Most Anti-Infective Guidelines Don’t Get No Respect (Let Alone Use!)

It is no secret that most existing antibiotic guidelines are not getting much use these days.  The only indications pursued with any regularity are the feasible ones: ABSSSI, cUTI, and cIAI, much less CABP.  Yes, the occasional HABP/VABP trial is Continue reading Most Anti-Infective Guidelines Don’t Get No Respect (Let Alone Use!)

The Pneumococcus, Prominent Microbiologists, Contributions and Cross-Connections

‘He who knows syphilis knows medicine’ goes the saying. In a similar way this adage could be applied to the Pneumococcus, aka Streptococcus pneumoniae, Diplococcus pneumoniae or Diplococcus lanceolatus by saying “He who knows S. pneumoniae knows microbiology”. Many ‘big Continue reading The Pneumococcus, Prominent Microbiologists, Contributions and Cross-Connections