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[Publication] The article "Lung ultrasonography for community-acquired acute pneumonia diagnosis" is now available.

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#IDsky #CommunityAcquiredAcutePneumonia #LungUltrasonography #ChestXRay #ChestCTScan
Lung ultrasonography for community-acquired acute pneumonia diagnosis
Over the past two decades, several studies have assessed the performance of lung ultrasonography in the diagnosis of community-acquired acute pneumoni…
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July 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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[Publication] The article "Value of molecular biology tests in community-acquired acute pneumonia" is now available.

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#IDsky #CommunityAcquiredAcutepneumonia #MolecularBiology #MultiplexPCR #SyndromicPanel
Value of molecular biology tests in community-acquired acute pneumonia
For patients hospitalized with community-acquired acute pneumonia (CAP), molecular tools (especially multiplex PCR syndromic panels) are associated wi…
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July 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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[Publication] The article "Indications for corticosteroids in the treatment of Community-Acquired pneumonia" is now available.

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#IDsky #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #Corticosteroids #Mortality
Indications for corticosteroids in the treatment of Community-Acquired pneumonia
Preceding guidelines on treatment and management of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) do not endorse systematic use of corticosteroids. The data in t…
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July 31, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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[Publication] The article "Duration of antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia" is now available.

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#IDsky #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #Antibiotics #Mortality #TreatmentDuration
Duration of antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia
Previous guidelines have recommended 5-day antibiotic treatment for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) patients manifesting clinical improvement after…
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July 31, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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[Publication] The article "Antibiotic combination indications for the treatment of community-acquired acute pneumonia" is now available.

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#IDsky #CommunityAcquiredAcutePneumonia #EmpiricalAntibioticTherapy #BetaLactam #Macrolide
Antibiotic combination indications for the treatment of community-acquired acute pneumonia
Empirical dual combination therapy with beta-lactam and macrolide is often the standard treatment of community-acquired acute pneumonia (CAP) in adult…
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July 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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April 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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drmichaelmarks.bsky.social
Vancomycin Taper trial presented by @dremilymcd.bsky.social #ESCMID2025. In people who get better by day 10 should we stop or give taper? Reduced recurrences by primary outcome timepoint but the KM suggests it may be just delaying rather than truly preventing recurrence? #IDSky
April 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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drmichaelmarks.bsky.social
Does adding NGS testing improve sepsis outcomes? Gave more positive micro. No impact primary outcome. Many secondary outcomes better but ?appropriate report p values if primary null. Clinicians didnt change Abx in response to NGS. Unclear if some analysis were pre-planned or post-hoc. #ESCMID2025
April 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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drmichaelmarks.bsky.social
HARVEST Trial - largest trial high dose (35mg/kg) Rifampicin for TBM. Phase 2 data suggested benefit & dose-response effect. Sadly no evidence of benefit & some suggestion of sub-groups who did worse. More trials coming & clear we need interventions beyond just killing bug #ESCMID2025 #IDSky
April 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
aurdinh.bsky.social
French CAP guidelines @spilf.bsky.social @soc-pneumo-splf.bsky.social
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Actualisation des recommandations de prise en charge des pneumonies aiguës communautaires chez l'adulte par la Société de Pathologie Infectieuse de Langue Française (SPILF) et la Société de Pneumologi...
La Pneumonie Aiguë Communautaire (PAC) présumée d'origine bactérienne est une pathologie fréquente plus ou moins grave qui peut être prise en charge e…
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March 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
🆕💫 Early oral stepdown therapy for infective endocarditis: an international cross-sectional survey on current use in clinical practice ESCMID Study Group for Bloodstream Infections, Endocarditis and Sepsis
#idsky #IEWiki
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Early oral stepdown therapy for infective endocarditis: an international cross-sectional survey on current use in clinical practice
There is now strong evidence supporting early oral switch (EOS) from intravenous antibiotics in the treatment of infective endocarditis (IE). Our obje…
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February 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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absteward.bsky.social
IDSA: Uncomplicated UTI can occur in females or males, patients with underlying urologic abnormalities, patients with immunocompromise, and persons with diabetes. Recurrent UTI can be uncomplicated.
Male + cystitis # cUTI
Immunocompromised or DM + cystitis # cUTI #IDsky #utisky #medsky #EMIMCC
absteward.bsky.social Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · Feb 19
🔥A sneak peak on the upcoming IDSA guidelines for cUTI🔥
Public Comment: IDSA Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
So it's still not published yet ! #idsky #medsky #utisky
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February 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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19,764 S. aureus isolates were collected from patients with various infection types at 37 US medical centers 2016 to 2022
MRSA (8,184) isolates:
Bactrim: 95% S
Clindamycin: 74% S
Vancomycin: 100% S
MDR MRSA (2,421) isolates:
Bactrim: 85% S
Clindamycin: 17% S
Vancomycin: 100% S #idsky
January 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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The world may look back on 2024 as a pivotal time in the fight against AIDS — There is still no cure and no preventive vaccine for HIV. But long-acting antiretrovirals(ARVs )are the closest thing to a vaccine that the world has today #IDsky #hivsky
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January 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
High-risk human papillomavirus infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer & precancerous lesions
🆕💫Dynamic characteristics of high-risk HPV infection in women with low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, based on a community longitudinal study #idsky
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Dynamic characteristics of high-risk HPV infection in women with low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, based on a community longitudinal study - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Inf...
Background High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. Approximately 35% of women with low-grade cervical intraepithelial neopla...
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January 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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jonathanrydermd.bsky.social
New study in @cidjournal.bsky.social from France looking at molds (no yeast/dimorphics) found in blood cultures.

