Duke Antimicrobial Stewardship Outreach Network (DASON)

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The DASON Digest features engaging conversations with experts in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship covering a variety of topics. New episodes of the Digest are published every other Friday. Subscribe to follow along with our latest content. For more information about DASON, please visit https://dason.medicine.duke.edu.

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Ep.15 – Estimated Clinical and Economic Impact of Reducing Blood Culture Contamination 09.12.2021 13:45

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON and Dr. Kevin Garey from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. The articles reviewed in this episode are available for download using the following links: https://doi.org/10.1128/CMR.00009-19 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.12.020 https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01015-18 For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicin...

Ep.14 – Preoperative Beta-lactam Allergy Intervention 09.12.2021 22:25

This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley from DASON and Dr. Shaina Kwiatkowski from Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, MI. The article by Kwiatkowski and colleagues reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxab218 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.13 – Strategies to Optimize Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for UTIs 09.12.2021 19:24

This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON and Dr. Jason Funaro from the Antimicrobial Stewardship Evaluation Team (ASET) at Duke. The article by Dr. Funaro and colleagues reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab214 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.12 – De-Escalation of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics After Negative Cultures in Patients Admitted with Pneumonia – We Have Work to Do 09.12.2021 17:11

This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa212 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.11 – Short-Course Antibiotics: Best Practice Advice from The American College of Physicians 09.12.2021 12:59

This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The Best Practice Advice from the American College of Physicians is available here: https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-7355 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.10 – Community Acquired Pneumonia: It's All About the Numbers 09.12.2021 12:37

This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00313-5 . For more information about DASON, please visit: https://dason.medicine.duke.edu .

Ep.9 – Vancomycin vs Daptomycin – An Old Rival – The Battle Continues 09.12.2021 15:25

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 09.12.2021 13:25

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 09.12.2021 17:04

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 in...

Ep.6 – Cefiderocol: Seeking Another Option for Serious Gram-Negative Infections 09.12.2021 27:35

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? 09.12.2021 14:53

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 09.12.2021 14:53

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.duk...

Ep.3 – COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine: Myths and Common Questions 09.12.2021 19:58

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 09.12.2021 25:11

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...

Ep.1 – Optimizing Treatment for ESBL-Producing Pathogens 09.12.2021 17:08

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 .