Sarah Jung, MS, PhD, D(ABMM)
@sjlovesmicro.bsky.social
Senior Principal Scientist at Diasorin
Molecular infectious diseases diagnostics
Personal: Travel, fitness, food, & wine
Arlington, VA
Posts are my own
Molecular infectious diseases diagnostics
Personal: Travel, fitness, food, & wine
Arlington, VA
Posts are my own
Newly approved antibiotic & new antibiotic class
Great name - Blujepa
What my PCP taught me , re: the art & science of drug naming:
- Cannot sound or look like another drug product
- Cannot make any medical or promotional claims
Great name - Blujepa
What my PCP taught me , re: the art & science of drug naming:
- Cannot sound or look like another drug product
- Cannot make any medical or promotional claims
Today for the first time in decades, a new oral antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections was approved by the FDA
Gepotidacin is a triazaacenaphthylene that inhibits bacterial DNA replication by targeting DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV
Trade name? BLUJEPA® !!!
www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/...
Gepotidacin is a triazaacenaphthylene that inhibits bacterial DNA replication by targeting DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV
Trade name? BLUJEPA® !!!
www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/...
March 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Newly approved antibiotic & new antibiotic class
Great name - Blujepa
What my PCP taught me , re: the art & science of drug naming:
- Cannot sound or look like another drug product
- Cannot make any medical or promotional claims
Great name - Blujepa
What my PCP taught me , re: the art & science of drug naming:
- Cannot sound or look like another drug product
- Cannot make any medical or promotional claims
In grad school, I did say that microbes are smarter than us.
February 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
In grad school, I did say that microbes are smarter than us.
A Micro tech high-fived me on Teams.
My day has been made.
My day has been made.
December 26, 2024 at 5:07 PM
A Micro tech high-fived me on Teams.
My day has been made.
My day has been made.
For my Southern body-building colleagues:
Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sold at Costco.
www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sold at Costco.
www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Outbreak Investigation
Outbreak over. FDA investigation complete.
www.fda.gov
December 25, 2024 at 6:18 PM
For my Southern body-building colleagues:
Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sold at Costco.
www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs sold at Costco.
www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Salmonella wants in on these food recalls.
CDC declared a Salmonella outbreak linked to SunFed Produce cucumbers. As of today (11/30), there have been 68 reported cases across the US (sorry Montana).
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
CDC declared a Salmonella outbreak linked to SunFed Produce cucumbers. As of today (11/30), there have been 68 reported cases across the US (sorry Montana).
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers
Information about multistate <em>Salmonella</em> outbreaks linked cucumbers.
www.cdc.gov
November 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Salmonella wants in on these food recalls.
CDC declared a Salmonella outbreak linked to SunFed Produce cucumbers. As of today (11/30), there have been 68 reported cases across the US (sorry Montana).
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
CDC declared a Salmonella outbreak linked to SunFed Produce cucumbers. As of today (11/30), there have been 68 reported cases across the US (sorry Montana).
www.cdc.gov/salmonella/o...
Recently, the CDC has reported a couple of E. coli outbreaks (different strains) traced back to onions & carrots.
They have a whole page dedicated to E. coli outbreaks.
www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbre...
They have a whole page dedicated to E. coli outbreaks.
www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbre...
Outbreaks of E. coli Infections
This page represents multistate foodborne outbreak investigations involving <em>E. coli</em> since 2006.
www.cdc.gov
November 20, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Recently, the CDC has reported a couple of E. coli outbreaks (different strains) traced back to onions & carrots.
They have a whole page dedicated to E. coli outbreaks.
www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbre...
They have a whole page dedicated to E. coli outbreaks.
www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbre...
I’m highlighting CDC’s “Germs Develop Antibiotic Resistance” timeline. Long story short, organisms develop resistance quickly.
For example, in the 1940s, S. aureus developed resistance to penicillin in 1 year.
www.cdc.gov/antimicrobia...
For example, in the 1940s, S. aureus developed resistance to penicillin in 1 year.
www.cdc.gov/antimicrobia...
www.cdc.gov
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I’m highlighting CDC’s “Germs Develop Antibiotic Resistance” timeline. Long story short, organisms develop resistance quickly.
For example, in the 1940s, S. aureus developed resistance to penicillin in 1 year.
www.cdc.gov/antimicrobia...
For example, in the 1940s, S. aureus developed resistance to penicillin in 1 year.
www.cdc.gov/antimicrobia...
Reposted by Sarah Jung, MS, PhD, D(ABMM)
It's US #AntibioticAwarenessWeek! Antibiotics are precious tools for fighting infections, but they should only be used when needed and for the shortest effective duration. #USAAW24
November 18, 2024 at 12:53 PM
It's US #AntibioticAwarenessWeek! Antibiotics are precious tools for fighting infections, but they should only be used when needed and for the shortest effective duration. #USAAW24
Reposted by Sarah Jung, MS, PhD, D(ABMM)
Childhood vaccines are humanity’s greatest achievement. Not electric cars. Not satellite internet reaching the world. Not even rockets to Mars.
Undermining public trust in these vaccines is unconscionable.
Undermining public trust in these vaccines is unconscionable.
RFK Jr.'s involvement in this tragedy needs to be more widely known. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/measles...
Samoa's perfect storm: How a collapse in vaccination rates killed more than 70 children
As parents mourn their dead, Brian Deer unpicks the myths and missteps that allowed measles to traumatise a nation.
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Childhood vaccines are humanity’s greatest achievement. Not electric cars. Not satellite internet reaching the world. Not even rockets to Mars.
Undermining public trust in these vaccines is unconscionable.
Undermining public trust in these vaccines is unconscionable.
Power of the Gram stain:
- Honeycomb in CSF
- Broad-based budding in BAL
- Honeycomb in CSF
- Broad-based budding in BAL
November 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Power of the Gram stain:
- Honeycomb in CSF
- Broad-based budding in BAL
- Honeycomb in CSF
- Broad-based budding in BAL