Reviewed by: David Cluck, PharmD; East Tennessee State University Bottom Line: β-lactam allergy re-labeling is possible either via patient reporting or lack of a mechanism…
Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: A randomized trial from the VA system (MATCH study) demonstrated that oral capsule…
Reviewed by, Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: In measles post-elimination settings, the risk for onward transmission from persons with measles secondary…
Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Bottom line: Establishing specific pathogens (i.e. viruses, bacteria) through expanded molecular testing did not reliably predict…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Bottom line: As gender-affirming surgeries are becoming more prevalent, efforts to identify epidemiology and trends must be reported to reduce risk…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes Bottom line: SA carriage, particularly in the nares, raises risk for SA SSI and supports efforts for pre-operative screening for the…
Pre-operative S. aureus bacterial burden is associated with risk of post-op infection Infections following gender-affirming vaginoplasty Does establishing the type of infection predict the duration…
Due to the devastation in North Carolina caused by Hurricane Helene, Baxter International Inc.’s North Cove site in Marion, NC is closed for production. Baxter’s…
Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Patients with central lines are at risk for infection, including when outside the hospital. Surveillance…
Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT When pathogenic organisms are recovered, positive central line cultures may predict subsequent bacteremia…
Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University A recent article in the American Journal of Infection Control evaluated interventions to reverse CLABSI trends…
Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center In vitro and in animal model studies demonstrate synergistic bactericidal activity of amoxicillin and cefdinir without rise in…