Abstract Background In 2011, The Infectious Diseases Society of America released a clinical
practice guideline (CPG) that recommended short-course antibiotic therapy and avoidance
of fluoroquinolones for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs). Recommendations from
this CPG were rapidly disseminated to clinicians via review articles, UpToDate, and the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website; however, it is unclear if this CPG had
an impact on national antibiotic prescribing practices. Methods We performed a …

Background In the context of the opioid epidemic, injection drug use (IDU)–related infections
are an escalating health issue for infectious diseases (ID) physicians in the United States.
Methods We conducted a mixed methods survey of the Infectious Diseases Society of
America's Emerging Infections Network between February and April 2017 to evaluate
perspectives relating to care of persons who inject drugs (PWID). Topics included the
frequency of and management strategies for IDU-related infection, the availability of …