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🚨 Remember! 🚨

Preventive measures, such as:
💪 vaccination
🙌 frequent handwashing
↔️ maintaining physical distance
👥 avoiding large gatherings
💨 proper ventilation
😷 wearing masks in healthcare settings

can help reduce transmission & protect those at high risk.
More on erviss.org & ecdc.europa.eu
May 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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iuidfellowship.bsky.social
#zoster #VZV #shingles #idksy #infectionprevention
May 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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takamatsuo-id.bsky.social
【Radiographic diagnosis of osteomyelitis】

👉Important overview on X-ray, CT, MRI, and PET!

#IDMedEd #IDFellow #OrthopedicInfectiousDiseases2025
#MayoClinicINFD #MayoOrthoRes
May 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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iuidfellowship.bsky.social
#IdBoardReview 25 yo F hx of recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with creepy rash. diagnosis? #idmedEd #MedEd #IDsky
April 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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absteward.bsky.social
🆕💫New Hope, New Threat:
Ceftazidime/avibactam brought promise—resistance followed fast.
England’s 4-year data shows why real-time surveillance and stewardship matter more than ever.
A must-read #IDsky
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
May 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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drneilstone.bsky.social
Great tip here

If you aren't sure if a journal is legit or not, look it up on the DOAJ website

#escmidglobal2025 @hoferu.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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ofidjournal.bsky.social
Aspergillus Spondylodiscitis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Recurrent Aspergillus Endocarditis; A Clinical Case Report

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#IDSky
Aspergillus Spondylodiscitis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Recurrent Aspergillus Endocarditis; A Clinical Case Report
In this article, we describe a case of recurrent aortic-valve Aspergillus endocarditis (NVAE) occurring in a caucasian man without previously known immunocompromised status with multiple brain septic emboli and spondylodiscitis. The patient was successfully responsive to amphotericin B.
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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jidjournal.bsky.social
Is the Renal Protective Effect of Montelukast on Vancomycin due to its Anti-allergic Mechanism?

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Is the Renal Protective Effect of Montelukast on Vancomycin due to its Anti-allergic Mechanism?
Research has shown that montelukast (a leukotriene receptor antagonist) can alleviate vancomycin associated acute kidney injury (AKI).
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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drumrollplease.bsky.social
An important lesson from Jean-Luc Picard that I’m still sharing all these years later.
April 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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cidjournal.bsky.social
Single- versus multiple-sampling strategy for blood cultures in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis: the prospective multicenter UniEndo study

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#IDSky
Single- versus multiple-sampling strategy for blood cultures in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis: the prospective multicenter UniEndo study
Single-sampling strategy (SSS) for blood cultures (BC) has not been evaluated in infective endocarditis (IE). We assessed the diagnostic performance of SSS vs conventional multi-sampling strategy (MSS) in IE diagnosis.
doi.org
April 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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infectiousdz.bsky.social
Taking fluoride out of water is a gift to cavity-causing bacteria. Without it, the tooth enamel is weaker and bacteria can thrive, producing more acid and decay
April 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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infectiousdz.bsky.social
Why do we like vaccines and water systems so much?

It used to be 50/50 whether your kid lived to be an adult. With 4 kids, 94% chance they wouldn't all make it.

Fun times. Maybe let's not do that again.

We don't have magic cures for diseases like measles. We have vaccines.
April 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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antimicrobial.bsky.social
The FDA approved the first new oral antibiotic for uncomplicated UTIs in 30 years, offering a vital treatment option for women and girls aged 12 and up, especially those with #AMR infections. Trials showed mostly mild side effects like diarrhea and nausea.
www.everydayhealth.com/kidney-urina...
FDA Approves the First New UTI Antibiotic in Nearly 30 Years
This antibiotic is the first new FDA-approved medication for urinary tract infections in decades, and meets the need for new treatments in an era of rising antibiotic resistance.
www.everydayhealth.com
April 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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historyvaccines.bsky.social
This is Mr. Irfanullah from Pakistan. He is walking in waist-deep snow to deliver life-saving polio vaccine to children in the mountains. He's not at home, comfortable. #PublicHealth takes work. Public health needs heroes. (Image via UNICEF Pakistan's Twitter feed.)
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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iuidfellowship.bsky.social
#idboardreview 40 yo snake 🐍 owner unable to stand, acute progressive dyspnea, Fever, L knee, R wrist arthralgia x2wks. flaccid tetraplegia, sensitivity at T4 level. C5-T1 abscess, Wbc15k, dx 16SRNA synovial fluid. Pic for Ref #IDSky #idmeded #meded #idfellows #idfellowship
April 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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cidjournal.bsky.social
Demise of the Milwaukee protocol for rabies

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#IDSky
Demise of the Milwaukee protocol for rabies
Human rabies has a very high fatality rate and there have only been about 33 well-documented survivors, defined as survival at six months after onset of clinical rabies.
academic.oup.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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antimicrobial.bsky.social
A study found that older adults (75+) in UK are less likely to get antibiotics despite higher hospital risks, raising concerns that efforts to curb #AMR may limit access for those in need. While AMR is a threat, lack of antibiotics poses greater immediate risks.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Antibiotics for common infections in primary care before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: cohort study of extent of prescribing based on risks of infection-related hospital admissions - Ali Fa...
Objectives Antibiotics are effective in treating bacterial infections, but they carry the risks of antimicrobial resistance and effectiveness loss. This study a...
journals.sagepub.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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drtimothyli.bsky.social
Single sampling strategy (SSS) for blood cultures had similar sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of IE vs multiple sampling

Potential advantages of SSS:
⬆️optimal bottle filling
⬆️patient comfort
⬇️time spent on blood taking
⬇️contamination rate

doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

#IDSky
April 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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megtirrell.bsky.social
In Friday’s measles update, Texas added 73 cases to a total of 400. 41 hospitalizations, 1 death: www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...

New Mexico: 44 cases, 2 hospitalizations, 1 death

Oklahoma: 9 cases

Kansas: 23 cases

+1 case in Bucks County, PA, with travel to Texas

+WHO cites spread to Mexico
March 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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ofidjournal.bsky.social
Impact of antibiotic duration on gut microbiome composition and antimicrobial resistance: a sub-study of the BALANCE randomized controlled trial

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Impact of antibiotic duration on gut microbiome composition and antimicrobial resistance: a sub-study of the BALANCE randomized controlled trial
Maintaining a diverse gut microbiome and minimizing antimicrobial resistance gene (ARG) carriage through reduced antibiotic utilization may decrease antimicrobial resistance.
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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faustobustos.bsky.social
🚨 Our updated preprint on distinguishing dengue, chikungunya, and Zika just dropped

Check it outttt!

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
March 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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bmj.com
Dengue, an arboviral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, is endemic in more than 100 countries.

This practice article discusses assessment and management of dengue
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
March 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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ulfdahle.bsky.social
Seventeen children have tragically died from measles in Sindh over the past two months. Health officials urge parents to ensure timely vaccination, as measles is a highly contagious but entirely preventable disease through immunization.
#InfectiousDisease
#MMR
arynews.tv/17-children-...
17 children die in two months by measles in Sindh
KARACHI: In last two months 17 children died of measles infection in Sindh, health department said in a statement on Saturday. Ten children died in
arynews.tv
March 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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ofidjournal.bsky.social
A randomized Phase 1 clinical trial of a respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus combination protein-based virus-like particle vaccine in adults 60 to 75 years of age

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A randomized Phase 1 clinical trial of a respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus combination protein-based virus-like particle vaccine in adults 60 to 75 years of age
We report safety and immunogenicity for IVX-A12, a combination, protein-based virus-like-particle (VLP) vaccine against RSV- and hMPV-associated LRTD.
doi.org
March 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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chicagotribune.com
Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.
Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years
More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
www.chicagotribune.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM