniasis? Why doesn’t routine STI screening include testing for trichomonas? And how do we test for it?