Clostridioides difficile Prophylaxis
Clostridioides difficile Prophylaxis A 70 year old with leukemia is admitted to the for febrile neutropenia. She was treated for C. difficile colitis last month.…
Infectious Diseases Cases
Each week, a fictional case describing a common antimicrobial stewardship opportunity is proposed on Twitter and LinkedIn. A question on how to best proceed with the antimicrobial conundrum, along with a polled response is included to gauge audience perspectives and understanding. KASIC cases are created by a KASIC Infectious Diseases Pharmacist and reviewed by multiple Infectious Diseases Pharmacists before posting.
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Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Bacteremia
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Bacteremia 3 patients are admitted to the hospital with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. growing from blood cultures Patient 1 – 1 of 2 sets…
Empiric Pip-Tazo in Intra-Abdominal Infections
Empiric Pip-Tazo in Intra-Abdominal Infections 2 patients are admitted & started on empiric piperacillin/tazobactam. Patient 1: with community-onset appendicitis Patient 2: with pancreatic cancer s/p…
The Clinically Non-Responding Patient
The Clinically Non-Responding Patient has a history of heart failure and is admitted for respiratory distress. He is diagnosed with pneumonia After 2 days, his…
MRSA Nasal Screening After Vancomycin
MRSA Nasal Screening After Vancomycin has pneumonia and is on day 5 of vancomycin. He has a history of MRSA No respiratory cultures have been…