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Apr 21, 2023 • 40min
#77 – Breakpoints Talks Breakpoints: Non-fermenters
Episode Notes
Drs. Jim Lewis, Mike Satlin (@MSatlin) and Jason Pogue (@jpogue1) are back with Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) for the grand finale of our five-episode miniseries all about breakpoints! Join our panelists for a great discourse on breakpoint updates for non-fermenters.
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Apr 14, 2023 • 34min
#76 – Breakpoints Talks Breakpoints: Fluoroquinolones
Episode Notes
Drs. Jim Lewis, Mike Satlin (@MSatlin) and Jason Pogue (@jpogue1) are back with Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) for episode four of a five-episode miniseries all about breakpoints! Join our panelists for a magically delicious episode all about breakpoint updates on fluoroquinolones.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 41min
#75 – Breakpoints Talks Breakpoints: Aminoglycosides
Episode Notes
Drs. Jim Lewis, Mike Satlin (@MSatlin) and Jason Pogue (@jpogue1) are back with Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) for episode three of a five-episode miniseries all about breakpoints! Join our panelists as they discuss breakpoint updates on aminoglycosides.
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Mar 31, 2023 • 38min
#74 – Breakpoints Talks Breakpoints: Piperacillin/tazobactam
Episode Notes
Drs. Jim Lewis, Mike Satlin (@MSatlin) and Jason Pogue (@jpogue1) are back with Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) for episode two of a five-episode miniseries all about breakpoints! Join our panelists as they discuss breakpoint updates on piperacillin/tazobactam.
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Mar 24, 2023 • 56min
#73 – You’re a Breakpoint, Harry: Magical Insights from CLSI and USCAST
Episode Notes
Drs. Jim Lewis, Mike Satlin (@MSatlin) and Jason Pogue (@jpogue1) join Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) for episode one of a five-episode miniseries all about breakpoints!
Over the next five weeks, our panelists will cover breakpoint updates on piperacillin/tazobactam, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, and non-fermenters. You won’t want to miss this series!
Our first episode will tackle questions related to breakpoints themselves – a seemingly mystical art! How does a breakpoint become a breakpoint? How often are breakpoints updated? How do we implement all of these recent breakpoint changes into clinical practice? Tune in for answers to these questions and more!
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Mar 17, 2023 • 59min
#72 – This Isn't Just a Phage: A Discussion on Bacteriophage Therapy
Episode Notes
Drs. Saima Aslam (@DocSaimaAslam) and Daria Van Tyne (@DariaVanTyne) join Dr. Rachel Britt (@RachelBPharmD) for a discussion on bacteriophage therapy! Tune in for a review of their role in therapy, logistical considerations, the future of phage therapy, and more!
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Feb 17, 2023 • 1h 23min
#71 – This is a Potential Breakup Song: Controversies in the Management of Infective Endocarditis
Episode Notes
Episode Notes
Inspired by lamentations on Twitter, Drs. Bobbi Jo Stoner (@BobbiJo_Stoner), Jonathan Ryder (@JonathanRyderMD) and Sami El-Dalati join Dr. Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) to hash out some of the controversies we encounter while managing infective endocarditis. Do we really need gentamicin and rifampin for all cases of staphylococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis? Where do oral antimicrobials fit into this disease state? Who should have a seat at the table to provide the most comprehensive care to these patients? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more!
