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it seems so easy to suggest invasive diagnostic procedures when you aren’t the one doing them (and won’t bear the burden if things go awry).

blastomycosis. is there any infection where the evaluation and diagnosis is so disproportionately interesting compared to its actual management? #idtwitter

hands down, my favourite ID article title of the year. (and a great review of S. pyogenes infections, all in an nutshell). "malice in chains" academic.oup.com/jid/article/22…

it was great listening to local colleagues Sarah Silverberg and ian kitai on the Febrile. spoiler alert, it was about TB...in kids. and it was awesome. player.captivate.fm/episode/2de66f…

have you ever wondered what the evidence was for durations of antibiotic therapy? did you even know there was evidence? either way, join me on february 1 at noon (est) for a virtual session sponsored by CSIM csim.ca/education/virt… free for residents and med students!

fosfomycin is the vancomycin of uti's - it's handy for antibiotic-resistant pathogens, but not as effective as the usual first line therapies. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29710295/

potentially practice changing article on the use of np swab pcr to diagnose (or at least rule in) PCP, at least i hope it is. NP swab PCP PCR found to be 100% specific for diagnosis. potentially sparing many pts the risk and cost of bronch.

my nearly 3-year old asked me if this medicine was for when your hand is on fire.

"industry and us" - how we (health care providers) can be affected by our interactions with industry. here is a great discussion of some of the issues: therapeuticseducation.org/episode-567-in… (episodes 241-244 from 2014 are excellent as well, if you have access)

timely, concise, accurate update on key aspects of the current avian influenza strain of concern. nice work, Isaac Bogoch, samira and rob.

infectious diseases and ipac physicians - don't miss your chance to apply! this is an opportunity to work in one of the greatest cities, at one of the best hospitals, with the absolute best people. please share to those who may be interested. jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-As…

HIV seroconversion while on LA cabotegravir PrEP - it seemed inevitable, but overall this approach is still has potential to revolutionize HIV prevention (once we are able to find people with drug plans that cover it) academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-a…

shahid husain is one of the wisest, classiest, and kindest teachers i have had the good fortune to learn from. a well deserved honour.

anal cancer in males - a preventable (and screenable) disease. a handy concise review by Troy Grennan MD MSc FRCPC and canadian ID legend irv salit: cmaj.ca/content/196/36… CMAJ

after years of holding out, i will be adopting the use of "PJP" for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. rather than making me seem like an endearing curmudgeon, i fear it was just making me look out of touch and out of date to keep saying PCP. blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observa…

i’m not sure if anyone will read this, but if you’re interested i have migrated to #bluesky take care.