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Is there any utility to trending Histoplasma serology titers to guide duration of therapy or treatment response for pulmonary histoplasmosis with negative urine antigen?
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Do you recommend, based on current evidence, avoiding antimotility agents in patients with non-fulminant C. difficile infection who have no evidence of ileus?
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Do you recommend procalcitonin to help convince other providers to stop antibiotics in patients with pneumonia in whom a non-infectious diagnosis is strongly suspected?
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How would you approach treatment in a patient with refractory Coccidioidal meningitis who has previously been treated with IV amphotericin B?
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What is your approach to the use of Paxlovid for patients with risk factors for severe Covid-19 infection but who have received SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in light of the EPIC-SR trial findings?
EPIC-SR Trial
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What duration of therapy do you recommend for patients with a vascular graft infection in which the graft has been removed and another graft placed in the infected space?
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What further evaluation do you pursue for patients who present with vague symptoms such as subjective fevers or intermittent night sweats, who have no pulmonary symptoms but have a positive IGRA?
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Do you ever favor cefazolin over ceftriaxone for bacteremia with susceptible E. coli?
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For how long would you treat a patient with dematiaceous fungi growing on a native heart valve discovered at the time of valve replacement?
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How would you treat an asymptomatic patient with a positive Blastomyces antibody, evidence of prior granulomatous lung disease on imaging, and who may require immunosuppression in the future?
1 Answer available
Is there a role for beta-lactams as step-down oral therapy for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia?
If so, what antibiotic regimens do you use?
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What specific criteria or patient conditions would make you hesitant to use fluoroquinolones early in the treatment course for managing MSSA joint infections with oral antibiotics?
For example, baseline QT prolongation, elderly age group, or underlying heart disease?
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What is your preferred agent and duration to treat an epidural abscess due to azole-resistant candida species?
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Do you routinely consider FDG PET/CT imaging for workup of fever of unknown origin?
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Do you add adjunctive gentamicin and/or rifampin for treatment of prosthetic valve Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis?
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Do you give chronic antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTIs, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in a patient with retained ureteral stents?
1 Answer available
What is the preferred antibiotic treatment regimen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium endocarditis assuming susceptibility to both daptomycin and linezolid?
1 Answer available
Do you recommend boric acid for patients with recurrent candida vulvovaginitis?
1 Answer available
How do you factor cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) antibody results when deciding on the diagnosis and treatment of racemose neurocysticercosis, given the uncertainties associated with CSF antibody testing?
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How would you manage a patient with Crohn's disease on a biologic and presents with non-bloody diarrhea, normal-appearing mucosa on sigmoidoscopy but severe colitis on biopsy with a positive CMV stain?
Would you send a CMV DNA PCR in blood, and if you elect to treat with anti-CMV medication, how long would you treat and what parameters would you use,...
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What duration of antibiotics do you use in patients with Actinomyces osteomyelitis, i.e., do you stop after 6 weeks or do you give a longer oral antibiotic course?
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How do you decide between ceftolozane/tazobactam and ceftazidime/avibactam for empiric treatment of an infection due to difficult-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa while awaiting additional susceptibilities?
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Which biomarkers or diagnostic tools do you prioritize to support the decision to start antifungal treatment in septic patients with no clear source of infection but at high risk for fungal infections?
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Do you routinely treat patients with neurosyphilis with IM penicillin for 1-3 weeks after completing a full treatment course of IV penicillin?
https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/neurosyphilis.htm
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What are your top takeaways from ID Week 2024?
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Do you consider the use of tocilizumab in patients with COVID pneumonia who have had an improvement in supplemental O2 requirements but have significantly elevated inflammatory markers after day two of remdesivir and dexamethasone?
1 Answer available
When would you initiate exchange transfusion in babesiosis and significant hemolysis?
Is parasitemia >10% and severe hemolysis with Hb less than 7 enough to initiate this?
1 Answer available
Do you take into consideration a patient's serum albumin level in your decision to use ertapenem?
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Do you routinely recommend a lumbar puncture for patients with suspected ocular or otic syphilis in the absence of additional CNS symptoms?
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Do you routinely treat chronic sacral osteomyelitis when there is no plan for debridement or flap?
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What is your approach to recurrent asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy for patients without personal history of recurrent UTIs or pyelonephritis?
Assuming patient already received an initial course of antibiotic treatment in response to a positive urine culture during routine screening early in ...
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How do you decide on the timing and number of blood cultures for suspected endocarditis given the differences in recommendations between the ESC guidelines and the Duke Criteria?
