Alan Koff
@alankoff.bsky.social
Transplant ID and Antimicrobial Stewardship at UC Davis in Sacramento, CA. Views are my own.
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I will try to do a tweetorial about this paper when I have more energy but this is really important data. It looks (tentatively, preliminarily) that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines might significantly enhance the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy (subject to many caveats).
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade
Nature - mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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October 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Due to the US Government Shutdown, I will not be able to atted @IDWeek.bsky.social #IDWeek2025. I had worked on my 2 invited talks and so will share them.
My first talk was going to be about the epidemiology and clinical course of respiratory viral infections in the immunocompromised.
My first talk was going to be about the epidemiology and clinical course of respiratory viral infections in the immunocompromised.
October 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Due to the US Government Shutdown, I will not be able to atted @IDWeek.bsky.social #IDWeek2025. I had worked on my 2 invited talks and so will share them.
My first talk was going to be about the epidemiology and clinical course of respiratory viral infections in the immunocompromised.
My first talk was going to be about the epidemiology and clinical course of respiratory viral infections in the immunocompromised.
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🗳️Raffle time! Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives is halfway thru its Kickstarter.📢
Will give away 1 copy to the school, hospital, or club of choice to 2 raffle winners. Raffle ends Sunday AM. Every RT is an entry. Spread the good news!
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Will give away 1 copy to the school, hospital, or club of choice to 2 raffle winners. Raffle ends Sunday AM. Every RT is an entry. Spread the good news!
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
October 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🗳️Raffle time! Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives is halfway thru its Kickstarter.📢
Will give away 1 copy to the school, hospital, or club of choice to 2 raffle winners. Raffle ends Sunday AM. Every RT is an entry. Spread the good news!
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Will give away 1 copy to the school, hospital, or club of choice to 2 raffle winners. Raffle ends Sunday AM. Every RT is an entry. Spread the good news!
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
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💥Transplant ID colleagues attending #IDWeek2025, please mark your calendars 💥
👉 10/20/25: 8-8:25am Dr. Jeremy Walker (UAB) is our invited speaker on “Bridging the Gap between General and TID Practice”, moderated by Drs. Andrea Zimmer and Emily Eichenberger
👉 10/20/25: 8-8:25am Dr. Jeremy Walker (UAB) is our invited speaker on “Bridging the Gap between General and TID Practice”, moderated by Drs. Andrea Zimmer and Emily Eichenberger
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
💥Transplant ID colleagues attending #IDWeek2025, please mark your calendars 💥
👉 10/20/25: 8-8:25am Dr. Jeremy Walker (UAB) is our invited speaker on “Bridging the Gap between General and TID Practice”, moderated by Drs. Andrea Zimmer and Emily Eichenberger
👉 10/20/25: 8-8:25am Dr. Jeremy Walker (UAB) is our invited speaker on “Bridging the Gap between General and TID Practice”, moderated by Drs. Andrea Zimmer and Emily Eichenberger
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👉 10/20/25: 5-5:25pm TID fellows, Drs. Gabriel Motoa Cardona (Columbia Presbyterian-Cornell) and Stella Radosta (UT Southwestern) will each present a case, with discussions led by Drs. Alan Koff (UC Davis) and Alpana Waghmare (University of Washington/Fred Hutch)
October 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
👉 10/20/25: 5-5:25pm TID fellows, Drs. Gabriel Motoa Cardona (Columbia Presbyterian-Cornell) and Stella Radosta (UT Southwestern) will each present a case, with discussions led by Drs. Alan Koff (UC Davis) and Alpana Waghmare (University of Washington/Fred Hutch)
Excited for this new ID game to get funded. Already over $3000 towards funding goal in less than 24 hours! 💸
I just backed Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game
Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!
www.kickstarter.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Excited for this new ID game to get funded. Already over $3000 towards funding goal in less than 24 hours! 💸
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Endorsed and co-signed
(with the caveat that strictly speaking variola is eradicated, not extinct, and measles is still considered eliminated for now in the US because we haven’t had a year of sustained transmission yet)
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
(with the caveat that strictly speaking variola is eradicated, not extinct, and measles is still considered eliminated for now in the US because we haven’t had a year of sustained transmission yet)
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Risk and Benefit | NEJM
Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin asks why, under an administration that says it is focused
on making America healthy again, we are denigrating and discarding our single most
cost-effective public health ...
www.nejm.org
September 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Endorsed and co-signed
(with the caveat that strictly speaking variola is eradicated, not extinct, and measles is still considered eliminated for now in the US because we haven’t had a year of sustained transmission yet)
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
(with the caveat that strictly speaking variola is eradicated, not extinct, and measles is still considered eliminated for now in the US because we haven’t had a year of sustained transmission yet)
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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The Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives Kickstarter goes live in 30 days. Going to update the launch page with a sneak preview of some of the art. Anyone want to vote on which they like best?
Vote in the comments "1-4" for images clockwise or vote "5" for no preference. Thanks.
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
Vote in the comments "1-4" for images clockwise or vote "5" for no preference. Thanks.
#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky
September 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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We are recruiting for a new faculty member in the Transplant ID section at @WashUMedID. Highly dynamic section, with immense growth potential. We want to help people build a career in patient care, education or research.
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu
August 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We are recruiting for a new faculty member in the Transplant ID section at @WashUMedID. Highly dynamic section, with immense growth potential. We want to help people build a career in patient care, education or research.
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...
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Reposting this fellowship opportunity for 1 year study of #TxID at @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social #IDfellow #IDSky - and we also have a #TxID faculty position available as well !
Just posted this #TxID fellowship opportunity on @idsainfo.bsky.social @astinfo.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @ishlt.bsky.social - please share with any who might be interested in spending a year in LA ! #IDFellow #IDTwitter #IDSky @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social @harborucla-id.bsky.social
This just in:Transplant ID Career Development is now open! #TxID #IDSky #IDFellow🔥 @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social @domucla.bsky.social This is a 1-yr position- pls reach out with questions 🔬🦠💊@transplantidnet.bsky.social @ast-idcop.bsky.social @txidfellows.bsky.social recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10380
August 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Reposting this fellowship opportunity for 1 year study of #TxID at @ucla-id-fellowship.bsky.social #IDfellow #IDSky - and we also have a #TxID faculty position available as well !
Sharing our paper on bacterial hepatic infections and all the unique manifestations of the different bugs. If you're short on time just check out Table 1.
Free view/download link active until July 11.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8Hj3tho0...
Free view/download link active until July 11.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8Hj3tho0...
authors.elsevier.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sharing our paper on bacterial hepatic infections and all the unique manifestations of the different bugs. If you're short on time just check out Table 1.
Free view/download link active until July 11.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8Hj3tho0...
Free view/download link active until July 11.
authors.elsevier.com/a/1l8Hj3tho0...
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New from @ofidjournal.bsky.social
Outcomes of 56 kidney transplant recipients whose donors had positive BCx. Most pathogenic organisms were treated, while most commensals were not. No infections developed in recipients related to bacteremia
#IDSky #TxID
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Outcomes of 56 kidney transplant recipients whose donors had positive BCx. Most pathogenic organisms were treated, while most commensals were not. No infections developed in recipients related to bacteremia
#IDSky #TxID
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Analyzing the Donor Dilemma: Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients From Donors With Positive Blood Cultures Obtained at Organ Procurement
Abstract. Based on expert consensus, the American Society of Transplantation recommends 7–14 days of preventive antibiotic therapy for solid organ transpla
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March 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New from @ofidjournal.bsky.social
Outcomes of 56 kidney transplant recipients whose donors had positive BCx. Most pathogenic organisms were treated, while most commensals were not. No infections developed in recipients related to bacteremia
#IDSky #TxID
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
Outcomes of 56 kidney transplant recipients whose donors had positive BCx. Most pathogenic organisms were treated, while most commensals were not. No infections developed in recipients related to bacteremia
#IDSky #TxID
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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This decision — & other federal efforts to undermine well-established science about vaccine safety — puts everyone at risk, especially when we are currently experiencing the worst U.S. flu season in more than a decade, says IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP.
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
February 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
This decision — & other federal efforts to undermine well-established science about vaccine safety — puts everyone at risk, especially when we are currently experiencing the worst U.S. flu season in more than a decade, says IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP.
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
Statement: bit.ly/41mfTFE
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Measles are contagious.
Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized.
Measles can be deadly especially in children.
Measles can cause blindness & deafness.
Measles can cause brain damage yrs later.
Measles can cause "immune amnesia".
Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine.
#medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪
Measles cause 1 in 4 people to be hospitalized.
Measles can be deadly especially in children.
Measles can cause blindness & deafness.
Measles can cause brain damage yrs later.
Measles can cause "immune amnesia".
Measles are preventable with MMR vaccine.
#medsky #IDsky 🛟 😷🧪
February 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Enjoyed reading this paper, especially their list outstanding questions related to utility of SBP prophylaxis. Would also add whether SBP ppx adds anything in patients who are already on rifaximin.
This is a great commentary challenging the use of antibiotics for SBP prophylaxis in patients with cirrhosis.
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I've added this review article by @arunasubramanian.bsky.social as it provides context to the question (great read).
journals.lww.com/hepcomm/full...
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I've added this review article by @arunasubramanian.bsky.social as it provides context to the question (great read).
journals.lww.com/hepcomm/full...
Rethinking Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis: First, Do No Harm
Abstract. Antibiotic prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBPPr) in patients with cirrhosis has been considered standard of care since the 19
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February 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Enjoyed reading this paper, especially their list outstanding questions related to utility of SBP prophylaxis. Would also add whether SBP ppx adds anything in patients who are already on rifaximin.
Got a sneak peak at this great med ed game, highly recommend. Lots of educational value for GME and CME.
Also, here's a link to the Kickstarter's pre-launch page.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Early backers will get a *free* bonus pack of emerging infections cards. 😁
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Early backers will get a *free* bonus pack of emerging infections cards. 😁
Coming soon: Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game
Learn infectious disease epidemiology through a simple card game. Geography, vectors, reservoirs, and more!
www.kickstarter.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Got a sneak peak at this great med ed game, highly recommend. Lots of educational value for GME and CME.
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Starting 2025 right using new ID E/M add-on code G0545 on my hospital visits thanks to @idsainfo.bsky.social member advocacy #ValueOfID #WeAreID
January 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Starting 2025 right using new ID E/M add-on code G0545 on my hospital visits thanks to @idsainfo.bsky.social member advocacy #ValueOfID #WeAreID
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🔥Join us for our first #TxIDChat on Bluesky coming Thursday Dec 19th at 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST. You can follow along on our profile, searching #TxIDChat, or using TxID Feed created by @germhuntermd.bsky.social (Profile -> Feeds -> TxID -> top right select Pin to add to your home screen)! #IDSky
December 7, 2024 at 6:24 PM
🔥Join us for our first #TxIDChat on Bluesky coming Thursday Dec 19th at 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST. You can follow along on our profile, searching #TxIDChat, or using TxID Feed created by @germhuntermd.bsky.social (Profile -> Feeds -> TxID -> top right select Pin to add to your home screen)! #IDSky
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First post on #IDSky
We have an ID fellowship opening at the University of Oklahoma @ou.edu, starting July 2025.
Two-year program, with great exposure to HIV, transplant ID and surgical infections, and above all, great people to train with!
DM me for details!
medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep...
We have an ID fellowship opening at the University of Oklahoma @ou.edu, starting July 2025.
Two-year program, with great exposure to HIV, transplant ID and surgical infections, and above all, great people to train with!
DM me for details!
medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep...
Fellowship Opportunities
medicine.ouhsc.edu
December 15, 2024 at 1:29 AM
First post on #IDSky
We have an ID fellowship opening at the University of Oklahoma @ou.edu, starting July 2025.
Two-year program, with great exposure to HIV, transplant ID and surgical infections, and above all, great people to train with!
DM me for details!
medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep...
We have an ID fellowship opening at the University of Oklahoma @ou.edu, starting July 2025.
Two-year program, with great exposure to HIV, transplant ID and surgical infections, and above all, great people to train with!
DM me for details!
medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep...