How to design and implement an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programme

Emily N Drwiega, Nicole Griffith, Fischer Herald, Melissa E Badowski

Article Type

Review

Published

This manuscript offers detailed guidance on how to design and implement an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship programme and reviews the literature on current strategies. Challenges related to initiating and maintaining outpatient stewardship efforts are also discussed

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Leveraging diagnostic stewardship within antimicrobial stewardship programmes

Kimberly C Claeys, Melissa D Johnson

Article Type

Review

Published

This review will discuss the need for diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship, the interplay of diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship, evidence of benefit to antimicrobial stewardship programmes, and considerations for successfully engaging in diagnostic stewardship interventions.

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COVID-19 therapy and vaccination: a clinical narrative review

Siddharth Chinta, Miguel Rodriguez-Guerra, Mohammed Shaban, Neelanjana Pandey, Maria Jaquez-Duran, Timothy J Vittorio

Article Type

Review

Published

This review discusses how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has progressed and surged, and summarizes the safety and efficacy of the most used therapies and vaccines in the light of recent evidence.

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Pharmacokinetic and clinical comparison of super-bioavailable itraconazole and conventional itraconazole at different dosing in dermatophytosis

Dhiraj Dhoot, Gaurav Kumar Jain, Mukesh Manjhi, Prashant Kesharwani, Namrata Mahadkar, Hanmant Barkate

Article Type

Original Research

Published

This study compares the rate and extent of serum and sebum concentration of super-bioavailable itraconazole and conventional itraconazole at different dosing to determine their efficacy and safety in patients with dermatophytosis.

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