Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

Please read and enjoy our manuscript on bacterial contamination of scrubs, editors‘ choice of ASHE

They’re forming a CDC workgroup to decide which line on this graph looks better and their answer may surprise you

Yes, as we compare cohorts of 0-3y apart and as small study some variation/amount of bias cannot be excluded, even th. the inclusion criteria are oc the same. We found it astonishing how little changed in coverage duration, esp. in case of Listeria where the test has excellent exclusion properties

Introducing a New Polymerase Chain Reaction Panel–Based Cerebrospinal Fluid Evaluation for Encephalitis and Meningitis: Does It Influence Empiric Treatment Duration, Length of Hospital Stay, and Patho... Abstract. We analyzed the impact of a diagnostic meningitis/encephalitis polymerase chain reaction panel. Introducing the test resulted in no significantly

Introducing CNS PCR panels does not automatically translate to shorter empiric antibiotic / antiviral treatment durations. We investigated the effect, and emphasize the need to educate prescribers on negative predictive performance of tests in order to generate trust. #idsky

doi.org/10.1093/ofid...

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 #IDSky

Clinical outcomes of a twice daily metronidazole dosing strategy for Bacteroides bloodstream infections The optimal metronidazole dose for the treatment of Bacteroides spp. has not been well-defined.This study was a multicenter, retrospective chart revie…

🆕️✨️The largest study to date of patients with Bacteroides spp. bacteremia
Metronidazole 500mg q12h dosing was not associated with worse outcomes compared to metronidazole 500mgq8h
Metro:500mgq12h must be used for most types of infections #idsky #medsky #EMIMCC
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors In 2024, several human infections with highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b bovine influenza H5N1 viruses in the United States raised concerns about their capability for bovine-to-human or even human-to-h...

I hate pandemic fear mongering. However, this article in science is convincing that human-to-human transmission of bovine #h5n1 #influenza might be around the corner

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A good read on how Rwanda tackled their Marburg virus outbreak:

"What happened in Rwanda is captured by Louis Pasteur’s famous aphorism that 'chance favours the prepared mind' or, as in this instance, the prepared response system."

tinyurl.com/8aavau7j by Wilmot James et al.
#IDSky #MedSky

Waking up to winterwonderland

Personally I like the Fujifilm X Series, e.g. X-T50 or T5. Great colors, settings with dials, great optics

Great view! Wasn‘t even aware I was in one, had the bluesky account inactive a few months.
Usually first thing in the morning: Check the sky above Eiger/Mönch/Jungfrau (the 🏔️) - usually a moodbooster

Thanks, Ilan! Helpful starting point switching over from X #idsky

🔥In Case You Missed It🔥
Our NEW WikiGuidelines
A stellar cast of auth🌟rs
54 members , 12 countries
The Third WikiGuidelines
After OM,IE
Guidelines for the Prevention Diagnosis,and Management of Urinary Tract Infections in Pediatrics & Adults #idsky
#JAMANetworkOpen
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