MAD-ID 2022
EHR Intervention Optimizes Ceftaroline Prescribing
A pharmacist-driven stewardship initiative based on data mining of EHRs significantly reduced prescribing of ...
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Rapid Nasal PCR Testing for MRSA Cuts Vancomycin Use, Costs
Rapid nasal PCR testing MRSA significantly reduced inpatient vancomycin use and saved money.
JUNE 2, 2022
COVID-19 Precautions Associated With Decline in Neutropenic Fever Among Cancer Patients
Orlando, Fla.—A series of pandemic-related public health measures such as the use of barrier masks, ...
JUNE 2, 2022
Pharmacist-Led EHR Intervention Optimizes Ceftaroline Prescribing
Orlando, Fla.—A pharmacist-driven stewardship initiative based on data mining of electronic health records ...
JUNE 1, 2022
‘Things Can Go Downhill’ From Med Errors for Patients With HIV
Errors related to antiretroviral therapy among hospitalized patients with HIV can have a significant long-term ...
MAY 20, 2022
Penicillin Allergy Assessment Interviews: ‘Big Bang for Your Buck’
An allergy assessment with the patient can be the most important step in a penicillin delabeling program and is ...
MAY 20, 2022
Diagnostic Accuracy and the Perils of Pan-Culture in Infectious Disease
Diagnostic accuracy is the “holy grail” of infectious disease and key to avoiding inappropriate ...
MAY 20, 2022
Antibiotic Use Study Informs Hospital-Based Stewardship Program
A medication-use evaluation of two antibiotics in a Florida Veterans Affairs hospital found a significant reduction ...
JULY 8, 2021
Xerava Shown Effective in High-Risk Patients With cIAIs
Xerava was effective in treating patients with complicated intra-abdominal infectionswho had characteristics that ...
JUNE 6, 2019
5 Strategies for Avoiding Antibiotic Adverse Events
Antibiotics are one of the major advances of modern medicine and are truly lifesaving drugs, but they also can ...
NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Invasive Fungal infections Demand Early Action
Antifungals differ in their spectrum of activity, so matching the right drug with the right organism helps combat ...
JUNE 30, 2016