🔥Breaking news🔥 FDA approved ORLYNVAH™ (sulopenem etzadroxil and probenecid) oral tablets the first oral penem approved for use in the U.S. and the second FDA-approved treatment for uUTIs in 2 decades Oral antibiotic active against ESBL wow #idxposts fda.gov/drugs/news-eve…

ICYMI: Febrile #106 – StAR: Staph aureus bacteremia This StAR episode features the CID State-of-the-Art Review on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia - controversies in clinical practice. Ft. Drs. Daniel Minter and Sarah Doernberg (UCSF). Listen Here ➡️ bit.ly/3Y9q2Fm

Oral antibiotics for S. aureus bacteremia including endocarditis: sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4fPwasy

Do patients with candidemia need an ophthalmologic examination? ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/3CneaqY

Little discussed fact: Choosing to not “treat” high blood pressure makes you look like a wacko to the nurses and CRNAs/anesthesiologists in the real world where I practice It requires lots of time, explanation, being present, and even documentation of your rationale

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Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who became a household name in the state in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, is running for governor. 10tv.com/article/news/p…

Very excited for my groups research to be accepted for a poster presentation to Converge 2025 Society of Hospital Medicine !

THAT COMEBACK WAS TOO E-Z After some tic-tac-toe with Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski secures the Jackets' win and the two points just over a minute into overtime! #CBJ

Things We Do for No Reason: Routine use of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (UD) ⭐️Non‐inferiority of non-antibiotic management of UD supported by 2 landmark RCTs ⭐️Selective (vs routine) use of antibiotics for UD recommended by societies incl AGA and ACP

Rethinking Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis: First Do No Harm ✅ Just Accepted ✍️ Dan Markley, Jasmohan Bajaj 🔗 bit.ly/40MerMr

Antiviral Medications for Treatment of Nonsevere Influenza jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… Disappointing news about not only Tamiflu, but all of the influenza antivirals. A stark reminder there is much needed research on influenza treatment.

🆕 Hypertension Classification New AHA 2024 guidelines have omitted ❌Hypertensive urgency ❌Hypertensive crisis

Rarely have seen Amp/Sulbactam utilized for CAP, this will lead me to continue to avoid it with higher CDI and higher Mortality (albeit was a small difference) !

🆕🔥 Review article JAMA Network Steven Tong Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia #IDXposts jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

The most anticipated RCT in ID 🔥SNAP RCT🔥The largest RCT 2 date in SA bactermia N:1341 Cefazolin Vs ASPs ((flu)cloxacillin) for MSSA bacteremia Cefazolin is non-inferior (90d mortality)& less AKI than ASPs A practice-changer RCT that must change the guidelines #ESCMIDGlobal

Steroids in severe CAP: still a 🔥 topic in ID & critical care. Recent RCTs: – ESCAPe (MP): ❌ – CAPE COD (HC): ✅ – REMAP-CAP (HC): ❌ -Meta-analyses : ✅ Next meta coming??! Next RCT?!!! #IDXposts

#SHMconverge25 Was very excited to present our research on outcomes of the management of alcohol withdrawal. #PHBvsBZD

【Viruses and human cancers】 Let's note there are 8 viruses that cause human cancers! Level: Basic to Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #MedEd #TxID #IMResident #CancerID

【Encapsulated Organisms】 Important to know these encapsulated pathogens, especially in infections in asplenic patients! Some Nasty Killers Have Some Capsule Protection Level: Intermediate Importance: ★★★ #IDMedEd #IDFellow #MedEd #TxID #IMResident