Author: Jasmine Riviere Marcelin, MD
ID Journal Club – BLASTing Inappropriate Allergies out of the EMR with Antimicrobial Stewardship
BLASTing Inappropriate Allergies out of the EMR with Antimicrobial Stewardship The following is a review by one of our fellows Dr. Rajendra Karnatak from our last Journal Club, who discussed the article by Leis et al: Point-of-Care β-Lactam Allergy Skin Testing by Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Pragmatic Multicenter Prospective Evaluation, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue […]
Jul 19, 2018
UNMC Medical Students…Community Champions, Global Volunteers
“Nebraska Goes Global” selected as finalists in American Medical Association Global Health Challenge, led by UNMC ID EMET Student UNMC medical students Olivia Sonderman, Laura Newton, and Rohan Khazanchi have been selected as finalists in a national competition for future healthcare professionals interested in global health equity. Their team, “Nebraska Goes Global”, was selected as […]
Jul 13, 2018
Keeping Fourth of July full of Explosions in the Air (Not from Down There)
The following was written by Dr. Jasmine Marcelin and originally posted to the Physician’s Weekly Blog on July 3, 2018 in honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday. **** Fourth of July. Independence Day. For most, a delightful holiday filled with fun, family, friends and most importantly, FOOD. Independence Day is the most popular day […]
Jul 3, 2018
Ending the AIDS epidemic with 90-90-90…Have YOU been tested?
Today is National HIV Testing Day, and one of the most fulfilling conversations to have with persons living with HIV (PLWH) is to share that since the 1980’s, we have made significant progress in the management of the AIDS epidemic. FDA approval of 27 antiretrovirals and 20 fixed dose combination antiretrovirals, increased HIV testing campaigns and […]
Jun 27, 2018
When You Stop To Smell the Roses and Cannot Smell A Thing
The following was written by Dr. Kelly Cawcutt and originally posted to the Physician’s Weekly Blog on May 31, 2018. Dr. Cawcutt was inspired by a recent personal experience with an upper respiratory infection and its impact on her senses of smell and taste, and she shares how some infections can interfere with basic senses […]
Jun 21, 2018
What happened at the first Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit?
After almost a year of planning, the First Annual Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit convened on Friday, June 1st, 2018 in La Vista, NE. This conference is the first of its kind in Nebraska in which information on antimicrobial stewardship in various healthcare settings is the focus of the meeting. The conference center was abuzz with […]
Jun 14, 2018
Pharm To Exam Table: Dual Antiretroviral Therapy with Dolutegravir + Lamivudine
Pharm To Exam Table: Dual Antiretroviral Therapy with Dolutegravir + Lamivudine Currently, triple therapy regimens constituted with a two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbone and anchored by an integrase inhibitor has been the standard treatment for HIV infection. However, these conventional therapies are being challenged due to their long-term side effects. Dual therapy regimens were […]
Jun 11, 2018
June is Men’s Health Month, a time to highlight the unique men’s health issues and advocate for awareness of preventive services for men and boys. We have some amazing men in our division who have served as clinicians, educators, leaders, and mentors. Meet the Men of UNMC ID: Dr. M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS is an […]
Jun 4, 2018
Interested in upcoming Transplant ID conferences? UNMC ID will be representing!
We are proud of our Transplant ID faculty who have demonstrated their academic productivity with invitations to present posters, oral lectures and moderate at upcoming Transplant ID conferences. If you are planning on attending any of these conferences, check out our faculty and staff presentations and tag us on twitter @UNMC_ID! 2018 American Transplant congress, […]
May 28, 2018
Dogma vs. Necessity: Follow-up blood cultures in patients with gram-negative negative bacteremia
Attending on the inpatient Infectious Disease service always stimulates discussion regarding management of bloodstream infections: What is the optimal duration? Can we use oral antibiotics? Do we need to document clearance of blood cultures? When these discussions lead to review of literature, one will find that the data is evolving in an attempt to answer […]
May 23, 2018
Recent Comments