The ESC guidelines recommend obtaining at least three sets of blood cultures at 30-minute intervals before starting antibiotic therapy, each with 10 m...
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Do you add gentamicin when treating prosthetic valve endocarditis secondary to viridans group Streptococcus with a penicillin-intermediate isolate (MIC >0.125 - <0.5)?
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How often do you see bony erosions in patients with Lyme arthritis?
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How do you integrate next-generation sequencing with traditional culture methods to improve the identification of fungal pathogens, especially in cases where routine cultures are negative when evaluating suspected prosthetic joint infections?
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Do you routinely perform echocardiography in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia deemed low risk for metastatic infection, or do you selectively omit it based on specific clinical criteria?
Hendriks, et al., PMID 38576380
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Under what circumstances do you consider valacyclovir for the management of VZV disease of the CNS?
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Is there a role for suppressive antibiotic therapy when it comes to chronic femoral/tibial osteomyelitis?
1 Answer available
In patients with possible Bartonella henselae infection and elevated IgG titer, what is the best way to confirm the diagnosis: tissue biopsy with Warthin-Starry staining, tissue sent for Bartonella henselae PCR, or tissue sent for culture?
1 Answer available
What agent and for how long would you treat a patient with asymptomatic azole-resistant C auris candiduria who is planning to undergo a urological procedure?
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Do you routinely recommend IV systemic antibiotic therapy in additional to intravitreal antibiotic therapy for exogenous bacterial endophthalmitis?
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Do you preferentially avoid use of piperacillin-tazobactam for empiric anti-pseudomonal coverage in hospitalized patients due to risk of nephrotoxicity?
ACORN Randomized Clinical Trial 
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Do you routinely check cefepime levels in patient's with suspected cefepime-induced neurotoxicity?
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How would you approach treatment duration for patients with persistent candida species fungemia with a history of a prosthetic heart valve but negative TEE/CT PET and no other identifiable source of infection?
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Do you treat prosthetic joint infections after a two-stage revision arthroplasty with oral antibiotics for the full duration of therapy, assuming a susceptible oral option is available?
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What is your approach to management of CIED in a patient with community-acquired Staph aureus bacteremia who clears blood cultures quickly with negative follow up blood cultures within 72 hours of antimicrobial therapy and negative TEE?
Would you still routinely ask for CIED removal, or would you pursue PET/CT for further evaluation and consider keeping CIED if PET/CT negative?
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What is your approach to monitoring of inflammatory markers during treatment of native vertebral osteomyelitis?
3 Answers available
Do you give additional pneumococcal vaccines after a dose of PCV20 in patients with asplenia?
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Do you find HZV titers useful in diagnosing shingles sine herpete?
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Do you use combination antibiotic therapy for treatment of bacterial endocarditis due to gram-negative bacilli?
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Do you use combination therapy for persistent MSSA bacteremia?
If yes, which combination(s)?
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Under what circumstances would you recommend the maternal RSV vaccine for a pregnant patient if nirsevimab will also be available for the infant after birth?
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Under what circumstances would you recommend early fecal microbiota transplantation over antibiotic treatment or bezlotoxumab in a patient with recurrent C. difficile infection?
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Have you used Karius to aid in the diagnosis of a non-resolving pneumonia, with negative bronchoscopy, biopsy, and other infectious work up in an immunocompetent patient?
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Do you routinely ask for removal of a indwelling central line (PICC or tunneled catheter) in a patient with pseudomonal bacteremia from known source with otherwise appropriate clinical improvement on anti-pseudomonal antibiotic therapy?
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How exhaustive (especially considering cost) should an immunological workup be for patients with extensive, recurrent, or deep seated Staph aureus infections without obvious immunocompromise (e.g. cancer, diabetes, steroids) or recurrent breaks in skin integrity?
1 Answer available
Do you transition to oral antibiotics to treat uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia after patients have improved with intravenous antibiotic therapy?
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Have you incorporated the use of linezolid in lieu of vancomycin plus clindamycin for empiric treatment of necrotizing fasciitis?
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Do you recommend lifelong antibiotic prophylaxis, or do you prefer a more selective approach based on risk factors in asplenic patients without a history of severe infections?
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How long would you treat an upper urinary tract infection in a patient with acute obstructive pyelonephritis due to a kidney stone status-post urinary stenting without yet removal of the stone?
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Do you recommend routine ophthalmologic exam for all patients with hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia?
