Medscape Commentaries
This special series of commentariesexternal icon, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC’s authoritative guidance directly to Medscape’s physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. Below are links to commentaries (2014-present) about NCEZID infectious disease topics.
Antibiotic Stewardship in the Outpatient Settingexternal icon
Posting date: November 14, 2016
Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis: An Emerging Sexually Transmitted Infectionexternal icon
Posting date: October 10, 2016
The Rise in Antifungal Resistanceexternal icon
Posting date: April 4, 2016
Fight the Resistance: A Call to Action for Hospitalistsexternal icon
Posting date: November 2, 2015
Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homesexternal icon
Posting date: September 21, 2015
CDC Head Answers Your Questions on Antibiotic Resistanceexternal icon
Posting date: May 14, 2015
Antibiotics, Resistance, and Learning From Ebolaexternal icon
Posting date: September 18, 2014
New Strategies to Prevent MRSA Infections in Your Hospitalexternal icon
Posting date: December 23, 2019
Think Sepsis and Act Fastexternal icon
Posting date: September 26, 2016
What Healthcare-Associated Infections Are Resistant in Your State?external icon
Posting date: July 05, 2015
Why Healthcare Providers Must Receive a Flu Vaccineexternal icon
Posting date: November 16, 2015
Dying From C diff: Who Is Most Vulnerable?external icon
Posting date: June 02, 2015
MERS-CoV: Evaluating Patients and Managing Close Contactsexternal icon
Posting date: June 23, 2014
Be on the Lookout for MERS-CoVexternal icon
Posting date: June 23, 2014
‘I’m Having My Operation Overseas’ — What to Say When You Hear Thisexternal icon
Posting date: June 18, 2014
Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settingsexternal icon
Posting date: June 2, 2014
Hospital-Associated Infections in the United States: CDC’s Snapshot in Timeexternal icon
Posting date: March 26, 2014
Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals: Improvements Neededexternal icon
Posting date: March 4, 2014
Transplant Safety: Recognizing Donor-Derived Infectionsexternal icon
Posting date: February 18, 2014
Uncovering Mysteries: Identifying Rare and Emerging Microbes Quicklyexternal icon
Posting date: June 6, 2016
Deadly Midwest Outbreak of Elizabethkingiaexternal icon
Posting date: April 1, 2016
Acute Flaccid Myelitis in US Childrenexternal icon
Posting date: January 20, 2015
A ‘Healthy’ Baby with Developmental Delay: Could It Be Zika?external icon
Posting date: January 6, 2020
It’s Tick Season: 5 Things to Know About Lyme Diseaseexternal icon
Posting date: April, 6, 2020
Returning Travelers with Fever: Dengue or Dengue Lookalike?external icon
Posting date: February 13, 2017
The Very Latest on Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Updated Guidelines for Patientexternal icon
Posting date: May 23, 2016
What Are We Doing to Get Ready for Zika in the United States?external icon
Posting date: May 4, 2016
Zika Questions From Medscape Readers: The CDC Respondsexternal icon
Posting Date: March 10, 2016
Zika for Pediatricians: Critical Updateexternal icon
Posting date: March 2, 2016
10 Questions About Zika: The CDC Answersexternal icon
Posting date: February 17, 2016
Advising Pregnant Women About Zika: The Latest Guidance From CDCexternal icon
Posting date: February 17, 2016
Mosquito Bites and Insect Repellents: What to Tell Your Patientsexternal icon
Posting date: July 06, 2015
Doxycycline for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Safe for All Agesexternal icon
Posting date: May 26, 2015
Recognizing Lyme Carditisexternal icon
Posting date: January 13, 2014
Keratitis and Contact Lens Useexternal icon
Posting date: November 14, 2014
Brucellosis: Patient History Is the Keyexternal icon
Posting Date: December 07, 2017
Rabies: What’s an Exposure? Know When to Vaccinateexternal icon
Posting date: April 03, 2017
After Ebola: Updated Clinical Guidance for US Healthcare Settingsexternal icon
Posting date: May 11, 2016
Ebola PPE: New Guidance From CDCexternal icon
Posting date: November 11, 2015
Ebola: Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)external icon
Posting date: October 29, 2014
Ebola: Clinician Concerns as Flu Season Beginsexternal icon
Posting date: October 29, 2014
Antibiotics, Resistance, and Learning From Ebolaexternal icon
Posting date: September 18, 2014
Ebola: Environmental Infection Control Guidanceexternal icon
Posting date: September 16, 2014
Laboratory Guidance on Ebolaexternal icon
Posting date: August 29, 2014
Ebola: The Risk to International Travelersexternal icon
Posting date: August 20, 2014
Keeping Ebola in Check: Advice From the CDCexternal icon
Posting date: August 8, 2014
Anthrax in Pregnancy: Protecting Mother and Babyexternal icon
Posting date: May 27, 2014
Anthrax in Children: Prevention and Treatmentexternal icon
Posting date: May 27, 2014
Updated Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Anthraxexternal icon
Posting date: May 27, 2014
Foodborne Outbreaks’ Most Wanted List Repeat Offender: Vibrio in Raw Shellfishexternal icon
Posting Date: May 11, 2015
An Alarming Trend: Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaksexternal icon
Posting Date: June 28, 2016
‘I’m Having My Operation Overseas’ — What to Say When You Hear Thisexternal icon
Posting date: June 18, 2014
Travelers’ Diarrhea: New Guidelines for Prevention and Treatmentexternal icon
Posting Date: October 30, 2017
New Cholera Vaccine for Adult Travelersexternal icon
Posting Date: April 17, 2017
Illnesses Linked to Contact with Pets and Farm Animals
Posting Date: October 08, 2018