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The Sanford Guide ID Update is our free monthly newsletter dedicated to current developments in infectious diseases curated by the Sanford Guide Editorial Board and our Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Manager. Each newsletter covers the essential information you need to know regarding infectious disease treament and management including:

Antimicrobial stewardship news
New and updated ID treatment guidelines
Practice pearls of wisdom drawn from recent literature & reviews
Drug approvals, discontinuations, safety alerts, and shortages

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If you are looking for information covered in an older ID update, please view our archived updates below. We've compiled the updates for each year into annual archive posts: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

September '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Sep 8th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) The POET II Trial By Brian S. Schwartz, M.D. The POET II trial (N Engl J Med 2026 Aug 28. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2607887) was an international, open-labe … read more

August '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Aug 12th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) SNAP Judgments By Henry F. Chambers, M.D. The SNAP (Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform) trial has yielded two landmark studies, bot … read more

July '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Jul 20th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Oral Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir (Paxlovid) for COVID-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients By Michael S. Saag, M.D. and Andrew T. Pavia, M.D. ARTICLE SUMMARY: Two ran … read more

June '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Jul 20th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Person-to-Person Transmission of Hantavirus By Kami Kim, M.D. In May 2026, a cluster of severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) in passengers on a crui … read more

May '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on May 12th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Disruption of the Microbiome by Antibiotics By Douglas J Black, Pharm.D. Available evidence links the gut microbiome to human health. Antibiotics are know … read more