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We are looking to recruit transplant ID faculty.

Happy to support different career types.

WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases is seeking a full-time transplant infectious diseases clinician. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...

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Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities

We are looking to recruit transplant ID faculty.

Happy to support different career types.

WashU Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases is seeking a full-time transplant infectious diseases clinician. facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...

1 month ago 5 4 0 0
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A welcome instance of hope Evidence from a small island in Indonesia points to the successful elimination of a parasitic worm that causes a devastating tropical disease.

Evidence from an Indonesian island points to the successful elimination of lymphatic filariasis. Watch @washumedicine.bsky.social Dr. Peter U. Fischer, PhD, and Senior Scientist Kerstin Fischer as they discover their work's long-term impact: source.washu.edu/2026/03/a-we...

1 month ago 2 1 0 0

I often use antifungals for the surrounding infiltrates, and it's important. But the ball itself needs surgery.

2 months ago 0 0 0 0

Surgery. He needs it excised.

2 months ago 0 0 1 0

I do. Species ID and susceptibility.

5 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Hello #IDWeek2025! Warm up for #IDBugBowl with this little question... Hope you do better than me! #IDSky @fungaldoc.bsky.social

6 months ago 5 1 0 0

I would guess this is not a failure. Just natural progression.

7 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Likely to be related to source control and it is also a reasonable timeline.

Is it culture positive 5 months later? Or what makes it refractory?

In general, I never found mixed antifungals to be helpful.

7 months ago 0 0 1 0

This was my experience too. There is a paper out there, where I analyzed the data, wrote the methods, and much of the results, setting the tone for what the story of the paper will be. I then went to another institution, and the paper was published without my knowledge, and without my name.

7 months ago 7 0 3 0

This is such an interesting study. Many times in medicine we feel that something should be a risk factor for death. But it turns out not to be. And often, even when that data is clearly presented, people still continue to not believe it. Negative studies teach us often more than a positive study.

7 months ago 8 2 1 0

We do. I can't speak for every center.

7 months ago 0 0 0 0

This is such an interesting study. Many times in medicine we feel that something should be a risk factor for death. But it turns out not to be. And often, even when that data is clearly presented, people still continue to not believe it. Negative studies teach us often more than a positive study.

7 months ago 8 2 1 0
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Comparative outcomes following Candida bloodstream infection in patients with left ventricular assist devices AbstractBackground. Candida bloodstream infections (BSI) carry a high risk of adverse outcomes. Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly use

πŸš¨πŸ„In a cohort of patients with Candida BSI, LVAD presence was not associated with increased 30-day or 90-day mortality.Despite higher acuity, LVAD support did not independently worsen short-term outcomes in Candida BSI. @fungaldoc.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ofid/advance... @ofidjournal.bsky.social

8 months ago 3 1 0 1
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Geographic distribution and associated mortality of invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis among Medicare enrollees in the United States (2008-2015) Invasive aspergillosis and mucormycosis are widely distributed in the United States, with certain regions experiencing significantly higher incidences. For invasive aspergillosis, each increase of 5 c...

www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016... πŸš¨πŸš¨πŸ„πŸ„ new research from Washington University Mycoses Group (WUMG) reveals that Invasive aspergillosis & mucormycosis show broad geographic distribution across the U.S. Regions with higher incidence report lower associated mortality. @fungaldoc.bsky.social

8 months ago 15 9 0 0
#495 Fungal Infections -Histo/Blasto/Cocci with Dr. Andrej Spec - The Curbsiders Transcript available via YouTube Why we need to stop calling them β€œendemic” mycoses & more fungi fun! Feeling muddled about endemic mycoses? We tackle the clinical presentation of diseases like histop...

Enjoyed listening to @fungaldoc.bsky.social on The Curbsiders this week! Love hearing more about the dimorphics! #IDSky

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8 months ago 22 3 1 0
Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities

We are recruiting for a new faculty member in the Transplant ID section at @WashUMedID. Highly dynamic section, with immense growth potential. We want to help people build a career in patient care, education or research.

facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...

8 months ago 6 4 0 0
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Opportunity Details - Faculty Opportunities

We are recruiting for a new faculty member in the Transplant ID section at @WashUMedID. Highly dynamic section, with immense growth potential. We want to help people build a career in patient care, education or research.

facultyopportunities.wustl.edu/Posting/Deta...

8 months ago 6 4 0 0

Forest Park in St Louis

9 months ago 1 0 1 0
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We are recruiting Transplant ID physicians into a vibrant and diverse group with active research and patient care expertise.

We are looking for physicians who excel in patient care and are interested in developing an academic career through research, education or excellence in patient care!

9 months ago 4 3 3 0
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Brand new book #IDsky
@fungaldoc.bsky.social

9 months ago 19 2 1 0

Yes. You will see similarities, but there are more and they have been rewritten.

9 months ago 0 0 0 0

That's the goal. High density information.

9 months ago 2 0 0 0

Will somebody clearly likes you very much.

9 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Great! Ty for buying the new books!

9 months ago 0 0 1 0
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Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases - 9780323881852 With complete coverage of the most frequently encountered concepts and conditions in infectious disease, Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, is perfect for board review or qui...

You can now buy both of our new books for 25% off using the code ID25. You can buy the other ID books too.

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9 months ago 12 5 3 0
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Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases - 9780323881852 With complete coverage of the most frequently encountered concepts and conditions in infectious disease, Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, is perfect for board review or qui...

You can now buy both of our new books for 25% off using the code ID25. You can buy the other ID books too.

www.us.elsevierhealth.com/comprehensiv...

www.us.elsevierhealth.com/comprehensiv...

9 months ago 12 5 3 0
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I wanted to share the preface from our upcoming second edition of our book, The Comprehensive Review of Infectious Disease.

This has been in my head for years. Glad to finally see it in the printed word.

10 months ago 15 2 2 0
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Estimated Burden of Coccidioidomycosis This cross-sectional study generates a systematic and rigorous estimate of national incident symptomatic coccidioidomycosis cases by developing a model to account for cases missed through national sur...

Cannot agree more with @germhuntermd.bsky.social @fungaldoc.bsky.social @natebahrid.bsky.social
"Better awareness, diagnostic testing practices, and reporting are needed to improve patient outcomes and enhance our understanding of coccidioidomycosis epidemiology"

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10 months ago 10 4 0 0

Thank you! So much work from so many people went into this book.

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