Time to "idiot proof" the myth of bactericidal being better than bacteriostatic agents on

this collaborative episode with the ID_IOTS podcast.

About our Guest:

Jame and Callum are the hosts of the ID_IOTS podcast, an Infectious Disease podcast.

You can find them through https://idiotspodcasting.buzzsprout.com/share wherever you get your podcasts and also on Twitter as @IDiots_pod

References from this episode:

1. https://idiotspodcasting.buzzsprout.com/1782416/12537247-44-the-basics-of-beta-lactamase-inhibitors
2. Wald-Dickler N, Holtom P, Spellberg B. Busting the Myth of ‘Static vs Cidal’: A Systemic Literature Review. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 17;66(9):1470–4.
3. Use of bacteriostatic agents in Neutropenic fever: DOI: 10.1586/eri.09.11.
4. Jaksic B, Martinelli G, Oteyza JP, Hartman CS, Leonard LB, Tack KJ. Efficacy and Safety of Linezolid Compared with Vancomycin in a Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Febrile Neutropenic Patients with Cancer.
5. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2006 Mar 1;42(5):597–607
6. https://www.bradspellberg.com/shorter-is-better

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