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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

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

April '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Apr 21st 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Initial Vancomycin Taper for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection By Brian S. Schwartz, M.D. Recurrent Clostridio … read more

March '26 Infectious Diseases Update

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

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Managing complex antiretroviral regimens: "I'd rather switch than fight" By Michael S. Saag, MD Switching antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in persons wit … read more

February '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Feb 10th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Anti-staphylococcal Penicillin or Cefazolin for Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia? By Henry F. Chambers, MD Which ag … read more

January '26 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Jan 13th 2026

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Should empiric antibiotics be routinely prescribed for CAP patients who test positive for respiratory viruses?By Henry F. Chambers, MD The 2025 American Thoraci … read more