Ep.9 – Vancomycin vs Daptomycin – An Old Rival – The Battle Continues

This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article by Schweizer and colleagues is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1572. The article by Dionne and Lee is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab247.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.8 – The Nose Knows: Using Nasal MRSA PCR to De-Escalate Vancomycin

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab099.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.7 – Discussing the DRIP Score

This episode features Dr. Cara Nys, a former PGY2 Infectious Diseases Resident at Duke, and Dr. Meredith Oliver, the lead author of the article reviewed in this episode and a Pediatric Infectious Diseases Pharmacist at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. The article reviewed by Meredith Oliver and colleagues is available here: https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01482-20.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.6 – Cefiderocol: Seeking Another Option for Serious Gram-Negative Infections

This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The CREDIBLE-CR study is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30796-9. The APEKS-NP study is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30731-3.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.5 – Antibiotics for Appendicitis: Ready for Prime Time?

This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The CODA Trial reviewed in this podcast is available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2014320. The APPAC II Trial is available here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2775227.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.4 – Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidance for COVID-19 Patients

This episode features Dr. April Dyer and Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.041. In addition, the systematic review and meta-analysis of secondary co-infection in patients with COVID-19 is available here: https://www.tarrn.org/covid.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.3 – COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine: Myths and Common Questions

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley and Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The DASON newsletter on the topic of COVID-19 Vaccine Q&As referenced in this episode is available for download here: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/newsletters.

For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.2 – A Preview of the Upcoming Changes to the IDSA C. difficile Treatment Guidelines

This episode features Drs. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley and Travis Jones from DASON and Dr. Kevin Garey from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in Houston, Texas. The latest IDSA/SHEA C. difficile guidelines are available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab549.

For more information about the Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON), please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

Ep.1 – Optimizing Treatment for ESBL-Producing Pathogens

Episode Notes

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley and Dr. Shaefer Spires. The article discussed in this podcast is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1479.

For more information about the Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON), please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

2020