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Adam Jaafer, PharmD
@adammashraff.bsky.social
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Antibiotic Nerd
#COYG 🔴
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Kalisvar MARIMUTHU at #ESCMIDGlobal

Year in Infection control

Browne Lancet ID 2024
RCT of enhanced cleaning of shared medical equipment (additional 3h per day)

Clear drop in healthcare associated infections. 5% absolute reduction; 30% RRR

Caveats: single centre, difficult to implement
April 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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seanong.bsky.social
Excited to share our newest paper from my PhD: a post-hoc analysis of the BALANCE trial where we explored heterogeneity of treatment effect (HTE) in duration of antibiotic treatment for patients with bloodstream infection. A thread:

doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

#IDSky @eclinicalmed.bsky.social
Redirecting
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April 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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paulsaxmd.bsky.social
Though "Oral is the New IV" with antibiotics (h/t @bradspellberg.bsky.social), it's not always easy to convince reluctant inpatient clinicians -- especially (in my experience) surgeons, who want to treat "aggressively".

Interesting dynamic ...
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
On the Inpatient ID Consult Service, Oral Antibiotics Have a Rocky Road to Acceptance
Having just completed a stint doing inpatient ID consults, I came away impressed with three things: Staph aureus remains the Ruler of Evil Invasive Pathogens in the hospital setting. You can “jinx” a ...
blogs.jwatch.org
January 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
🔥🔥 NEW 🔥🔥
Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
Our new post, a great collaboration with my friend
🌟 @idstewardship.bsky.social
1️⃣6️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs
7️⃣Syst Reviews/Meta
3️⃣🌏Guidelines ✨️Wiki_Guidelines
#idsky #EMIMCC #medsky #utisky
EnJoy
Share plz!
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Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024
In this article a selection of notable peer-reviewed publications from 2024 are provided. Article Selection by: Bassam Ghanem, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS Article Construction by: Timothy P. Gauthier, Pharm.D....
www.idstewardship.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:47 PM
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angelahuttner.bsky.social
Thank you! I was mostly a happy spectator, though. It was all @ellameumann.bsky.social and Bart Currie...and @gurujosh.bsky.social doing that English accent and everything! #IDSky #MicroSky #MedSky

And here's their paper, with such lovely pics: 🤣
www.cmi-comms.com/article/S295...
Approach to melioidosis
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions where it is a cause of community-acquired sepsis. Much of the global burden is in the Asia...
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November 20, 2024 at 1:15 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
🔥In Case You Missed It🔥
Our NEW WikiGuidelines
A stellar cast of auth🌟rs
54 members , 12 countries
The Third WikiGuidelines
After OM,IE
Guidelines for the Prevention Diagnosis,and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatrics & Adults #idsky
#JAMANetworkOpen
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 15, 2024 at 11:51 PM
adammashraff.bsky.social
Prof Dale Fisher on OPAT in Singapore #OPAT #IDsky
Prof Dale Fisher giving a talk on history of OPAT in Singapore
November 16, 2024 at 1:51 AM
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sebpoule.bsky.social
There's still good in this world 🌏 #IDsky 🦋

and by GOOD I mean the CID-STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEWS

💯 Must-read for General I.D. (if not already done)

«Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Osteomyelitis in Stage IV Pressure Injuries: A Multidisciplinary Collaborative Approach»

doi.org/10.1093/cid/...
November 13, 2024 at 3:42 AM
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idiots-pod.bsky.social
Let's talk about Tetracyclines and how awesome they are! 🧵
#IDSky #IDsky #IDX #podcast #ID #infection #infectiousdisease #antibiotics
November 10, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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catanita.bsky.social
I made an #AMR starter pack - I know I'm missing people so feel free to nominate yourself!
#IDSky #MicroSky
go.bsky.app/KkZfvrh
October 8, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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paulsaxmd.bsky.social
In honor of my first-ever post on this site, here's a little something I wrote about the "PCP vs PJP" great debate.

It's a real cliffhanger.
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Brave New Name -- How PCP Became PJP and Why It Matters
In the pre-E**n M**k era of the site then known at Twitter, I posted a poll about a very important debate in clinical Infectious Diseases: That’s right. Nearly 900 people took the time, energy, and cl...
blogs.jwatch.org
October 28, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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drgpharmd.bsky.social
My most popular ID post on the other place was when I shared my Hitchhiker's Guide to Antimicrobials, so I'll share it with #IDSky digitalpharmd.com/wp-content/u...
November 10, 2024 at 5:39 AM
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idiots-pod.bsky.social
#idtwitter, #idXposts #MEDTWITTER #medX people; if you’ve migrated over here, give us a follow! We’ll start posting here soon!

Not right now though. I’m being forced to watch Peppa Pig.
November 9, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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germhuntermd.bsky.social
Good news:

Our community is growing!

The IDSky Starter Pack has exceeded the max 150 accounts, so I’ve started on another (pls share here and the other place, and LMK if I missed you)

IDSky starter pack 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq

IDSky starter pack 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT
a man in a white shirt is standing in a corn field at sunset .
Alt: Kevin Costner from field of dreams is standing in a corn field at sunset . Text says “if you build it, they will come”
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November 8, 2024 at 6:08 AM
adammashraff.bsky.social
Here for #IDsky !
November 9, 2024 at 1:25 AM