Updates in C. difficile Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention | June 18, 2026
Date of Presentation: June 18, 2026
Type: Past Presentation
Audience: Clinical
Program: Infectious Disease
Keywords: #c diff #diagnosis #hantavirus #infection #plague #prevention #Rocky Mountain spotted fever #tick #treatment
In this presentation, Dr. Jonathan Iralu provides an overall infectious diseases update focused on plague, hantavirus, soft tick relapsing fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and new world screwworm. Then, Dr. Leslie Stewart, MD, reviews current best practices for the diagnosis of C. difficile infection, discusses evidence-based treatment options for initial and recurrent C. difficile infection and identifies strategies to prevent C. difficile infection and reduce the risk of recurrence.
Recording:
Presented by:
Dr. Leslie Stewart
Faculty
Leslie Stewart, MD, is an infectious diseases physician who has worked in Chinle, Arizona since 2018. She has a special interest in pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (PrEP) and HIV care. She completed her internal medicine and infectious diseases training at the University of Pennsylvania where she is an adjunct assistant professor. Leslie is board certified in infectious diseases and internal medicine.
Dr. Jon Iralu
Faculty
Dr. Iralu, MD, MACP, FISDA, is the Indian Health Service Chief Clinical Consultant for Infectious Diseases. He has a special interest in HIV, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted disease care in rural communities. His research has focused on undifferentiated febrile illness in the American Southwest and on rural HIV care delivery. He has worked at Gallup Indian Medical Center since 1994 and is an instructor at Harvard Medical School and Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Division of Global Health Equity in Boston, Massachusetts.
Read the full bio …Resources Provided:
- Infectious Disease Update (Presentation Slides)
- Updates in C. difficile Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention (Presentation Slides Available Soon)
Date added: June 4, 2026
