CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

DTR-P. aeruginosa: Pathways to Overcoming Diverse Resistance Profiles

Episode Summary

Join Ryan K. Shields, PharmD, MS, in the second of 3 recap podcasts taken from our live event, “The Plot (and Sputum) Thickens: Encountering Carbapenem Resistance in Critically Ill Patients” to learn how to optimize antimicrobial regimens and develop evidence-based antibiotic management plans for complex infections caused by carbapenem-resistant bacteria. This episode covers strategies for overcoming diverse antibiotic resistance profiles in DTR-P. aeruginosa.

Episode Notes

Join Ryan K. Shields, PharmD, MS, in the second of three recap podcasts taken from our live event, “The Plot (and Sputum) Thickens: Encountering Carbapenem Resistance in Critically Ill Patients.” Learn how to optimize antimicrobial regimens and develop evidence-based antibiotic management plans for complex infections caused by carbapenem-resistant bacteria. Topics covered in this segment include:

• The diverse mechanisms of β-lactam resistance
• The effect of resistance mechanisms on susceptibility to antimicrobials 
• 2024 IDSA guidance for treatment
• Considerations for antibiotic selection
• The role of combination therapy

Presenter:

Ryan K. Shields, PharmD, MS 
Associate Professor of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Innovative Antimicrobial Therapy
University of Pittsburgh
Co-Director, Antibiotic Management Program
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Link to full program and downloadable slides:

CCO: 
https://bit.ly/3LXzate

ProCE: 
https://bit.ly/3Mjao6G

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