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Further postings not expected. If there are corrections required, concerns or questions about existing postings, please contact mdjkf@me.com. We recommend attention to the CLARITY website for uptodate infectious diseases content. For instance this summary of the ESCMID conference highlights Highlights of ESCMID Global 2026 from the CLARITY faculty For Hunter New England Health users, there […]

Inducing ceftriaxone-deficiency in hospitals: practical stewardship insights

Originally posted on AIMED – Let's talk about antibiotics:
2018 update! Just as relevant. Upside – Ceftriaxone and cefotaxime (third generation cephalosporins-TGC) are amongst the most important agents for directed therapy of infections due to Gram negative organisms that are resistant to ampicillin or cephazolin (a first generation cephalosporin),  including Klebsiella pneumoniae .  They penetrate the CSF…