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Appropriate or Not? A Look at Antibiotic Use in the Emergency DepartmentThis In the Literature piece details a study evaluating the appropriateness of prescriptions in comparison to evidence-based guidelines and expert opinion.
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Strep Throat—To Fear or Not to Fear (Again)?Reports of serious consequences from severe streptococcal infections have caused fear among the general public, but is this fear warranted?
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Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative: A Snapshot From the Trenches, 1 Year LaterFunded jurisdictions scramble to meet daunting deadlines yet maintain optimism that the new federal initiative can end flat funding and catalyze progress.
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COVID-19: Finally an ELISA EmergesOver time we will learn the best utility of the ELISA test, as SARS-CoV-2 is here to stay.
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Diagnostic Stewardship: Beyond Managing Bloodstream InfectionsDiagnostic stewardship is a novel concept related to modifying the process of ordering, testing, and reporting with the goal of decreasing unnecessary testing and treatment, working upstream and synergistically with antimicrobial stewardship principles.
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Student Pharmacists Valuable Resources for Vaccination CampaignsIn addition to licensed pharmacists, student pharmacists can play an important role in helping more Americans get vaccinated by participating in immunization campaigns throughout their communities.
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Maximize Contact and Minimize IsolationOptimizing the relationship between infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
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Vertical Antimicrobial Stewardship Can Take Programs to New HeightsExpansion of antimicrobial stewardship strategies to include vertical methods represents an opportunity for programs, both new and established, to further optimize antimicrobial use.
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Antiretroviral Stewardship: The Time is NowIn this narrative review of studies evaluating antiretroviral stewardship programs (ARVSPs), we propose core elements for ARVSPs that are based on published evidence, clinical experience, and adapted from antimicrobial stewardship programs.
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Optimizing Antibiotic Use by Limiting Total Antibiotic ExposureShorter durations of antibiotic therapy demonstrate similar efficacy and may improve safety compared with longer courses for certain infections.
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Ribavirin Remains Pivotal Component of Hepatitis C TreatmentA new study confirms the ribavirin steady-state serum levels that correspond to high rates of efficacy and low adverse events.
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Alternative Antiretroviral Medication Delivery Systems Emerge to Treat, Prevent HIV InfectionNovel modes of delivery are imperative to improve HIV suppression and prevent transmission.
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Candida Auris: The Rise of a New Fungal ThreatCandida auris—Are we prepared for another multidrug-resistant pathogen?
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What Health Care Providers Need to Know About 2019-nCoV NowThe CDC, WHO, and other global entities are working together to understand and control this novel coronavirus and provide important guidelines for health care professionals. Here’s what you should know.
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Addressing Public Health Concerns Over Avian FluBoth the United Nations and World Health Organization (WHO) discussed the threat of H5N1, and its potential transmission to other mammals and humans.
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CDC Unveils 'Test-to-Stay' COVID-19 School Strategy to Limit QuarantinesChildren in the United States will be able to avoid potentially millions of hours of at-home quarantining under a testing program unveiled by the CDC today.
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Evidence-Based Intervention Reduces C. diff Rates in Adults With CancerSMUCLA implements high-touch wipe down intervention to address the need for environmental disinfection of cancer patient care areas.
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Intra-abdominal Infection With Eikenella corrodens in a Woman With Ovarian Cancer“A bite bug in the belly.”
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Lack of Benefit of Azithromycin Use in Acute Asthma ExacerbationsRecent research shows no clinical benefits from adding azithromycin to standard treatment for adults who presented to emergency departments with acute asthma exacerbations requiring a corticosteroid course.
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Four Fungal Horsemen: Emerging Trends in Fungal Disease EpidemiologyNew public health perspectives on aspergillosis, sporotrichosis, histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis.
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FMT Proves to Be Effective and Acceptable Treatment for rCDIFecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a widely accepted, safe, and effective treatment for recurrent Clostridium diffi­cile infection (rCDI), but does the cure endure?
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Exploring the Threat of MDR-TB in the United StatesThe virulent pathogen has significant individual and public health implications.
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Pharmaceutical Companies and Antimicrobial Stewardship: Save Us a SeatThe pharmaceutical industry plays an essential role in advancing antimicrobial stewardship and addressing the growing threat of resistant pathogens.
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A Long-Term Care Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program for Pharmacists: Filling an Unmet NeedThis training will empower pharmacists practicing in LTC facilities to develop antimicrobial stewardship programs, improve patient outcomes related to infectious diseases, and facilitate compliance with CMS requirements.
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Novel Cephalosporin Agent Shows Promise for Complicated UTIsA new agent in the antibiotic pipeline, cefiderocol, has proved to be effective against complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs).
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Hepatitis A Outbreaks on the Rise in the USAn epidemiologist explores the changing epidemiology of a familiar disease.
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Psychobiotics: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?Review authors discuss current knowledge regarding psychobiotics and identify questions for future research.
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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Implementing AUC-Guided Vancomycin DosingEvidence suggests AUC-guided vancomycin dosing is a safer method than traditional trough-guided dosing.