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References:
IDSA/AHA Infective Endocarditis Guidelines: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296
Deconstructing the Dogma: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis of Adjunctive Gentamicin and Rifampin in Staphylococcal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36408468/
Twitter Poll – Gabe Vilchez (March 2021): https://twitter.com/IdVilchez/status/1372148761112240131?s=20&t=fYuyNWGmzZACWrpUb7Fp3g
Survey of ID Physicians on Gent and Rifampin Use: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32964063/
Bacteriological outcome of combination versus single-agent treatment for staphylococcal endocarditis: https://academic.oup.com/jac/article/52/5/820/760105
Treatment of experimental foreign body infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/AAC.34.12.2312
Successful therapy of experimental chronic foreign-body infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antimicrobial combinations: https://journals.asm.org/doi/abs/10.1128/aac.35.12.2611
Rifampin Combination Therapy for Nonmycobacterial Infections: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/CMR.00034-09
ARREST Trial: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32456-X/fulltext
Is Rifampin Use Associated With Better Outcome in Staphylococcal Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis? A Multicenter Retrospective Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32706879/
Nephrotoxicity of vancomycin, alone and with an aminoglycoside: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2351627/
Clinical Data on Daptomycin plus Ceftaroline versus Standard of Care Monotherapy in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/AAC.02483-18
Multicenter Cohort of Patients With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Receiving Daptomycin Plus Ceftaroline Compared With Other MRSA Treatments: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/7/1/ofz538/5691187
CERT Trial (in process): https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04886284
Rifampin for Surgically Treated Staphylococcal Infective Endocarditis: A Propensity Score-Adjusted Cohort Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26872729/
A step-by-step guide to implementing a multidisciplinary endocarditis team: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20499361211065596
Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001090?cookieSet=1
Infectious Complications of Addiction: A Call for a New Subspecialty Within Infectious Diseases: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319263/
A Cross-sectional Analysis of Linezolid in Combination with Methadone or Buprenorphine as a Cause of Serotonin Toxicity: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9/7/ofac331/6625822
POET Trial: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa1808312
Risk of New Bloodstream Infections and Mortality Among People Who Inject Drugs With Infective Endocarditis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32785635/
Comparing right- and left sided injection-drug related infective endocarditis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33441950/
Evaluation of Partial Oral Antibiotic Treatment for Persons Who Inject Drugs and Are Hospitalized With Invasive Infections: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745005/
Dalbavancin as Primary and Sequential Treatment for Gram-Positive Infective Endocarditis: 2-Year Experience at the General Hospital of Vienna: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29659732/
Impact of the duration of antibiotic therapy on relapse and survival following surgery for active infective endocarditis: https://academic.oup.com/ejcts/article/55/4/760/5126415
Bacteriological Outcome after Valve Surgery for Active Infective Endocarditis: Implications for Duration of Treatment after Surgery: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/41/2/187/529954
Long-term Risk of Hemorrhagic Stroke in Patients With Infective Endocarditis: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/68/4/668/5039147
Sign of the Times: Updating Infective Endocarditis Diagnostic Criteria to Recognize Enterococcus faecalis as a Typical Endocarditis Bacterium: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35262664/
Prevalence of colorectal disease in Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis: results of an observational multicenter study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31444092/
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Jan 20, 2023 • 1h 16min
#70 – Stewardship Struggles
Episode Notes
Drs. Valerie Vaughn (@ValerieVaughnMD), Jason Newland (@JasonGNewland) and Libby Dodds Ashley (@The_Real_LDA) join Dr. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) for a discussion on how to harness the power of data to move through those common stewie struggles. Tune in for a review of common barriers, the art of communication within stewardship, and more!
This podcast is sponsored by bioMérieux.
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Dec 30, 2022 • 47min
#69 – IDWeek 2022 Recap: Practice Changing Publications – Midnights Edition
Episode Notes
Your Breakpoints hosts, Drs. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary), Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo), Rachel Britt (@RachelBPharmD) and Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) are back for a second week of IDWeek review. Tune in for publications that may change your practice, and a segment of I Feel Nerdy that is sure to Swiftly become one of your favorites!
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References:
Bacterial: _
GRACE-VAP: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35394515/
Follow-up Blood Cultures: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36136334/
SABATO: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01792804
ZeNix: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36053506/
SHINE: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35263517/
_Viral:
MYR301: doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.01.047, https://www.natap.org/2021/EASL/EASL_14.htm
STOMP: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05534984
MINMON: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35026142/
ANCHOR: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35704479/
HPTN083: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34379922/
HPTN084: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35378077/
ATLAS-2M: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34648734/
LAI-ART in an Urban HIV Clinic: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35913500/
Fungal:
CandiSep: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35708758/
1,3 BDG and GM as Diagnostic Tools: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34173659/
Single-Dose Ampho for Crypto: Single-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B Treatment for Cryptococcal Meningitis - PubMed (nih.gov)
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Dec 23, 2022 • 1h 17min
#68 – IDWeek 2022 Recap: Late Breaking Trials and Pipeline Antibacterials
Episode Notes
Missing IDWeek already? Hoping for some new content to consume during your holiday travel plans? Have no fear – your IDWeek Breakpoints recap is here!
Join your Breakpoints hosts, Drs. Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary), Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo), Rachel Britt (@RachelBPharmD) and Jillian Hayes (@thejillianhayes) for a review of some new trials and pipeline agents presented at IDWeek 2022.
Be sure to stay tuned for Part II, launching next Friday!
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