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Preventing Clostridium difficile From Getting LooseWhat can healthcare providers do to stop these infections before they start?
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Intravenous Fosfomycin In Development for United StatesBecause of the recent concern in the United States around the rise of resistant pathogens, intravenous fosfomycin has gained renewed interest because of its activity and demonstrated synergy with other classes of antibiotics.
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Food Preparation Safety: Tips to Avoid Foodborne Illness During ThanksgivingWe’ve compiled a list of key food safety tips that you need to know in order to have a safe, bacteria-free holiday.
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Preliminary Negative Cultures for the De-Escalation of MRSA TherapyThis article evaluates the point in microbiological workup at which results of respiratory secretion and blood cultures could be interpreted as excluding MRSA and, thus, no longer warrant the empirical vancomycin therapy.
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The Case of Late Aspergillus Fumigatus Infection of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator LeadsQuick action was needed against this very rare cause of fungal endocarditis.
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Globalization of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: The World Is WaitingThe globalization of antibiotic stewardship programs is necessary in the fight against antibiotic resis­tance.
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New Flucelvax Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine Approved by FDASequirus recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Flucelvax Quadrivalent influenza vaccine.
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Maximize Contact and Minimize IsolationOptimizing the relationship between infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
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Study Identifies Risk Factors for Vascular Graft InfectionsVascular graft infections are serious complications of reconstructive vascular surgery that may increase patients’ morbidity and mortality.
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An Unusual Case of Testicular Swelling in a Patient With HIVBeing immunocompromised increases risk of rare Mycobacterium tuberculosis epididymo-orchitis.
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What the 2018 DRC Ebola Epidemic Taught Us About Outbreak Response and Experimental CountermeasuresHow has treating infections changed with the availability of experimental vaccines and therapeutics, and how can we apply this to COVID-19 today?
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Investigational Treatments for Clostridioides difficile InfectionThe high recurrence rates of Clostridioides difficile infection highlight the need for novel agents with unique mechanisms of action for treating the infection.
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Exploring the Threat of MDR-TB in the United StatesThe virulent pathogen has significant individual and public health implications.
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Pulmonary Coinfection With C neoformans and C immitis: A Novel Fungal CohabitationA patient presented with a history of uncontrolled HIV and a history of polysubstance use.
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NDM-Producing E coli Harboring PBP Insert Variants Emerges as New ThreatAs with other metallo-β-lactamases, NDM is capable of hydrolyzing nearly all β-lactams, including carbapenems, and the search for the proper antimicrobials is challenging.
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Vaginal Microbiome Transplantation Effective in Intractable Bacterial VaginosisA recent study reported the benefit of vaginal microbiome transplantation for the treatment of recurrent bacterial vaginosis.
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Salt, Ticks, and Lyme: A Case of Lyme Neuroborreliosis Presenting as SIADHThis case report is the fourth documented case of Lyme-induced syndrome of inappro­priate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).
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The Ultimate Infectious Disease Pharmacist Holiday Wish ListIn case you were wondering what to get the infectious disease (ID) pharmacist in your life for the upcoming holidays.
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With October Being Liver Awareness Month, an Opportunity to Acknowledge This Essential OrganIt is important to recognize this organ that has multiple life-enhancing functions.
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Managing Reluctant Antibiotic Stewards: Advice From an ID Physician and an ID PharmacistAlthough challenging, it is not impossible to change some outlier behaviors.
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Actively Involving Nurses in Antibiotic StewardshipStaff nurses are underused but potentially valuable contributors to antibiotic stewardship.
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What Can the United States Learn from India's Hepatitis C Eradication Model?Madhumita Premkumar, MD, discusses a nationwide, cost-efficient eradication strategy she believes could benefit Americans' efforts to curb HCV.
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Investigators Find Large Survival Disparities Among Patients with HPV-Associated CancersA recent study finds that younger patients, women, and white individuals infected with HPV-associated cancers have superior survival at 5 years.
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Two More Agents Bolster the Arsenal Against Gram-Negative ResistanceAs the antibiotic pipeline produces new therapies, clinicians must understand each agent’s specific role in manage­ment of patients infected by multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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A Case of Candida Albicans Ventriculitis Secondary to E Coli Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt InfectionRare cases of health care–associated meningitis and ventriculitis in adults caused by Candida species are associated with recent bacterial meningitis and broad-spectrum antibiotic use.
