#IDsky Thank you to everyone who joined our first IDSA PP CoP webinar yesterday! Blueprint for Success: Building Sustainable and Thriving Private Practice Groups. For anyone who missed it and wanted to check it out, here’s the recording! societycentral.zoom.us/rec/share/dU...

Join us this #IDWeek2025 for a SoMe meet-up! One of the highlights every year of the conference is meeting all of you! #IDSky

Come join #IDSky at the unofficial @idweek.bsky.social Social Media Meet-Up! All are welcome.

#IDsky Reminder: our IDSA Private Practice CoP is coming up! Blueprint for Success: Building Sustainable and Thriving Private Practice Groups Join us on September 17 at 2 PM ET Hope to see you there! Sign up 👇 societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#IDsky Unfortunately, despite a promising premise, Clofast did not pan out for shorter duration w/clofazamine rifapentine regimen (3 months) vs RIPE (6 mo). Shorter regimen had higher relapse rate, worsening radiographic response despite earlier cx conversion www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDsky Yes! I would love to see this. What do we do for the pts w/ high viral load up front? Does the primary regimen matter if an INSTI is included given its potency? @drlaurajwaters.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

#IDsky This is one of those studies I didn’t know was a question, and I don’t know that the study answers the question. I didn’t know early syphilis tx with 1 dose of pcn was debated, and I don’t know that we can answer that question with a 6 mo follow up. Thoughts? www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

#IDsky Join us for our IDSA Private Practice webinar! Blueprint for Success: Building Sustainable and Thriving Private Practice Groups Join us on September 17 at 2 PM ET societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#IDsky Curious to know, is anyone attending IDWeek this year? Not sure if attendance is anticipated to be down with all the funding cuts, location and timing, but was hoping to get a sense @germhuntermd.bsky.social @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social @paulsaxmd.bsky.social @darcy-id-doc.bsky.social

#IDsky How many of you are utilizing physician extenders in your practice or would like to? They are invaluable to our practice! Here are some of my thoughts on how to achieve financial value and efficiency with an extender model. my.idsociety.org/discussion/t...

#IDsky Fascinating study using ivermectin once a month during rainy season in children in Kenya 5-15 yrs of age as a mosquitocidal agent to reduce malaria by 27% Management of malaria will end up being a multi pronged approach. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMdo008089

Interesting study re: bone mineral density comparing TDF/FTC vs CAB-LA. Is part of the ⬇️ BMD related to the appetite suppressive effect/wt loss from TDF? And why would BMD go ⬆️ with CAB-LA? Does wt go up? @paulsaxmd.bsky.social @boghuma.bsky.social @yijiali89.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

#IDSky For those interested in our secrets to financial success in private practice ID, we’ve laid out our key strategies from years of experience and lessons learned. Enjoy! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...

#IDsky Learn key strategies on how to build a thriving Infectious Disease Private Practice here! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...

Wow! This case of resp failure, septic shock, eosinophilia 6 wks post kidney transplant was really fascinating. This presentation read like a story with an incredible ending! Highly recommend www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

#IDsky 22 yo man w/ PMH bicuspid aortic valve & recent dental work presents with fever, myalgias and Strep gordonii bacteremia. Echo shows this ⬇️. What is the diagnosis? *Click here to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...

#IDsky This was an incredible case I saw a few years ago. I was convinced he had IE, but turned out he had something else!

This was an incredible case! Has anyone ever seen a case of salmonella myocarditis before? @idvilchez.bsky.social @bjegorovic.bsky.social @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social @bradspellberg.bsky.social #IDsky

#IDsky Had so much to say about this series. Too many words for Bluesky. Wrote a reply within the blog series. Please check it out here. P.s. This also happens to be my favorite of the dog videos also. Pepper is amazing! 🤩

#IDsky Thought this was a very interesting question re: SGLT2 inhibitors and UTIs. Honestly, I have not been looking for this when I do my assessment. I also missed the 2018 FDA warning with this and Fournier’s 😬 doi.org/10.1093/cid/... www.fda.gov/drugs/fda-dr...

#IDsky Posted about revenue diversification and how we need to change the way talk about our field. ID is uniquely poised to be financially lucrative if we utilize the opportunities in front of us. Check it out here! 👇 my.idsociety.org/discussion/r...

#IDsky Found this DTG-RESIST article fascinating (1/5 w/resistance in subsaharan Africa w/virologic failure on DTG) doi.org/10.1093/cid/... Especially seeing the NEJM article showing superiority with DTG/TAF-emtricitabine in second line agents for children w/HIV www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.... WTD?

