DASON Digest

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON clinical pharmacist liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about a national retrospective cohort study comparing the effects of cefepime versus piperacillin-tazobactam on the development of severe acute kidney injury in patients with septic shock. The article for this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39657...

Episode Notes Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she hosts Dr. Dan Ilges and Dr. Ryan Stevens to discuss the recent article published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology titled: “Real-world Utility of Procalcitonin in Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Matched Cohort Study.” Together, they unpack how this study challenges the utility of procalcitonin in g...

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson talks with Dr. Jason Trubiano, Director of Infectious Diseases at Austin Health in Australia. Drs. Johnson and Trubiano discuss an article in Journal of Infection entitled "Development and validation of a cephalosporin allergy clinical decision rule." The article can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nl...

Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard as she reviews the recent article published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology titled: “ (Re)Moving the Needle: A Retrospective, Quasi-Experimental Assessment of the Impact of a Treatment Guideline on Oral Antibiotic Prescribing for Orthopedic Infections." She discusses how this study highlights the real-wor...

In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. April Dyer talks with us about how a microbiology-driven electronic health record-algorithm and order set can decrease antipseudomonal use in diabetic foot infections. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40160223/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu...

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis chats with us about several articles about antibiotic prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis. The materials reviewed in this episode can be found on the DASON Digest page on our website: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/sbp-prophylaxis-what-were-doing-why-were-doing-i...

Episode Notes Join the Duke ID PGY2 resident Natalie Harris as she talks with Dr. Julie Gray about her new article published in ASHE this year titled “Short versus long treatment duration for streptococcal bloodstream infection." The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40026772/ for more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medic...

Episode Notes Join DASON liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she talks with Dr. Kati Shihadeh about her new article published in ASHE this year titled “Standardization in the management of gram-negative bloodstream infections after implementation of a clinical care guideline at a large academic, safety-net institution: a quasi-experimental study. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: h...

Episode Notes Join Drs. Emily Stevenson and Jessie Seidelman as they discuss Dr. Seidelman’s experience with blood culture stewardship and her recent publications as well as a new publication out of Virginia and their experience of their efforts during the shortage. Materials discussed today: Main article: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiolog...

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson chats with Dr. Sunish Shah from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center about metronidazole dosing for bloodstream infections. The article reviewed in the episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39667533/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. April Dyer talks with Dr. Rebekah Moehring talk to us about outcomes of antibiotic de-escalation in patients with suspected sepsis. The article discussed in the episode can be viewed here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39657050/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes Join Drs. Libby Dodds Ashley and Dev Anderson as they discuss one of the latest articles from the Duke ID team regarding C. difficile testing and the confusion that surrounds certain testing results. The articles reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39828613/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39180325/ For more information about DASON, please...

In this episode of the DASON Digest Podcast, Dr. Angelina Davis, one of our DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaisons, talks to us about the BALANCE Trial and the work the investigators did with duration of antibiotic treatment for bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39565030/ For more information about D...

Episode Notes Join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard and DiRTE Lab Director Bobby Warren to discuss a fun BMJ article from their end of the year edition titled Bug in a Mug: Are Hospital Coffee Machines Transmitting Pathogens. We hope everyone has a happy New Year! The article reviewed in today's episode can be found here: https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2564 For more information about DASON, please vis...

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson talks with Dr. Dan Morgan from University of Maryland School of Medicine. The articles and documents reviewed can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/patient-safety/hcp/hospital-dx-excellence/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/patient-safety/media/pdfs/DxEx-Tool-Priority-Examples-508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/patient-saf...

Episode Notes In this very special episode we have guest appearances from old and new stewardship friends. References for this episode can be found at this link: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/blog/episode-100-celebration-stewardship For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu

Episode Notes For this episode, Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley is joined by Dr. Chris Hostler to discuss Dr. Hostler’s recent article evaluating postoperative outcomes in patients receiving ertapenem for colon surgery. This article that includes some data from our DASON sites so this is a MUST listen! The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39363596/ For mor...

Join Dr. Angelina Davis as she discusses a recent article in Clinical Infectious Diseases on differences in outpatient community-acquired pneumonia treatment regimens. the article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39442057/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Melissa Johnson reviews an article that compares the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) versus oral (PO) stepdown therapy for uncomplicated streptococcal bacteremia. The article can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/11/7/ofae361/7701251 For more information about DASON, please v...

Episode Notes In this episode, Dr. Jeannette Bouchard and guest Dr. Emily Heil walk listeners through key updates to the IDSA Resistant Gram-negative Guidance and what may be most pertinent for our community partners. The materials reviewed today can be found here: https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/amr-guidance/#UpdateHistory For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason...

Episode Notes In this episode, Dr. April Dyer discusses a recent article in Antimicrobial Stewardship and Hospital Epidemiology on how pharmacists can help with post-hospital discharge micro result review. The article reviewed in today's episode can be found here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/antimicrobial-stewardship-and-healthcare-epidemiology/article/impact-of-pharmacistled-microbiol...

Episode Notes Join DASON Clinical Pharmacist Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley as she discusses a recent article in Pharmacotherapy on daptomycin dosing with one of the primary authors, Dr. Katie Olney. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39078247/ For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu/

Episode Notes In this exciting episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Dr. April Dyer discusses a hot off the press article that follows up the results from the big PALACE trial that was published in 2023. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2822413 For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duk...

Episode Notes In this exciting episode, Dr. Jeannette Bouchard is joined by Drs. Katie Lambert and Catessa Howard to discuss their newly published brief report in OFID that helps shine a light on a common clinical issue, is cefazolin or ceftriaxone a better surrogate for third generation oral cephalosporins. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/a...

Episode Notes In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. April Dyer walks us through an article from Clinical Infectious Diseases entitled "Beyond Infection: Mortality and End-of-Life Care Associated with Infectious Disease Consultation in an Academic Health System." The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38867715/ For more inf...