ID PharmD @MayoClinic Arizona. Bugs, drugs, drums, bikes, and wife. #Stl born and raised. Happy to be here. Views my own.

Phoenix, AZ
Joined November 2020
Very proud of our recent PGY1 pharmacy resident Kaylee Whitenack for getting this through to publication! Much more to sort out, but albumin appears important for outcomes in MSSA bacteremia.
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A study led by Dr. @InfectiousDan Ilges, at Mayo Clinic Arizona found that excluding #Cdifficile from gastrointestinal pathogen panels reduced unnecessary treatments, improved diagnostic accuracy, and caused no delays in diagnosis. Read more: contagionlive.com/view/exclu…
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🆕️⚡️⚡️Quasi-experimental, pre/post, retrospective cohort Positive impact of a diagnostic stewardship intervention Following gastrointestinal pathogen panel C. difficile target removal, GIPP orders 🔽 from 3.23 to 2.7 per 1,000 patient visits (P < .001) cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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HIV viral load dropped 3.5 logs after 11 doses of Biktarvy per given per tube for patient on CRRT and ECMO. I told the team we’re crushing it. #twitterx
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Evaluation of multisite programmatic bundle to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections: A retrospective cohort study ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 bit.ly/46ulrhX via @InfectiousDan @Stevens_AK @AbinashVirkMD @pascalisID
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#Breaking the #FDA approved #letermovir (Prevymis) for Preventing #CMV in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients #Merck #IDtwitter #Medtwitter #kidneytwitter contagionlive.com/view/fda-a…
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With the latest CLSI breakpoints, tobramycin is the only reliable aminoglycoside for Pseudomonas if you ever need one (Susceptible: MIC ≤1) Amikacin: can still be used for UTI (Susceptible: MIC ≤ 16) Gentamicin: RIP ☠️
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From @seausman, @MsSmallsO et al Analysis of antimicrobial stewardship intervention acceptance rate at a multisite heath system showed female & male clinicians were equally effective at prospective audit and feedback 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.93
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Nitrofurantoin meme
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Attention #IDtwitter - there’s still time to apply to our ID Rph clin specialist opening! Come work with our wonderful @MayoAZINFDIS team. Provide world-class care in beautiful AZ. - cocci - transplant - stewardship - research - teaching - and more! fa-euwp-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.o…
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Providers asking for another day of pip/tazo be like #IDtwitter
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Congratulations Mayo clinic Arizona ID fellows- Leah Grant, Alexander Lietz and Jefferson Tobar Vega for presenting their research at Mayo Clinic Rochester on 4/21/2023. Dr. Tobar Vega with Dr. Vikram, program director of ID fellowship.
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