Category Infectious diseases
Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic (eTG) update from March 2025 – my practice-changing take homes
Guess posting from Dr Catherine Berry, Antimicrobial Stewardship Physician, Hunter New England Health, Staff Specialist, Infectious Diseases, John Hunter Hospital, Conjoint Lecturer, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle . This update has been a big one – the first substantial update since 2019. There is a lot to take in and a comprehensive […]
Understanding Antibiotic Spectrum and Efficacy: A practical guide for JMOs
Guest posting: Dr Eliza Milliken, Infectious Diseases Physician, Clinical Pharmacology Fellow, Chair District Quality Use of Medicines, Hunter New England Health Key takeaways Antibiotics are selective chemotherapeutic agents—cytotoxic to bacteria, not humans Antibiotic efficacy is governed by a complex interplay of host pharmacokinetics and organism pharmacodynamics It’s not just about T>MIC or half-life—dosing needs context […]
Top 10 Infectious Diseases Papers 2024 – Prof. Josh Davis
Guest posting: Professor Joshua Davis, University of Newcastle, Menzies School of Health Research and John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia Again, here is his thought-provoking survey of the medical ID literature. These were the criteria for his (personal) choice: COVID papers excluded Published during 2024 Deal with diagnosis or treatment of infectious diseases Relevant to […]
AIMED - Let's talk about antibiotics 