Reviewed by Erica Stohs, MD, MPH, University of Nebraska Medical Center Following the recent COVID-19 surge in Southern California, investigators identified a novel SARS-CoV-2 variant,…
Reviewed by Zach Willis, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina Same and colleagues reviewed 400 consecutive antibiotic courses in pediatric inpatients and assessed the incidence…
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Payne, MD, London Health Sciences Centre Nasopharyngeal swabs/nasal swabs are the most common sample type for COVID-19 PCR testing. However, saliva…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and James “Brad” Cutrell, MD FIDSA, UT Southwestern Medical Center In this report from Klompas…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Careful inventory tracking and maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in stockpiles for emergent…
Reviewed by Hannah Imlay, MD, MS, University of Utah This case report describes transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from a lung donor unrecognized to have SARS-CoV-2 to…
Reviewed by Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD, University of Chicago Medicine and James “Brad” Cutrell, MD, FIDSA, UT Southwestern Medical School As the threat of antimicrobial…
Reviewed by Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, FSHEA, Duke University Anyone working in infectious diseases epidemiology has learned long ago that infections are a social disease,…
Reviewed by Hannah Imlay, MD, MS, University of Utah Two recent trials have refined the role of cefiderocol in clinical practice and shaped IDSA recommendations…
Reviewed by Zach Willis, MD, MPH; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Stultz and colleagues analyzed urinary and respiratory isolates of possible AmpC producers…
Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, BSN, CIC; Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Tadavarthy and colleagues implemented an infection prevention and control (IPC) program, including thorough training in…
Reviewed by James “Brad” Cutrell, MD FIDSA; UT Southwestern Medical School Much of the public health and epidemiology community’s attention has shifted to the new…