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The NARROWS framework, developed within the IDSA Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum, provides a structured, behaviorally informed approach to communication that helps stewardship teams address the social, emotional, and cultural factors influencing prescribing decisions in order to optimize antimicrobial use and combat resistance.

Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Thomas Walsh, MD, talks about Allegheny General Hospital being recognized as an Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Center of Excellence and some of the stewardship strategies they are employing to reduce antimicrobial usage.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic, multidrug-resistant pathogen that poses significant treatment challenges due to its complex resistance mechanisms, limited therapeutic options, and high mortality rates among vulnerable patients.

Deeksha Jandhyala, MD, discusses how her team works to prevent infections and provide clinical assistance for transplant candidates.

Clinical trial and real-world data, including the PROVE study, support its role as an effective and carbapenem-sparing therapy for serious infections, though outcomes vary depending on pathogen and infection type.

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis is associated with emerging tetracycline resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae and commensal organisms, highlighting the need for cautious, targeted use.

A recent literature review describes the current state of artificial intelligence tools for guiding antimicrobial therapy. Are you ready for change?

Jose Alexander, MD, offers insights on these antimicrobial combinations when treating against this bacterium.

If this GSK antibiotic is approved, it will provide a new oral option to patients in the US who are currently relying on injectable treatments.

A multi-prong approach reduces inappropriate antibiotic prescribing to outpatients with upper respiratory tract infection.

Emily Olsen, PhD, offers some insights on this underdiagnosed infection, including describing antimicrobial studies, particularly in biofilm and intracellular environments. Her findings look to create a standardized approach for treating all forms of the different presentations of bartonellosis.

Athena Hobbs, PharmD, BCIDP, looked at this issue through the lens of treating urinary tract infections.

FDA Fast Tracks Antibody Therapy for Pulmonary Infections Including Cystic Fibrosis
Clarametyx Biosciences said its investigational antibody therapy, CMTX-101, which is in a phase 1b/2a study, remains on track for full trial enrollment by the end of 2025.

Temple first year fellow, Jesse Veisblatt MD, gives some insights on infectious disease consultations and how the unique cases and wide range of pathologies is interesting and keeps the job exciting.

Aaron Mishkin, MD, discusses the prolific transplantation department at Temple University and how the infectious disease team, including the fellows, supports these lifesaving procedures.

Can duration of therapy requirements at the time of antibiotic order entry decrease antibiotic use?

Raven Boone, DO, discusses her experience in the Temple University fellowship program and what she is exposed to in terms of cases and learning opportunities.


In the second part of her interview, Temple’s Stephanie Spivack, MD, talks about how she works with different specialties at the hospital to help this marginalized population receive the care they need.

Edward Weinstein, MD of Pfizer, says longer courses may benefit severely immunocompromised patients, even without major gains in viral suppression.

Cases and deaths in the state are down from the 2 previous years. Here are some clinical considerations, treatment options, and prevention strategies in relation to these infections.

New evidence-based recommendations prioritize timely, targeted therapy and a symptom-focused classification to optimize treatment outcomes and antimicrobial stewardship.

TAXIS Pharmaceuticals Chief Scientific Officer Ajit Parhi, PhD, discusses dihydrofolate reductase inhibitors as a novel approach to combat resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Johns Hopkins is offering its Pamela Tucker transplant and oncology infectious diseases course. Its director, Shmuel Shoham, MD, offers more information about this continuing education opportunity.

Marketed as Orlynvah, oral sulopenem from Iterum Therapeutics was FDA approved last fall for uncomplicated urinary tract infections and has shown efficacy against infections caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Proteus mirabilis.












































































































































































