Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
ARTICLE: What is next for BCG revaccination to prevent tuberculosis? AUTHORS: Richard G White, Andrew J Fiore-Gartland, Willem A Hanekom, Johan Vekemans, Alberto L Garcia-Basteiro, Gavin Churchyard, Molebogeng X Rangaka, Mike Frick, Marcel… Read More »What is next for BCG revaccination to prevent tuberculosis?
ARTICLE: CD4+ T cells with latent HIV-1 have reduced proliferative responses to T cell receptor stimulation AUTHORS: Joshua T Kufera, Ciara Armstrong, Fengting Wu, Anushka Singhal, Hao Zhang, Jun Lai, Hannah… Read More »CD4+ T cells with latent HIV-1 have reduced proliferative responses to T cell receptor stimulation
ARTICLE: Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long-term Care Facilities Across the US AUTHORS: Morgan J Katz, Pranita D Tamma, Sara E Cosgrove, Melissa A Miller, Prashila Dullabh, Therese… Read More »Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long-term Care Facilities Across the US
ARTICLE: Neutralizing antibodies evolve to exploit vulnerable sites in the HCV envelope glycoprotein E2 and mediate spontaneous clearance of infection AUTHORS: Nicole Frumento, Ariadne Sinnis-Bourozikas,… Read More »Neutralizing antibodies evolve to exploit vulnerable sites in the HCV envelope glycoprotein E2 and mediate spontaneous clearance of infection
ARTICLE: Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells AUTHORS: Nathan L Board, Zhe Yuan, Fengting Wu, Milica Moskovljevic, Meghana Ravi, Srona Sengupta, Sung Soo Mun, Francesco R Simonetti, Jun… Read More »Bispecific antibodies promote natural killer cell-mediated elimination of HIV-1 reservoir cells
ARTICLE: Decline in prevalence of tuberculosis following an intensive case finding campaign and the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban Ugandan community AUTHORS: Emily A Kendall, Peter… Read More »Decline in prevalence of tuberculosis following an intensive case finding campaign and the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban Ugandan community
ARTICLE: Hepatitis C in Black Individuals in the US: A Review AUTHORS: Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia, Sharon M Kelly, Sasraku Amanor-Boadu, Benedicta Nneoma Nnodum, Joseph K Lim,… Read More »Hepatitis C in Black Individuals in the US: A Review
Congratulations to the below faculty members who were recently promoted. Professor (pictured) Amy DeZern, Hematology Peisong Gao, Allergy & Clinical Immunology Maunank Shah, ID Associate… Read More »Faculty Promotions and Additions
ARTICLE: Early Microbiologic Markers of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes AUTHORS: Mandar Sudhir Paradkar, Neeta Nitin Pradhan, Subramanyam Balaji, Sanjay Narayan Gaikwad, Amol Chavan, Sujata Nagnath Dharmashale, Tushar Sahasrabudhe, Rahul Lokhande, Sona Anil Deshmukh, Madhusudan… Read More »Early Microbiologic Markers of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes
ARTICLE: Impact of recipient age on mortality among Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative lung transplant recipients with CMV-seropositive donors AUTHORS: Sara Belga, Sarah Hussain, Robin K Avery, Zeba Nauroz, Christine M Durand, Elizabeth… Read More »Impact of recipient age on mortality among Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative lung transplant recipients with CMV-seropositive donors