Publications by authors named "D Banks"
Background: The pressing need for better antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is invariably reliant on educational interventions in some form.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of post-qualification educational interventions for AMS behaviour change among health professionals.
Methods: Seven databases were searched for articles published between 2013 and 2024 for post-qualification educational interventions aimed at health professionals to improve AMS.
Sensitivity is often the Achilles' heel of liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments. This problem is perhaps most pressing at the lowest fields (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- * This study specifically investigates the high-concentration monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and its behavior in frozen solutions using advanced techniques like dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) and solid-state NMR (ssNMR).
- * Findings reveal how these methods allow detailed analysis of the protein's structure, dynamics, and the behavior of its excipients at low temperatures, highlighting their potential for improving the stability assessment of biological drugs in frozen conditions.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to find environmental features linked to higher rates of drug-related fatalities and created a risk score based on these features.
- Researchers analyzed overdose data from St. Louis County, using Risk Terrain Modeling (RTM) to determine how proximity to various places affected overdose risk, separating data by drug type and race of decedents.
- Key findings revealed that fatalities were notably higher near hotels/motels, foreclosures, and restaurants, with specific patterns differing by race, suggesting that certain built environments reflect social conditions that contribute to overdose risk.
: As congenital syphilis incidence continues to increase yearly in the United States (US), recommendations from government and professional organizations aim to inform effective clinical practice, although it is unclear how closely these recommendations are followed. This study surveyed US pediatric specialists regarding their approach to congenital syphilis diagnosis and treatment to examine decision-making relative to practice guidelines and subspecialty. : US pediatric physicians recruited from subspecialty directories were sent an online survey conducted in March-April 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF