10/22 - IDWeek 2022: Highlighted DCASIP Research and Abstracts
09/22 - The Search for More Meaningful Metrics: A look at Antibiotic Spectrum Scores
08/22 - Pondering Procalcitonin
07/22 - New and Revised Antibiotic Stewardship Requirements from The Joint Commission
06/22 - ß-Lactam Induced Neurotoxicity
05/22 - Bezlotoxumab: Assessing its current role in C. difficile management
04/22 - Pneumococcal vaccine update: New ACIP Recommendations
03/22 - Fosfomycin for UTI Therapy - The Secret is Leaking Out
02/22 - Use of Current Breakpoints by Clinical Laboratories - Mission Critical for Accurate Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance
01/22 - Outpatient COVID-19 Therapies: Drugs in the Time of Omicron
12/21 - Review of 2021 IDSA Guidance for the Treatment of Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections: Version 2.0
11/21 - Interprofessional Communication and Engagement in Stewardship
10/21 - IDWeek 2021: Highlighted DCASIP Research and Abstracts
09/21 - Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications in 2020
08/21 - A Review on Diagnosis and an Update on Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Men
07/21 - Intraoperative irrigation – 'Do additives add any benefit?'
06/21 - Updates on the Treatment of C. difficile Infection: Highlights from the New IDSA and ACG Guidelines
05/21 - Opportunities Abound for Optimizing Antimicrobial Use in US Hospitals
04/21 - SEP-1: Easing Antibiotic Selection
03/21 - Blood Culture Contaminants: No Joke for Stewards
02/21 - Neutralizing Antibodies for Outpatient Treatment of COVID-19
01/21 - CDC Updates Gonococcal Guidelines
12/20 - COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A
11/20 - Oral Vancomycin for the Prevention of C. difficile Infection
10/20 - IDWEEK 2020: Highlighted Abstracts and DCASIP Research Presentation Synopsis
09/20 - Review of 2020 IDSA Treatment Guidance for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-negatives
08/20 - Putting Penicillin Allergies to the Test
07/20 - Part II: Dropping Empiric Vancomycin for Community-acquired Pneumonia
06/20 - Using DRIP to Drop Unnecessary Broad-Spectrum Treatments for Pneumonia
05/20 - Handshake Stewardship in the Era of COVID-19
04/20 - New Vancomycin Dosing Guidelines - Should We Switch?
03/20 - Antibiotic Stewardship During the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic
03/20 - The Evidence Behind Social Distancing
02/20 - Rapid Diagnostic Testing for Bloodstream Infections
01/20 - Cefiderocol: A first-in-class siderophore cephalosporin designed to combat resistance
12/19 - Duration of Therapy for Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections
11/19 - Blood cultures before antibiotics - Sequence matters
10/19 - Review of the 2019 IDSA/ATS Practice Guidelines for the Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
09/19 - Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community Hospitals
08/19 - Prolonged Perioperative Antibiotics: Not Worth the Risk
07/19 - The Antibiotic Pipeline - Quick takes on novel agents
06/19 - Community acquired pneumonia: 3 vs 5-day course of azithromycin in combination with a beta-lactam
05/19 - Updates to the NHSN AU Option: New Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR)
04/19 - TYRX pocket- the perfect pocket?
03/19 - Are Oral Antibiotics Just as Good as Intravenous?
02/19 - Antibiogram Updates 2019
01/19 - It's That Time of Year: Flu Shots
12/18 - Preoperative S. aureus surveillance, decolonization, and the implications for SSI prevention and antibiotic prophylaxis
11/18 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Training Resources and More!
10/18 - The MERINO trial: Piperacillin-tazobactam loses out to meropenem in drug-resistant blood stream infections.
09/18 - Diagnostic Stewardship Part II: Understanding indications for collecting blood cultures for hospitalized adult patients
08/18 - Here We Go Again! FDA Updates Drug Safety Communication for Fluoroquinolones
07/18 - New Aminoglycoside on the Block: What role should Plazomicin play in the management of infectious diseases?
06/18 - To Treat or Not to Treat? How to Identify Contaminated Blood Cultures
05/18 - Diagnostic Stewardship: An alternative approach to reduce HAIs and improve clinical care
04/18 - UTI's & Asymptomatic Bacturemia in Older Adults
03/18 - C the Diff: What's New in the 2017 IDSA/SHEA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection
02/18 - Static versus Cidal Antibiotics
01/18 - Periarticular Injection Practices in DICON/DASON Hospitals
12/17 - Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies for Managing the Intravenous (IV) Fluid Shortage
11/17 - The Role of the Staff Nurse in Inpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Critical Stewardship Champion at the Bedside
10/17 - The role of ceftolozane/tazobactam (Zerbaxa),ceftazidime/avibactam (Avycaz), and meropenem/vaborbactam (Vabomere) in treating infections caused by MDR GNB
09/17 - Updates in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Testing
08/17 - Review of the New CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
07/17 - Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Community Hospitals
06/17 - Management of Beta-Lactam Allergies: Risk of Crossreactivity
05/17 - Diagnostic Stewardship: An alternative approach to reduce HAIs and improve clinical care
04/17 - Stewardship Tips and Tricks: Field Guide for Successfully Communicating Stewardship Recommendations
03/17 - Review of the 2017 Surgical Infection Society Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection
02/17 - Anaerobic Infections and Double Anaerobic Coverage
01/17 - Treatment of Candidiasis and Antifungal Stewardship Opportunities
12/16 - Antibiotic Use in Small Community Hospitals
11/16 - Is Five the New Seven? Updated Treatment Durations for Common Infections
10/16 - The Value of Hospital-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs
09/16 - Antibiotic Use in Acute Bronchitis and Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis
08/16 - Review of the 2016 IDSA/ATS Practice Guidelines for the Management of Adults with hospital acquired (HAP) and Ventilator associated Pneumonia (VAP)
07/16 - Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam Bad for your patient's kidneys?
06/16 - The dangers of fluoroquinolone use: FDA weighs in
05/16 - Spotlight on stewardship: The new IDSA/SHEA Antibiotic Stewardship Guidelines
04/16 - Navigating the CDC's Antibiotic Resistance Patient Safety Atlas
03/16 - "You cannot manage what you cannot measure": understanding nuances in antimicrobial use metrics
02/16 - Keeping track of antimicrobial usage: The Antibiotic Stewardship Assessment Portal
01/16 - A field guide: covering MRSA when treating SSTI and pneumonia
04/15 - Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship with Beta-lactam Allergy De-labeling
10/13 - Avoiding Ertapenem for Colorectal Surgery Perioperative Prophylaxis
Analgesics for Acute Pain
Antithrombotic Management in Regional Anesthesia
Clostridium difficile in Adults
Comparison of Insulins
Comparison of Oral Anticoagulants
Equianalgesic Dosing of Opioids for Pain Management
Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Sepsis Management in Adults: Pharmacotherapy Focus
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