It’s out! IDSA #cUTI guidelines 7/17/25. Now the fun begins….😌 #IDsky #AMSsky @idsainfo.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: penicillin allergies ❓ Q: My patient reports a reaction to penicillin (acute, self-limited rash) over 10 years ago. Can they safely receive cefazolin for their MSSA infection? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX #AMSsky

Check out a new series in Clinical Infectious Diseases: Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases📑 This section features clinical problem-solving exercises presented by a discussant unpacking treatment decisions as the case unfolds. 🧵1/2

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: sputum interpretation ❓ Q: My patient has 4+ growth of an organism on respiratory culture. Does this mean he has pneumonia? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX #AMSsky

Breakpoint updates from #CLSI for Acinetobacter spp. 📌Tetracycline urine breakpoint was removed based on absence of data to support. Doxycycline removed in Jan 2025 and minocycline breakpoint lowered #MedSky #IDSky

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: revisiting Vancomycin Zosyn nephrotoxicity ❓ Q: Is the combination of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam safe for the kidneys? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

📣 Attention Program Directors! Sign up is OPEN! 🌟 MAD-ID is excited to spotlight your PGY2 ID pharmacy residency or ID pharmacy fellowship program in the upcoming academic year! 🎓 See eligibility criteria! Sign up: forms.office.com/r/86HfX98XqT @SIDPharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social

🥳 Official programming for #MADID2025 kicks off today with interactive workshops! 🤓 🍄 Fungal stewardship, 📈 NHSN AR, 🤖 AI in stewardship education, and 💊 New Antibiotic Formulary Decisions! @sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social @contagionlive.bsky.social

Couldn’t let the day go by without wishing a happy ID Pharmacist Day to all my fellow ID pharmies out there! 🦠🧫💊 I sure love what I do, and even in the tough days (#iykyk), I couldn’t imagine doing anything else!

Today, May 22, is Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day! Join the @sidpharm.bsky.social Bluesky chat from 11–12 noon CDT today and use the hashtag #IDPharmacistsDay to recognize the importance of ID pharmacists in patient care

Nothing is better than seeing this study published just in time for ID Pharmacists Day! 🥳 #IDSky

Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day is Thursday! Join the chat here 5/22 12-1PMEST help us celebrate the amazing work ID pharmacists do every day. #IDPharmacistsDay, #SIDPAdvocacy, #PharmacistsLeadingChange @sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social

To kick off a new series ID/AMS Reading Lists series, SIDP is here to help you "Hit 'Em with Your Best Nudge"! Check out this noticeable (and unnoticed) nudge comments in AMS! #IDSky #rxsky #pharmsky #AMSsky #medsky #SIDP #EvidenceBasedMedicine #IDPharmacy #Microbiology #Nudge #NudgeComments

Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics’ antibiotic is the first and only FDA-approved cephalosporin indicated to treat Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis, caused by the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. #IDsky #Medsky

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Positive UCx but unable to verbalize UTI symptoms ❓ Q: My elderly patient had a fall with altered mental status, and UCx is growing pan-S E. coli (>100K CFU/mL). They are unable to verbalize UTI symptoms. Should I treat for UTI? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

My latest for @contagionlive.bsky.social on the lastest data about cellulitis epidemiology and how we can use that to update our treatment paradigms! #IDSky

@steventong.bsky.social presents the results of the PSSA domain of the SNAP 🫰 trial - the worlds largest trial of staph aureus bacteremia - at #ESCMID2025 fluclox resulted in higher mortality and more AKI compared to penicillin for PSSA

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Candida in urine cx💊 ❓ Q: My patient is growing Candida albicans in his urine, do I need to treat him? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

ID PRN and SIDP members 📣📣 Are you or your team presenting at at ESCMID Global or the SHEA Spring Meeting this year?! If so, fill out this quick survey by Tues, April 1 so we can recognize your accomplishments and show off your hard work ‼️🔬🧪 #IDSky docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: bilateral LE erythema = cellulitis? ❓ Q: What are common mimickers of cellulitis? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Nasal MRSA PCR in pneumonia💊 ❓ Q: If my patient with pneumonia has a positive MRSA nasal PCR but respiratory cultures are negative for MRSA, do I need to continue vancomycin for a full course of therapy? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Yeast coverage in intra-abdominal infections 💊 📋 Q: My patient has an intra-abdominal infection. Should I add empiric coverage for yeast? What if they have a gastrointestinal perforation? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

Have you seen the news?! 🥳 The long awaited cUTI guidelines are up for comments! 🤓📚 🔗: www.idsociety.org/practice-gui... Check it out & be sure to get your comments in by March 19, 2025 @ 5pm! #IDSky #PharmSky

