It’s impossible to see and do everything at an event as large as IAFP, so we rounded up the highlights of the three-day event for anyone who may have missed them.
Three Key Takeaways from the 2020 IAFP Virtual Meeting
Acute Kidney Injury is a Frequent Complication of COVID-19
Clinical presentation of kidney involvement from COVID-19 can range from mild proteinuria to progressive AKI, requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT).
Antimicrobial Resistant Infections in Livestock Can Affect Humans Too
Because microbes that infect animals can often infect humans as well, it is important to understand how antimicrobial resistance develops in animal populations, especially populations in close contact with people such as livestock.
Understanding Protective Immunity Can Help Shape Testing & Vaccination Strategies for Fighting COVID-19
To beat the COVID-19 pandemic, a combination of strategies for testing, treatment, vaccination, and community mitigation measures is needed. Research on protective immunity is especially important, both because current understanding is limited and because of its implications for testing strategies and vaccination.
The Value of Diagnostics in Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance – A Public Health Problem
At this year’s World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress, Dr. Tristan Timbrook delivered a...
Lindsay Denny Discusses the Critical Role of WASH in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
WASH, which stands for water, sanitation, and hygiene, are basic...