Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a safe, effective, and convenient treatment strategy for patients receiving intravenous antimicrobials in the outpatient setting; however, data ar...

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AbstractIntroduction. Classification of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) as complicated versus uncomplicated is based on a combination

Clinical considerations for oral beta-lactams as step-down therapy for Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections

Worse clinical outcomes were observed for obese versus non-obese patients. Further clinical research is warranted.

AbstractObjectives. To evaluate the utility of follow-up blood cultures (FUBCs) for Gram-negative bloodstream infection (BSI) in ICU patients and identify

UPMC Western Maryland is seeking a highly motivated Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist to lead its Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. UPMC Western Maryland is a 224-bed nonprofit, acute care hospi...

Few studies compare outcomes of patients with difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> infections treated with ceftolozane-tazobactam versus ceftazidime-avibactam. A multicent...

Treatment with ceftolozane–tazobactam resulted in higher rates of clinical success compared with ceftazidime–avibactam for invasive infections due to multidrug-resistant P aeruginosa. Differences were driven by improved response rates for patients with pneumonia who were treated with ceftolozane–tazobactam. There were no significant differences between study groups with respect to all-cause mortality; treatment-emergent resistance was common with both agents.

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Abstract. Histoplasma capsulatum is a pathogenic dimorphic fungus with evolving epidemiology. Initially described as endemic to the Ohio and Mississippi ri

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