ATS basically admitting that stewardship is not a top priority for them in guidelines. They also consider "case series and clinical experience" as "evidence" to make guideline decisions. Very disappointing messaging and methodology. #TeamIDSA
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Polio vaccine boosters suggested for adults going to Spain, UK, Germany, Finland, UK...
Figure 1. Bacteria Cultured from Injured Ukrainian Service Members. Shown are bacteria cultured from the wounds of 127 injured Ukrainian service members, with percentages assigned to each bacterial family and to each genus within the Enterobacteriaceae family. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.
Battlefield injuries are often contaminated with potentially infecting microbes. In this study, swabs obtained in the field after injury were profiled. Microbes and potential antimicrobial-resistance genes were characterized. Full study results: nej.md/4l1hpqk
#MedSky #IDSky
CARDIA study showed that
🫀cardiovascular disease risk increases earlier for men (primarily coronary heart disease)
🫀at age 35 y, men’s risk began to rise faster than women’s & stayed elevated through midlife
www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
#MedSky #CardioSky
#Measles fact sheet @idsainfo.bsky.social
www.idsociety.org/ID-topics/in...
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Info sheet on microplastics. It shows a woman drinking from a plastic bottle while holding a baby. Text explains microplastics' sources, presence in everyday items, and potential health risks. Tips to reduce exposure include avoiding plastic packaging.
#Microplastics are plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm that results from breakdown of plastic litter.
📄 This JAMA Patient Page describes microplastics and the potential health effects of human exposure to microplastics.
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In this interim analysis, there is NO increased safety risk associated with #RSV vaccination in pregnant women: preterm birth, PROM, preterm PROM, & HTNsive disorders of pregnancy #IDSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
🔥Just published 🔥
ESCMID Clinical Guidelines on the Evaluation and Management of a Reported Antibiotic Allergy #IDSjy
www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...
#Emoji use in electronic medical record! Here are the 50 most frequently used emojis in EMRs #MedSky
I wonder how are they able to put these emojis there!
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@nychealthsystem.bsky.social launched Special Pathogens Biopreparedness Map #IDSky #MedSky nychhbioprep.shinyapps.io/specialpatho...
☝️Remember
#Influenza is associated with 6-16.6x ⬆️risk of #MI 💔
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1702090
evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300361
💉Get your flu shot! Protect yourself and your loved ones
RSV vaccine is recommended for adults
💉75+ y
💉50-74 y AND conditions that ⬆️risk of severe RSV:
RSV-related hospitalization is associated w ⬆️cardiorespiratory events 🫀🫁
2.8-8.7x ⬆️rate of MI
3.7-7.4x ⬆️rate of stroke
2.4-12.5x ⬆️rate of CHF exacerbation
23.1x ⬆️rate of COPD exacerbation
16.5x ⬆️rate of arrhythmia
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💉Get RSV vaccine if eligible! #IDSky #MedSky
Learned something new! #tularemia associated with harbor seal necropsy #IDSky #MedSky
#IDSky #HealthcareEpidemiology #MedSky
In pts w #T2DM & cardiometabolic dz, GLP-1 RAs were not associated w increased risk of optic nerve/vision-threatening events #MedSky #GLP1 #OphthoSky
diabetesjournals.org/care/article-abstract/doi/10.2337/dc25-1929/164303/GLP-1-Receptor-Agonists-and-Risk-of-Optic-Nerve-or
No #HBV reactivation/incident infxn in PLH w isolated anti-HBc after switching to CAB/RPV #HIV #IDSky #MedSky
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How ‘gas station drugs’ remain legal www.statnews.com/2026/01/28/h... via @statnews.com
🎙️ Episode 18 of The Host Response is out.
What 10 years in ID taught me:
• Antibiotics can hurt people
• Not every note needs to be a masterpiece
• You need a work buddy
• Vancomycin remains…vancomycin
Reflections for new ID docs (and reminders for the rest of us)
🎧 Listen now.
#idsky #meded
Nice piece
"Trust in medicine rests not only on skill and outcomes but also on moments when families glimpse our humanity and we allow them to see us"
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2843254
Our newspaper article is out today (my first!)
richmond.com/opinion/colu... #IDSky
Applying Elite Tennis Paradigms to Surgical Performance jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2840502
Sharing our commentary in @ajicjournal.bsky.social
Leveraging data to advance #InfectionPrevention programs #IDSky #HealthcareEpidemiology
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Got vanc 😆
#WAAW #IDSky
Popular supplement containing moringa leaf powder recalled due to Salmonella contamination www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
I think I remember you posted about this a while back :-)
Pott puffy tumor #IDSky #MedSky @jamadermatology.com
✅subperiosteal abscess of forehead a/w underlying frontal bone osteomyelitis
✅most common cause: frontal/ethmoid sinus infxn
✅image ASAP
✅Mx: Abx, abscess drainage, restoration of paranasal sinus outflow, resection of damaged bone as indicated
Love this piece ❤️ #MedSky
"As physicians, we often wait for permission to care for ourselves, permission that never seems to arrive... I still work hard. But I no longer believe that sacrifice defines me. What defines me now is intention..."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839102
I guess it's possible not to feel anything when the leech got in the nasal cavity 😬
Happy Halloween #IDSky #MedSky
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