Caribbean External Quality Assurance Program in Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance (PCC-CAR)
INFORMATIVE NEWSLETTER Nº48 – June 2026
Dear Colleagues of the «Caribbean External Quality Assurance Program in Bacteriology and Antimicrobial Resistance»(PCC-CAR)
In the present newsletter, we are sending you the following documents:
1) How do I manage difficult-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections? Key questions for today’s clinicians. Horcajada JP, Gales A, Isler B, Kaye KS, Kwa AL, Landersdorfer CB, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2025 Nov;31(11):1797-1806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2025.08.018
2) Recommendations for a microbiology Diagnostic Stewardship Program for antimicrobial resistance: Pre-analytical phase. Ines Staneloni M, Rodríguez VM, Colque A, Nemirovsky C, Ezcurra C, Reijtman V, et al. Rev Argent Microbiol. 2026 Mar 31;58(3):100715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2026.100715
3) Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2026. Prescott HC, Antonelli M, Alhazzani W, Møller MH, Alshamsi F, Azevedo LCP, et al. Crit Care Med. 2026 Apr 1;54(4):725-812. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007075
4) Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Review. Tong SYC, Fowler VG Jr, Skalla L, Holland TL. JAMA. 2025 Sep 2;334(9):798-808. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.4288
Best regards and we will keep in touch!
Alejandra Corso and Paula Gagetti.
Servicio Antimicrobianos
Regional Reference Laboratory on Antimicrobial Resistance (RRL)
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Infecciosas
ANLIS «Dr. Carlos G. Malbrán».
Secretaria de Salud y Desarrollo Social
Av. Velez Sarsfield 563 (1281)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
+54 11 43032812