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A health system piloted a program that explored having an infectious disease pharmacist aid in guiding treatment.

Designing a transitions of care stewardship program and engaging all stakeholders can help cut down on unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

Can clinicians rely on dosing strategy to avoid acute kidney injury for patients receiving vancomycin with a β-lactam like piperacillin-tazobactam?

Investigators sought information on how the infection is treated in outpatient clinics

Jason Pogue, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, shares key takeaways from his 2 presentations at MAD-ID 2022, including a new alternative to the SPACE acronym, as well as how to navigate any anxieties around oral carbapenems.

A MAD-ID 2022 poster sought to better understand the current antibiotic prescribing patterns at adult primary care clinics affiliated with Maimonides Medical Center in New York.

In a poster presented at MAD-ID 2022, Margaret Pertzborn, PharmD, evaluated the efficacy of a PrEP Provider Toolkit on non-infectious disease provider comfort prescribing PrEP with their patients.

A study looked at the utilization of the technology with this antibiotic class in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

In a poster presented at MAD-ID 2022, Glenn S. Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, FCCP, shares data from the Premier Healthcare Database on more than 100,000 patients with C diff.

At MAD-ID 2022, Payal K. Patel, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discussed how COVID-19 misinformation and lags in diagnostics contributed to inappropriate antibiotic use and offers some way to combat this trend.

Colleen R. Kelly, MD, FACG, speaks at MAD-ID 2022 on alternatives to antibiotics for C diff infection, including the use of probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation.

“Clearly, stewardship is a team operation. It starts [with] the leadership, the clinical pharmacy, and coordination with infectious disease physicians truly has to be synergistic,” Goetz said in the keynote address at MAD-ID 2022.

Tend, a startup company, has developed its Gut Microbiome Collect and Prep (CAP) to enable a standardized method for stool (microbiome) encapsulation for the procedure.

Tetracycline-class antibiotic, omadacycline (Nuzyra), is FDA approved for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), and is also being studied for other potential indications.

In Part 2 of a video interview, Sornana Segal-Maurer, MD, discusses the newly published research findings that detail the potential of lenacapavir.

The company's investigational vaccine, which is in a phase 3 study, is an example of its commitment to addressing these viruses.

Could lenacapavir be the answer for people with multidrug-resistant HIV infection? Principal investigator Sorana Segal-Maurer discusses the promising trial results in this challenging cohort (Interview part 1).

These behind-the-scenes, essential personnel remain a significant part of health care and is a field with growth opportunities, but remain a field in need of public awareness to enable its stability.

These paramount medical personnel behind the scenes are facing staffing challenges that could be bordering on a national crisis in public health.

With an evolving understanding of T-cells in immunity and emerging SARS-Co-V2 strains, evaluating these vital protection cells can offer researchers insights into response and how to develop future therapies and vaccines.

April 10 is a day that commemorates a population group that is emerging in terms of increased incidence rates, and needs help with inherent challenges including medication adherence and understanding of the disease.

Being displaced by war is causing a disruption in treatment and long-term health care for Ukrainians. And it is likely, the situation will become more dire as the country’s public infrastructure worsens.

A recent study showed that 25% of mattresses within 4 hospitals required complete replacement, underlying a serious health risk that could lead to unnecessary infections.

The Center for Global Development is launching a new working group, which aims to address antimicrobial resistance by exploring how to improve incentives for pharmaceutical companies to develop new antimicrobials for low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Tori Pipak, a physician assistant at Allegheny Health Network’s Positive Health Clinic, details the comprehensive services the clinic provides to people living with HIV.

Congress’s spending bill allocated drastically less funding for HIV testing, prevention, and treatment than previously promised. Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, explains why it is so vital to continue the fight against HIV.

A new virtual program aims to train clinicians and other providers on terminology and how to engage patients in effective dialogue and counseling.

Axcella Therapeutics chief medical officer Dr. Margaret Koziel discusses the stage 2a clinical trial for their novel long covid treatment.