Caitlin Hart, PharmD

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Hart is a PGY2 infectious disease pharmacy resident at Denver Health. She received her PharmD from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at the Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System. Her clinical interests within infectious disease include antimicrobial stewardship, public health, emerging infectious diseases, and academia.

Articles

When Should We De-Escalate Empiric Antimicrobials?

Caitlin Hart, PharmD ;Lauren R. Biehle, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP;Meghan N. Jeffres, PharmD, BCIDP

May 6th 2025

De-escalating empiric antimicrobial therapy is a strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship programs can play a major role in preserving antibiotic effectiveness and preventing unnecessary antibiotic use.