Amy Legg is an experienced clinical pharmacist in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship. Her research interests include effects of penicillin allergy on patient outcomes and process for allergy assessment, therapeutic drug monitoring to ensure efficacy and safety, and uptake and efficacy of the hepatitis C medications.
Presentation by Dr Brad Spellberg, Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center.
On this day last year, the SNAP trial started recruitment. 12 months on, more than 450 participants have joined the study, already making it the second largest clinical trial for Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in the world.
Staphylococcus aureus can cause sepsis, among other infections, and sends more than 450 Australian babies, children and teenagers to hospital annually, according to Telethon Kids Institute.
