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Carly Hughes
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Infectious Diseases Physician and Microbiologist. Working in tropical paradise in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia. Interests in tropical ID, immunocomp hosts. Mum and wife. Keen cook, beginner gardener.
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The head of HHS said he’d preserve ACIP. Then he fired the entire committee.

Now a new panel -- with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID -- is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Why the Sudden Firing of ACIP Members Should Put Every Clinician on High Alert
There are certain irrefutable verities when, like me, you’re an infectious diseases specialist married to a pediatrician. Here are our top two, which are deeply interrelated: Infectious deaths in chil...
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June 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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After hearing from two of my colleagues in Africa who work with USAID/PEPFAR, and the consequences already of recent events, I had to write this.

So sad. And so pointless! #IDSky

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Could This Be the End of PEPFAR?
Short email from a longtime colleague, working in Africa at a PEPFAR site: Without USAID, PEPFAR is essentially dead. I got chills reading this. PEPFAR, the abbreviation for the President’s Emergency ...
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February 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of CDC and other health agencies is deeply concerning.

Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.

Our full statement: https://buff.ly/42AO8LI
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Festive cheer in our micro lab courtesy of our amazing scientists
#IDsky
December 2, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections

BALANCE trial publication is here !

#IDsky #Medsky

@idjclub.bsky.social

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Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM
Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...
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November 20, 2024 at 1:10 PM
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Allen Yung's Golden Rules of ID. Copied over from the Other Place for @kottonnelson.bsky.social #IDSky
November 16, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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