"There is no end to our struggle with bacteria;we will never "win a war" against them, and no "gorilla-cillin" will ever come along to save us from emergence of antibiotic resistance. Resistance is inevitable." Brad Spellberg #IDquotes #IDtwitter

🔥Just released🔥 CDC reports on Antimicrobial Resistantance "AR" burden New Data Show Antimicrobial-resistant Pathogens Remain Elevated Post-pandemic #idxposts cdc.gov/antimicrobial-…

🆕️⚡️⚡️ Retrospective cohort study across US veteran affairs medical centres Open Forum Infectious Diseases Assessing the predictive value of MRSA nares colonization amongst transplant recipients and patients with neutropenia #idxposts academic.oup.com/ofid/article/d…

Consider sharing this 🔥overview with trainees on the #TxID pre-transplant eval out in TransplantID Journal! *⃣Pertinent history ❓ *⃣Travel screening *⃣Approach to 💉 Rebecca Kumar, MD Chelsea Gorsline MD Maricar Malinis Theodore "Ted" Rader Alan Koff Helen Boucher shorturl.at/yK6uH

🆕️⚡️⚡️ Open Forum Infectious Diseases Effect of Antibiotic Therapy Before Arthrocentesis on Synovial Fluid Cell Count and Differential for Diagnosis of Native Joint Septic Arthritis #idxposts academic.oup.com/ofid/article/d…

Clinicians should cautiously interpret the BDG assay! 🆕️⚡️⚡️Diagnostic Performance of the (1-3)-beta-D-glucan Assay in Patients with Different Risks for Invasive Fungal Diseases #idxposts academic.oup.com/mmy/article-ab…

The Natural History of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales: Progression From Carriage of Various Carbapenemases to Bloodstream Infection bit.ly/4flQbrc

🆕️🔥Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis* Clinical Infectious Diseases Todd C. Lee Emily McDonald Adjunctive therapy with ceftriaxone appeared to be equally effective & less toxic than gentamicin for the treatment of Enterococcus faecalis infective endocarditis Brad Spellberg academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

Oral Antibiotics for Treatment of Gram-Negative Bacteremia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score Weighted Retrospective Observational Study bit.ly/3WV5teb

Rural residents and those treated at urgent care facilities are less likely to receive appropriate #antibiotics prescriptions, research shows. contagionlive.com/view/antibioti…

Most published studies detailing infection etiology in FN primarily focus on describing patients with bacteremia. In current practice, though, an increasing number of microbiological tests are used to identify various sources of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. #idxposts

In the presence of a prosthetic joint, it is recommended to prolong IV treatment to 4-6 weeks, even if there are no signs of PJI! 🆕️⚡️⚡️Prevalence and risk factors for haematogenous PJI during Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia #IDXposts tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🧫Literally screaming this from the rooftop of the hospital. Delirium and pyuria or bacteriuria is NOT A UTI #IDTwitter #MedTwitter

🆕️⚡️⚡️ JAMA Network Open Ana Copaescu Jason Trubiano 🆔 Risk of Self-Reported Penicillin Allergy Despite Removal of Penicillin Allergy Label: Secondary Analysis of the PALACE Randomized Clinical Trial #idxposts jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

【Penicillin Allergy】NEJM 2019 👉A very useful review for understanding the true mechanisms of penicillin allergy 👉A must-read at least once for everyone! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31826341/ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #Penicillin #Allergy

CAP results in ~ 1.4 million emergency department visits, 740 000 hospitalizations, and 41 000 deaths in the US annually 🆕️🔥Community-Acquired Pneumonia Valerie Vaughn Thoughts ? #idxposts Thanks Ignacio uman jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Always call bug bro. Or sis. youtu.be/WJIJrA-j-UU?si…

Med students and residents: Join us for the #IDBugCrawl at #IDWeek2024! This FREE event is a one stop shop to learn about the field of ID, with opportunities to meet directly with ID specialists who are shaping the future. Register & we‘ll see you there! bit.ly/3VYFa7i

It’s not too late to register and join for the ESGICH-ESGAP Stewardship in the Immunocompromised Host - with a great lineup of speakers and topics. Tuesday Sept 24 @ 12pm CET/8pm Melbourne Register at: escmid-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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