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Abhishek Deshpande MD PhD FIDSA
@abhishekdp.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ Cleveland Clinic Center for Value-based Care Research; Studying C.difficile infection and Community-acquired pneumonia. Opinions my own.
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#IDWeek2025 had the lowest post count since 2022 (1,272 posts). While top posters shifted to Bluesky, X remained on par—the key difference was engagement rates favoring Bluesky. Grateful to learn so much from our SoMe community! 📊💙🙏

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#IDWeek2025 Posts/Tweets Analysis | Everyday Is A School Day
IDWeek2025 had the lowest post count since 2022 (1,272 posts). While top posters shifted to Bluesky, X remained on par—the key difference was engagement rates favoring Bluesky. Grateful to learn so mu...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Automated disinfectant dispensers often malfunction. Excited to share our new study that shows adding indicators to disinfectant wipes can provide staff with real-time visual confirmation that disinfectants are present and at the correct concentration! #SHEA #AWSOM #ClevelandVA #idsky
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September 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Excited to share our work on the epidemiology of diarrheal pathogens using multiplex PCR gastrointestinal panels, led by the amazing medical student, Jeffrey Shu and now published in @cmijournal.bsky.social! 🎉 Kudos to all! #CCLCM #AWSOM shorturl.at/kTWqt
August 20, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It's official! Excited to share that I have been promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine! #CleClinicLCM @clevelandclinic.bsky.social #CWRU Grateful to colleagues, trainees, students, friends and family!🙏
January 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
An invitation to test for H pylori stool antigen in combination with FIT did not significantly reduce rates of gastric cancer, compared with an invitation for FIT alone. #idsky
Screening for Helicobacter pylori to Prevent Gastric Cancer
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effects of Helicobacter pylori stool antigen assessment plus fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), vs FIT alone, on gastric cancer incidence and mortality am...
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November 20, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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ICYMI🔥
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis* @cmicomms.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social
Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis for the Prevention of
Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection During Re-exposure to Systemic Antibiotics
*8 observational studies #idsky
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November 18, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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🆕️🔥Systematic review & meta-analysis
40 studies (n = 3,905,559)
Gastric acid suppressants, recent hospitalization, antibiotic exposure, and certain comorbidities as independent predictors of HA-CDI among adult inpatients #idsky
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Meta-analysis of predictors of healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infection | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Meta-analysis of predictors of healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infection - Volume 4 Issue 1
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November 16, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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Which E. coli are you?
#MicroSky #IDSky
November 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Sharing our work on #Cdiff published in ASHE Journal! 🎉 A review of 40 studies identified gastric acid suppressants, recent hospitalization, antibiotic exposure and certain comorbidities as independent predictors of healthcare-associated CDI. Kudos to the team! 🙌 #IDSky #Cdiffsky
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November 15, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Reposted by Abhishek Deshpande MD PhD FIDSA
RFK Jr. says he wants the National Institutes of Health to “pivot” from studying infectious disease and focus on chronic diseases, which he claims have been “neglected”.

There are currently 20+ Institutes at the NIH. Of these, there is a total of one focused on Infectious Disease…
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM
"New multicenter study highlights risks of automated disinfectant systems in hospitals: 90% tested had below-expected levels; 14% had no detectable disinfectant. Many hospital disinfectant dispensers are dispensing water! Monitoring is urgently needed to ensure safety. #IPSky shorturl.at/oMOxK
November 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Come join us at Cleveland Clinic! We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Epidemiology/Health Services Research/Health Econ at the Center for Value-based Care Research! shorturl.at/DE2RN #IDSky #MedSky
November 10, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Excited to share our new study in ASHE: Clinicians seem most receptive to ID stewardship pharmacist recommendations for IV to PO conversion and least receptive to limiting DOT in patients with CAP. Trust your stewardship pharmacist! bit.ly/3NrMUd9 #IDSky #IPSky
November 10, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Hello #IDSky, I am a clinical researcher studying community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and healthcare associated infections including C.difficile infection (CDI) at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA. Excited to be here! #idsky
November 9, 2024 at 10:55 PM