Balancing Treatment and Infection Risk in Autoimmune Disease

(https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/...) Assessing infection risk in autoimmune disease means looking at the disease and its treatment together. Infectious diseases specialists Jeremey Walker, M.D., and Julia Schroeder, M.D., explain how the medications, dose, and duration of treatment affect risk. They explore why infection can resemble a flare and how histoplasmosis can behave like tuberculosis. Learn how screening for infections, vaccination, and collaboration with infectious diseases specialists can help providers manage infection risk.