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.
Ep.80 – Exploring the Microbiome: Pertinent details from a phase 1 study exploring omadacycline in healthy guts
Episode Notes
In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard is joined by Dr. Kevin Garey, an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health and senior author of the reviewed article. They walk us through the details of the microbiome effects oral omadacycline has versus oral vancomycin and what this might mean for the future of the treatment for C. difficile infections. The materials reviewed in today's episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38051631/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22563022/
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2/2/2024 • 23 minutes, 34 seconds
Ep.79 – It’s All in the Dose: High-dose oral beta-lactams for bacteremic UTIs due to Enterobacterales
Episode Notes
In this episode, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaisons Drs. Melissa Johnson and Jeannette Bouchard discuss an article from ASHE on high-dose oral beta-lactam definitive therapy compared to fluoroquinolone or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole oral therapy for bacteremia secondary to a urinary tract infection. The article reviewed can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37771747/
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1/19/2024 • 19 minutes, 32 seconds
Ep.78 – Source Specific Sepsis Order Sets Lead to Improved Empiric Therapy in the ED
Episode Notes
In this episode, Dr. April Dyer, one of our DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaisons, talks to us about source specific order sets leading to improved empiric therapy in the ED in a 200 bed hospital. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofad677/7491622#
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1/5/2024 • 10 minutes, 46 seconds
Ep.77 – Optimizing Outpatient Ordering
Episode Notes
In this episode, Drs. Bouchard, Dodds Ashley, and Perez review a large study tackling inappropriate antimicrobial use in the outpatient setting. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofad585/7439469
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12/15/2023 • 29 minutes, 6 seconds
Ep.76 – Ending VAP: is vaporizing antibiotics the answer?
Episode Notes
In this episode, Drs. Libby Dodds Ashley and Jeannette Bouchard, two of our DASON Clinical Pharmacists, talk to us about bringing and end to VAP. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37888914/
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12/1/2023 • 20 minutes, 6 seconds
Ep.75 – Febrile Podcast: Being a Stewie
Episode Notes
This week we would like to use the feed to share a great episode of Sara Dong's podcast "Febrile." Members of our DASON team and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America's antimicrobial stewardship committee celebrate antibiotic awareness week by discussing stewardship teams and an example case.
11/20/2023 • 45 minutes, 7 seconds
Ep.74 – Neurotoxicity vs Nephrotoxicity: A Look at the Comparative Safety of Cefepime and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Adults Hospitalized With Acute Infection
Episode Notes
In this episode, Dr. April Dyer, one of the DASON Clinical Pharmacists, talks about cefepime vs piperacillin-tazobactam in adults hospitalized with acute infection. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37837651/
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11/3/2023 • 21 minutes, 3 seconds
Ep.73 – Analyzing Antibiograms: Reassessing a major tool
Episode Notes
Drs. Perez, Hillenbrand and Mourad do a deep dive on how to best apply one of our most common stewardship tools. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciad467/7240295
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10/20/2023 • 34 minutes, 47 seconds
Ep.72 – Hit me with your best shot! Tools to select the best empiric therapy in complicated UTIs
Episode Notes
In this episode of the DASON Digest Podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Jeannette Bouchard talks to us about clinical risk scores to improve empiric antimicrobial selection for outpatient complicated urinary tract infections. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/10/8/ofad319/7198038#413122181
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9/29/2023 • 18 minutes, 5 seconds
Ep.71 – Emphasizing Health Equity
Episode Notes
In this episode, Dr. Rey Perez chats with Drs. Rebekah Moehring and Libby Dodds Ashley about work done by the University of Pittsburgh using a weighted lottery to equitably allocate scarce supply of COVID-19 monoclonal antibody to patients. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37656472/
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9/15/2023 • 33 minutes, 23 seconds
Ep.70 – Can we FINALLY stop antibiotics in culture negative serious infections?
Episode Notes
In this episode of the DASON Digest Podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks to us about the early discontinuation of antibiotics in patients admitted with clinically suspected serious infection but negative cultures. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37449298/
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9/1/2023 • 20 minutes, 39 seconds
Ep.69 – Creating Impactful, Feasible, Actionable, and Measurable Stewardship Interventions
Episode Notes
In this episode of the DASON Digest Podcast, DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. April Dyer talks to us about improving the efficiency of antimicrobial stewardship action in acute care facilities. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofad412/7234482
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8/18/2023 • 18 minutes, 26 seconds
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
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8/4/2023 • 27 minutes, 11 seconds
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/
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7/21/2023 • 16 minutes, 15 seconds
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/
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7/7/2023 • 15 minutes, 25 seconds
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/
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6/23/2023 • 24 minutes, 38 seconds
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
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6/9/2023 • 34 minutes, 59 seconds
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/
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5/26/2023 • 18 minutes, 47 seconds
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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5/12/2023 • 31 minutes, 24 seconds
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/
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4/28/2023 • 26 minutes, 21 seconds
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/
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4/14/2023 • 26 minutes, 10 seconds
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/
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3/31/2023 • 27 minutes, 14 seconds
Ep.58 – RSV vaccines coming: Its ok to be excited
Episode Notes
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires, DASON Medical Director, and Dr. Ethan Brenneman, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident for Duke University Hospital. The documents reviewed in this episode are: https://duke.box.com/s/7zvupbr81euvcujzq20jbpbj0yuqnafy and https://duke.box.com/s/738zmcuz4voh2urm1j0o3v2i540ziczp
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3/17/2023 • 24 minutes, 59 seconds
Ep.57 – A Guide to Diagnostic Stewardship
Episode Notes
This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36786646/
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3/3/2023 • 11 minutes, 52 seconds
Ep.56 – Let's take a mindful pause before treating bacteriuria in older adults
Episode Notes
This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36714291/
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2/17/2023 • 11 minutes, 51 seconds
Ep.55 – Discordant C. diff testing results - to treat or not to treat?
Episode Notes
This episode features Drs. Shaefer Spires and Rey Perez from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34325761/
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2/3/2023 • 17 minutes, 17 seconds
Ep.54 – Stewardship Secrets: Optimizing carbapenem use in our facilities
Episode Notes
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36601545/
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1/20/2023 • 9 minutes, 49 seconds
Ep.53 – Spellcheck Stewardship: A Happy Holidays from DASON
Episode Notes
This episode features Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley from DASON and Dr. Rey Perez, our current Duke ID Fellow. Libby and Rey talk about some upcoming changes to the podcast, as well as discuss the following article: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o2946
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1/6/2023 • 14 minutes, 35 seconds
Ep.52 – A Decade of Fluoroquinolone Stewardship
This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.326.
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12/9/2022 • 9 minutes, 39 seconds
Review of the CDC's Antibiotic Use Report - 2022
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The CDC report reviewed in this episode is available here: https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/stewardship-report/current.html.
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11/24/2022 • 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Streptococcal Bacteremia and the Risk of Infective Endocarditis
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON and Dr. Reinaldo (Rey) Perez from Duke Infectious Diseases. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06391-2.
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11/11/2022 • 18 minutes, 44 seconds
Stewardship Practices at US Hospitals
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.241.
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10/28/2022 • 17 minutes, 9 seconds
The DETOURS Study - A Chat with the Author
This episode features Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley and Dr. Rebekah Moehring from DASON. The article discussed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac787.
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10/14/2022 • 0
Ep.47 – A Novel Metric to Measure Antibiotic Use and Spectrum of Activity
This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab1034.
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9/30/2022 • 18 minutes, 45 seconds
Ep.46 – SSI Rates Among Patients Receiving Elective Colorectal Surgery with Beta-Lactam vs. Non-Beta-Lactam-Based Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article discussed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.192.
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9/9/2022 • 14 minutes, 12 seconds
Ep.45 – Let's Talk About Surgical Prophylaxis
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article discussed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0569.
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8/26/2022 • 16 minutes, 10 seconds
Ep.44 – Antibiotic Effects on the Gut Microbiome & Resistome: It’s Worse than We Thought - An Interview with Dr. Jennie Kwon
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON and Dr. Jennie Kwon from Washington University School of Medicine. The article discussed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110649.
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8/12/2022 • 16 minutes, 12 seconds
Ep.43 – Less is More: Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Use for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35877123/.
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7/29/2022 • 14 minutes, 46 seconds
Ep.42 – A Chat With the Author: Network- and Health System-guided Stewardship
This episode features Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley from DASON and Dr. Whitney Buckel from Intermountain Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac515.
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7/15/2022 • 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Ep.41 – Antibiotic Overuse and Stewardship at Hospital Discharge
This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab842.
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7/1/2022 • 28 minutes, 14 seconds
Ep.40 – Reducing Antibiotic Use for Upper Respiratory Infections in Outpatients
This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.83.
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6/17/2022 • 15 minutes, 29 seconds
Ep.39 – Stewardship Opportunities Upon Hospital Discharge
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2792123.
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6/3/2022 • 16 minutes, 45 seconds
Ep.38 – If you have to: Non-antibiotic prophylactic treatment for recurrent UTI
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-0068229.
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5/20/2022 • 21 minutes, 48 seconds
Ep.37 – Outpatient Stewardship for UTIs: Reducing Fluoroquinolone Use
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35403600/.
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5/6/2022 • 9 minutes, 51 seconds
Ep.36 – Antibiograms for Escalation: What’s the Application?
This episode features Drs. Jenni Thomas and Wes Johnson from University of Kentucky Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac256.
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4/22/2022 • 27 minutes, 19 seconds
Ep.35 – The Waiting Game: Time Between Blood Culture Sets
This episode features Drs. Jenni Thomas and Wes Johnson from University of Kentucky Healthcare. The articles reviewed in this episode are available here:
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.27
https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01005-21
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4/8/2022 • 24 minutes, 59 seconds
Ep.34 – The Role of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Pandemic Response
This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2022.34.
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3/25/2022 • 13 minutes, 57 seconds
Ep.33 – Oral Cephalosporins vs First-line Agents for Outpatients with Pyelonephritis
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106560.
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3/11/2022 • 13 minutes, 33 seconds
Ep.32 – Vancomycin Monitoring: Are We Below the Curve? A Discussion with Experts
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON and Drs. Katie Olney and Katie Wallace from University of Kentucky Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1002/phar.2670.
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2/25/2022 • 34 minutes, 8 seconds
Ep.31 – Systems Say Go: Assessing Antibiotic Prescribing After Removal of a Penicillin Allergy Alert
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The articles reviewed in this episode are available using the following links:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8367
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2021.06.059
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2/11/2022 • 13 minutes, 46 seconds
Ep.30 – Engaging Nurse Stewards
This episode features Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley from DASON. The articles reviewed in this episode are available here:
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2021.216
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2018.362
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02724-0
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1/28/2022 • 15 minutes, 52 seconds
Ep.29 – Simplifying the Management of Neurosyphilis
This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30857-4.
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1/14/2022 • 12 minutes, 19 seconds
Ep.28 – COVID Vaccines - Let's Keep Myocarditis in Perspective
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-021-01630-0.
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12/17/2021 • 13 minutes, 56 seconds
Ep.27 – Molnupiravir – Finally, an Oral Option for Outpatients with COVID-19
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. Details regarding the FDA meeting on molnupiravir are available here: https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/advisory-committee-calendar/november-30-2021-antimicrobial-drugs-advisory-committee-meeting-announcement-11302021-11302021.
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12/9/2021 • 16 minutes, 48 seconds
Ep.26 – The Status of Antimicrobial Stewardship in the US
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The CDC's 2021 report on antibiotic use in the United States is available here: https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/pdfs/stewardship-report-2021-H.pdf.
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12/9/2021 • 15 minutes, 35 seconds
Ep.25 – Race to Start: Beta-lactams or Vancomycin First for Bacteremia?
