|Videos|October 9, 2019

What to Expect in October's News and Breakthroughs

Author(s)Contagion&reg Editorial Staff

Elizabeth Hirsch, PharmD, previews her piece with Mélanie Mahoney, PharmD student, on 2019 updates to CLSI breakpoints.

Segment Description: Elizabeth Hirsch, PharmD, previews her piece with Mélanie Mahoney, PharmD student, on updates to CLSI breakpoints.

Hi, I'm Betsy Hirsch. I co-authored a piece with Melanie Mahoney on the new CLSI updates from 2019. A couple of the notable new ones include new daptomycin breakpoints, new polymyxin breakpoints, and new azithromycin breakpoints.

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