Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University In a multicenter, retrospective, propensity-score weighted cohort of patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) bacteremia there…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center This systematic review comprising of 41 relevant studies looking at antibiotic prescribing habits for acute infections…
Reviewed by David Cluck, PharmD, University of Virginia and Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Using causal inference methods, Alzaidi and colleagues describe…
Oral antimicrobial therapy for Gram-negative bacteremia: Have We Hit the “Target”? Early career general practitioner prescribing habits – the kids are alright! No Need to…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Retrospective analysis of 20 years’ worth of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals’ antibiograms for E. coli…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Payne, Providence Health Care The WHO recommends an all oral bedaquiline based second line regimen for treatment of drug resistant (DR)…
Reviewed by: Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Candidemia is associated with a high attributable mortality, and better diagnostics are needed to improve patient…
Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Thom and colleagues are at it again investigating alternative hand hygiene (HH) practice efficacy. Different from…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Todsen and colleagues describe a multi-center randomized trial comparing the accuracy of self- and healthcare worker (HCW)-collected nasal and throat swabs…
Throat swabs may improve sensitivity of COVID antigen testing Is something better than nothing? How many ways can we modify hand hygiene practices to boost…
Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska More evidence supports that proceeding directly to an oral penicillin challenge in patients who are…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Thom and colleagues performed a multi-center, cluster randomized trial including 4 academic centers to assess adherence to expected hand hygiene (HH)…