Brandon Dionne
bwdionne.bsky.social
Brandon Dionne
@bwdionne.bsky.social
Associate Clinical Professor at Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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Ceftriaxone is not a strong inducer, though. This is the concern with bacteria with inducible ampC; the mechanism that allows inducibility can result in a resistant subpopulation with mutations that cause "stably derepressed" AmpC production that is hidden by the larger susceptible population.
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yes, they mention that in the recently published scientific statement from the AHA that you referenced.
September 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is true, but do you know what the more common cause is?
September 15, 2025 at 8:45 PM