Pneumococcal

Omadacycline (Nuzyra) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with infections caused by susceptible microorganisms—community-acquired bacterial pneumonia and acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections.

Piperacillin and tazobactam (Zosyn) is indicated for treatment of intra-abdominal infections, skin and skin structure infections, female pelvic infections, community-acquired pneumonia, and nosocomial pneumonia.

The most common way to detect bacteria and determine the right medication to use is with the gram stain test, which will show whether the bacteria is gram-positive or gram-negative

Pharmacists are in an excellent position to educate and counsel patients on current recommendations.

Dalbavancin (Dalvance) is indicated for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by designated susceptible strains of Gram-positive microorganisms.

The investigational PCV is designed to target serotypes responsible for 85% of all invasive cases of the disease in individuals aged 65 and older in the United States.

Oritavancin (Orbactiv) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused or suspected to be caused by susceptible isolates of designated Gram-positive microorganisms.

Vaxneuvance was approved for an expanded indication by the FDA on June 22, 2022, for active immunization in children 6 weeks of age and older.

Vaxneuvance is now indicated for the prevention of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F and 33F in individuals 6 weeks of age and older.

New recommendations provide some harmonization to make it easier for clinicians to lower the barriers to assessing and identifying eligible patients for the pneumococcal vaccine.

Expert emphasizes that it is important to acknowledge the critical role of pharmacists in overcoming barriers to vaccinations.

Ciprodex is approved for the treatment of ear infections, acute otitis media, and acute otitis externa.

Voriconazole (Vfend) is an azole antifungal indicated for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis and Candidemia in non-neutropenics and other deep tissue Candida infections.

Any antibiotic use was associated with higher rates of IBD, and the risk went up substantially with each course.

Delafloxacin (Baxdela) is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial indicated for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia caused by designated susceptible bacteria.

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy has been a challenge among adult patient populations.

V116 is a novel 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia.

Genome sequencing shows the clonality of outbreak isolates within each of 6 classes, which confirmed that recent transmissions accounted for high carriage.

Vaxneuvance was previously granted FDA Priority Review and Breakthrough Therapy designation for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease.

Electronic, open loop, clinical decision support system helped to produce a 38% lower overall mortality rate among patients with pneumonia.

The global impact of GBS causes approximately 150,000 deaths of babies each year.

The proof-of-concept study is expected to announce topline safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity results by the end of 2022.

Study shows there is no association between strep throat infection and the development of tics in children with a parent or sibling with a chronic tic disorder.

How would you respond to these patient questions?

Group B strep can cause dangerous infections in adults with certain chronic medical conditions.