Category: Collaborative Research

Antibiotic Stewardship when an Allergy Label is Present Improves Our Antibiotic Care and Treatment Outcomes

Did You Know? Although 10% of the population in the U.S. reports a penicillin allergy, less than 1% of the population is truly penicillin allergic. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are often used as an alternative to penicillins. The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in patients labeled “penicillin-allergic” is associated with higher healthcare costs, increased risk for antimicrobial resistance, Read More >

November 2, 2023 by Guest Author: Cosby Stone, Jr. MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy, Pulmonology, and Critical Care Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center2 Comments

Medication Safety

Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance and Antibiotic Use (Stewardship), Antimicrobial-resistant infections, C. difficile, Collaborative Research, Treatment

Sepsis Opportunities: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Infections that lead to sepsis most often start in the lung, urinary tract, skin, or gastrointestinal tract. Without timely treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to Read More >

September 13, 2021 by Runa Gokhale, MD, MPH, and Raymund Dantes, MD, MPH5 Comments

Uncategorized

Care, Collaborative Research, COVID-19, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Infection Control and Prevention, Preventing Infections, Sepsis, Survivors, Treatment, Vulnerable Populations