Breakpoints

In this episode of Breakpoints’ Dosing Consult series, Drs. Chuck Peloquin and Gerry Davies join Dr. Megan Klatt to discuss rifampin dosing for mycobacterial infections. Hear from the experts on if higher doses are really better, toxicity thresholds, and the role of alternative rifamycins for patients with MTB and NTMs.

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References:

1. Efficacy and Safety of High-Dose Rifampin in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. …

Drs. Jim Rhodes and Molly Steed join host Jeannette Bouchard to discuss all things related to optimal dosing of daptomycin. This podcast episode provides insight on why dosing matters with this antibiotic, especially with certain organisms (looking at you, E. faecium), why weight matters with dosing, and what that pesky CPK means.

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References:

1. Fixed-dose daptomycin in Staphylococcus aureus: doi 10.1002/phar.4602
2. High dose daptomycin for VRE: doi 10.1093/cid/ciw815

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In this episode, Drs. Erica Stohs, Ryan Stevens, and Jame McCrae join Dr. Megan Klatt to discuss antimicrobial stewardship practices at transitions of care and in the outpatient setting. Hear from the experts on how to establish programs in this space, best practices for data/reporting, and other tips for stewardship intervention.

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References:

1. Pharmacist-Driven Transitions of Care Practice Model for Prescribing Oral Antimicrobials at Hospital Discharge. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11331
2. From concept to reality: Building an ambulatory antimicrobial stewardship program. 10.1002/jac5.1528 …

Join Prof Jason Roberts and Dr. Erin McCreary for this episode dedicated to discussing the results of the BLING III trial, which explored the use of continuous versus intermittent infusion of a beta-lactam antibiotic in critically ill patients.

Reference: Continuous vs Intermittent β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis: The BLING III Randomized Clinical Trial. 10.1001/jama.2024.9779

Drs. Jeffrey Pearson and Jason Pogue join Dr. Jeannette Bouchard as they take on all things tetracyclines. Starting with tetracycline, they walk through differences between each generation and drug in this class, from dosing all the way to pertinent resistance mechanisms. You will not want to miss out on this one! This podcast was supported by an unrestricted grant from Paratek Pharmaceuticals Inc.

References:

• Omadacycline for Mycobacterium abscessus full case series data set: 10.1128/aac.00824-23
• Long term safety of omadacycline in Mycobacterium abscessus: 10.1093/ofid/ofad335
• USCAST Acinetobacter baumannii Recommendations for Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria: https://www.uscast.org/uploads/1/1/9/0/119044870/uscast_alepak_acbc_stic_08feb23.pdf

Drs. Yohei Doi and Emily Heil join Dr. Erin McCreary to dive into one of the most requested topics from our listeners and something that is consistently confusing in clinical practice: Acinetobacter baumannii! Hear from experts on their experience with treating this tricky organism and their thoughts on best approaches when you are presented with CRAB. Listen to Breakpoints on iTunes, Overcast, Spotify, Listen Notes, Player FM, Pocket Casts, TuneIn, Blubrry, RadioPublic, or by using our RSS feed: https://sidp.pinecast.co/ 

References:

1. SNAP doi:10.1128/mbio.02759-2
2. ATTACK doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00184-6
3. CRAB among COVID patients: doi:10.1093/jac/dkad042

Drs. Chris Crnich, Angela Huttner, and Jeannette Bouchard join Dr. Erin McCreary to discuss all things uncomplicated UTIs! Gain insight into where our new guidelines may be headed and pearls from experts in a variety of clinical settings, including a clinic specifically devoted to UTIs! Funding for this podcast was supported by an independent medical education grant from GSK.

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References:

• Proposing the "Continuum of UTI" doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000003874
• UTIs exciting new frontier doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.07.016 …

In this special LIVE podcast episode, Drs. Emily Heil (@emilyheil) and Mandee Noval (@MandeeNoval) present the latest and greatest in ID literature from MAD-ID 2024 (@MAD_ID_ASP) in Orlando, FL. They cover everything from ECCMID late breakers to stewardship to the best things to come out of a good old shortage! You won’t want to miss this one!

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The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists is excited to invite you to the first ever meeting (via Breakpoints) of The Tortured Stewards & Surgeons Department. Today’s agenda items: optimal management of perioperative antibiotics and prevention of surgical site infections.

Drs. Trisha Peel (@DrTrishaPeel), Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) and Patch Dellinger join Dr. Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) to discuss some of the controversies we encounter while managing antibiotics in the perioperative space. Does anyone really need post-op antimicrobial prophylaxis longer than 24 hours? Where should vancomycin be fitting into surgical prophylaxis regimens? …

In this episode, Drs. Helen Boucher (@hboucher3), Ramy Elshaboury, and Mike Dudley (@MikeMNDudley) join host, Megan Klatt (@MeganKlatt3), to discuss barriers to antimicrobial drug development, potential incentives and legislation to promote market growth, and what we can do to ensure the antimicrobial pipeline doesn’t run dry.

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References

1. An analysis of antibacterial drug development trends in the United States, 1980-2019…