#IDsky don’t forget about pemivibart! This is so important for all those immunocompromised pts, particularly the ones on CD20 inhibitors (rituximab, obinutuzumab, ocrelizumab). Was surprised to see the effect at 12 months! NNT=7 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

#IDsky For anyone who is interested in joining our IDSA Private Practice Community of Practice, join here! profile.idsociety.org/s/private-pr...

#IDsky Wow, this was a fascinating article on how UPMC used AI with a EDS-HAT genomic surveillance program to identify outbreaks and act quickly. I have to admit, I was skeptical about AI, but this is really where the magic happens. doi.org/10.1093/cid/... @sundermannaj.bsky.social

#IDsky I did a post on the IDSA community board on the G0545 code. Check it out! I think you will find it interesting! 😊💰 my.idsociety.org/discussion/g...

The Women in ID Network Book Club read All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker this month! Thanks to the ladies who came out. Great discussion, better humans! Worth the read. #IDSky #BookSky @dralicehan.bsky.social @krutikamh.bsky.social @sairabt.bsky.social

#IDBoardReview New set of board review questions, check them out here! 👇

The SNAP trial may finally resolve some of the longest-running debates in SAB management (cefazolin vs semi-synthetic PCN? Is PCN really active vs PSSA?). Huge congrats to Drs. Joshua Davis, Steven Tong, & the global team who made this ambitious trial happen. #IDSky blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...

#IDsky Interesting study looking at T cell engagers. I have been curious to see what the risk of infection is as the BiTE therapies are becoming more common. Mean 34 days later 55% bacterial 31% viral 10% fungal Mortality 2.8% related to infection academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

#IDsky I love this new series of Clinical Dilemmas in @cidjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/cid/... So was the relapse of lung lesions his underlying sarcoidosis? I think I would’ve started with fluconazole too. What would you have done?

This episode was heartbreaking 💔 My time in college was incredibly valuable in opening my mind to different ideas & opinions, to evolve my thought process & challenge my preexisting beliefs. But this is scary. At every level, people are scared. 😢 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#IDsky Severe malaria meets sickle cell anemia: A complex case where P. Falciparum & ACS challenge both dx & treatment. Successful recovery with artesunate & RBC exchange transfusion highlight importance of timing concurrent prompt management! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...

If you’re in Chicago, the Frida Kahlo exhibit is now open. What an energizing way to start the week. A momentary escape of the present while simultaneously recognizing that these emotions, concepts, and human experiences transcend the boundaries of time @artinstitutechi.bsky.social

#IDsky 68 yo PWH on biktarvy, CD4 650, undetectable VL, recent dx of bladder cancer, bilateral nephrostomies, p/w PURPLE urine (see picture). Why is the urine purple? *click to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/quiz/march-2...

#IDsky 48 yo man p/w fever, chills, malaise, jaundice, throat swelling, & exudative pharyngitis. AST 299, ALT 528, Bili 8.3. Read about this interesting case of primary EBV hepatitis & how early intervention made the difference! *click to read* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...

#IDsky 73 yo man p/w chronic oral lesions, odynophagia, mildly enlarged cervical LAD, 20 lb weight loss and RUL nodule. What is the diagnosis and how did he do? *Click to find out* www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...

Also, if you were « worried » about the possibility of weight gain post switch-off ABC « Weight and Body Composition After Switch to DTG/3TC From DTG/3TC/ABC: A Randomized Open-Label Trial » #CROI2025 #HIVsky #IDsky

#IDsky Wow. Increased major cardiovascular event with abacavir compared to TDF and TAF up to 40-50%. Absolute numbers low but still. Does this make ABC obsolete? Do we switch everyone off based on this if they have alternative options? academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

#IDsky Surprised to low dose continuous antibiotics as a prevention strategy for recurrent uti in women. I’ve never recommended this. Thoughts? doi.org/10.1093/cid/...

#IDsky Everyone knows I’m #Teamdapto but could montelukast decrease vanc nephrotoxicity? Is this something that should be routinely implemented with vanc? academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

#IDBoardReview What levels are abnormal in specific antibody deficiency? A. Quantitative immunoglobulins B. IgG subsets C. Response to protein based vaccine D. Response to conjugate vaccines E. Response to polysaccharide antigens

#BoardReview Which is NOT a criteria for PJI dx according to 2013 IDSA guidelines? A. Sinus tract w/ prosthesis B. ⬆️ WBC w/ ⬆️ PMNs w/in synovial fluid (3K w/80% PMNs) C. + pus near prosthesis intraop D. ≥2 +cx w/ same org (pre-/intraop)

#IDBoardReview #Mycobacterium Test your ID knowledge w/ our ID Board Review❓ Bank! Which of the following is NOT a recognized subspecies of M. abscessus? A. abscessus B. bolletii C. massiliense D. chelonae *click here*