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Equity in Diagnostic Testing Overview

BIPOC patients are disproportionately impacted by infectious disease diagnostic testing disparities and treatment disparities. Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic patients in jail intake data were more likely to request testing for HIV and hepatitis, which is linked to a lack of adequate care. A study of pediatric emergency departments found that non-Hispanic white children were twice as likely to receive antibiotic treatment for viral acute respiratory infections in comparison to their BIPOC counterparts. Equity in diagnostic testing is vital in detecting and treating infectious diseases to help ensure prompt and effective treatment for all patients.

Key infectious diseases tests are:

Antimicrobial Resistance agents (e.g. MRSA, VRE, KPC, etc.).
Candida auris fungal infection
COVID-19
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Hepatitis
HIV
Influenza
Lyme disease
Malaria
Measles and mumps
Pneumonia
Polio
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Tuberculosis
West Nile virus

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Understanding Post-COVID Risks: Diabetes and Kidney Health in Patients
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, COVID-19, diabetes, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, blood clotting abnormalities, acute respiratory distress
Understanding Post-COVID Risks: Diabetes and Kidney Health in Patients
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, COVID-19, diabetes, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, blood clotting abnormalities, acute respiratory distress
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, COVID-19, diabetes, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, blood clotting abnormalities, acute respiratory distress
RSV and Pregnancy Vaccination: What You Need to Know
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV vaccine, RSV vaccination, pregnancy, nirsevimab, Beyfortus, monoclonal antibodies, respiratory failure, childhood wheezing
RSV and Pregnancy Vaccination: What You Need to Know
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV vaccine, RSV vaccination, pregnancy, nirsevimab, Beyfortus, monoclonal antibodies, respiratory failure, childhood wheezing
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, RSV, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV vaccine, RSV vaccination, pregnancy, nirsevimab, Beyfortus, monoclonal antibodies, respiratory failure, childhood wheezing
How Do Viral Evolution and Genetic Diversity Shape Vaccine Development?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, viruses, infectious diseases, viral evolution, genetic diversity, vaccine development, flu vaccines, mRNA vaccines, H1N1, H5N1
How Do Viral Evolution and Genetic Diversity Shape Vaccine Development?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, viruses, infectious diseases, viral evolution, genetic diversity, vaccine development, flu vaccines, mRNA vaccines, H1N1, H5N1
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, viruses, infectious diseases, viral evolution, genetic diversity, vaccine development, flu vaccines, mRNA vaccines, H1N1, H5N1
What Are Health Factors That Impact Patient Response to Pathogens?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, hantavirus, COVID, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Alaskapox, comorbiditties, HIV, respiratory conditions, COPD, cancer, ringworm, candida, autoimmune diseases
What Are Health Factors That Impact Patient Response to Pathogens?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, hantavirus, COVID, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Alaskapox, comorbiditties, HIV, respiratory conditions, COPD, cancer, ringworm, candida, autoimmune diseases
Infectious Diseases
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What Strategies Are Used for Infectious Disease Prediction?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, rabies, hantavirus, wastewater surveillance, infectious disease prediction, lower income communities, urban areas, rural areas, higher population areas, wildlife surveillance, migration patterns, plague, AI, birds, bats, fox, coyote
What Strategies Are Used for Infectious Disease Prediction?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, rabies, hantavirus, wastewater surveillance, infectious disease prediction, lower income communities, urban areas, rural areas, higher population areas, wildlife surveillance, migration patterns, plague, AI, birds, bats, fox, coyote
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, rabies, hantavirus, wastewater surveillance, infectious disease prediction, lower income communities, urban areas, rural areas, higher population areas, wildlife surveillance, migration patterns, plague, AI, birds, bats, fox, coyote
What Are Promising Approaches to Emerging Infectious Disease Detection?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, rabies, emerging infectious disease, emerging infectious disease detection, hantavirus, wastewater surveillance, molecular diagnostics, mosquitoes, ticks, SARS-CoV, Zika, West Nile virus, COVID, virologist
