Timely New Information on Next-Generation Tetracyclines – Part 1: Omadacycline and Cardiac AEs

Several interesting articles appeared recently which shed light on the efficacy of eravacycline and the safety of omadacycline, both in Phase 3 and both in a head-to-head race to the market.  Well, the term ‘race’ is bit of a stretch as both drugs have seen very significant delays in development. Omadacycline from Continue reading Timely New Information on Next-Generation Tetracyclines – Part 1: Omadacycline and Cardiac AEs

Aspergillus_Guideline.ZIP

Now, I know we should not make light of any IDSA Guidelines, far from it. This latest, the Aspergillus Guideline [1], like others before, is a thoughtful document which reviews the newest information and reflects expert authoritative thinking on the subject. It also is a hefty 60 pages long, as Continue reading Aspergillus_Guideline.ZIP

Is LAIV Dead or Just on LAIV-Support?

Very recently we came across several studies in which small differences in design had a major impact on outcomes. A blog is not a good place to dig deeply into the minutiae of study design as the discussion becomes quickly very dry and quite technical. However, readers and clinicians are often unaware how a seemingly small change Continue reading Is LAIV Dead or Just on LAIV-Support?