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VIDEO: Hooked on ID with Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH
We caught up with Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH, at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference to ask how he got “Hooked on ID.”
Q&A: Mnemonic can help assess patients for penicillin allergy
HOUSTON — A 6-month implementation study improved nurses’ evaluation of penicillin allergies among perioperative patients, as is recommended by the CDC for antimicrobial stewardship programs, researchers reported.
ID consult shortens antibiotics for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia
HOUSTON — Consulting with an infectious disease physician can shorten antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia and move patients from IV to oral antibiotics more quickly, according to a study.
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Urology outpatient antibiotic use may be ‘substantially underestimated’
HOUSTON — Antibiotic use in urology outpatient settings may be “substantially underestimated” if only prescriptions made during in-person encounters are considered, researchers found.
Replacing contaminated sinks did not stop drug-resistant outbreak in pediatric ward
Replacing contaminated sinks did not end an outbreak of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a Japanese pediatric ward but other infection prevention measures did, such as forbidding mouth-washing using sink water, researchers reported.
Preoperative antibiotic therapy decreased microbiologic culture yield
Preoperative antibiotic exposure led to a significant decrease in microbiologic yield of operative cultures among patients with native joint septic arthritis, researchers found.
Not all practices in place to prevent SSIs are necessary or evidence based
Some common practices to prevent surgical site infections may not be necessary because no studies have shown benefits, according to a preconference presentation before ESCMID Global.
European ID conference gets a new name
The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is getting a new name.
Hooked on ID with Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH
Given my family history of MDs — my father, siblings and spouses of my siblings are all physicians — I actively tried to steer clear of medicine, but in the end, I just couldn’t help myself.
FDA approves antibiotic to treat three bacterial infections
The FDA this week approved the antibiotic Zevtera for the treatment of three bacterial infections 17 years after it was first submitted to the agency.
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