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Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek) 2021 Annual Meeting

September 29 - October 03, 2021; Virtual

September 29 - October 03, 2021 Virtual

IDWeek 2021 Oteseconazole Promising for Recurrent Yeast Infections A phase 3 trial indicates the drug is safe and effective in treating acute and recurrent cases of acute vulvovaginal candidiasis, and preventing recurrence of VVC episodes.
Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2021

Conference News

IDWeek 2021 Cold Viruses Thrived in Kids as Other Viruses Faded in 2020
Medscape Medical News, October 4, 2021
IDWeek 2021 Shoe Swabs Find High C. diff Counts Outside Healthcare Sites
Medscape Medical News, October 4, 2021
IDWeek 2021 Antibody Cocktail Reduces Chance of Developing COVID
Medscape Medical News, October 1, 2021

IDWeek 2021 Oteseconazole Promising for Recurrent Yeast Infections
Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2021
IDWeek 2021 COVID-19 Updates Dominate IDWeek Lineup
Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2021

Popular News from IDWeek 2020

Around the World in 24 Hours: A Snapshot of COVID's Global Havoc IDWeek's 24-hour 'Chasing the Sun' session on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 around the word was covered by a team of Medscape reporters.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 23, 2020
Acute HIV Cases Double in ED. Is COVID-19 Responsible? Researchers suggest that blood-based HIV screening should be added to COVID-19 testing programs in EDs nationwide. Some patients who have acute HIV may come to the ED because they think they have COVID.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 27, 2020
Fulminant C diff Debate: Fecal Transplants or Antibiotics? One expert at IDWeek says fecal microbiota transplants should be initiated before colectomy. Another says traditional therapeutics are still the best choice as not enough is known about FMT.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 28, 2020

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