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Do you choose an antibiotic with CSF penetration, such as nafcillin over cefazolin, in the setting of MSSA endocarditis with septic emboli to the brain (assuming no concomitant meningitis or brain abscess)?
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What is your approach to duration of fidaxomicin in a patient receiving treatment for first C difficile infection while also receiving concurrent antibiotics for an infection? 
Do you extend the course of fidaxomicin past initial 10 days to at least 3-7 days after completion of antibiotics?
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Do you adhere to the standard 5-day minimum treatment duration for community-acquired pneumonia, or have you used shorter courses for certain low-risk patients?
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What is your approach to treatment of patients with fulminant C difficile infection who required ileostomy creation or colectomy?
Is there a role for oral vancomycin in these patients, or is oral vancomycin redundant if other routes of administration are being used (i.e intracolo...
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What is your approach to antiviral treatment of HSV acute retinal necrosis?
Is there a role for oral antiviral therapy alone (as opposed to induction with IV) and for what duration? And is there a role for ongoing suppressive ...
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What is your approach to use of D-mannose for prevention of recurrent uncomplicated cystitis?
Especially in light of the results of the randomized clinical trial published on 8/2024 in Jama Internal Medicine by Hayward et al., PMID 38587819.
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Do you use oral fosfomycin as a treatment option for uncomplicated cystitis due to ESBL producing E coli?
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For which patients could you consider direct oral amoxicillin challenge as opposed to skin testing for penicillin allergy de-labeling?
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For how long would you treat Klebsiella aerogenes folliculitis of the face manifesting as a cystic lesion?
Would you combine antibiotics with isotretinoin?
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Do you recommend antibiotic prophylaxis for an ESKD patient with a tunneled dialysis catheter who is planned for a dental procedure?
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What is your approach to counseling patients regarding re-initiation of anti-TNF therapy after completion of treatment for non-disseminated pulmonary histoplasmosis?
Would it be safe to resume and if so, when?
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Do you prescribe linezolid to patients who are concomitantly on an SSRI?
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How long would you treat a patient with recent history of TAVR presenting with E faecalis bacteremia with unclear source with TEE showing thickened valves but no obvious vegetation?
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How long do you treat an isolated bacterial liver abscess which has either undergone percutaneous drainage or for which an indwelling drain is placed?
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What is your approach to duration of systemic antibiotics for treatment of isolated bacterial endophthalmitis in the absence of bacteremia or other deep-seated metastatic foci of infection?
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What is your approach to a patient with undetectable MMR titers checked prior to or during immunosuppression and a history of MMR vaccination in childhood?
Is there a role for booster vaccination and if so, how do you approach the timing when a patient is already on a biologic for immunosuppression? 
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How do you treat a patient with a gram-negative infection with resistance to imipenem but sensitivity to meropenem and negative for Carbapenem resistant organism by xpert Carba-R-assay?
1 Answer available
Have you incorporated the use of steroids for patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia?
In light of published data from the CAPE COD trial...
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Is there a role for repeat surveillance blood cultures in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis without associated cardiac abscess after a 6 week course of antibiotic treatment without surgical intervention?
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Is there a role for chronic suppressive oral or inhaled therapy for recurrent Burkholderia cepacia pneumonia causing frequent hospitalizations in a patient with severe bronchiectasis with or without underlying cystic fibrosis?
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In addition to ampicillin, is there any benefit to the addition of either gentamicin or bactrim when treating a patient with listeria meningitis?
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Have you applied the POET trial to clinical practice?
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How long do you continue antibiotics after cholecystostomy tube placement for acute cholecystitis?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly we see management of acute cholecystitis with cholecystostomy tubes as opposed to surgery, even amongst pati...
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What duration of therapy do you use for treatment of Legionella pneumonia in an immunocompetent host without associated empyema or extrapulmonary infection?
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For how long do you treat an early spinal hardware infection secondary to MSSA after operative washout and retention of hardware?
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Do you treat Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia with combination therapy and if so, what is your preferred combination of antibacterials?
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For how long do you treat uncomplicated CRE bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient?
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Would you consider stepping down from an echinocandin to azole therapy prior to the end of an initial six-week course for fluconazole-susceptible Candida albicans endocarditis in the absence of valve surgery?
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Papers discussed in this category

Circulation, 2015 Sep 15
Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association.
The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2017 Feb 04
Surgical Versus Medical Therapy for Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Meta-Analysis of 32 Studies.
European heart journal, 2023 Oct 14
2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis.
