Should an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) or a tuberculin skin test (TST) be performed in individuals in whom it has been decided that testing for latent tuberculosis is warranted?

SHEA and IDSA have updated their guidelines on Clostridium difficile, addressing epidemiology, diagnosis, infection control and treatment, including management of patients with relapses.

This article explains how the current epidemic strain of swine flu came to be. Citation and link.

A citation of "A nice review on the diagnosis and therapy of vertebral osteomyelitis" with URL.

The IDSA has updated their practice guidelines for Candida infections; this includes candidemia, other invasive forms and superficial infections.

The IDSA has recently updated its guidelines for the management of complicated intra-abdominal infections.

The IDSA has updated their practice guidelines for IV catheter infections. Citation and link to article.

Citation and link to an article on evidence-based guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of intraabdominal infections from the IDSA.

"A nice review of last year's flu pandemic; this year's seasonal flu will probably be a descendent of that strain."

Citations with links to two clinical reports on H1N1 (swine) flu.

"The most recent Annals of Internal Medicine (10-5-10) has a nice In the Clinic review of C Diff (Volume 153, ITC4). These reviews are concise, to the point and well referenced."

Citation and link to a recent article from the NEJM that nicely and concisely reviews nosocomial infections, their prevention and their treatment.

Citation with link to and article on "guidelines for the management of patients with influenza and outbreak control."

Citation of article in JAMA: Whitley, Richard, A 70 year old woman with shingles. Review of Herpes Zoster.

Citation with link to a drug review of telavancin.

Citation with link to article authored by Michael Niederman.

"In the Clinic" from annals on UTIs.

Author states, "A nice review on the diagnosis and treatment of H. pylori infection," and provides a link to the article.