The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday unveiled its first list of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens – popularly known as “superbugs” – it believes pose the greatest… Read more
Category: infectious disease
2016’s Top 3 in Infectious Disease
We asked Dr. John W. Mellors, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, what he believes were the… Read more
Get Smart About Antibiotic Resistance
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibiotic resistance is possibly the most important infectious disease threat people face. While antibiotics are… Read more
UPMC’s Infectious Disease Unit Debuts Following Ebola Drill
Though Ebola has been out of the headlines, UPMC remains vigilant against it and other infectious disease threats. The health system’s efforts received an added… Read more
In the News: Second MERS Case Diagnosed in U.S.
The announcement today of a second U.S. case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in a healthcare worker who had traveled to Florida from the… Read more