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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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Tips for Talking with Patients about Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Recurrent C. difficile InfectionsTo close the discussion, experts on C. difficile infections discuss how they talk with patients about fecal microbiota transplantation.
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Shionogi's Strategies for Addressing Antibiotic Efficacy and ResistanceChristine Slover, PharmD discussed cefiderocol's effectiveness against challenging infections, including those caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria.
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Science Is Science: Navigating Clinical Trust Amid Political ShiftsSu H Wang, MD, FACP, MPH discusses combating vaccine misinformation, preventing outbreaks, and highlighting global health interconnectedness
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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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Pfizer’s RSVpreF Vaccine Shows Efficacy in High-Risk Adults Aged 18-59Study results show that the vaccine elicits a comparable immune response in high-risk adults aged 18-59 with chronic medical conditions, suggesting potential for broader vaccination efforts.
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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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Real-World Effectiveness of Cefiderocol in Treating Serious Gram-Negative Infections: Insights from the PROVE StudyCornelius Clancy, MD, highlights the real-world outcomes of cefiderocol treatment for serious gram-negative bacterial infections, reporting a clinical success rate of 75% along with encouraging safety data.
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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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STAY PrEPARED: Understanding COVID-19 Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisNew therapeutics offer some hope in this emerging market.
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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 Long COVID Symptoms by Way of VaccinationResearch finds that individuals who received a COVID-19 vaccine more recently were less likely to develop long COVID.
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What We Know But Still Have to Learn About Long COVIDDespite advances in understanding and treating Long COVID, many questions about its mechanisms, susceptibility, and varied recovery patterns remain unresolved, underscoring the need for continued research.
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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.
