AMR 2: Management of Amp-C Enterobacterales, Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, Stenotrophmonas maltophilia
The second part to the IDSA Guidance paper on the management of antibiotic resistant gram negative bacteria is out. AMR 1 focused on the management of ESBL Enterobacterales, Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacterales and DTR Pseudomonas aeruginosa, click here for my prior review and here for the wonderful tables I made.
AMR 2 is a welcome addition to the IDSA’s guidance paper series. These are living documents that will be edited and changed frequently to keep them as updated as possible. AMR 2 focuses on Amp-C, CRAB and Stenotrophomonas. The initial sections of the document are identical to AMR 1 and focus on empiric management and when to alter empiric therapy. Also, there is a discussion of duration and how resistance does not affect the duration of therapy. Again, click here for my review and AMR 1. Now to the meat of the guidance paper.
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