‼️The @idsainfo.bsky.social cUTI guideline 📄 draft is now available for public comment🗣️! This version has been reviewed by 15+ orgs & revised according to extensive feedback provided to us. www.idsociety.org/practice-gui... UTIsky IDsky Medsky PharmSky

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Febrile neutropenia (FN)- vancomycin de-escalation 💊 📋 Q: ❓ Q: I started vancomycin + cefepime for a patient with FN admitted with shock. On day 3, no pressors, cultures are negative, unclear source. Can I discontinue vancomycin? #IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Susceptible-Dose Dependent (SDD) 💊 📋 Q: What does it mean when the lab reports my isolate as being “susceptible-dose dependent” (SDD)? #IDsky #MedSky #PharmSky

#IDSky I need your insight/opinion/data! 🧐 Do you have a rule/guidance in regard to how much of a pre-op antibiotic should be infused prior to surgery? (I.e at least 50%, 80%, etc.) 🔪💉💊 I know best practice would be all but if you were in a crunch….

The ID PRN has made its way to BlueSky! Check out the account ⬇️ and be sure to check out the journal club on Friday! 📚🤓🦠 #IDSky

📯 Check out a Q&A with Brian Lu 🌟 on his research presented at #MADID2024 🏥 about combination 💊+💊 therapy for mucormycosis 🍄! https://buff.ly/4ft5GgB #IDSky 📝 Now published in OFID! https://buff.ly/4fKQR8K

Continuing day 2 of ASHP Midyear 24 with @dhpharmd.bsky.social & Dr. Manasco discussing updates in treatment of GN bacterial infxns! 🤓🦠 can’t beat a good coverage table 👏🏼 #IDSky #PharmSky

Kicking off Midyear 2024 with this great pro/con debate between @floralquinolone.bsky.social & Dr. Nguyen 🤩 Are you team clinda or team linezolid for NSTIs?! 🤔 #IDsky #PharmSky

Check out the latest edition of SIDP & Contagion Live's Bench to Bedside Series focused on Echinocandin dosing in obesity from experts, Drs. Taryn Eubank and David Ha! Read here: buff.ly/3ZlSPHe

Bacteria help each other out! Let's do the same. Antibiotic exposure is a leading risk for antimicrobial resistance. Learn when antibiotics are unnecessary to help combat resistant infections in our community. #USAAW24 #BeAntibioticsAware #ItTakesAllofUs #ARstewardship

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Best practices for Tx of uncomplicated GNR bacteremia💊 📋 Q: My patient presented with septic shock from a urinary source, blood cultures positive for E. coli. What is the duration of therapy, and must I use IV to complete the course for Enterobacterales bacteremia? 🤔 #IDsky

In celebration of #USAAW24, check out our Clinician Blog Series available here: sidp.org/Antibiotic-A... Viewpoints on the fight against AR from physicians, infection prevention, & pharmacist perspectives highlighting the vital role of a team-based approach to optimize care! 🦠🧫💊

happy #antibioticawarenessweek!🦠 sharing a paper I ❤️ from Dr. Dinh, a lovely human who told me they noticed in their RCTs that some patients were getting exclusive PO treatment for CAP (dealers choice!) They explored these pts and its worth a read #idsky #pharmsky pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38734138/

🎉 Save the Date! 📅 The 27th Annual MAD-ID Meeting is happening May 28-31, 2025, in sunny Orlando, FL! 🌴✨ Join us for an opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with experts in infectious diseases. Stay tuned for more details! 🌟 #MADID2025 #IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky

🩺 ABX Pearl of the Day: Interpreting Single BCx GPC/GPR Q: I got an alert that my patient’s blood culture is positive for GPCs. How do I know if it's a contaminant? 🤔 A: It can be tricky, especially in critically ill patients. Let’s break it down! 👇 #IDsky #Medsky #RXsky #Pharmsky #MedEd #AMSsky

for our new #IDsky #Medsky friends, @sidpharm.bsky.social creates an ID & stewardship podcast called Breakpoints. here’s one of my favorite episodes featuring the amazingly smart and kind Robert Bonomo and Ryan Shields teaching us all things enzymatic resistance podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Hello #IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky! We are MAD-ID, striving to educate 🎓 and promote 🏆 infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship clinicians and researchers! Looking forward to the bright future of our ID community on this platform 🦋

Hello #PharmSky #IDSky! I’m Caitlin, an ID pharmacist in San Diego, CA. ☀️ My ID assistant and I are very excited about what’s to come on this app. 🐶🤓🦠 Looking forward to connecting with everyone!