What Are Promising Approaches to Emerging Infectious Disease Detection?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, rabies, emerging infectious disease, emerging infectious disease detection, hantavirus, wastewater surveillance, molecular diagnostics, mosquitoes, ticks, SARS-CoV, Zika, West Nile virus, COVID, virologist
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, rabies, emerging infectious disease, emerging infectious disease detection, hantavirus, wastewater surveillance, molecular diagnostics, mosquitoes, ticks, SARS-CoV, Zika, West Nile virus, COVID, virologist
What Are the Benefits and Role of Viruses in Wildlife?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, wildlife, wildlife exposure, dengue, mosquito-borne virus, filovirus, Ebola, Marburg, tick vector, mosquito vector, rabies, traveling, Latin America, Vietnam, microbiome diversity, rodents, zoonotic viruses
What Are the Benefits and Role of Viruses in Wildlife?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, wildlife, wildlife exposure, dengue, mosquito-borne virus, filovirus, Ebola, Marburg, tick vector, mosquito vector, rabies, traveling, Latin America, Vietnam, microbiome diversity, rodents, zoonotic viruses
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, wildlife, wildlife exposure, dengue, mosquito-borne virus, filovirus, Ebola, Marburg, tick vector, mosquito vector, rabies, traveling, Latin America, Vietnam, microbiome diversity, rodents, zoonotic viruses
How Do Viruses Change to Create Outbreaks?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Alaskapox, fungi, bacteria, Mpox, humans, animals, reptiles, amphibians, immunology, diagnostic testing, viral infection
How Do Viruses Change to Create Outbreaks?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Alaskapox, fungi, bacteria, Mpox, humans, animals, reptiles, amphibians, immunology, diagnostic testing, viral infection
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Alaskapox, fungi, bacteria, Mpox, humans, animals, reptiles, amphibians, immunology, diagnostic testing, viral infection
What’s Contributing to the Emergence of New Infectious Diseases?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome
What’s Contributing to the Emergence of New Infectious Diseases?
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome
Diagnostics Decoded | Emerging and Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, infections, Mpox, Alaskapox, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, vaccines, AI, zoonotic viruses, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, livestock production, overpopulation, globalization, wildlife, aging, immunocompromised, emerging infectious diseases
Diagnostics Decoded | Emerging and Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, infections, Mpox, Alaskapox, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, vaccines, AI, zoonotic viruses, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, livestock production, overpopulation, globalization, wildlife, aging, immunocompromised, emerging infectious diseases
Infectious Diseases
DHH Program, DHH Video, Dr. Rodney Rohde, infectious diseases, viruses, infections, Mpox, Alaskapox, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, vaccines, AI, zoonotic viruses, MERS, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome, livestock production, overpopulation, globalization, wildlife, aging, immunocompromised, emerging infectious diseases
Unlocking the Mystery of Long COVID | New Hope in Diagnostic Testing
Infectious Diseases
COVID-19, DHH Article, coronavirus, General Health, long-haul COVID-19, long-haul COVID-19 symptoms, long COVID, immune system, complement system, long COVID symptoms, complement proteins, damaged red blood cells
Unlocking the Mystery of Long COVID | New Hope in Diagnostic Testing
Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Diseases
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COVID-19 Infection Risk and Omicron in Children
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COVID-19 Infection Risk and Omicron in Children
Infectious Diseases
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Long-Haul COVID-19 and POTS, What Do We Know?
Infectious Diseases
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Long-Haul COVID-19 and POTS, What Do We Know?
Infectious Diseases
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Infectious Diseases
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Alysse G. Wurcel, Rubeenn Guardado, Emily D. Grussing, Peter J. Koutoujian, Kashif Siddiqi, Thomas Senst, Sabrina A. Alysse G. Wurcel, Rubeenn Guardado, Emily D. Grussing, Peter J. Koutoujian, Kashif Siddiqi, Thomas Senst, Sabrina A. Assoumou, Karen M. Freund, Curt G. Beckwith. Racial differences in testing for infectious diseases: An analysis of jail intake data. Accessed March 13, 2024. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38117818/#:~:text=Black%20non%2DHispanic%20(25%25),(1.10%2D2.15))%20counterparts.

Marie Rosenthal, MS. Correcting Disparities in Infectious Disease Care. Pharmacy Practice News website. Accessed March 13,  2024. https://www.pharmacypracticenews.com/Policy/Article/05-23/Correcting-Disparities-in-Infectious-Disease-Care/70287

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