Join host DASON Clinical Pharmacist Liaison Dr. Libby Dodds Ashley as she as talks with Dr. Emily Heil and Dr. Joe Kuti to review the recent article published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology titled: “Point-Counterpoint: Cascade Reporting—Useful Tool to Support Antimicrobial Stewardship, or Dangerously Misleading?” Together, they explore the practical and controversial aspects of cascade reporting. The article reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40526395/

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In this episode of the DASON Digest podcast, DASON clinical pharmacist liaison Dr. Angelina Davis talks with us about a national retrospective cohort study comparing the effects of cefepime versus piperacillin-tazobactam on the development of severe acute kidney injury in patients with septic shock. The article for this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39657005/

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Join DASON Liaison Jeannette Bouchard as she hosts Dr. Dan Ilges and Dr. Ryan Stevens to discuss the recent article published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology titled: “Real-world Utility of Procalcitonin in Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Matched Cohort Study.” Together, they unpack how this study challenges the utility of procalcitonin in guiding antibiotic use for CAP, explores implications for diagnostic stewardship, and reflects on strategies to optimize antimicrobial decision-making in inpatient care.

The articles reviewed in this episode can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40017121/ and here: https://www.fda.gov/media/100879/download

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