Impact of stewardship pharmacist driven MRSA nasal surveillance and de-escalation of anti-MRSA therapy (STEW PHARM MRSA NASAL SURVEILLANCE).

Objective: To determine if implementing stewardship pharmacist-driven methicillin-resistant (MRSA) nasal surveillance increases use of the test and reduces the inappropriate use of vancomycin for MRSA coverage in patients with pneumonia.

Design: Retrospective pre-/post-intervention study.

Setting: Large teaching acute care hospital.

A novel case of bacteremia secondary to liver abscess formation following transarterial chemoembolization.

is an uncommon gram-negative bacterium that has rarely been identified as the causative organism in severe infections. Few cases have been described and have included patients with pneumonia, urinary tract infections or cholangitis. Only one case has reported to involve a liver abscess, thought to be from a primary urologic source.

Device Utilization Ratios in Infection Prevention: Process or Outcome Measure?

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this review is to describe the role of device utilization as a component of surveillance for healthcare-associated infections and describe its potential role as a measurement of healthcare quality.

Recent Findings: Device utilization, while primarily a process-based measure in the prevention of device-associated infections can also serve as an important outcome in the evaluation of an infection prevention program. Device utilization can be an important and resource-efficient measurement when coupled with measurements of risk-adjusted infection rates.

Brucellar Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature.

Brucellosis is the most common worldwide zoonosis which continues to remain a significant worldwide health problem and burden. Transmission usually occurs secondary to direct or indirect exposure to certain animals, but a major mode of transmission is the ingestion ofunpasteurized milk or milk products from infected animals. 'Ihe disease has a geographic distribution including the Mediterranean basin and Arabian Peninsula, India, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America.