BACKGROUND Although congenital syphilis usually occurs as a result of a failure to detect and treat syphilis in pregnant women, failures of the currently recommended regimen to prevent congenital syphilis have been reported. CASE This report describes an infant with congenital syphilis despite maternal treatment with a regimen exceeding current CDC guidelines. CONCLUSION Regardless of the r...

Objectives:To determine the gap between knowledge and practices of using face masks respirators among PakistaniHealth care professionals (HCPs) during peak first wave COVID-19. Study Design Settings:A Cross-sectional online survey HCPs from different parts country was conductedfrom April-July 2020. Methodology:A self-administered questionnaire created guidelines issued by World Health Organizat...

n 2005, CDC published guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test (QFT-G) (Cellestis Limited, Carnegie, Victoria, Australia) (CDC. Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold test for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, United States. MMWR;54[No. RR-15]:49-55). Subsequently, two new interferon gamma (IFN- gamma) release assays (IGRAs) were approved by the Food and Drug Admini...

Testing for the presence of antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) is recommended for initially identifying persons with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (CDC. Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus [HCV] infection and HCV-related chronic disease. MMWR 1998;47[No. RR-19] :1-33). Testing for anti-HCV should include use of an antibody screening assay, and for screening...

BACKGROUND Evidence-based health promotion programs developed and tested in the general population typically exclude people with disabilities. To address this gap, a set of methods and criteria were created to adapt evidence-based health promotion programs for people with disabilities. In this first study, we describe a framework for adapting evidence-based obesity prevention strategies for peo...

BACKGROUND The normal range of CD4 lymphocyte count varies among different ethnic groups. In populations with CD4 counts inherently lower than in the West, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classification system of HIV-infected individuals may not be appropriate. No such criterion is currently available for ethnic south Indian HIV-infected individuals. We undertook this study...

Winston Abara, MD, PhD, is a Health Policy Fellow, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, and Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Harry J. Heiman, MD, MPH, is the Director, Division of Health Policy, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, and an Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlan...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many institutions – one of which is Kennesaw State University (KSU). In the Fall 2020 semester, KSU implemented safety protocols following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well System Georgia (USG) guidelines. A cross-sectional survey was disseminated faculty to complete at their own will regarding thoughts on how new guideline...