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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

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

December '25 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Dec 9th 2025

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) By Michael S. Saag, MD In honor of World AIDS Day (December 1), this month's focus is "The HIV/AIDS pandemic: Where are we now?" In this editoria … read more

November '25 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Nov 11th 2025

Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) Association of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine with COVID-19 Outcomes in US Veterans (N Engl J Med 2025;393:1612) Summary by Michael S. Saag, MD Large observat … read more

October '25 Infectious Diseases Update

Posted by Doug Black, PharmD., Ann Lloyd, PharmD. on Oct 17th 2025

OCTOBER 2025 Article of the Month (Editors' Choice) One Dose versus Three Doses of Benzathine Penicillin G in Early SyphilisBy Henry F. Chambers, MD The phrase "One night with Venus, a lifetime with … read more