n=80 isolates from 2012-2022

2/3rds were Fusarium, 10% Lomentospora, 5% Trichoderma, 5% Mucorales, 5% Aspergillus

70% Hematologic malignancies

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January 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
In the context of emergence of cefiderocol resistance& limited therapeutic options,in vitro determination of cefiderocol susceptibility w a robust method is essential!
🆕💫Cefiderocol susceptibility testing:the challenge of disc diffusion #idsky
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DEFINE_ME
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January 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
Accounting for approximately 350,000 deaths annually worldwide, cervical cancer is preventable with HPV vaccination and screening. Newer chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy techniques have improved survival #idsky #medsky
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Cervical Cancer | NEJM
Accounting for approximately 350,000 deaths annually worldwide, cervical cancer is preventable with HPV vaccination and screening. Newer chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy techniques hav...
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January 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
Recent studies reinforce the benefits of oral antibiotics, as well as shorter durations of therapy in BJIs with supporting evidence
🆕💫 Review article
Bone Voyage: Navigating Updates in the Management of Bone and Joint Infections #idsky
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Bone Voyage: Navigating Updates in the Management of Bone and Joint Infections - Current Infectious Disease Reports
Purpose of Review Advancements in the management of bone and joint infections (BJIs) aim to improve outcomes while challenging long-standing treatment practices. This review discusses key updates, inc...
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January 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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🆕💫 Systematic review including meta-analysis of all comparative studies
Infectious complications following transperineal prostate biopsy with or without periprocedural antibiotic prophylaxis #idsky
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Infectious complications following transperineal prostate biopsy with or without periprocedural antibiotic prophylaxis—a systematic review including meta-analysis of all comparative studies - Prostate...
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases - Infectious complications following transperineal prostate biopsy with or without periprocedural antibiotic prophylaxis—a systematic review including...
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January 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
🆕🔥Just published 🔥🆕
Updates on the Treatment of Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis(TB)
An Official ATS/CDC/ERS/IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline #idsky #TBsky
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January 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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absteward.bsky.social
🆕💫 Retrospective multicentre
study #JAC
Temocillin efficacy against AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales: a relevant alternative to cefepime? #idsky #medsky #EMIMCC #utisky
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Temocillin efficacy against AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales: a relevant alternative to cefepime?
AbstractIntroduction. Temocillin is a semi-synthetic β-lactam with a narrow spectrum but high stability against hydrolysis by β-lactamases, including AmpC.
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December 23, 2024 at 10:51 AM
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absteward.bsky.social
Neither 95% confidence intervals nor P values are meant to be signposts for clinical decision-making
The curious case of 2 negative trials in TB (VQUIN + TB-CHAMP) #idsky #medsky #EMIMCC #TBsky
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Treating Patients, Not P Values
To the dismay of many statisticians, clinicians are taught to convert continuous results into a binary value to facilitate decision-making. A person with a hemoglobin A1c level of 6.5% or higher ha...
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December 23, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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🆕🔥Case series
First-month mortality in MSSA left-sided IE strains appeared to be independently associated with the presence of blaZ and an inoculum effect, and this may account for some differences in outcomes between ASP & Cefazolin #idsky #EMIMCC
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β-Lactam Inoculum Effect in Methicillin-Susceptible S aureus Infective Endocarditis
This case series evaluates the association between phenotypic characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates, β-lactam used, and outcome in patients with methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA) inf...
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December 20, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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germhuntermd.bsky.social
Time to Staphylococcus aureus blood culture positivity is a useful marker for infective endocarditis

This retrospective cohort study of >1700 cases of SAB suggests that if TTP > 13 hrs, the patient is unlikely to have endocarditis (NPV 96%, 95%CI 95-97)

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December 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM