The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#399 - [Journal Club] - πŸ“Œ 8 Days vs. 14 Days: Can We Shorten Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Sepsis?
21 minutes Posted Feb 24, 2026 at 7:00 am.
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Send a text In this episode of Journal Club, Ben and Daphna review a retrospective cohort study from Pediatrics examining antibiotic duration for uncomplicated Gram-negative bloodstream infections in the NICU. The study, a collaboration between Nationwide Children’s Hospital and UT Health San Antonio, compares outcomes between short course (≀8 days) and long course (β‰₯9 days) therapy. The hosts discuss the startling finding that while recurrence rates were similar, the long-duration group had ...