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Oral Antibiotics for Infective Endocarditis May Be Safe in Low-Risk Patients

Author:

Emily Tarvin, MD

David W. Walsh, MD

Olamide Zaka, MD

Jejo Koola, MD

Meg Zoffuto, MD, MPH

Matthew Potter, MD

Shelley Ellis, MD

Allison Smith, MD

Eleanor Weaver, MD

Kelly Sopko, MD, SFHM

Eduard Vasilevskis, MD, FHM

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville

Tenn.

Does transitioning to oral antibiotics to treat infective endocarditis increase rates of relapse and death?

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Procalcitonin Guidance Safely Decreases Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Patients

Author:

Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD

Clinical question: Can the use of procalcitonin levels to determine when to discontinue antibiotic therapy safely reduce the duration of...

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Colistin Resistance Reinforces Antibiotic Stewardship Efforts

Author:

Kelly April Tyrrell

In 2015, researchers in China announced they had found for the first time a bacterial gene conferring resistance to colistin.

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Superbug Infections On the Rise With No Antibiotic Success Yet

Author:

Ransdell Pierson (Reuters)

NEW YORK - After two confirmed U.S.

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QUIZ: What Is Next Step for Diagnosing Cavitary Lesion with No Improvement after Serial Chest X-Rays, Antibiotics?

Author:

Benjamin Frizner, MD

[WpProQuiz 9] [WpProQuiz_toplist 9]

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Risk Factors for Pseudomonas, MRSA in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia

Author:

Shirin A. Poonja, DO

Anar Mashruwala, MD, FACP

Amy Kim, MD

Agnes Libot, MD

Padmavathy Parthasarathy, MD

Sameer Qazi, MD

Division OF

Clinical question: What risk factors could predict the likelihood of Pseudomonas and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in...

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Postoperative Clostridium Difficile Infection Associated with Number of Antibiotics, Surgical Procedure Complexity

Author:

Maria Anaizza Aurora Reyna, MD, FHM

Vinh-Tung Nguyen, MD

Andrew Chung, MD

Michael Herscher, MD

Masih Shinwa, MD

Aveena Kochar, MD

Division OF

Clinical question: What are the factors that increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in postoperative patients? Background: CDI...

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UK Report Shows Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Urinary Tract Infection

Author:

Will Boggs Md

Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prevalence of antibiotic resistance in pediatric urinary tract infection (UTI) has reached such high levels in...

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Increase in Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Disproportionate to Rate of Resistant Organisms

Author:

Maria Anaizza Aurora Reyna, MD, FHM

Vinh-Tung Nguyen, MD

Andrew Chung, MD

Michael Herscher, MD

Masih Shinwa, MD

Aveena Kochar, MD

Division OF

Clinical question: Have healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) guidelines improved treatment accuracy? Background: Guidelines released in 2005...

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SHM’s Twitter Contest Encourages Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing

Author:

Brett Radler

When developing the “Fight the Resistance” campaign last year, the SHM team knew that antibiotic resistance would continue to be one of the most...

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