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Community-acquired pneumonia @thelancet.com #IDSky #EMIMCC
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Community-acquired pneumonia @thelancet.com #IDSky #EMIMCC
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November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
New strategies for a vexing problem: injectables to the rescue for people with Multidrug-Resistant HIV
✅ Just Accepted
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✅ Just Accepted
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November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
New Research
Long-term consequences of monkeypox virus infection or modified vaccinia virus Ankara vaccination in Belgium (MPX-COHORT and POQS-FU-PLUS): a 24-month prospective and retrospective cohort study
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Long-term consequences of monkeypox virus infection or modified vaccinia virus Ankara vaccination in Belgium (MPX-COHORT and POQS-FU-PLUS): a 24-month prospective and retrospective cohort study
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Long-term consequences of monkeypox virus infection or modified vaccinia virus Ankara vaccination in Belgium (MPX-COHORT and POQS-FU-PLUS): a 24-month prospective and retrospective cohort study
Individuals previously infected with MPXV show strong and durable immunological memory
lasting up to 2 years after infection, in contrast to the less robust and shorter-lived
response observed after M...
www.thelancet.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Fiji makes history!
In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by WHO for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem.
✅ Trachoma — a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness — is the first NTD to be eliminated in Fiji.
In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by WHO for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem.
✅ Trachoma — a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness — is the first NTD to be eliminated in Fiji.
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales Prevention Program in General Medicine Wards, Siriraj Hospital
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✅ Just Accepted
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Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales Prevention Program in General Medicine Wards, Siriraj Hospital
In a resource-limited setting at Siriraj Hospital, a cluster-randomized trial in six medical wards compared enhanced CRE prevention—including education, al
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September 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Absence of Macrolide-resistant mutations in Bordetella pertussis in Antananarivo (Madagascar) and Cambodia during the last pertussis cycle before the COVID Pandemic
✅ Just Accepted
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✅ Just Accepted
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September 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Stated at ACIP: COVID-19 vaccines are recommended for people 65 years and older and for individuals 6 months to 64 years old based on individual decision making.
Fact: Scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad COVID-19 vaccination.
Fact: Scientific evidence continues to strongly support broad COVID-19 vaccination.
September 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Streptococcus anginosus Group of Bacteria are an Underappreciated Cause of Pneumonia.
✅ Just Accepted
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✅ Just Accepted
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September 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Enhancing the Care of Patients with Bone and Joint Infections through Educational Interventions
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✅ Just Accepted
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Enhancing the Care of Patients with Bone and Joint Infections through Educational Interventions
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September 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Artificial intelligence is being used to diagnose catheter-associated UTIs #PITT_IDFALL25
Comparing generative artificial intelligence vs. experts for detection of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
✅ Just Accepted
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✅ Just Accepted
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Comparing generative artificial intelligence vs. experts for detection of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)
Abstract. A retrospective cohort study compared generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) vs. infection control expert for catheter-associated urinary tra
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September 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Artificial intelligence is being used to diagnose catheter-associated UTIs #PITT_IDFALL25
Study examines the use of oral antibiotics for infective endocarditis. #PITT_ID25
September 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Study examines the use of oral antibiotics for infective endocarditis. #PITT_ID25
Pharmacy organizations join to fight antimicrobial resistance! #PITT_ID25
Pharmacists are key in fighting #AMR: ensuring rational antibiotic use, promoting vaccination, supporting stewardship & patient education. We back the #FIP Copenhagen Declaration for global action.
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PSA joins global action on AMR | Pharmacy Daily
THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has joined 75 pharmacy organisations from around the world in calling for urgent action to tackle the rise of antibiotic and other antimicrobial resistanc...
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September 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pharmacy organizations join to fight antimicrobial resistance! #PITT_ID25
The CDC's ACIP voted on updated vaccine guidance: #IDsky #MEDsky
-MenABCWY may be used when both MenACWY and MenB are indicated
-RSV vaccine recommended for at-risk adults aged 50–59
-Chikungunya vaccines approved for travelers, lab workers, and youth
Details: www.contagionlive.com/view/cdc-aci...
-MenABCWY may be used when both MenACWY and MenB are indicated
-RSV vaccine recommended for at-risk adults aged 50–59
-Chikungunya vaccines approved for travelers, lab workers, and youth
Details: www.contagionlive.com/view/cdc-aci...
CDC ACIP Meeting Examines Next Steps for Meningococcal, RSV, and Chikungunya Vaccination
ACIP provides recommendations on meningococcal vaccines, RSV vaccination for at-risk adults, and chikungunya vaccines for travelers and laboratory workers, while also addressing safety concerns and po...
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April 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The WHO Bacterial Priority Pathogens List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance
The 2024 WHO BPPL is a key tool for prioritising research and development investments
and informing global public health policies to combat AMR. Gram-negative bacteria
and rifampicin-resistant M tuber...
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April 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Eighteen Year Longitudinal Study of Uncomplicated and Complex Acute Otitis Media during the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era, 2006-2023
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✅ Just Accepted
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Eighteen Year Longitudinal Study of Uncomplicated and Complex Acute Otitis Media during the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era, 2006-2023
We analyzed the demographic and risk factors, middle ear fluid (MEF) pathogens, pneumococcus serotype distribution, and bacterial antibiotic non-susceptibility among children with uncomplicated acute otitis media (uAOM) and complex AOM (cAOM) over three timeframes: 2006-2009 (PCV7 era), 2010-2014 (early-PCV13 era), and 2015-2023 (late-PCV13 era).
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April 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year
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April 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Antibiotic stewardship is important to prevent serious adverse events from unnecessary antibiotic use! #PITT_ID25
BOLO: CDC receiving multiple reports of serious adverse events with injectable ceftriaxone, state health authorities say
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March 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Antibiotic stewardship is important to prevent serious adverse events from unnecessary antibiotic use! #PITT_ID25
Vaccines for Use in Special Populations: Immunocompromised Hosts
Vaccines for Use in Special Populations: Immunocompromised Hosts
The proportion of immunocompromised individuals in the United States has grown rapidly and currently accounts for 6.6% of the US population.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Vaccines for Use in Special Populations: Immunocompromised Hosts
Vaccines for Use in Special Populations: Immunocompromised Hosts
The proportion of immunocompromised individuals in the United States has grown rapidly and currently accounts for 6.6% of the US population.
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March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Vaccines for Use in Special Populations: Immunocompromised Hosts
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
March 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The #measles vaccine has saved an estimated 5 lives every second since 2000.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
👉Prevent measles by getting vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine.
Measles is spreading across Canada, with 470 cases in Ontario. A look at the affected areas globalnews.ca/news/1108874... @kdangerfield.bsky.social
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March 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
More than 2700 cholera patients hospitalized in Sudan at White Nile state hospital www.voaafrica.com/a/more-than-...
More than 2700 cholera patients hospitalized in Sudan at White Nile state hospital
Doctors Without Borders says repeated attacks in Sudan’s White Nile state has led to a deadly cholera outbreak. Since February 20, the French medical charity known as MSF says more than 2700 patients ...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Case Report: Primary cutaneous invasive aspergillosis in a patient with prolonged neutropenia following a traumatic injury
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Case Report: Primary cutaneous invasive aspergillosis in a patient with prolonged neutropenia following a traumatic injury.
Primary cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare fungal infection that usually arises from direct inoculation of the skin. We present a case of a patient with acute leukemia who had a traumatic injury to his finger and that after becoming neutropenic the lesion progressed to a severe necrotizing soft tissue infection.
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March 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM