In December 2019, a novel coronavirus outbreak (related to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) viruses) was detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China.   Please carefully review the guidelines for providers regarding testing and diagnosis of COVID-19....

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the “acid-fast” microorganism, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), continues to be a significant public health problem, causing an estimated 1.5 million annual deaths worldwide....

Since 1982, Helicobacter pylori has been shown to be the cause of a variety of gastroduodenal diseases in humans, including peptic ulcers and gastric cancer....