Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐ ฑ๏ธC๐๐ ฟ๏ธ๐
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Information is scarce on clinical experiences with non-neutropenic patients with IFI receiving isavuconazole
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Safety and effectiveness of isavuconazole in real-life non-neutropenic patients #IDXposts
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Patrick Harris Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐ ฑ๏ธC๐๐ ฟ๏ธ๐ Potentially true for many bugs-drugs-media, right? GAS & TMP-SMX, Gram negs & azithromycin.
Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐ ฑ๏ธC๐๐ ฟ๏ธ๐ This has bothered me for a while ... if we have been getting susceptibility testing wrong for MBLs all this time - then requires a major re-think.
Patrick Harris Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐ ฑ๏ธC๐๐ ฟ๏ธ๐ Tbh, our conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing paradigm doesnโt really cut it at the margins of pan-resistance. Whatโs next? How will it be implemented?
Josh Osowicki Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐ ฑ๏ธC๐๐ ฟ๏ธ๐ Yes - it's a big challenge ... we are going to have to find a way to incorporate the complexity of genomics and measure resistance phenotypes to better reflect clinical response. Not so sure MICs and our test methods are holding up that well any more..