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Podcast: Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast
Episode: Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Applying Best Practices in Complex Clinical Scenarios
Description: In this episode, Emily Heil, PharmD, MS, BCIDP, AAHIVP; Laila Woc-Colburn, MD; and Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FSHEA, FACP, discuss their approach to managing infections involving carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), including: Mechanisms for β-lactam resistanceAdditional resistance mechanisms and virulence factors2023 IDSA guidance recommendations for moderate to severe CRAB infectionsThe latest clinical data by antimicrobial therapy/regimen:SulbactamMeropenem and colistinCarbapenem, sulbactam, and polymyxin BTetracyclinesCefiderocolSulbactam/durlobactam and carbapenems Program Director:Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FSHEA, FACP Professor, Division of Infectious DiseasesProgram Director, Infectious Diseases FellowshipMedical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship ProgramUniversity of Ne...