Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: Applying Best Practices in Complex Clinical Scenarios
Listen to expert faculty share their approach to optimizing antimicrobial therapy in complex clinical cases caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Decera Clinical Education Infectious Disease Podcast · Trevor Van Schooneveld MD FSHEA FACP, Emily Heil PharmD MS BCIDP AAHIVP, Laila Woc Colburn MD
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Show Notes
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 resistance
- Additional resistance mechanisms and virulence factors
- 2023 IDSA guidance recommendations for moderate to severe CRAB infections
- The latest clinical data by antimicrobial therapy/regimen:
- Sulbactam
- Meropenem and colistin
- Carbapenem, sulbactam, and polymyxin B
- Tetracyclines
- Cefiderocol
- Sulbactam/durlobactam and carbapenems
Program Director:
Trevor Van Schooneveld, MD, FSHEA, FACP
Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship
Medical Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
Faculty:
Emily Heil, PharmD, MS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy
University of Maryland
School of Pharmacy
ID Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland
Laila Woc-Colburn, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia
Content based on a CME program supported by an educational grant from Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA.
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