antibiotic stewardship
Clinical teaching and practical ideas for your next study session.
Medical Education
CoNS-Positive Blood Culture in a Child With a Central Line: Salvage or Remove?
A stable child with a single CoNS-positive culture needs paired source assessment before a line decision. Learn to distinguish contamination, intraluminal colonization, CLABSI surveillance, and true CRBSI, then match salvage or removal and treatment duration to culture clearance.
Case Discussion
The Febrile 6-Week-Old Who Looks Sick: Sepsis, Shock, and the Limits of “Low Risk”
A practical case discussion on recognizing shock in a febrile young infant, avoiding inappropriate low-risk pathways, and choosing empiric therapy when meningitis is possible.