Reviewed by: Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Bottom line: Detection of β-lactamases is not sufficient to predict K. pneumoniae resistance to major β-lactams…
RSV vs. influenza among older adults: are rates of complications comparable? Vaginal and/or oral probiotics reduced recurrent urinary tract infections Maybe ESBL ignorance truly is…
Does β-Lactamase Gene Detection Alone Predict Klebsiella pneumoniae susceptibility? The effects of a novel, continuous disinfectant technology on methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), fungi and…
ARLINGTON, Virginia – The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and…
CDC Healthcare Pandemic Preparedness Resources ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE): National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC): (materials, consultation…
Generative AI has the potential to fundamentally change the way we work. Currently, we expect its greatest immediate impact at SHEA to be on how…
Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University This past month, The American Journal of Infection Control published a pair of articles that assessed…
Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University In this retrospective cohort study conducted in four Canadian adult medicine wards between 2010-2019, the authors…
Reviewed by David and Cindy Fernandez-Pittol and colleagues conducted a multicenter, prospective analysis from January 2021 to June 2022, using a lateral flow immunoassay “BL-DetecTool”…
Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University and Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are…
C-D-I wonder what’s new with our old friend Use of Molecular Testing: “From Bench to Bedside” Maximizing resources in stewardship: Look at the quartiles Using…
Reviewed by Barry Rittmann, MD, MPH, Virginia Commonwealth University A recent article from the British Medical Journal assessed the effectiveness in standardized and manualized interventions…