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON and Dr. Elizabeth Keil, current PGY2 Infectious Diseases Resident at Duke University Hospital. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab865.
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12/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 9 seconds
Ep.24 – MSSA Bacteremia: Cefazolin, Final Answer
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab476.
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12/9/2021 • 12 minutes, 15 seconds
Ep.23 – Just for Men: An Update on the Management of UTI
This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here:
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.9899.
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12/9/2021 • 16 minutes, 1 second
Ep.22 – 7 Day Treatment Over 14 Days for Enterobacterales Bacteremia, Not Just Non-inferior Anymore!
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2021.09.001.
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12/9/2021 • 16 minutes, 35 seconds
Ep.21 – From the Front Lines: Impact of Handshake Stewardship in the ICU
This episode features Dr. Elizabeth Dodds Ashley and Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON, Dr. Jessica Seidleman from Duke Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Christina Sarubbi from UNC Rex Healthcare. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab747.
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12/9/2021 • 23 minutes, 5 seconds
Ep.20 – Addition By Subtraction: Optimizing Antibiotic Durations at Hospital Discharge
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The articles reviewed in this podcast are available here:
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab399
https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2019.118
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12/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 23 seconds
Ep.19 – Real Talk with DASON: COVID-19 Vaccines
This episode features Dr. Travis Jones and Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON.
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12/9/2021 • 30 minutes, 32 seconds
Ep.18 – Ideas for Antimicrobial Stewardship in the ED
This episode features Dr. Angelina Davis from DASON. The articles reviewed in this episode are available using the following links:
https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp090552
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2020.10.028
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12/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 56 seconds
Ep.17 – Duration of therapy for Prosthetic Joint Infections, review of a potential game changer study with Dr. Ted Hendershot
This episode features Dr. Shaefer Spires from DASON and Dr. Ted Hendershot from the Division of Infectious Diseases at Duke University. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2020198.
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This episode features Dr. April Dyer from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa395.
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12/9/2021 • 14 minutes, 15 seconds
Ep.15 – Estimated Clinical and Economic Impact of Reducing Blood Culture Contamination
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
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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.
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12/9/2021 • 22 minutes, 25 seconds
Ep.13 – Strategies to Optimize Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing for UTIs
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.
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12/9/2021 • 19 minutes, 24 seconds
Ep.12 – De-Escalation of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics After Negative Cultures in Patients Admitted with Pneumonia – We Have Work to Do
This episode features Dr. Melissa Johnson from DASON. The article reviewed in this episode is available here: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa212.
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12/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 11 seconds
Ep.11 – Short-Course Antibiotics: Best Practice Advice from The American College of Physicians
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.
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12/9/2021 • 12 minutes, 59 seconds
Ep.10 – Community Acquired Pneumonia: It's All About the Numbers
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.
12/9/2021 • 12 minutes, 37 seconds
Ep.9 – Vancomycin vs Daptomycin – An Old Rival – The Battle Continues
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.
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12/9/2021 • 15 minutes, 25 seconds
Ep.8 – The Nose Knows: Using Nasal MRSA PCR to De-Escalate Vancomycin
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.
12/9/2021 • 13 minutes, 25 seconds
Ep.7 – Discussing the DRIP Score
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.
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12/9/2021 • 17 minutes, 4 seconds
Ep.6 – Cefiderocol: Seeking Another Option for Serious Gram-Negative Infections
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.
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12/9/2021 • 27 minutes, 35 seconds
Ep.5 – Antibiotics for Appendicitis: Ready for Prime Time?
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.
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12/9/2021 • 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Ep.4 – Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidance for COVID-19 Patients
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.duke.edu.
12/9/2021 • 14 minutes, 53 seconds
Ep.3 – COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine: Myths and Common Questions
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.
12/9/2021 • 19 minutes, 58 seconds
Ep.2 – A Preview of the Upcoming Changes to the IDSA C. difficile Treatment Guidelines
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.edu.
12/9/2021 • 25 minutes, 11 seconds
Ep.1 – Optimizing Treatment for ESBL-Producing Pathogens
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.
