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Caitlin Ellis
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ID PharmD • War Eagle • Views are my own
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It’s out! IDSA #cUTI guidelines 7/17/25. Now the fun begins….😌 #IDsky #AMSsky @idsainfo.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social

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complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) Guideline on Treatment and Management
www.idsociety.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: penicillin allergies

❓ Q: My patient reports a reaction to penicillin (acute, self-limited rash) over 10 years ago. Can they safely receive cefazolin for their MSSA infection?
#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX #AMSsky
July 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Check out a new series in Clinical Infectious Diseases: Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases📑 This section features clinical problem-solving exercises presented by a discussant unpacking treatment decisions as the case unfolds. 🧵1/2
July 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: sputum interpretation

❓ Q: My patient has 4+ growth of an organism on respiratory culture. Does this mean he has pneumonia?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX #AMSsky
July 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Breakpoint updates from #CLSI for Acinetobacter spp.
📌Tetracycline urine breakpoint was removed based on absence of data to support. Doxycycline removed in Jan 2025 and minocycline breakpoint lowered #MedSky #IDSky
June 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: revisiting Vancomycin Zosyn nephrotoxicity

❓ Q: Is the combination of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam safe for the kidneys?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
May 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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📣 Attention Program Directors! Sign up is OPEN!

🌟 MAD-ID is excited to spotlight your PGY2 ID pharmacy residency or ID pharmacy fellowship program in the upcoming academic year!

🎓 See eligibility criteria!

Sign up: forms.office.com/r/86HfX98XqT

@SIDPharm.bsky.social
@accpinfdprn.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🥳 Official programming for #MADID2025 kicks off today with interactive workshops! 🤓

🍄 Fungal stewardship, 📈 NHSN AR, 🤖 AI in stewardship education, and 💊 New Antibiotic Formulary Decisions!

@sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social @contagionlive.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Couldn’t let the day go by without wishing a happy ID Pharmacist Day to all my fellow ID pharmies out there! 🦠🧫💊

I sure love what I do, and even in the tough days (#iykyk), I couldn’t imagine doing anything else!
May 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Today, May 22, is Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day!

Join the @sidpharm.bsky.social Bluesky chat from 11–12 noon CDT today and use the hashtag #IDPharmacistsDay to recognize the importance of ID pharmacists in patient care
May 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Nothing is better than seeing this study published just in time for ID Pharmacists Day! 🥳 #IDSky
May 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day is Thursday! Join the chat here 5/22 12-1PMEST help us celebrate the amazing work ID pharmacists do every day. #IDPharmacistsDay, #SIDPAdvocacy, #PharmacistsLeadingChange @sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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To kick off a new series ID/AMS Reading Lists series, SIDP is here to help you "Hit 'Em with Your Best Nudge"! Check out this noticeable (and unnoticed) nudge comments in AMS! #IDSky #rxsky #pharmsky #AMSsky #medsky #SIDP #EvidenceBasedMedicine #IDPharmacy #Microbiology #Nudge #NudgeComments
May 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics’ antibiotic is the first and only FDA-approved cephalosporin indicated to treat Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis, caused by the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. #IDsky #Medsky
Ceftobiprole Launches Commercially in US
Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics’ antibiotic is the first and only FDA-approved cephalosporin indicated to treat Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), including right-sided endocarditis, caused by th...
www.contagionlive.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Positive UCx but unable to verbalize UTI symptoms

❓ Q: My elderly patient had a fall with altered mental status, and UCx is growing pan-S E. coli (>100K CFU/mL). They are unable to verbalize UTI symptoms. Should I treat for UTI?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
May 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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My latest for @contagionlive.bsky.social on the lastest data about cellulitis epidemiology and how we can use that to update our treatment paradigms! #IDSky
This common skin and soft tissue infection has a high recurrence rate and significant treatment failure. β-Lactams remain effective first-line treatments, though rising resistance to clindamycin and tetracycline, especially in GAS, is a growing concern. #IDsky #Medsky
Shifting Sands in Cellulitis
This common skin and soft tissue infection has a high recurrence rate and significant treatment failure. β-Lactams remain effective first-line treatments, though rising resistance to clindamycin and t...
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April 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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@steventong.bsky.social presents the results of the PSSA domain of the SNAP 🫰 trial - the worlds largest trial of staph aureus bacteremia - at #ESCMID2025

fluclox resulted in higher mortality and more AKI compared to penicillin for PSSA
April 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Candida in urine cx💊

❓ Q: My patient is growing Candida albicans in his urine, do I need to treat him?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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ID PRN and SIDP members 📣📣 Are you or your team presenting at at ESCMID Global or the SHEA Spring Meeting this year?! If so, fill out this quick survey by Tues, April 1 so we can recognize your accomplishments and show off your hard work ‼️🔬🧪 #IDSky

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March 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: bilateral LE erythema = cellulitis?

❓ Q: What are common mimickers of cellulitis?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
March 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Nasal MRSA PCR in pneumonia💊
❓ Q: If my patient with pneumonia has a positive MRSA nasal PCR but respiratory cultures are negative for MRSA, do I need to continue vancomycin for a full course of therapy?
#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
March 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Yeast coverage in intra-abdominal infections 💊
📋 Q: My patient has an intra-abdominal infection. Should I add empiric coverage for yeast?
What if they have a gastrointestinal perforation?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
February 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Have you seen the news?! 🥳

The long awaited cUTI guidelines are up for comments! 🤓📚

🔗: www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

Check it out & be sure to get your comments in by March 19, 2025 @ 5pm! #IDSky #PharmSky
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
www.idsociety.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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‼️The @idsainfo.bsky.social cUTI guideline 📄 draft is now available for public comment🗣️! This version has been reviewed by 15+ orgs & revised according to extensive feedback provided to us. www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

UTIsky IDsky Medsky PharmSky
February 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Febrile neutropenia (FN)- vancomycin de-escalation 💊
📋 Q: ❓ Q: I started vancomycin + cefepime for a patient with FN admitted with shock. On day 3, no pressors, cultures are negative, unclear source. Can I discontinue vancomycin?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX
February 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM