Homelessness increases one’s risk for infectious diseases and complicates access and adherence to treatment. Three infectious agents that disproportionately affect homeless populations — community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) — are the focus of this issue of Healing Hands, which highlights recent research on screening, treatment and adherence strategies found to be successful in preventing and arresting these potentially virulent diseases in homeless populations.
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Clinical Practice, Communicable Diseases, Healing Hands Newsletter, Infectious Disease