I think we can all agree that resistance is inevitable, despite what the quote says, in the world of infectious diseases. More and more, the use of broad spectrum antibiotics (looking at you, vanco-zosyn!) brings upon more resistant organisms, with beta-lactamases being one of the key methods of resistance in many gram negative bacteria. As
Month: November 2021
Look, I know I have been absent but I have really good reason for that. No COVID-related articles today. Mark Beldman, Claudia Löwik, Alex Soriano, Laila Albiach, Wierd P Zijlstra, Bas A S Knobben, Paul Jutte, Ricardo Sousa, André Carvalho, Karan Goswami, Javad Parvizi, Katherine A Belden, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, If, When, and How to Use
Look, I know I have talked a lot about staphylococcus but there is a ton of details that go into the therapeutic aspects of it. When it comes to staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, specifically MRSA, vancomycin is the first line therapy per the IDSA guidelines (1). I have discussed the issues with vancomycin dosing, and how
It’s been quite a while since I’ve actually written any post and I have quite a bit of Articles to talk about this time around. blame it on moving and a new job. Connors JM, Brooks MM, Sciurba FC, Krishnan JA, Bledsoe JR, Kindzelski A, Baucom AL, Kirwan BA, Eng H, Martin D, Zaharris E,