Luis Ostrosky, MD, FIDSA (@drluiso) Bsky

So… this is starting to happen 🤪

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Major news in the #Candida world! C. glabarata is now the most common cause of candidemia in US hospitals. Collaboration between CDC, UTHealth and Harvard investigators #IDSky #MedSky @msgerc.bsky.social

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Headline of the year!

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Our new paper is out. We are building the case for a shorter duration in uncomplicated candidemia. In this pooled data study, most of the antifungal activity happens in the first week. #candida #mycology #rezafungin @msgerc.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

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The ‘Board of Peace’ started World War 3 so fast.

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The math is not mathing… and math always shows up

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Pretransplant serologic testing for fungal infections in a large commercial health insurance database, United States Abstract. Reactivation of latent fungal infections poses a substantial risk for solid organ transplantation (SOT) and hematopoietic cell transplantation (H

Great data on pre-transplant serologic testing for fungal infections in the US by my friends at the CDC and @jessicalittlemd.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky academic.oup.com/mmy/advance-...

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Our new review article on #iatrogenic #mold #cns #infections #IDSky #MedSky @msgerc.bsky.social journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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RFK Jr. admits to snorting 'cocaine off of toilet seats' Speaking on Theo Von's podcast, "This Past Weekend," the HHS secretary talked about his recovery from alcohol and substance abuse.

Let’s process this: The secretary of health and human services of the United Stares mentions publicly that he is not afraid of germs because he used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Valentine’s Day ASP and IPC style:

Gram-negatives are red
Gram-positives are blue
You can switch to PO
No matter the hue

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Wash Your Hands
Prevention starts with you

🥰💊🧼💝🌹

#IDSky #AMSSky #IPCSky #MedSky

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FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."

Not normal apnews.com/article/faa-...

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Así es!

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Tomorrow! Join us for for a webinar on practical, evidence-based approaches to fungal diagnostic testing.

Presented by Julie M. Steinbrink, MD, MHS, of Duke University and Martin Hönigl, MD, of Medical University of Graz, Austria.

Register: https://bit.ly/3OiX1Ez

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Not for that indication! But shoot me an email!

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Development Framework of Desirability of Outcome Ranking Endpoints for Use in Clinical Trials of Invasive Fungal Diseases Utilizing a modified Delphi process, 53 fungal experts from 16 countries developed consensus endpoints for clinical trials targeting invasive candidiasis,

Framework for pivoting to #DOOR in #mycology! Very excited about this publication from @msgerc.bsky.social #IDSky #MedSky academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

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Repping the @msgerc.bsky.social at the @idsainfo.bsky.social #IMARI meeting!

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“Please get the truth out about our son.”

Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.

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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

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This is who they’re calling a “domestic terrorist”. I can’t imagine the desperate frenzy in the spin room tonight. The world is upside down…

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Development of a new clinical prediction rule for candidaemia - BMC Infectious Diseases BMC Infectious Diseases - Candidaemia is a leading cause of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, especially in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, and is associated with high mortality and...

Our journey into predictive #analytics for #candida continues! #IDSky #MedSky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Emerging Frontiers in Clinical Mycology: Innovations, Insights, and Impacts The Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium (MSGERC)—a group comprising clinicians, researchers, patients, and industry partners—meets every 2 years to review the most significant chall...

Where is the field of #medical #mycology heading? Great write up by @msgerc.bsky.social #IDSky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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One Health approach requires collaboration between researchers, physicians, engineers, ecologists, plant health experts, and other disciplines to tackle the spread of mycoses.

Potential applications of AI in Mycology may include compound screening for antifungal drug discovery (top left), clinical trial design and execution (bottom right), fungal identification (top right), and outbreak surveillance (bottom right).

Emerging Frontiers in Clinical Mycology: Innovations, Insights, & Impacts

Our report, led by @annaapostolopoulou.bsky.social, on the cutting edge of clinical mycology & future directions, from expert discussion @ the 2024 @msgerc.bsky.social biennial meeting

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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From the Chernobyl limited series: “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid”

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Testing Rationally in Mycology: Using Fungal Diagnostics to Drive Better Antifungal Decisions Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation em... Join us as we explore practical, evidence-based approaches to fungal diagnostic testing and how to apply results effectively in clinical decision-making. Discussants will review the indications, stren...

Exciting #diagnostic #stewarship #webinar cohosted by @idsainfo.bsky.social and @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social #IDSky #Medsky Join us! societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi...