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Building on the evidence to stop routine use of contact precautions for MRSA and VRE
Oct 27, 2021

Reviewed by: Sonali Advani, MBBS, MPH, Duke University School of Medicine Haessler et al. performed a retrospective multicenter interrupted time series at three academic hospitals…

Bad bugs – not just a problem in penicillin allergic patients

Reviewed by: Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD, University of Chicago Medicine Several studies have described increased rates of MRSA, VRE and C. difficile colonization and infection among patients…

Virus Hunters: Rapid sequencing for genomic surveillance of healthcare-associated COVID-19

Reviewed by James “Brad” Cutrell, MD FIDSA, UT Southwestern Medical School Although rapid genomic sequencing has been used to supplement epidemiologic investigation of other infectious…

It’s daggum hard: UTI-focused Antimicrobial Stewardship Implementation in Long-term Care Settings

Reviewed by: Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, FSHEA, Duke University Hospital In the July issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Nace et al. present their AHRQ-funded implementation…

Protecting our HEROES (HEalth caRe wOrkErS): Evidence Supporting Universal Masking

Reviewed by: S. Shaefer Spires, MD, Duke University School of Medicine and Valeria Fabre, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Three recent studies describe…

Nasal Swab Sampling in Times of Nasopharyngeal Swab Shortages: An Acceptable Alternative

Reviewed by Clare Marlin, MS, RN, CIC; Brain Innovation Center, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab Forty-four patients were sampled utilizing a different procedure for confirming severe…

Association Between Children’s Hospital Visitor Restrictions and Healthcare-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Reviewed by Emily Thorell, MD; University of Utah School of Medicine Visitor restrictions are currently a hot topic in many healthcare settings. Children’s hospitals have…

COVID-19 Transmission got Crushed in Air Force Basic Training

Reviewed by Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH, FSHEA; Duke University School of Medicine Looking for an example of successful COVID-19 control in congregate living settings? The…

Looking to Supercharge your Penicillin Delabeling Program? Give PEN-FAST a Look

Reviewed by James “Brad” Cutrell, MD, FIDSA; UT Southwestern Medical School As antibiotic allergy delabeling has gained traction as a target for stewardship programs, there…

SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Risk Reduction: Hopes and Failures

Reviewed by Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD; University of Chicago Medicine and Rebekah Moehring, MD, MPH; Duke University As SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread, many people are…

COVID-19, ‘Safer at Home’… or at Work?

Reviewed by Valeria Fabre, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and S. Shaefer Spires, MD; Duke University School of Medicine Two recent epidemiologic studies…

Beware of Cephalosporins and the Increased Risk of C. diff!

Reviewed by: Cynthia T. Nguyen, PharmD, University of Chicago Medicine Webb and colleagues performed a multicenter, retrospective cohort study among 2356 inpatient cases of symptomatic…

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