The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2016-06
Rifampin for Surgically Treated Staphylococcal Infective Endocarditis: A Propensity Score-Adjusted Cohort Study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2021 May 04
Is Rifampin Use Associated With Better Outcome in Staphylococcal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis? A Multicenter Retrospective Study.
JAMA network open, 2022 Dec 01
Association of Linezolid With Risk of Serotonin Syndrome in Patients Receiving Antidepressants.
International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2023 Jun 08
Dose optimisation of linezolid in critically ill patients based on a population pharmacokinetic model: A two-centre prospective interventional study.
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Nov 20
The Association of Serotonin Toxicity with Combination Linezolid-Serotonergic Agent Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2023 May 07
Real-world evaluation of linezolid-associated serotonin toxicity with and without concurrent serotonergic agents.
JAMA network open, 2024 Jan 02
Early Switch From Intravenous to Oral Antibiotics for Patients With Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bacteremia.
Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia, 2023 Nov 24
Treatment guidelines for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms.
Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia, 2023 Oct 26
In vitro activity of cefiderocol and other newly approved antimicrobials against multi-drug resistant Gram-negative pathogens recovered in intensive care units in Spain and Portugal.
EClinicalMedicine, 2022 Dec 01
Duration of antibiotic treatment for Gram-negative bacteremia - Systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 2020 Sep 27
Short-course versus long-course antibiotic treatment in patients with uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2019 Sep 13
Seven Versus 14 Days of Antibiotic Therapy for Uncomplicated Gram-negative Bacteremia: A Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial.
European heart journal, 2023 Oct 25
Clinical implementation of partial oral treatment in infective endocarditis: the Danish POETry study.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2023 May 11
Choosing patients over placebos: oral transitional therapy vs. IV-only therapy for bacteraemia and infective endocarditis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2023 Jul 26
Attainment of Target Antibiotic Levels by Oral Treatment of Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: A POET Substudy.
Infectious diseases and therapy, 2022 May 03
Legionnaires' Disease: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 2019 Oct 01
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2023 Sep 18
Considerations and Concerns regarding the use of Ertapenem in Patients with Hypoalbuminemia: is it Truly Inappropriate?
The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 2024 Jan 17
Efficacy and safety of an early oral switch in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection (SABATO): an international, open-label, parallel-group, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2023 Jan 31
Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
JACC. Cardiovascular interventions, 2022 Jun 13
Long-Term Follow-Up of Hypoattenuated Leaflet Thickening After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 2017 Aug 16
Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis After TAVR: Value of a Multimodality Imaging Approach.
The New England journal of medicine, 2018 Aug 28
Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2023 Sep 11
Real-World Application of Oral Therapy for Infective Endocarditis: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2015-08-01
Histoplasmosis complicating tumor necrosis factor-α blocker therapy: a retrospective analysis of 98 cases.
N Engl J Med, 2023 Mar 21
Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Ophthalmology. Retina, 2019 Mar 21
International Practice Patterns for the Management of Acute Postsurgical and Postintravitreal Injection Endophthalmitis: European Vitreo-Retinal Society Endophthalmitis Study Report 1.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2021 Feb 01
VISUAL OUTCOME OF EARLY VITRECTOMY AND INTRAVITREAL ANTIBIOTICS IN ACUTE POSTSURGICAL AND POSTINTRAVITREAL INJECTION ENDOPHTHALMITIS: European Vitreo-Retinal Society Endophthalmitis Study Report Two.
Archives of ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 1995 Dec
Results of the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study. A randomized trial of immediate vitrectomy and of intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis. Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study Group.
The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Apr 04
Nirmatrelvir for Vaccinated or Unvaccinated Adult Outpatients with Covid-19.
The Journal of infectious diseases, 1980 Mar
A study of cephalothin and desacetylcephalothin in cerebrospinal fluid in therapy for experimental pneumococcal meningitis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1976 Sep
Pharmacological study of cefazolin during intermittent and continuous infusion: a crossover investigation in humans.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2020 May 08
Should we reconsider cefazolin for treating staphylococcal meningitis? A retrospective analysis of cefazolin and cloxacillin cerebrospinal fluid levels in patients treated for staphylococcal meningitis.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 2020 Dec 14
Effectiveness of adjunctive clindamycin in β-lactam antibiotic-treated patients with invasive β-haemolytic streptococcal infections in US hospitals: a retrospective multicentre cohort study.
