Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: A new study indicates that narrowing antibiotic coverage decreases the risk of subsequent…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: In a hypothesis-generating study,5-7 days versus 10 days for treatment of C diff with…
Reviewed by David Cluck, PharmD, East Tennessee State University Bottom Line: In a study that followed patients for up to 10 years, reported beta-lactam allergy…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Bottom line: Given high frequency of colonization and now confirmed transmission to caregivers, infants could…
Could infants be a reservoir for C. difficile in the community? Long Term Consequences of ß-lactam Allergies Is there room in the stewardship game to…
Following today’s release of the CDC’s fact sheet on antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) calls for…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Bottom line: Use of daptomycin in lieu of vancomycin may reduce cost and adverse effects…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: Removing ESBL status labels from urine culture reports in non-bacteremic patients and just reporting…
Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: Vaginal probiotics with or without oral probiotics may be an effective strategy to…
Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Bottom line: Mortality associated with both RSV and influenza disproportionately affects elderly persons with similar rates…
Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: ChatGPT-4 did not measure up to ID consultants regarding recommendations for bacteremia. Our…
Bottom line: Risk factors such as age > 65, chronic hemodialysis, recent hospitalization, and nitrofurantoin use may help predict which patients will develop multiple recurrences…