Mike Russo
mikerusso.bsky.social
Mike Russo
@mikerusso.bsky.social
Peds ID in Philly.
Full time clinician.
Transplant, NTM, tick-borne infections, and antibiotic allergies.
Pro oral antibiotics and short durations
Anti cefdinir
(He/him)
#IDSky
Pinned
1/8 Our report of the first confirmed cases of transplant derived Bartonella quintana infection and the public health investigation surrounding them has been published!
#medsky
#idsky
#publichealthsky
#txid

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
<em>Bartonella quintana</em> Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022
<em>B. quintana</em> Infection from Kidney Donor
wwwnc.cdc.gov
Learn some new shitty thing everyday
These teenagers and young men — 95% of whom are Black, Latinx, or Filipino — earn between $2.20 and $4 per hour, plus an additional $1 an hour when they’re actively fighting fires, according to the DJJ. ⤵️
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Reposted by Mike Russo
some thoughts on the rush to compromise wapo.st/40h75BM
Opinion | Let’s try something different in how we deal with polio
Finding middle ground is hard. Why not just give ground instead!
wapo.st
January 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Mike Russo
This is why clinical trials are important. Unfortunately tecovirimat did not improve resolution of clade IIb mpox compared to placebo.
There are currently no effective antivirals for the treatment of mpox and this is an urgent need. Disappointing result but at least we know.
Turns out the antiviral TPOXX (tecovirimat) doesn't work for mild/moderate Clade II #mpox ( #monkeypox) either, as previously shown for Clade I. Many treated people reported improvement, but symptoms typically resolve anyway -- that's why we need controlled trials.

www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/...
NIH Study Finds Tecovirimat Was Safe but Did Not Improve Mpox Resolution or Pain
Tecovirimat was safe but did not reduce the time to lesion resolution or reduce pain among adults with mild to moderate clade II mpox and a low risk of severe disease in an international study.
www.niaid.nih.gov
December 10, 2024 at 8:45 PM
The dramatic changes this has brought have been humbling to witness. Hope for improved access worldwide and modulators for those with rarer mutations next.
December 6, 2024 at 2:03 PM
1/8 Our report of the first confirmed cases of transplant derived Bartonella quintana infection and the public health investigation surrounding them has been published!
#medsky
#idsky
#publichealthsky
#txid

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
<em>Bartonella quintana</em> Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022
<em>B. quintana</em> Infection from Kidney Donor
wwwnc.cdc.gov
November 20, 2024 at 10:05 PM
What the hell?! Who’s next, Dr. Pepper?
November 19, 2024 at 9:42 PM
“Measles, stand back and stand by,” sums all of *this* up pretty well…
November 15, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Mike Russo
We can pray he won’t get confirmed. But if he does, doctors who’s normalized RFK Jr. own the next 4 years.

So do the doctors who normalized these cranks and charlatans.

My latest for SBM.

sciencebasedmedicine.org/ownit/
If You Sanewashed RFK Jr., Or If You Sanewashed Doctors Who Did, You Own the Next 4 Years | Science-Based Medicine
When RFK Jr. does to the U.S. what he did to Samoa, doctors will say they are horrified, that they love vaccines, blah blah blah. But it will be too late.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 15, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Summoning the rest of PedsID to Bluesky:

Cefdinir, cefdinir, cefdinir!

#idsky #medsky
#cefdiniristrash
November 11, 2024 at 11:21 PM