Ep.68 – Don’t be so Negative! A Look at GN-BSI in the US

Episode Notes

Dr. Rey Perez chats with our newest DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison, Dr. Jeannette Bouchard, about the epidemiology of gram negative blood stream infections. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/10/7/ofad265/7175984

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

Ep.67 – Rx for Success: Tackling Penicillin Allergy De-Labelling in our Hospitals

Episode Notes

Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON talks to us about removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels. There are lots of supplemental materials for this episode, and they can all be viewed on the episode's page on our website: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/rx-success-tackling-penicillin-allergy-de-labelling-our-hospitals

The main article discussed today is: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37354996/

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

Ep.66 – The Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection Conundrum: Vancomycin Plus Clindamycin vs. Linezolid

Episode Notes

In this episode, Dr. Angelina Davis talks to us about the use of clindamycin + vancomycin vs. linezolid for the treatment of necrotizing soft tissue infections. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37351452/

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

Ep.65 – Plagued by Probiotics?

Episode Notes

For this episode, Drs. Libby Dodds Ashley and Rey Perez talk about probiotic-associated central venous catheter blood stream infections. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37260310/

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

Ep.64 – SSI Compendium Update

Episode Notes

In this episode, Infectious Diseases fellow Dr. Rey Perez chats with DCASIP Executive Director Dr. Dev Anderson about the latest surgical site infection compendium updates. The article reviewed can be found here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/strategies-to-prevent-surgical-site-infections-in-acutecare-hospitals-2022-update/2F824B9ADD6066B29F89C8A2A127A9DC

To learn more about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Ep.63 – Antibiotic Spectrum Scores

Episode Notes

This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in the episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36999909/

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

Ep.62 – Pip-Tazo: A Pancreatic Panacea?

Episode Notes

This Episode features Drs. Shaefer Spires and Rey Perez from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2804245. JAMA. 2023;329(18):1579-1588. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.5728

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Ep.61 – Antimicrobial susceptibility testing: An updated primer for clinicians in the era of antimicrobial resistance: Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

Episode Notes

This month, University of Kentucky HealthCare PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residents Becca and Kam are on their DASON rotation and are talking to DASON Digest listeners about antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The article reviewed in the episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36825480/

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

Ep.60 – Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Episode Notes

This month, University of Kentucky HealthCare PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residents Becca and Kam are on their DASON rotation and are talking to DASON Digest listeners about Hydrocortisone use in severe CAP. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36942789/

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

Ep.59 – Prophylaxis Progress Report

Episode Notes

This episode features Drs. Libby Dodds Ashley and Rey Perez from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36774539/

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

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