Joyce Lee, PharmD, RPh

This is the first prospective investigation comparing the efficacy and tolerability of 2 treatments for nitroimidazole-refractory giardiasis in international travelers.

Because outcomes of appendectomy vary by patient age, family income, and transfer status, the researchers compared outcomes in these subgroups.

Investigators sought to determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of arterolane-piperaquine-mefloquine triple therapy vs arterolane-piperaquine and artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children.

A safety review evaluated several studies assessing the safety of PrEP in pregnant women, including the Partners PrEP Study, TDF2 Study, FEM-PrEP, and VOICE.

A team of investigators sought to determine factors affecting response to
fostemsavir-based treatment regimens in patients with HIV-1 infection.

Researchers assessed antibiotic de-escalation practices across hospitals and their associations with outcomes in hospitalized patients with pneumonia who have negative cultures.

A team of researchers sought to identify the incidence, antimicrobial susceptibilities, and outcomes associated with bacterial and fungal secondary infections in a large cohort of patients with COVID-19.

A team of investigators evaluated outcomes following probiotic use for primary prevention of Clostridioides difficile infection in hospitalized patients.

A team of investigators sought to assess the impact of Clostridioides difficile infection on outcomes in pediatric patients with cancer.

A team of investigators conducted a systematic review to determine the bioavailability of oral antibiotics during the initial phase of a systemic infection in hospitalized patients.