Authors


Thomas Lodise, PharmD, PhD

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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).


Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, MBCM, FACSc; and Ryan P. McNamara, PhD

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Influenza Vaccination With SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Booster Shots

Drs 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.


Killian Meara

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Reducing Vaccine Hesitancy: A Key is Trust Between Patient and Provider

Research 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.


Isabella Ciccone, MPH

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Connection Between Increased Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

A recent study showed that an increase in anti-hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy was not a consequence of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.


James M. Crosby, DO

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Exploring the Recently Approved and Upcoming Clostridioides difficile Therapeutics

This market has seen a flurry of activity, as shown by a review of the latest agents.


Shmuel Shoham, MD

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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.


Aleena Issac, PharmD

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Treating Persistent Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) Bacteremia

Emerging treatment options for patients with persistently positive blood cultures with Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).


Torey Roesch, MD

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A Review of the Currently Available Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19

Outside of vaccines, these underutilized therapies are the best defense against severe disease.


Eric Gregory, PharmD, BCIDP

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Vancomycin AUC Implementation in Resource-Limited Settings and its Associated Difficulties

The latest article from SIDP illustrates the challenges of area under the curve (AUC) implementation and offers insights for strategies and resources to overcome them.



Gavin H. Harris, MD

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Fever of Unknown Origin: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?

As the number of etiologies increases, we must ground our application of new diagnostic modalities with appropriate assessments.


Alice Gallo De Moraes, MD

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Opposing Forces During COVID-19: Perspective From the ICU

Conflicting priorities of infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and critical care make the management of sepsis secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection challenging.


Daniel Escobar, MD

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Community-Acquired Candida Glabrata Empyema: An Atypical Diagnosis Not to Miss

Although this patient had none of these common risk factors associated with Candida empyema, she did have other factors predisposing her to fungal colonization and subsequent infection.


Carter Keller

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HBV Antibody GIGA-2339 Cleared for Clinical Trials to Address Hepatitis B Cure Gap

Following FDA approval, GigaGen's therapy enters Phase 1 clinical trials as the first recombinant human polyclonal therapy for hepatitis B.


Donald Alcendor, PhD

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COVID-19 Booster Shots and the Future

Key opinion leaders provide some advice for the public regarding COVID-19 booster shots and look to the future of the pandemic.


Katelyn Kennedy, PharmD

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Oral Carbapenems: Promise, Peril, and Pushbacks

Here is a review of the literature for this class of antibiotics.


Albert Bach, PharmD

Latest:

What’s New With Non–COVID-19 Vaccines

Although COVID-19 vaccination remains the primary focus for health care, other paramount vaccines need to be recognized. Here is a review.


Jina Saltzman, PA-C

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Lessons in Resilience: What HIV Teaches Us About COVID-19

Four lessons learned from the AIDS crisis that can be applied to the fight against our current pandemic.


Jonathan Alicea

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Still Learning: Optimizing the Diagnosis and Screening of Respiratory Viruses

While the COVID-19 pandemic has helped advance respiratory diagnostics and surveillance, there are still many gaps that remain across the spectrum of healthcare.


Lauren R. Biehle, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

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Antimicrobial Stewardship: More Is Better

A robust stewardship program requires a comprehensive investment in technology and staff.


Bradley Langford, PharmD, BCIDP

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SHARE the Responsibility of Antibiotic Stewardship With Our Patients

How pharmacists can use shared decision-making to improve antibiotic use.


Natalie Tucker, PharmD, BCIDP

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A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Managing Antimicrobial Drug Shortages

With antimicrobial drug shortages expected to continue globally, developing mitigation strategies is essential to prevent complications, including antimicrobial resistance.


Priya Nori, MD

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Practice Pearls for Treatment of Respiratory Infections

Tina Tan, MD; Wendy Wright, DNP, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, FNAP; Priya Nori, MD; Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, PharmD; and Kevin Michael Reiter, MD, PA, provide key takeaways from the discussion on the treatment of respiratory viral infections.


John Koethe, MD

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Multidisciplinary Perspectives on HIV Treatment

A multidisciplinary panel concludes a discussion on best practices for managing patients with HIV in various healthcare settings and overcoming social health disparities.


Crystal K. Hodge, PharmD, BCIDP

Latest:

The Pendulum of Progress: Soft Skills in Whole Person Clinical Training

These skills are as critical as ever, and younger clinicians and learners need them to communicate and work professionally.



Takako S. Schaninger, MD

Latest:

Challenges in the Management of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex

This pathogen is the third most frequently isolated nontuberculous mycobacteria seen in the United States. Here is a review of how it presents and treatment options.



Frank J. Palella, MD

Latest:

Supporting Patients With HIV

Advice to community physicians regarding ways to enhance patient-provider relationships and navigate barriers that impact the management of HIV infections.


Megan E. Klatt, PharmD

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Optimizing Antibiotic Use by Limiting Total Antibiotic Exposure

Shorter durations of antibiotic therapy demonstrate similar efficacy and may improve safety compared with longer courses for certain infections.

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