Excited to hear more details about the SNAP and CloCeBa trials for MSSA bacteremia being presented at ESCMID this afternoon. Looks like a win for team cefazolin. It will be practice changing with the current variations in practice for treating MSSA BSI. #ESCMID

Our new paper on vancomycin AUC dosing in obesity is out. It showed decreased AKI in obese patients using AUC dosing as compared to trough dosing. Rates of AKI were lower in the AUC group compared to the trough group (11.3% versus 25.2%, p<0.001). This work was led by Corey Guidry .

The PGY2 in ID at OU didn’t match and is going into phase 2. Please help spread the word! pharmacy.ouhsc.edu/programs/res...

Excited to launch new tracks in our 2-year ID fellowship program @ou.edu starting July 2025: TxID, Hospital epi/healthcare admin, Trop Med/Global Health, ID/Crit Care. Tracks come with option for 12-credit certificates, covered by the program: medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep... 🧵 #IDSky #TxID

Has anyone been using dalba as 12 weeks of treatment for PJI as per Daptio? Any recs or papers on this would be helpful. #IDsky

Kinda of a crazy night. Went out for ice cream and ran into Oklahoma’s US senator, James Lankford. Talked for 2 minutes about RFK. Nice conversation with a thoughtful politician. #IDsky

PLEASE SHARE WIDELY #medsky #IDsky #obgynsky #pedsky CDC STI treatment guidelines have been taken down. They are archived here 👇 web.archive.org/web/20250131...

Post-hoc analysis of 📷 📷 study in MSSA/MRSA bacteremia: Persistent fever = indicator for complicated infection Fever on Day 4️⃣: aOR (3.7 (95% CI: 1.58-8.67)) mortality Fever on Day 7️⃣: aOR: (8.78 (95% CI: 2.78-27.7) 🚫 assn between ⬆️CRP/WBC and mortality #IDSky academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

There is a director of pharmacy position open at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska. Oversees ~25 rx employees in a 55 bed hospital in Alaska's capital and largest town in Southeast Alaska. I work there several times a year, happy to answer any questions. Spread far and wide!

This time of the year is exciting as a RPD to review the packets from great candidates who are excited to learn more. #pharmsky

Pharmacy fun fact! You need to be very careful when handling metronidazole. It’s flagyl #medsky #pharmsky

A retrospective cohort study of Gram-negative BSIs in ICU shows fever, lack of source control and time to repeat follow-up blood culture (FUBC) as risk factors for repeat positive FUBC: https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae144 #JACAMRNews @bryanpwhite.bsky.social

UPMC Western Maryland is looking for a full time stewardship pharmacist. Come work with a truly amazing local team and have system support from Tina Khadem, myself, and ~40 other pharmacists! (also - no holidays, no weekends!) #idsky #amssky #pharmsky #medsky sidp.mcjobboard.net/jobs/173869

🔥🆕️CACTUS Multi center real world data on ceftaz/avi vs ceftol/tazo for MDR PsA bacteremia or pneumonia Overall similar clinical success including mortality, recurrent infection & resistance #idsky #EMIMCC #medsky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

First post on #IDSky We have an ID fellowship opening at the University of Oklahoma @ou.edu, starting July 2025. Two-year program, with great exposure to HIV, transplant ID and surgical infections, and above all, great people to train with! DM me for details! medicine.ouhsc.edu/academic-dep...

I’m in! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Who else in #IDsky #Pharmsky #AMSsky is going? @sidpharm.bsky.social

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PreP) is an effective strategy to prevent HIV infection. However, lack of adherence to daily oral therapy is a major reason for failure in preventing HIV infection. Read about two large RCTs on twice-yearly lenacapavir https://buff.ly/3OTO5CE #HIVsky #IDsky

Having a blast learning at ASHP (with @bryanpwhite.bsky.social) and exploring NOLA-Sazerac house, City Park lights

Great ID expert session on optimal invasive Candidiasis diagnostics & mgmt from @bryanpwhite.bsky.social & Daniel Chastain at #ASHP24

Wonderful insight from @athenalvhobbs.bsky.social & @bryanpwhite.bsky.social on oral therapies for bloodstream infections due to a urinary source at ASHP! Pop girlies & ID unite for the TSwift support of PO! 💞💊 #ASHP24

The « meme master » is here @iddocadi.bsky.social (IDdocAdi, Adi S. Shah) #IDsky #Medsky

🚨📣 @sidpharm.bsky.social the Board and Programs Committee want to hear from you! Please take 2 minutes to fill out the member survey for 2025 planning before Friday: www.cognitoforms.com/SIDP1/_2025S...

What's the best duration for treating uncomplicated P. aeruginosa-BSI? This metaanalysis of observational studies (n=1746) found no differences in recurrence+mortality for short (<10d) compared to prolonged treatments. 📖 www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019... #PsWatch #AMSsky #IDsky

🧵of beta-lactam antibiotic learning points I developed for learners on rotation. Feedback welcome - there are a ton of brilliant people here who do really cool science in these areas. Would love to learn more! Hope you enjoy this learner-🎯tweetorial #IDSky #PharmSky #PharmEd #MedEd 1/n

What did I do this morning? Fill out quick surveys about CDI! They’re quick and support very important research! #IDSky redcap.link/guubtkxs @connorprosty.bsky.social @drtoddlee.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social

Medicine in 2024: emojis on the fax cover sheet. #IDsky2024

Great to see BALANCE trial published! Large RCT of >3,000 patients, >50% in ICU, 7 days non-inferior to 14 days for (mostly) GNR BSI. Solid-organ/stem-cell transplant & neutropenia were excluded. Note: 24% in 7d group received longer duration #IDSky #TxIDSky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

🔥SNAP passed 3500🔥 Writing papers: Cefazolin (MSSA) and penicillin (PSSA) vs (flu)clox Recruiting: Adj clinda vs not (all) Adj cefazolin vs not (MRSA) Oral switch vs IV (all) Cefazolin +/- Erta/Placebo (MSSA) Dapto vs Vanco (MRSA) Coming "soon": Rifampin vs. none for PVIE (all) Ref: Dr.Lee #idsky

OPAT and PWID, even with the data on it being safe there is still stigma. There are so many different stakeholders along the way who can veto patients getting the care they need. #IDSky

It is time. Twitter/X is dying and it is time to move here.

Oh I feel as we’re on a new platform I should announce: I’m a podcast! Infectious Disease: Insight Of Two Specialists (ID:IOTS) is the UK’s Prémièrẽ infectious disease podcast! We’ve been going for about 3 years now, and are aimed at educating early years ID/Micro trainees in the UK, but 1/x

Hello #IDsky, I’m giving this a try after being on IDtwitter for a bit. I’m an ID pharmacist in OKC interested in stewardship, OPAT, and lots of general ID things.