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Hooked on ID with Kelly Zabriskie, MLS, CIC, FAPIC

Hooked on ID with Kelly Zabriskie, MLS, CIC, FAPIC

Science has always been a passion of mine. I worked in research and microbiology for years, and while at home, I would read science journals, try to identify diseases from case studies and watch all the science shows.

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Questionnaire identifies patients at low risk for penicillin allergy

Questionnaire identifies patients at low risk for penicillin allergy

Researchers found that a questionnaire successfully identified patients with STIs who can be safely evaluated for penicillin allergy by skin test or by a two-step graded oral challenge, according to a study.

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Study: 85 pathogens cause massive loss of life globally

Study: 85 pathogens cause massive loss of life globally

Experts have called for additional research and drug development after estimates showed that more than 700 million disability-adjusted life-years were associated with 85 pathogens, with some disproportionately affecting young children.

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Carbapenems commonly used in Enterobacterales infections despite guidance

Carbapenems commonly used in Enterobacterales infections despite guidance

Carbapenems were commonly prescribed as targeted therapy for extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales infections despite significant changes in guidance, data show.

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Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions dropped early in pandemic, rebounded in 2021

Inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions dropped early in pandemic, rebounded in 2021

The average number of inappropriate antibiotics prescribed monthly decreased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic but returned to pre-pandemic levels by late 2021, data show.

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Management of Q fever complicated by lack of clinical guidelines

Management of Q fever complicated by lack of clinical guidelines

Experts say that the management of Q fever, a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, is complicated by the lack of clinical guidance on screening protocols, treatment regimens and durations.

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Azithromycin does not reduce malaria, STI risk for pregnant women at delivery

Azithromycin does not reduce malaria, STI risk for pregnant women at delivery

The addition of azithromycin to daily trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole treatment among pregnant women with HIV did not reduce the rate of malaria or bacterial sexually transmitted infections at delivery, data show.

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Antibiotic durations for UTIs in men and children: How long is long enough?

Antibiotic durations for UTIs in men and children: How long is long enough?

The mantra “shorter is better” for antibiotic durations has become a point of importance in the infectious disease and antimicrobial stewardship realms.

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May 07, 2024
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Suppressive antibiotics beneficial only for some patients with PJI

Suppressive antibiotics beneficial only for some patients with PJI

Despite suppressive antibiotic therapy being a routine strategy for managing periprosthetic joint infections, a study showed the benefits may be limited.

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May 04, 2024
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Shorter antibiotic courses fail to beat E. coli bacteremia for some infants in NICU

Shorter antibiotic courses fail to beat <i>E. coli</i> bacteremia for some infants in NICU

TORONTO — Shorter courses of antibiotics were associated with increased odds of reinfection and death among infants treated in the NICU for Escherichia coli bacteremia who were not evaluated for meningitis, a study showed.

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