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The Role of Machine Learning in Evaluating Early and Cumulative Beta-Lactam for Inpatient Pneumonia

May 20th 2022

A study looked at the utilization of the technology with this antibiotic class in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

Everything We Know About the Monkeypox Outbreak

May 20th 2022

Examining Clostridioides difficile Incidence and Clinical Impact Across the US

May 20th 2022

In a poster presented at MAD-ID 2022, Glenn S. Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP, shares data from the Premier Healthcare Database on more than 100,000 patients with C diff.

Examining Candida Auris Susceptibility Patterns

May 20th 2022

AdventHealth Orlando studied a small number of these fungal isolates to examine treatment resistance patterns.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Antimicrobial Stewardship

May 20th 2022

At MAD-ID 2022, Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discussed how COVID-19 misinformation and lags in diagnostics contributed to inappropriate antibiotic use and offers some way to combat this trend.

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Examining Clostridioides difficile Incidence and Clinical Impact Across the US

May 20th 2022

In a poster presented at MAD-ID 2022, Glenn S. Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP, shares data from the Premier Healthcare Database on more than 100,000 patients with C diff.

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Antimicrobial Stewardship

May 20th 2022

At MAD-ID 2022, Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discussed how COVID-19 misinformation and lags in diagnostics contributed to inappropriate antibiotic use and offers some way to combat this trend.

Remdesivir Stewardship Reduces Hospital Stay Duration of COVID-19 Patients

May 20th 2022

In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, remdesivir stewardship reduced hospital length of stay and therapy duration.

Role of the Microbiome in Preventing Recurrent C difficile Infection

May 20th 2022

Colleen R. Kelly, MD, FACG, speaks at MAD-ID 2022 on alternatives to antibiotics for C diff infection, including the use of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation.

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The Role of Machine Learning in Evaluating Early and Cumulative Beta-Lactam for Inpatient Pneumonia
Examining Clostridioides difficile Incidence and Clinical Impact Across the US
Examining Candida Auris Susceptibility Patterns
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Antimicrobial Stewardship
Role of the Microbiome in Preventing Recurrent C difficile Infection
Antimicrobial Stewardship Pearls to Optimize Patient Outcomes: Matthew B. Goetz, MD
A Unique Device That Aids in Fecal Microbiota Transplant
Omadacycline: ‘A Modernized Tetracycline’
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