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Abstract

Research Snapshot Theater: Infectious Disease/Sepsis, Adult II

Monday, March 23, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
Location: Connections Central - RST 05

Presentations:

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Effectiveness of Beta-Lactams Adjusted Based on Cystatin C for Treatment of Gram-Negative Infections

    Sarah Marcus, PharmD (she/her/hers) – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Michael DiCesare, PharmD, BCCCP – Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Shannon Lawson, PharmD, BCCCP – Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    High-Dose Amikacin for Empiric Therapy in Critically Ill Patients With Septic Shock

    Nyda Ouch, PharmD – Loma Linda University Medical Center

    Nam Cho, BCPS, PharmD – Loma Linda University Medical Center

    Karen Tan, PharmD, BCIDP – AstraZeneca

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Longitudinal Trends in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Among ECMO Patients With Gram-Negative Rods

    Zaw H. Naing, MD (he/him/his) – Cooper University Hospital

    Jamal A. Anthony, MD (he/him/his)

    Abhi Chandel, MD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

    Alexandra Hanretty, PharmD – Cooper University Hospital

    Geena Kludjian, PharmD – Cooper University Hospital

    Adam Green, MD, MBA – Cooper University Health Care

    Raquel Nahra, MD – Cooper University Hospital

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Klebsiella pneumoniae Meningitis Unmasked During DKA Resuscitation

    Ameer R. Khalek, DO, MPH (he/him/his)

    Khalid Al-Rayess, DO – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

    Paulina Awuah-Saadiq, DO – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

    Farah Issa, MBBS – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

    Anaam Shaikh, DO – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

    Rahul Farwaha, DO – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

    Joseph Dawa, DO – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

    Michael Gale, MD, FCCP, E-AEC – Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    C septicum Fasciitis and Refractory Shock: A Deadly Presentation of Occult Colonic Dysplasia

    Sanam Gavankar, MD (she/her/hers)

    Sergio Llanes, MD – Loyola University Medical Center MacNeal Hospital

    David Zamora, MD – Loyola University Medical Center MacNeal Hospital

    Prachi Chug, MD – Loyola University Medical Center MacNeal Hospital

    Michael Markos, MD – Loyola University Medical Center MacNeal Hospital

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Afebrile but Infected: Severe Babesiosis Requiring Exchange Transfusion in an Elderly Patient

    Alessandra De Franco, MD (she/her/hers) – Baystate Medical Center

    Yi Xiang Teo, MD – Baystate Medical Center

    Eduardo Núñez, MD, MS – Baystate Medical Center

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Bitten and Broken: A Dual Assault by Lyme and Anaplasma Leading to Multisystem Crisis

    Mustafa Shah, MD

    Husnain Shaukat, MD – Geisinger Health System

    Shreya Vatsala, MD – Geisinger Medical Center

    Matthew Bauer, BSN – Geisinger Medical Center

    Eva Vaishnav, DO – Geisinger Medical Center

    Joshua L. Long, DO – Geisinger Medical Center

  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Central Time
    Drug-Resistant Candida auris and Mucor in Liver Transplant: Fosmanogepix as Salvage Therapy

    Amanda J. Naylor, MD, MPH – Cleveland Clinic

    Avneep Aggarwal, MD, FASA – Cleveland Clinic