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Barriers to Health Care Transition in Adolescents and Young Adults With Early Acquired HIV InfectionUnique challenges can affect the success of the shift from pediatric to adult care settings.
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Looking Toward the Future of CDI ManagementClosing out their discussion on Clostridioides difficile infection, panelists share closing thoughts on novel pipeline therapies.
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Unmasking the Infodemic: The Impact of COVID-19 Misinformation on Public HealthSocial media platforms, public health agencies, and communities must join forces to stop the rapid spread of false information.
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New Fecal Microbiota Options for Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficileWith the addition of 2 new live biotherapeutic products, a clinician reviews the application, storage and administration techniques for them.
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Daptomycin as Frontline Therapy for MRSA Bacteremia: Has the Time Come?Findings increasingly suggest the mortality risk may be reduced by initiating daptomycin within 3 days of infection.
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The Final Antibiotic Symphony: Harmonizing Diagnostic Accuracy with Antibiotic Treatment in Native Joint Septic ArthritisA study underscores the microbial etiology of septic arthritis, which can guide clinicians in minimizing the use of overly broad empiric antibiotics.
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COVID-19–Associated Fungal Infections During EMCO: Review of Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and PharmacotherapyExamining pharmacological management in COVID-19 patients with ARDS requiring antifungal therapy during extracorporeal life support.
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Getting Help from HAL: Applying Machine Learning to Predict Antibiotic ResistanceA pair of experts assess literature on the means of interpreting hospitalized patient antibiotic resistance through machine learning.
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Emergency Department Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Critical Area of Focus for Health SystemsAs the first line of acute care, emergency departments are key stewards of antibiotics.
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Sorry Ganciclovir, You’re Just Not the One for MeImportant clinical considerations to know about resistant CMV infections.
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Emergency Department Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Critical Area of Focus for Health SystemsAs the first line of acute care, emergency departments are key stewards of antibiotics.
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To Prophylax or not to Prophylax: Preventing CDIClinicians look at optimal approaches for trying to avoid Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).
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All About the JUICE: Justifying Use of Non-Carbapenems for Infected NeCrotizing PancrEatitisManagement of this condition has been associated with antibiotic misuse. In the latest Bench to Bedside column, clinicians offer insights on therapy indications and what the latest literature reports on the condition.
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Top 5 Tips for Teaching ID LearnersThe latest article from SIDP offers a Top 5 list of how to precept a learner on an infectious disease rotation.
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Combination Antifungal for Invasive Mucormycosis: Yay or Nay?There is limited and conflicting data regarding the role of combination antifungal therapy for treatment of invasive mucormycosis.
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Mixed Fungal Brain AbscessClinicians review a patient case including diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
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NAFLD Is Increasingly Affecting Patients With HIVThe prevalence of this disease in this patient population is much higher than in the general public.
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SPREADing the Love: The Importance of Mentorship in PharmacyIn the latest column from SIDP, the authors discuss having leaders to help navigate school and beyond.
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The Role of Pharmacists in the World of Pediatric Antimicrobial StewardshipThe limitation in the number of pediatric-specific guidelines by professional organizations, and results from large randomized clinical trials, may place an additional emphasis on literature evaluation skills for pediatric ASP pharmacists.
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Advice for Physicians to Manage C. Difficile Infection (CDI)Experts share advice for physicians taking care of patients with C. difficile infection (CDI).
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Influenza Vaccination With SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Booster ShotsDrs Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, Madeline King, Rodney Rohde, and expert nurse practitioner Wendy Wright provide insight on receiving the influenza vaccine concurrently with the SARS-CoV-2 booster shot, and comment on data on immune responses from the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.
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Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy: A Key is Trust Between Patient and ProviderResearch presented at ASHP 2024 found that concerns around the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and the credibility of information from public health authorities were the biggest drivers of vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Exploring the Recently Approved and Upcoming Clostridioides difficile TherapeuticsThis market has seen a flurry of activity, as shown by a review of the latest agents.
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COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: What Is Its Role in Therapy?The key is using the right dose on the right patient at the right time.
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Treating Persistent Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) BacteremiaEmerging treatment options for patients with persistently positive blood cultures with Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).
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A Review of the Currently Available Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19Outside of vaccines, these underutilized therapies are the best defense against severe disease.
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Vancomycin AUC Implementation in Resource-Limited Settings and its Associated DifficultiesThe latest article from SIDP illustrates the challenges of area under the curve (AUC) implementation and offers insights for strategies and resources to overcome them.
