
Russell Benefield
@r_benefield
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18-05-2018 11:46:51
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Non-COVID news!!! In this RCT of 205 CMV D+/R- liver recipients, preemptive therapy vs. valganciclovir prophylaxis resulted in 1-year CMV disease incidence of 9% vs 19% respectively Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Ajit Limaye Raymund Razonable jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…





One of my proudest acomplishments this year was creating our first ever immunocompromised antibiogram! So grateful to have worked with our colleages ARUP Laboratories in making this happen. An honor to play a small part in improving antibiotic prescribing Huntsman Cancer Institute



University of Utah Health will be recruiting externally this year for our PGY2 ID program. Interested candidates can register for one of two virtual open houses through our website at pharmacyservices.utah.edu/residency/spec…, or meet with us at PPS. Please share with potential candidates!




🆕 in #AACJournal: “Validation of a Community-Acquired Pneumonia 🫁 Score To Improve Empiric #Antibiotic Selection at an Academic Medical Center” by SIDP members @moliverPharmD, Karen Fong, @TimbrookTT, Emily Sydnor Spivak, and Laura Certain, MD, PhD doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01… #IDTwitter


Looking for a job in academic ID? Want to live in an amazing city? We have several openings at the University of Utah: Immunocompromised/Transplant, Clinical General ID, Director of Global Health, etc. Links on comments! #IDtwitter IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice


In a large observational study of OPAT patients by Russell Benefield @lauracertain @pillsandskills and co-investigators, continuous infusion vancomycin was not associated with reduced nephrotoxicity. buff.ly/3NewSnD ACCP INFD PRN
