infectious disease
When is Shorter Better for Common Antibiotic Prescribing?
For many common infectious diseases in both adult and pediatric populations, a significant body of evidence now ...
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Better Together: Rapid Diagnostic Testing And Antibiotic Stewardship
Molecular rapid diagnostic testing has become an essential component of hospital infectious disease management, but ...
AUGUST 25, 2024
At-Risk Populations Embracing DoxyPEP
Not only is on-demand administration of doxycycline after condomless sex an effective prophylaxis against ...
APRIL 22, 2024
How to Overcome Unique Challenges for Stewardship in the ICU
Intensive care units are particularly challenging environments for pursuing antimicrobial stewardship in a ...
APRIL 22, 2024
CDC Addresses RSV Vaccine Administration Errors
Potentially dangerous administration errors for RSV vaccines are occurring in young children and pregnant people, ...
APRIL 21, 2024
A Global Approach to Pediatric Sepsis
The new Phoenix pediatric sepsis criteria were developed to enable clinicians to diagnose sepsis in children ...
APRIL 12, 2024
Preventive Therapies for Respiratory Syncytial Virus
RSV is a prevalent pathogen that presents as a minor common cold in most individuals, but poses a higher risk to ...
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Keeping Updated on Clinical Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Bacteremia and Beyond
Molecular rapid diagnostic tests have fundamentally transformed the diagnosis and management of common infectious ...
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Closing the Safety Gap in Outpatient ABX Stewardship
Outpatient AMS efforts at many medical centers took a back seat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now is a good ...
AUGUST 8, 2023
2-Step PCR Algorithm Speeds Clostridioides Treatment
A two-step algorithm for Clostridioides difficile infection testing may improve detection and reduce unnecessary ...
JULY 13, 2023
Sulbactam-Durlobactam Promising for Serious Acinetobacter Infections
Although its prevalence in the United States has declined from a peak in the late 1990s, treatment of Acinetobacter ...
JULY 13, 2023
Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections May Be More Common Than You Realize
The number of difficult-to-treat nontuberculous mycobacterial infections has increased in the United States.
MAY 16, 2023
