Steve Muhi
@stevemuhi.bsky.social
👨🏻⚕️ ID & general physician @ the Royal Melbourne Hospital
👨🏻🔬 Clinician-scientist / researcher @ the Doherty Institute
👨🏻🏫 Academic medical educator @ the University of Melbourne
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👨🏻🔬 Clinician-scientist / researcher @ the Doherty Institute
👨🏻🏫 Academic medical educator @ the University of Melbourne
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Stay tuned for the first @cmicomms.bsky.social & #Breakpoints collaboration episode on Sun, May 4th 6PM US EST/Mon May 5th 12 AM CET. Hosts Angela Huttner & Erin McCreary interview SNAP trial investigators, Steven Tong &Joshua Davis, on PSSA and MSSA domain results shared at 2025 ESCMID Global.
April 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Stay tuned for the first @cmicomms.bsky.social & #Breakpoints collaboration episode on Sun, May 4th 6PM US EST/Mon May 5th 12 AM CET. Hosts Angela Huttner & Erin McCreary interview SNAP trial investigators, Steven Tong &Joshua Davis, on PSSA and MSSA domain results shared at 2025 ESCMID Global.
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🩹 Guidelines on how to treat the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) have been developed by @TheDohertyInst @MenziesResearch @UniMelb
How to treat flesh-eating Buruli ulcers
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February 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
🩹 Guidelines on how to treat the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) have been developed by @TheDohertyInst @MenziesResearch @UniMelb
We wanted to share our experience of mentorship as it applies to AMS education across the region, written by both mentors and mentees #IDMedEd #IDSky #MedEd
Mentorship is a progressive approach to knowledge & skills transfer, promoting sustainable local expertise in antimicrobial use surveillance
Valuable insights into the learning needs & mentorship experiences of Australian mentors & mentees from 4 LMICs:
Valuable insights into the learning needs & mentorship experiences of Australian mentors & mentees from 4 LMICs:
doi.org
February 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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New comment in The Lancet Microbe
New #dengue #vaccine for UK travellers: recommended only for those with a previous infection
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ViroSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
New #dengue #vaccine for UK travellers: recommended only for those with a previous infection
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ViroSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
December 27, 2024 at 12:56 PM
New comment in The Lancet Microbe
New #dengue #vaccine for UK travellers: recommended only for those with a previous infection
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ViroSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
New #dengue #vaccine for UK travellers: recommended only for those with a previous infection
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#IDSky #ViroSky #ClinMicro #OpenAccess #OA
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Spread of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae, United Kingdom, 2017–2024
@aabdolra.bsky.social et al
T indotineae (which is terbinafine resistant in 3/4 cases) has rapidly spread thru the UK, now comprising 38% of dermatophytes at the national reference lab
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
@aabdolra.bsky.social et al
T indotineae (which is terbinafine resistant in 3/4 cases) has rapidly spread thru the UK, now comprising 38% of dermatophytes at the national reference lab
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
Spread of Antifungal-Resistant <em>Trichophyton indotineae</em>, United Kingdom, 2017–2024
Spread of Antifungal-Resistant <em>Trichophyton indotineae</em>, United Kingdom, 2017–2024
wwwnc.cdc.gov
December 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Spread of Antifungal-Resistant Trichophyton indotineae, United Kingdom, 2017–2024
@aabdolra.bsky.social et al
T indotineae (which is terbinafine resistant in 3/4 cases) has rapidly spread thru the UK, now comprising 38% of dermatophytes at the national reference lab
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
@aabdolra.bsky.social et al
T indotineae (which is terbinafine resistant in 3/4 cases) has rapidly spread thru the UK, now comprising 38% of dermatophytes at the national reference lab
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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WH0 2024 in review:
7 countries ( Brazil, Chad, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam) eliminated a neglected tropical disease in 2024, including human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, and trachoma.
www.who.int/news-room/sp...
7 countries ( Brazil, Chad, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam) eliminated a neglected tropical disease in 2024, including human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, and trachoma.
www.who.int/news-room/sp...
WHO looks back at 2024
Each year WHO takes stock of key moments in health and science over the past 12 months. Here is our review of a very complex 2024. Here’s to a healthier, more peaceful 2025!
www.who.int
December 24, 2024 at 7:15 PM
WH0 2024 in review:
7 countries ( Brazil, Chad, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam) eliminated a neglected tropical disease in 2024, including human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, and trachoma.
www.who.int/news-room/sp...
7 countries ( Brazil, Chad, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam) eliminated a neglected tropical disease in 2024, including human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, and trachoma.
www.who.int/news-room/sp...
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this must be the 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 basement, because look at all the supplemental figures
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
this must be the 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 basement, because look at all the supplemental figures
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Getting so much attention from ID community
This is the 2d SRMA
The first 1 was published in 2023
by @drtoddlee.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social
#idsky #medsky #EMIMCC
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
This is the 2d SRMA
The first 1 was published in 2023
by @drtoddlee.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social
#idsky #medsky #EMIMCC
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
December 14, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Getting so much attention from ID community
This is the 2d SRMA
The first 1 was published in 2023
by @drtoddlee.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social
#idsky #medsky #EMIMCC
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
This is the 2d SRMA
The first 1 was published in 2023
by @drtoddlee.bsky.social & @dremilymcd.bsky.social
#idsky #medsky #EMIMCC
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
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On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
December 10, 2024 at 2:28 PM
On this day in 1981, a landmark paper in NEJM described four patients with evidence of immunodeficiency associated with PJP pneumonia, disseminated CMV, and Kaposi sarcoma. The disease would come to be known as HIV/AIDS. Revisit the paper: nej.md/41iekKD
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
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🆕️✨️Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
The role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis #idsky #medsky #AMSsky #tbsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis #idsky #medsky #AMSsky #tbsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials - Infection
Purpose To explore the role of supplementing vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis infection through a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Methods The databases of PubMe...
