2023
Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative Review
Doernberg S, Arias C, Altman D, Babiker A, Boucher H, Creech C, Cosgrove S, Evans S, Fowler V, Fritz S, Hamasaki T, Kelly B, Leal S, Liu C, Lodise T, Miller L, Munita J, Murray B, Pettigrew M, Ruffin F, Scheetz M, Shopsin B, Tran T, Turner N, Williams D, Zaharoff S, Holland T, Patel R, King H, Kinamon T, Dai W, Geres H, Deckard N, Schuler C, Bunn I, Sharma S, Wickward C, Waller J, Wilson H, Mehigan M, Ghazaryan V, Raterman E, Samuel T, Lee M. Priorities and Progress in Gram-positive Bacterial Infection Research by the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group: A Narrative Review. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2023, 77: s295-s304. PMID: 37843115, PMCID: PMC10578051, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibacterial Resistance Leadership GroupMRSA bloodstream infectionsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusBloodstream infectionsClinical trialsPediatric community-acquired pneumoniaInfection researchEnterococcal bloodstream infectionsOptimal vancomycin dosingOptimization of dosingRole of dalbavancinCommunity-acquired pneumoniaShort-course therapyInterventional clinical trialsVancomycin-resistant enterococciVancomycin dosingPositive infectionsNovel agentsLife measuresTreat infectionsClinical practiceNarrative reviewInfectionPositive bacteriaStaphylococcus aureus
2020
175. Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial of Short vs. Standard Course Outpatient Therapy of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children (SCOUT-CAP)
Williams D, Creech C, Walter E, Martin J, Gerber J, Newland J, Howard L, Hofto M, Staat M, Oler R, Conrad T, Tuyishimire B, Pettigrew M, Fowler V, Chambers H, Zaoutis T, Evans S, Huskins W. 175. Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial of Short vs. Standard Course Outpatient Therapy of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Children (SCOUT-CAP). Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s216-s216. PMCID: PMC7776421, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-course therapyCourse therapyAntibiotic exposureClinical improvementOutpatient therapyAdverse effectsDouble-blind Controlled TrialPlacebo-controlled superiority trialDays of antibioticsInitial clinical improvementShort antibiotic exposureShorter antibiotic coursesCommunity-Acquired PneumoniaStart of therapyCAP treatmentChildren ages 6Antibiotic coursesInitial therapyAcquired PneumoniaBaseline characteristicsClinical responseSecondary outcomesStandard therapyControlled TrialsPrimary outcome