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Run Time:
Tue, 12/17/2024 - 7:30am
Duration:
60-minutes
CME Credits:
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
Cost:
Free
Dr. Pranita Tamma

The Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Infections in Children: A Case-Based Discussion

Led By
Pranita Tamma, MD

At the end of this virtual presentation, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss treatment options for extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacterales infections 
  • Discuss the treatment options for Pseudomonas aeruginosa with difficult-to-treat resistance infections
  • Discuss treatment options for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections
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About this presenter: 

Pranita Tamma, MD 
John Hopkins University School of Medicine

Dr. Tamma is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and the Director of the Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on: (a) elucidating the mechanisms of resistance in gram-negative organisms, (b) developing and enhancing laboratory methods to identify gram-negative resistant organisms to enable critically-ill patients to be placed on appropriate antibiotic therapy as early as possible, and (c) identifying optimal treatment strategies for patients infected with multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections. She is the lead author of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Antimicrobial Resistance Treatment Guidance.