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Could infants be a reservoir for C. difficile in the community?
Jul 24, 2024

Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Bottom line: Given high frequency of colonization and now confirmed transmission to caregivers, infants could…

June 2024

Could infants be a reservoir for C. difficile in the community? Long Term Consequences of ß-lactam Allergies Is there room in the stewardship game to…

SHEA Urges Investment Given Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jul 16, 2024

Following today’s release of the CDC’s fact sheet on antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) calls for…

Can we balance resource utilization and antimicrobial stewardship?
Jun 13, 2024

Reviewed by Cindy Noyes, MD, University of Vermont Medical Center Bottom line: Use of daptomycin in lieu of vancomycin may reduce cost and adverse effects…

Maybe ESBL ignorance truly is stewardship bliss?

Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: Removing ESBL status labels from urine culture reports in non-bacteremic patients and just reporting…

Vaginal and/or oral probiotics reduced recurrent urinary tract infections

Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: Vaginal probiotics with or without oral probiotics may be an effective strategy to…

RSV vs. influenza among older adults: are rates of complications comparable?

Reviewed by Jose Lucar, MD, The George Washington University Bottom line: Mortality associated with both RSV and influenza disproportionately affects elderly persons with similar rates…

Bug in the Program: Can AI understand implications of bacteremia like an ID consultant?

Reviewed by Sara Karaba, MD, PhD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University Bottom line: ChatGPT-4 did not measure up to ID consultants regarding recommendations for bacteremia. Our…

What risk factors predict which patients will develop multiple C. difficile infection (CDI) recurrences?

Bottom line: Risk factors such as age > 65, chronic hemodialysis, recent hospitalization, and nitrofurantoin use may help predict which patients will develop multiple recurrences…

At what age should we decolonize our little germ bots? A retrospective study of MRSA decolonization in children under 6 years old

Reviewed by Jen Cihlar, DO, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Bottom line: In Denmark, as part of a nationwide effort to reduce MRSA infections, national guidelines…

(Asymptomatic) Bacteriuria ≠ Bacteremia

Reviewed by David Cluck, PharmD; East Tennessee State University Bottom Line: Asymptomatic bacteriuria is unlikely to result in bacteremia in patients who do not have…

C. DIFF Bio-K’D

Reviewed by Magdalene Eboso RN, MSN, MBA, Mercy Medical Center Bottom line: Bio-K+, a probiotic containing Lactobacilli, was given within 48-72 hours of antibiotic administration…

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