Optimal cephalexin and cefadroxil dosing for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) is unclear. We summarize clinical and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) data that compare dosing strategies ...

Mindful diagnostics: a central nervous system infection case study - Volume 6 Issue 1

A 74-year-old man with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis and cardiac sarcoidosis on chronic prednisone 20 mg daily presents to hospital with 2–3 w

Are SEP-1 and blood culture stewardship at odds? Retrospective review of SEP-1 failures pre- and during a blood culture bottle shortage

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Long coronavirus disease (COVID) is a multisystem condition that affects a significant proportion of individuals following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, with ...

Immunological dysregulation is now recognised as a major pathogenic event in sepsis. Stimulation of immune response and immuno-modulation are emerging approaches for the treatment of this disease. Def...

Among a real-world cohort of people who use long-acting injectable cabotegravir preexposure prophylaxis, no breakthrough infection was found. HIV RNA testi

The Trump administration is stepping in to help Texas respond to the deadly and highly contagious respiratory virus.

In residency training, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education stipulates feedback from faculty should be frequent, exist in the context of routine clinical care, include multiple eva...

The stability of influenza virus in respiratory particles varies with relative humidity (RH) and protein content. This study investigated the decay, or loss of infectivity, of influenza A virus (IAV) ...

Surgical Infections

Background Public health issues related to tuberculosis still exist. Because Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra is more effective than conventional TB diagnostic techniques are, it is now regarded as an emerging tec...

Rates of bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been rising in the United States over much of the past decade. 1 Several randomized control trials demonstrated that doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxy-PEP), prescribed as 200 mg of doxycycline taken within 72 hours of condomless sex, reduces the incidence of bacterial STIs among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW).

Navigating performance measures for ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship: a review of HEDIS® and other metrics the steward should know - Volume 4 Issue 1