Open forum infectious diseases, 2023 Nov 24
Comparison of Adjuvant Clindamycin vs Linezolid for Severe Invasive Group A Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Circulation, 2008 Jun 09
Bacteremia associated with toothbrushing and dental extraction.
Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 1999 May-Jun
Prophylactic antibiotic therapy prior to dental treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease.
Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.), 2004 Jun
Antibiotic prophylaxis in dialysis patients undergoing invasive dental treatment.
International ophthalmology clinics, 2022 Apr 01
Challenges and Updates on the Management of Acute Retinal Necrosis.
Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2020 Jul 08
Management Strategies of Acute Retinal Necrosis: Current Perspectives.
Retinal cases & brief reports, 2022 Nov 01
RECURRENT ACUTE RETINAL NECROSIS.
Lancet (London, England), 2021 Mar 27
Discontinuing β-lactam treatment after 3 days for patients with community-acquired pneumonia in non-critical care wards (PTC): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial.
Lancet (London, England), 2021 Mar 27
How low can we go in community-acquired pneumonia therapy?
World journal of urology, 2013 Apr 30
D-mannose powder for prophylaxis of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: a randomized clinical trial.
JAMA internal medicine, 2024 Apr 08
d-Mannose for Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Among Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2022 Aug 30
D-mannose for preventing and treating urinary tract infections.
JAMA internal medicine, 2024 May 13
Mortality of Patients With Sepsis Administered Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Cefepime.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2018-05-17
Detecting Infections Rapidly and Easily for Candidemia Trial, Part 2 (DIRECT2): A Prospective, Multicenter Study of the T2Candida Panel.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2023 Mar 22
Therapeutic Options for Adult Patients With Persistent Methicillin-Susceptible Bacteremia: A Narrative Review.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2021 Jul 24
Clinical outcomes of combination versus monotherapy for gram negative non-HACEK infective endocarditis.
Open forum infectious diseases, 2023 Feb 02
Epidemiology and Clinical Outcomes of Non-HACEK Gram-Negative Infective Endocarditis.
Infection & chemotherapy, 2021 Jun
Risk of Endogenous Endophthalmitis during Bacteremia: Implications for Screening.
Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2014 Sep
Endophthalmitis caused by Klebsiella species.
Eye (London, England), 2017 Jun 16
Clinical features and prognostic factors of Klebsiella endophthalmitis-10-year experience in an endemic region.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2006-07-15
Do follow-up imaging examinations provide useful prognostic information in patients with spine infection?
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2021 Jul 22
The ERACE-PA Global Surveillance Program: Ceftolozane/tazobactam and Ceftazidime/avibactam in vitro Activity against a Global Collection of Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2023 Jul 05
Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Versus Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a Multicenter Cohort Study.
The Lancet. Neurology, 2009-08
Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment.
Circulation, 2023 Dec 04
Update on Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infections and Their Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association: Endorsed by the International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases.
The American journal of medicine, 2024 Mar 16
The Contribution of 18F FDG PET-CT for the Investigation of Fever of Unknown Origin and Inflammation of Unknown Origin.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 2007-11
Detection of bloodstream infections in adults: how many blood cultures are needed?
Journal of clinical microbiology, 2011-12
Optimized pathogen detection with 30- compared to 20-milliliter blood culture draws.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2004 May 25
Optimal testing parameters for blood cultures.
Open forum infectious diseases, 2021 Dec 18
Clinical Significance of in a Single Positive Blood Culture Bottle.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2019 Jul 16
Prevalence of Infective Endocarditis in Enterococcus faecalis Bacteremia.
The Medical clinics of North America, 1963 Sep
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS AND AMPHOTERICIN B.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2022 Sep 10
Use of biomarkers to individualize antimicrobial therapy duration: a narrative review.
The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 2016 Mar 02
Efficacy and safety of procalcitonin guidance in reducing the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients: a randomised, controlled, open-label trial.
Experimental cell research, 1985 Jan
Cell growth, cell division and cell size homeostasis in Swiss 3T3 cells.
JAMA, 2024 Dec 09
Biomarker-Guided Antibiotic Duration for Hospitalized Patients With Suspected Sepsis: The ADAPT-Sepsis Randomized Clinical Trial.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2018 Mar 19
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).
Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes, 2020 Nov 05
Are Antimotility Agents Safe for Use in Infections? Results From an Observational Study in Malignant Hematology Patients.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 1995 Oct
Diarrhoea caused by Clostridium difficile: response time for treatment with metronidazole and vancomycin.
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2021 Jun 01
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections.

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