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June 2019
Achaogen—Canary in the Coal Mine or Developer of an Unwanted Product?
June 11, 2019
Article
Editor-in-Chief Letter
The June Editor-in-Chief letter by Dr. Jason Gallagher tackles the story of Achaogen and what its bankruptcy means for antibiotic development.
Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship: Field of Dreams or Land of Opportunity for Pharmacists?
June 10, 2019
Article
Feature - Stewardship & Prevention
Relevant existing reports, though limited, demonstrated positive outcomes and suggest a promising space for pharmacy practice growth in outpatient antimicrobial stewardship.
An Unusual Case of Testicular Swelling in a Patient With HIV
June 07, 2019
Article
Case Study
Being immunocompromised increases risk of rare Mycobacterium tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis.
Bringing Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests for Bloodstream Infections Into Rational Patient Management
June 06, 2019
Article
Multidrug-Resistant Infections
These tests have the potential to transform patient care and antimicrobial stewardship, but they have not gained widespread acceptance, partly because of uncertainty over how to use them clinically.
What's in the Pipeline?
June 05, 2019
Article
HIV / AIDS
A look at up-and-coming HIV drugs in development.
Tick, Tick, Tick: Vector-Borne Diseases Ramp Up
June 04, 2019
Article
Emerging & Re-Emerging Infections
Infections transmitted by these bloodsucking species are on the rise worldwide.
More Than Surviving Sepsis: Everything Old Is New Again
June 03, 2019
Article
Acute Infections
Investigators are dusting off angiotensin II and ascorbic acid for renewed use in treating sepis and septic shock.
DTG/3TC Offers Dual-Drug Therapy for Initial HIV Treatment
May 31, 2019
Article
News and Breakthroughs
For the first time, patients with new HIV diagnoses have a 2-drug regimen option.
Daptomycin Dosing in Obesity: Consideration for a Fixed-Dose Strategy
May 30, 2019
Article
In the Literature
This In the Literature piece considers a fixed-dose strategy for administering daptomycin in obese patients.
Optimal Vancomycin Dosing in Obese Patients: Moving Toward the AUC
May 29, 2019
Article
In the Literature
This In the Literature piece explores if we can mitigate some of the adverse reactions that are being seen in obese patients who receive vancomycin through AUC-dosing.