Contagion, Summer 2024 Digital Edition

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

As with other metallo-β-lactamases, NDM is capable of hydrolyzing nearly all β-lactams, including carbapenems, and the search for the proper antimicrobials is challenging.

In this case study, clinicians review a challenging case.

Clinicians provide an overview of intraamniotic infections and offer treatment strategies for these challenging infections.

Understanding the potential and limitations of new Acinetobacter baumannii active therapies.

Transmission to humans is limited in the US, but concerns linger, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A focus group study reviewed provider practices to learn more about patient management and explore the potential to follow up with clinicians on important takeaways.

Penicillin continues to be an important therapy for treating syphilis. Here is a review of the literature in comparing one of the first antibiotics to non-penicillin treatments for non-neurological syphilis.

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