Daniel Chastain is a clinical associate professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy on the Southwest Georgia Clinical Campus and serves as the infectious diseases pharmacist for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.
Considering a Beta Lactam as Adjunctive Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Early in Treatment
November 25th 2024This bacteremia can present heterogeneously and be difficult to contain, especially in an older patient population. Daniel B. Chastain, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FIDSA, reviews the data of this class of therapies and how it may be clinically beneficial in combination with other antimicrobials.
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Clinical Considerations in Conducting Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
July 6th 2022Access to antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST) remains limited in the United States. Therefore, providers must recognize clinical situations where AFST will provide its greatest value. In the latest article from SIDP, infectious disease pharmacists offers some insights on this subject.
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