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November 30, 2024 at 7:33 PM
🆕️✨️Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
The role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis #idsky #medsky #AMSsky #tbsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The role of vitamin D in the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis #idsky #medsky #AMSsky #tbsky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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November 23, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Final day of the international #Buruli ulcer conference here in Melbourne. I was invited to visit Basel, London, Paris, Antwerp and Kumasi. These are my people! #NTD #BU @tstinear.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Final day of the international #Buruli ulcer conference here in Melbourne. I was invited to visit Basel, London, Paris, Antwerp and Kumasi. These are my people! #NTD #BU @tstinear.bsky.social
Day 1 of the International Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) conference here at the University of Melbourne. Cases of BU continue to appear across Japan, cases in Africa decreasing... cases in Australia markedly increasing! #unimelb #idsky @tstinear.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Day 1 of the International Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) conference here at the University of Melbourne. Cases of BU continue to appear across Japan, cases in Africa decreasing... cases in Australia markedly increasing! #unimelb #idsky @tstinear.bsky.social
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November 19, 2024 at 3:15 AM
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Important reminder that optimising / minimising antibiotic use is not the only tool we have against rise of #AMR
#WAAW #IDSky #vaccines
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#WAAW #IDSky #vaccines
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Impact of vaccines in reducing antimicrobial resistance
On Oct 10, 2024, WHO published a report highlighting the role of vaccines in the global
fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Titled Estimating the impact of vaccines
in reducing antimicrobial...
www.thelancet.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:22 AM
Important reminder that optimising / minimising antibiotic use is not the only tool we have against rise of #AMR
#WAAW #IDSky #vaccines
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#WAAW #IDSky #vaccines
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Great thread, perfect timing for #AMR awareness week - I see this often in general hospital medicine. Better way quicker than expected? It’s ok to stop and watch 👀
November 18, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Great thread, perfect timing for #AMR awareness week - I see this often in general hospital medicine. Better way quicker than expected? It’s ok to stop and watch 👀
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When thinking about "Fever in a returned traveler", will need to consider Dengue in a person who traveled to the 🇺🇸, as
Dengue 📈, with locally-acquired cases in Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Arizona, & California
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Dengue 📈, with locally-acquired cases in Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Arizona, & California
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Notes from the Field: First Locally Acquired Dengue ...
This report describes the public health response after a case of dengue was reported in California.
www.cdc.gov
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 PM
When thinking about "Fever in a returned traveler", will need to consider Dengue in a person who traveled to the 🇺🇸, as
Dengue 📈, with locally-acquired cases in Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Arizona, & California
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Dengue 📈, with locally-acquired cases in Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Arizona, & California
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Thanks, Steve! 💙@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
Typically with early oral switch. I also think 4-6 weeks is usually sufficient and we continue for too long with an 'oral tail'.
No evidence that longer durations better for IE.
For vertebral OM 6 NI to 12 wks. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
PJI - 12 better than 6 wks overall in DATIPO.
No evidence that longer durations better for IE.
For vertebral OM 6 NI to 12 wks. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
PJI - 12 better than 6 wks overall in DATIPO.
Antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks versus 12 weeks in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled trial
6 weeks of antibiotic treatment is not inferior to 12 weeks of antibiotic treatment
with respect to the proportion of patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis cured
at 1 year, which suggests tha...
www.thelancet.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Thanks, Steve! 💙@steventong.bsky.social #IDSky
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I find the association between HHV-6 and DRESS fascinating as it may help explain why patients with DRESS present in a fashion similar to mononucleosis. Both can have:
➤ Fever
➤ Lymphadenopathy
➤ Rash
➤ Acute liver injury
➤ Atypical lymphocytosis…
I find the association between HHV-6 and DRESS fascinating as it may help explain why patients with DRESS present in a fashion similar to mononucleosis. Both can have:
➤ Fever
➤ Lymphadenopathy
➤ Rash
➤ Acute liver injury
➤ Atypical lymphocytosis…
November 16, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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I find the association between HHV-6 and DRESS fascinating as it may help explain why patients with DRESS present in a fashion similar to mononucleosis. Both can have:
➤ Fever
➤ Lymphadenopathy
➤ Rash
➤ Acute liver injury
➤ Atypical lymphocytosis…
I find the association between HHV-6 and DRESS fascinating as it may help explain why patients with DRESS present in a fashion similar to mononucleosis. Both can have:
➤ Fever
➤ Lymphadenopathy
➤ Rash
➤ Acute liver injury
➤ Atypical lymphocytosis…
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Gotta read this one yet, but it should be great!
🔥In Case You Missed It🔥
Our NEW WikiGuidelines
A stellar cast of auth🌟rs
54 members , 12 countries
The Third WikiGuidelines
After OM,IE
Guidelines for the Prevention Diagnosis,and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatrics & Adults #idsky
#JAMANetworkOpen
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Our NEW WikiGuidelines
A stellar cast of auth🌟rs
54 members , 12 countries
The Third WikiGuidelines
After OM,IE
Guidelines for the Prevention Diagnosis,and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatrics & Adults #idsky
#JAMANetworkOpen
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
November 15, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Gotta read this one yet, but it should be great!
Hi everyone. I'm Steve. I am an Infectious Diseases doctor at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia. I do research mostly in Buruli ulcer but I also love travel medicine, tropical diseases, and general ID... and I draw most of my energy from teaching. #IDSky #MedSky
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November 14, 2024 at 11:32 PM