Kayla Stover Hielscher, IDWeek 2022: Ceftriaxone as a treatment option for MSSA, ensuring optimum activity

Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) are difficult to treat and require a multidisciplinary approach including surgical and therapeutic approaches to overcome infection. We were delighted to speak with Dr. Robin Patel (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA) to learn more around the incidence, pathogenesis, and prognosis of PJI, the challenges in diagnosis and treatment of PJI and […]

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is usually associated with older age; however, is becoming more prevalent in paediatric patients often in concurrence with comorbidities. There remains many unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of CDI in paediatric patients, with the mainstay of treatment being antibiotics. touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES spoke with Dr. Anne J. Gonzales-Luna (University of […]

Ceftriaxone is frequently used to treat methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). In this touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES interview, we met with Prof. Kayla Stover Hielscher (University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, MS, USA) to discuss advantages and limitations of the use of ceftriaxone for the treatment of MSSA, and the data that exists to support its use […]