Medscape Commentaries

Medscape Commentary Directory

This special series of commentaries, 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.

Featured Commentary

The Unexpected and Troubling Rise of Candida auris

Antibiotic-resistant Infections

medscape commentary - Katherine Fleming-Dutra, MD speaking about antibiotic stewardship outpatient setting

Antibiotic Stewardship in the Outpatient Setting

Posting date: November 14, 2016

Thumbnail image: Multidrug Resistant Shigellosis

Multidrug-Resistant Shigellosis: An Emerging Sexually Transmitted Infection

Posting date: October 10, 2016

A thumbnail of the Medscape video “Zika for Pediatricians: Critical Update” showing pediatrician Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH.

The Rise in Antifungal Resistance

Posting date: April 4, 2016

Screenshot from Fight the Resistance: A Call to Action for Hospitalists

Fight the Resistance: A Call to Action for Hospitalists

Posting date: November 2, 2015

Thumbnail image of Dr Nimalie Stone, a medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) talking about antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes.

Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes

Posting date: September 21, 2015

CDC Head Answers Your Questions on Antibiotic Resistance

Posting date: May 14, 2015

Image from the Medscape video: Antibiotics, Resistance, and Learning From Ebola, featuring an interview With CDC Director Tom Frieden and Dr. Hansa Bhargava.

Antibiotics, Resistance, and Learning From Ebola

Posting date: September 18, 2014

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Healthcare-associated Infections

Think Sepsis and Act Fast

Posting date: September 26, 2016

What Healthcare-Associated Infections Are Resistant in Your State?

Posting date: July 05, 2015

Image of a healthcare worker with her sleeve up as she receives a flu shot in her arm

Why Healthcare Providers Must Receive a Flu Vaccine

Posting date: November 16, 2015

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Dying From C diff: Who Is Most Vulnerable?

Posting date: June 02, 2015

3D rendering of MERS-CoV

MERS-CoV: Evaluating Patients and Managing Close Contacts

Posting date: June 23, 2014

Image from the Medscape video: Be on the Lookout for MERS-CoV with Dr. Susan Gerber, a medical epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Be on the Lookout for MERS-CoV

Posting date: June 23, 2014

Image from the Medscape video: 'I'm Having My Operation Overseas' -- What to Say When You Hear This with Dr. Joanna Gaines with the Travelers' Health Branch at CDC.

‘I’m Having My Operation Overseas’ — What to Say When You Hear This

Posting date: June 18, 2014

Image from the Medscape video: Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings with Dr. Joe Perz, a healthcare epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings

Posting date: June 2, 2014

3D rendering of staph bacteria.

Hospital-Associated Infections in the United States: CDC’s Snapshot in Time

Posting date: March 26, 2014

Image from the Medscape video: Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals: Improvements Needed with Dr. Tom Frieden, Director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Antibiotic Prescribing in Hospitals: Improvements Needed

Posting date: March 4, 2014

Image from the Medscape video: Transplant Safety: Recognizing Donor-Derived Infections with Dr. Susan Hocevar, medical officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Transplant Safety: Recognizing Donor-Derived Infections

Posting date: February 18, 2014

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Outbreak Response

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Where Art Meets Science: A Lens on the CDC

Posting date: October 4, 2017

Scientist looking at a computer screen showing colorful lines that represent a pathogen's dna sequence.

Uncovering Mysteries: Identifying Rare and Emerging Microbes Quickly

Posting date: June 6, 2016

Jessica Pryor, microbiologist (IHRC), working in lab.

Deadly Midwest Outbreak of Elizabethkingia

Posting date: April 1, 2016

Image from the Medscape video: Acute Flaccid Myelitis in US Children with Dr James Sejvar, a neurologist and epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Acute Flaccid Myelitis in US Children

Posting date: January 20, 2015

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Vector-borne Infections

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Returning Travelers with Fever: Dengue or Dengue Lookalike?

Posting date: February 13, 2017

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Zika: To Test or Not to Test?

Posting Date: November 17, 2016

A screenshot of Dr Chris Paddock, with the Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Very Latest on Tickborne Rickettsial Diseases: Updated Guidelines for Patient

Posting date: May 23, 2016

A thumbnail image of the U.S.

What Are We Doing to Get Ready for Zika in the United States?

Posting date: May 4, 2016

A mosquito flying full of blood against a black background.

Zika Questions From Medscape Readers: The CDC Responds

Posting Date: March 10, 2016

A thumbnail of the Medscape video “The Rise in Antifungal Resistance” showing deputy chief Tom Chiller, MD.

Zika for Pediatricians: Critical Update

Posting date: March 2, 2016

Image of a hand covered in mosquitoes

10 Questions About Zika: The CDC Answers

Posting date: February 17, 2016

Image from the Medscape video - Advising Pregnant Women About Zika: The Latest Guidance From CDC

Advising Pregnant Women About Zika: The Latest Guidance From CDC

Posting date: February 17, 2016

Screenshot of Dr Audrey Lenhart, of the Entomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mosquito Bites and Insect Repellents: What to Tell Your Patients

Posting date: July 06, 2015

Dr Casey Barton Behravesh, with the Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Doxycycline for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Safe for All Ages

Posting date: May 26, 2015

Image from the Medscape video: Recognizing Lyme Carditis with Dr. Joe Forrester, an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer in the Bacterial Diseases Branch of CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases.

Recognizing Lyme Carditis

Posting date: January 13, 2014

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Waterborne Infections

Image from the Medscape video: Keratitis and Contact Lens Use with Dr Jennifer Cope, an epidemiologist with the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch at CDC.

Keratitis and Contact Lens Use

Posting date: November 14, 2014

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Deadly Infections

Thumbnail screenshot from: Rabies: What’s an Exposure? Know When to Vaccinate

Foodborne Infection

Thumbnail image from the slideshow of recent outbreaks

What Foods Are Making People Sick? Recent Major Outbreaks

Posting Date: June 27, 2016

Assorted cheeses and grapes on a cutting board with two glasses of red wine in the background.

An Alarming Trend: Multistate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

Posting Date: June 28, 2016

raw oysters on ice

Foodborne Outbreaks’ Most Wanted List Repeat Offender: Vibrio in Raw Shellfish

Posting Date: May 11, 2015

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Public Health Preparedness

Image from the Medscape video: 'I'm Having My Operation Overseas' -- What to Say When You Hear This with Dr. Joanna Gaines with the Travelers' Health Branch at CDC.