Division of Infectious Diseases
CROI 2018 – The Official UNMC ID Guide of Where We Will Be!
CROI 2018 is here and we want to be sure YOU know where to find us in Boston. Below is the list of faculty presentations and posters from our Division. Come visit us at CROI – We would LOVE to meet you! Find us on Twitter @UNMC_ID ; #UNMCID Content courtesy of Kim Scarsi, Sue Swindells […]
Mar 5, 2018
Stewardship-driven Ertapenem Restriction: Can Reduced Utilization Affect the Antibiogram?
In this article review we learn about the impact of a large-scale, multi-institutional Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention on significantly reducing the overall use of ertapenem without subsequent downstream effect on carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) non-susceptibility patterns. Delgado A, Gawrys GW, Duhon BM, Lee GC (2017). Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Initiative on Ertapenem Use and Carbapenem Susceptibilities […]
Mar 1, 2018
Pharm to Exam Table – Trimethroprim/Sulfamethoxazole for Nocardiosis
Pharm to Exam Table: Clinical Pharmacology/Antibiotic Updates – Trimethroprim/Sulfamethoxazole for Nocardiosis Nocardia is an aerobic, gram-positive bacterium commonly found in soil, decomposing vegetation, fresh water, and salt water. Nocardia is typically considered an opportunistic pathogen, but there have been several cases of nocardiosis occurring in immunocompetent hosts. Patients that are most at risk of developing nocardiosis are those with […]
Feb 26, 2018
Thank A Resident Day 2018 has ARRIVED
We recently posted about Resident Awareness Week in Canada and we are THRILLED to support this new initiative today. Nebraska Medicine, UNMC and The Gold Humanism Honor Society are excited to celebrate all Residents today on Thank a Resident Day. Thank a Resident Day offers faculty and students the chance to show their gratitude to the […]
Feb 23, 2018
Honoring Black Women and Men Physician Leaders in Infectious Diseases
African Americans account for only 6% of newly minted doctors graduating from medical school in the USA. Within our specialty of Infectious Diseases, only 3% of ID physician members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) self-report as Black/African American. Many of these physicians make it their career goals to provide care for and […]
Feb 22, 2018
Whitney Knuth, NP on “Why I Love ID”
Why I Love ID: “I love the detective work we get to do on a daily basis and the unpredictability each day brings. The field is a constant challenge, with no two days being the same. I specifically love working with our oncology patients and their families and the interpersonal relationships we are privileged to […]
Feb 19, 2018
Reflections on a year of blogging
On February 14, 2017, led by our Division’s own Social Media Maven Dr. Kelly Cawcutt, we launched our UNMC Infectious Diseases Blog with a welcome post. 365 days, 134 posts, and almost 14,000 views later, we are still here! We have introduced our faculty, shared thoughts on why ID is special to us, recruited for […]
Feb 14, 2018
Calamities of Kissing – Happy Valentine’s Day from UNMC ID
It’s almost Valentine’s day, and in honor of the one day of the year commercially dedicated to L’Amour, we thought would be fun to talk about some of the Infectious Diseases associated with “kissing”. Let’s start with “The Kissing Disease” – Infectious Mononucleosis: Infectious Mononucleosis or “Mono” is an illness most commonly caused by a […]
Feb 12, 2018
Going Global – Supporting UNMC & Los Chavalitos in Nicaragua
Dr. Florescu will be joining an upcoming medical service trip to Los Chavalitos clinic in Managua, Nicaragua, sponsored by UNMC’s Student Alliance for Global Health. Los Chavalitos Clinic is the outreach of APUSAN, a Spanish acronym meaning “Association of Pediatricians United for the Health of the Children.” APUSAN was founded by a small group of […]
Feb 9, 2018
#ResidentAwarenessWeek – Thank You to ALL residents around the world
This week marks resident awareness week in Canada. Why are we talking about a week celebrated by our colleagues to the North? First, because as I first came across this trending on Twitter (#residentawarenessweek), I was excited and wanted to find a similar week to celebrate our US residents. I do not recall such a […]
Feb 8, 2018
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