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Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium kymdro.org/kasic/
Don’t Touch that Dapto! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Not Let the Bug Beat You: E. casseliflavus and E. gallinarum
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8575
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3 days ago
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Pondering Penicillin? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn that when it comes to Penicillin for S. aureus, Is it Aye or Nay?
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8559
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10 days ago
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Is Cefpodoxime Active? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Ceftriaxone Guided IV to PO
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8544
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17 days ago
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Too Comfy with Keflex? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Not Let the Bug Beat You: Viridans Group Streptococci
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8524
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23 days ago
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My Life is a Lie. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to answer life’s most important question - Bactericidal vs. Bacteriostatic: Does it Matter?
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8511
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about 1 month ago
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These Are Your First Steps. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Defining De-Escalation
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8501
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about 1 month ago
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No Antibiotics for Bloodstream Infection? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus: Foe for How Long?
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8498
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about 2 months ago
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Don’t Let the Moment Pass You By. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Long-Term Care Antimicrobial Stewardship: Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8474
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about 2 months ago
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No Time to De-escalate. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn that Even Shorter is Even Better: 3 Days for Community-acquired Pneumonia
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8465
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about 2 months ago
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Should Men Get More? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn if in Urinary Tract Infections: Are Men Really that Complicated?
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8451
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2 months ago
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These Bugs Ain’t Hiding. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Antibiotic De-escalation in Culture - Negative Pneumonia
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8441
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2 months ago
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Tapping Into the Truth. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Understand a Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8421
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3 months ago
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Imipenem Resistant but Ertapenem Susceptible? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Proteus, Morganella, and Providencia spp: CRE or Nah?
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8412
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3 months ago
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Dirty Details on Diarrhea. Check out this week KASIC pearl to Not Let the Bug Beat You: Diarrheagenic E. coli
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8402
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3 months ago
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Criss-Crossed Carbapenems. Check out this week’s KASIC Pearl to learn about Alternatives in Anaphylaxis: Carbapenems in Beta-Lactam Allergies
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8379
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3 months ago
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Allergy or Not Allergy? That is the Question. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl learn about Decoding A Drug Allergy History
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8364
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4 months ago
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Scared by Salmonella? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to keep the Bug from Beating You: Salmonella spp.
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8352
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4 months ago
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It’s Getting Hot in Hurrrr. So take a look at this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Non-Infectious Causes of Fever. ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8341
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4 months ago
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TMP-SMX for Strep? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about TMP-SMX vs. Streptococcus spp. ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8331
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4 months ago
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Assess and Address Aerococcus. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Beat the Bug: Aerococcus spp. ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8321
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5 months ago
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Dormant or Dangerous? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about C. difficile Colonization Conundrum ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8308
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5 months ago
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WBC Up? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Non-infectious Causes of Leukocytosis ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8297
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5 months ago
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Beta-Lactam Bestie. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Non-Purulent Cellulitis ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8287
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5 months ago
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Annoyed by Antibiotic Armor? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Breaking Down Biofilms ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8277
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5 months ago
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The Pros and Cons of Probiotics. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn bout Probiotics for C. difficile Prevention ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8258
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6 months ago
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The Dirt on a Dirty UA. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Read the Pee Leaves: Understanding Urinalysis ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8245
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6 months ago
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IDK, UTI? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn the difference between Cystitis vs. Pyelonephritis ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8235
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6 months ago
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It’s Poop Again! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Clostridioides difficile Infection - Secondary Prophylaxis ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8225
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6 months ago
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CoNStant CoNSults for CoNS? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus: Fraud or Foe? ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8209
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7 months ago
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Put Down the Pip-Tazo. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Empiric Pip-Tazo in Intra-Abdominal Infections ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8196
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7 months ago
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Antibiotics Not Working? Go Broader? Not so Fast! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about The Clinically Non-Responding Patient ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8192
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7 months ago
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Did Vanco Void the Validity? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about the Impact of Anti-MRSA Therapies on MRSA Nasal Screening ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8171
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7 months ago
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CRAB Got You Crabby? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Beat the Bug: Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8161
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8 months ago
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Does the Nose Always Know? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about MRSA Nasal Screening Outside of Pneumonia ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8149
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8 months ago
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The Nose Knows. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about MRSA Nasal Screening in Pneumonia. ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8125
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8 months ago
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Discordant Data? Don’t Despair! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Discordant Susceptibility Results: Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8122
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8 months ago
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Actino Acting Up? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Beat The Bug: Actinomyces ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8105
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9 months ago
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Ouch my Spleen! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Vaccines in Asplenia ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8091
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9 months ago
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Locked in Against Line Infections. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn that The Devil is in the Details: Antibiotic Lock Therapy ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8081
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10 months ago
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Can’t Break Free from CRBSI? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Securing Success in Catheter Salvage ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8071
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10 months ago
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#USAAW24
was a great success in Kentucky culminating in the Big Four Bridge across the Ohio River lit up in honor of Go Purple for Antibiotic Awareness Week!
10 months ago
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Surgery Signed Off. Now What? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Duration of Therapy in Uncomplicated Intra-abdominal Infections without Source Control ➡️
tinyurl.com/2a2743yy
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10 months ago
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🔬💊 It’s back!
#AntibioticAwarenessWeek
is here! Let’s come together to stop 👏unnecessary 👏 antibiotic 👏 use 👏 so antimicrobial resistance doesn’t become a viral trend 🦠 Fighting antimicrobial resistance takes all of us! 💜
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11 months ago
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I do declare it is U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week!! See the proclamation by KY Governor Andy Beshear ➡️
kymdro.org/kasic/?p=7113
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11 months ago
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Too Late for Tamiflu? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Oseltamivir in Pediatric Patients ➡️
tinyurl.com/4jnr8wkp
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11 months ago
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