@JuniorMosimann@ABsteward What about “These results support consideration of 1 year of suppressive valacyclovir treatment for HZO.” Do you not understand???
@TheSurajKannan@soupvector@IdVilchez I think the other thing that irks some of us is the studies that favor fidax for recurrence tend to have someone with a COI with merck. The opt 80 stopped at 4 weeks for recurrence. I saw a positive article today in jid for fidax by the same group.
I was informed today by my surgical colleagues that their boards state that fidaxomicin is better than vancomycin for c diff. Is that a consensus in the ID community?
@DrToddLee@StevenMathern@BradSpellberg@costplusdrugs We don’t have the recurrence rates locally at our institution that others report. For us it is stupid to start someone on fidaxomicin unless they have failed vanc. In most cases i doubt the diagnosis to begin with.
I have a patient who is on ertapenem for esbl organism osteomyelitis. @UHC approved 4 wks of antibiotics but now is asking for more out of pocket costs from the patient for the last 2 weeks bc of the new year. Why are you so non compassionate?