🚨 IDSA has released the first guidelines for the management and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs)! The new guidelines simplify the prior definitions of uncomplicated UTIs and cUTIs, & address treatment for cUTIs. View guidelines: bit.ly/4lUjN1a

Happy #IDPharmacistsDay to those who celebrate! (which should be everyone, amirite?😉)

💉 In a small RCT of IL-7 for refractory MAC lung disease, IL-7 increased lymphocyte counts but failed to convert sputum cultures. Structural lung disease may trump immune dysfunction in driving outcomes. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

A bit late posting, but our systematic review on the role of #antidepressants in managing chronic temporomandibular disorder pain was published: doi.org/10.1111/joor.... Limited studies suggested benefit, particularly for agents with both noradrenergic and serotonergic activity. #TMD #pain

New review article on management of S. aureus bacteraemia: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @jama.com @vancefowler.bsky.social #IDSky Check out the gorgeous Figure which brings together elements of pathogenesis and management: (thread)

Realized I haven't posted my obligatory cat photo on here yet. Happy #Caturday!

My replies are perpetually full of anti-vaxxers these days telling me about polio vaccines. Not shockingly, most of what they are saying is wrong. Luckily, I trained with Vincent Racaniello & he taught me a few things about poliovirus. So let’s discuss the king of the Picornaviridae👇🏻

Interesting article in #JAC on loading dose of #clofazimine in nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. A 4-week loading dose of 300 mg daily resulted in faster time to steady-state-like concentrations (3.8 vs 5.3 months) and was deemed safe and well-tolerated. doi.org/10.1093/jac/... #IDSky #NTM

BLUESKY MEGA-THREAD Altmetric is thrilled and also LITERALLY RELIEVED to officially announce: We are now tracking research attention as it happens on Bluesky! We have been picking up posts on the site since late Oct. Our team is on Bluesky all day answering questions. Let's get into it!

Oral cephalosporins for pyelonephritis?! 🆕️⚡️⚡️COPY-ED Multicenter, retrospective study N=851 No difference in 14-day pyelonephritis treatment failure for oral cephalosporins* vs FQ/TMP-SMX for outpatient pyelonephritis in the ED #idsky #medsky * Mostly cephalexin www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections BALANCE trial publication is here ! #IDsky #Medsky @idjclub.bsky.social www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE This cheeky little intracellular bacteria seems to be up to mischief with kids in the USA at the moment A quick thread on this bug, what's going on, and what to do (or not do!) about it #IDSky #PedSky #PedsIDSky 🧪 1/🧵

My first #IDSky post will be a shameless promotion of our new UTI WikiGuideline! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Of 37 questions, only 6 had enough data to fully meet criteria for a clear recommendation!

👋 Hello friends, old and new! This move to 🦋 feels like a mass migration to a new island and I'm excited to see everyone showing up here. Enjoying the weather here so far. Looking forward to interacting and learning with and from you on this platform!