Understanding ESBL Transmission MDRO Detection: The How Before the Wherefore Seeing the (W)hole in Antibiotic Use Seasonal Influenza Activity is High … and Increasing Drawing…
Reviewed by Dr. James “Brad” Cutrell, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center While early data from the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated increased risk of household transmission compared…
Reviewed by Rupak Datta, M.D., Ph.D.; Yale School of Medicine A single-center study from Australia evaluated antibiotic utilization, isolation of multidrug-resistant organisms, and infective diagnosis readmissions…
Reviewed by S. Shaefer Spires, MD, Duke University School of Medicine There is an increased risk of surgical site infections after cesarean delivery in obese…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, RN; CIC Brain Innovation Center, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Multiple factors determine optimal sensitive respiratory virus detection including protocols of sample…
Reviewed by Lauren M. DiBiase, MS; University of North Carolina Hospitals Using the experiences of hospitals in NYC and St. Louis, McMullen et al. discuss the observed…
Reviewed by: Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD; University of Chicago Medicine A peer comparison intervention reduced unnecessary discharge antibiotic prescriptions in the emergency department. A single-center…
Reviewed by: Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, FSHEA; Duke University Hospital and Apara Dave, MD; Exeter Hospital Two recent reports address the technique of pooling specimens…
Reviewed by: Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD; University of Chicago Medicine and Valeria Fabre, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Antibiotic use can cause downstream…
Reviewed by Valeria Fabre, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine This observational retrospective study evaluated the impact of early versus late reinsertion or no…
Reviewed by Jesse Sutton, PharmD, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System A case-control study from 11 Unites States health centers reported that symptomatic outpatients…
Reviewed by James “Brad” Cutrell, MD, FIDSA; UT Southwestern Medical Center Despite prior reports of COVID-19 “re-infection”, these early cases were based on persistent or…