tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15804352.post2394044662349271355..comments2024-02-18T19:43:26.195-08:00Comments on Frog Hospital: Out of AfricaFred Owenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253351572198330886noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15804352.post-4200572135242410762015-06-12T01:26:20.091-07:002015-06-12T01:26:20.091-07:00I agree - we definitely need more studies like thi...<br />I agree - we definitely need more studies like this and Mike/Dick continue to guide us all with excellent editorials. Nice to move beyond partial lunar cycle durations. The one thing I wish these "boring" studies would add are pre/post treatment surveillance cultures for resistant pathogens. It is unclear to me if "shorter" duration is always associated with lower risk of MDRO acquisition. It is possible that longer or even double/triple coverage might be associated with lower resistance. I would like to see surveillance cultures included so we can eventually understand the epidemiology of resistance and move beyond the dogma of shorter always equals better or "narrow" is always better than broad-spectrum. And maybe the dogma is correct, I just want data to prove it. However, I do agree that reducing exposure does lead to lower CDI risk, which is excellent. - See more at: http://haicontroversies.blogspot.in/2015/06/this-study-is-boring-and-we-need-more.html#comment-form<br /><br /><a href="http://www.unisonbiomed.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=281&search=ALOKA+UST-5546" rel="nofollow">ALOKA UST-5546</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10048761807372057212noreply@blogger.com