Christina Koutsari PharmD PhD
@christinakouts3
ID/ASP Pharmacist @AllinaHealth. Previously @childrensmn. #diagnosticstewardship #antimicrobialstewardship in peds & adults. πΊπΈ via π¬π§ via π¬π· Views my own
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"Do it your self...FAST"..... Penicillin & Sulfa allergy self-assessment. Could be a gamechanger in risk stratifying patients into low-risk delabelling clinics. Well done π Dr Morgan Rose Centre for Antibiotic Allergy & Research Austin Health NCIC Doherty Institute pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39098391/
Oral Antibiotics and Risk of Serious Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions. Great work by David Juurlink et al. JAMA Network #SCAR #antibioticsafety #allergy #prescribeantibioticsjudiciously #IDTwitter jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/β¦.
Need ways to remove the sulfonamide allergy label! Sharpen the focus on these in #TID #ICH Ami Belmont Ana Copaescu Jamie Waldron MD Michael Ison, MD MS
π₯Just published π₯ Clinical Microbiology and Infection ESCMID/ European Committee on Infection Control @ESCMID clinical guidelines on preoperative decolonization and targeted prophylaxis in patients colonized by multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria before surgery #idxposts clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-β¦
The BCx shortage has affected many of us. In collaboration with Valeria Fabre, Dan Diekema, and my mentor Dr. Van, we published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases our approach to the shortage, emphasizing the importance of implementing BCx stewardship academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-aβ¦
Great Monte Carlo simulation study by Jennifer Le, PharmD, MAS, FIDSA, FCCP et al showing high-dose AMOX performed better than standard-dose AMOX & may still be required for Tx of #pneumococcal #CAP in #children using CLSI breakpoints. Clinical data are needed. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36571459/ SIDP PIDS
π in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology - we devised a simple scoring tool to help reduce unnecessary urine culturing and antibiotic prescribing for asymptomatic bacteriuria. The BLADDER score can be used as part of broader UTI stewardship efforts. cambridge.org/core/journals/β¦