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Infection
One-Hour Concurrent Session

A Line in the Sand: Antibiotic Breakpoints in Critically Ill Patients

Monday, February 24, 2025
9:45am – 10:45am Eastern Time
Location: Valencia Ballroom/415BCD
CE: 1

Life-threatening infection is one of the main reasons for ICU admission and one of the major complications in critically ill patients. The critical care team addresses infections and antimicrobials daily in the ICU so it is crucial for them to be familiar with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and antibiotic breakpoints, including knowledge of the revised antibiotic breakpoints and how they should be interpreted and applying MIC and antibiotic breakpoint principles to clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the minimum inhibitory concentration and antibiotic breakpoint
  • Discuss updates in antibiotic breakpoints
  • Describe the interpretation and application of antibiotic breakpoints to clinical practice

Presentations:

  • 9:50am – 10:05am Eastern Time
    The ABCs of MICs: Interpreting Minimum Inhibitory Concentration and Antibiotic Breakpoints

    Rachel C. Wolfe, PharmD, – Barnes Jewish Hospital

  • 10:05am – 10:20am Eastern Time
    Updates in Antibiotic Breakpoints

    Michael Kavanaugh, MD

  • 10:20am – 10:35am Eastern Time
    Interpretation and Application of Antibiotic Breakpoints to Clinical Practice

    Monica Donnelley, BCPS, PharmD, BCIDP – University of California Davis Medical Center