Disappointing data on meningitis vaccine preventing Neisseria gonorrhoea infections Then again negative trial data is as useful as positive findings, so that we focus resources most effectively #IDSky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

【10-Year Trends in Attributable and Contributable Mortality of Culture-Positive Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies】 We are pleased to share our recent article has been accepted in @cidjournal.bsky.social! @utmdanderson.bsky.social academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

Not sure but here is a link: www.idsociety.org/globalassets...

Today @idsainfo.bsky.social and @escmid.bsky.social released joint Staph aureus bacteremia guidelines www.idsociety.org/2026-clinica... #IDSky

Our sub-study from BALANCE looking at procalcitonin levels has just been published. Bottom line: Prolonging antibiotics beyond 7 days was not associated with improved mortality in bacteraemic patients with a residually high PCT level. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

The @idweek.bsky.social abstract results came out today. Congratulations to everyone who had a poster or podium accepted! The quality of comments on my trainee’s abstracts improved dramatically this year. #IDSky

Question for #IDSky: When do you advertise specific research projects to incoming ID fellows? A) Before orientation B) During orientation C) After orientation D) Never, the fellows should come to me if interested

What a week to be optimistic/celebrate: 1) End of year meeting with fellows and reflecting on their growth 2) Hail and farewell with all staff and fellows 🎳🎂 3) Orientation starting Monday 4) @idweek.bsky.social abstract results on Tuesday 5) New year starts on Wednesday #IDSky

Fascinating Chagas screening study in 🇨🇦 blood donors who only test: 1️⃣ born in Latin America (LA) 2️⃣ travel to LA for >6 months 3️⃣ mother from LA 42k of 1.2M total donors tested 27 ➕of 42k tested All ➕ met criteria 1️⃣, except one donor with only RF 3️⃣ #IDSky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Congratulations to these exceptional ID fellows on graduating fellowship! #IDSky @ogallardo.bsky.social @sucroselauren.bsky.social @ryanliberg.bsky.social

Crazy facts in MMWR: “one in 7 patients with Legionnaires disease report having stayed overnight in a hotel or vacation rental property; among those, approximately one half report having used a hot tub” #IDSky www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

Excited to share an article that I've long awaited to share seeking to answer: What is the right dose of cephalexin/cefadroxil for SSTIs? We reviewed clinical studies & conducted PTA sims to elucidate this #IDSky @absteward.bsky.social accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New single center 🇺🇸 pediatric #ECMOID study that matches my personal experience. Pts on ECMO are inflamed and the specificity of CRP, WBC, and Procalcitonin are low. 👎 #IDSky journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/...

New Research Effectiveness of oral care for the prevention of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAPPEN): a multicentre, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial in Australia www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Congratulations to ID fellow 🌟 and Chagas guru @ogallardo.bsky.social for his award winning presentation at #TIDS2026 #IDSky #ProudMentor

Lyme borreliosis testing among facial palsy patients in Ohio remains low despite rising statewide incidence, 2022–2024. Provider awareness and seasonality matter. #idsky #medsky

A video to remember at the Texas ID Society Meeting in lecture by Eva Clarke m.youtube.com/watch?v=79bV... #IDSky #TIDS2026

New research article Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of #Neisseria gonorrhoeae across anatomical sites within and between individuals in the Netherlands: a retrospective observational study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR #STI #gonorrhoea #OpenAccess #OA

DoxyPEP is not just a CDC recommendation anymore. WHO also endorses! www.who.int/news/item/28... #IDSky

I have an #IDSky challenge. Find a non-ID society guideline that promotes antibiotic and diagnostic stewardship as much as the 2024 “Fever and infections in surgical intensive care” by the AAST Critical Care Committee I don’t think it is possible. tsaco.bmj.com/content/9/1/...

Now that @idweek.bsky.social abstracts are submitted, I’m working with several trainees on writing their first manuscript 📝 It is a daunting task for a trainee balancing: Clinical duties 👩‍⚕️ 👨‍⚕️ Research 🔬 🧐 Limited personal time 🏖️ 🏃 🥘 Here is how I break down papers with trainees: #IDSky 1/10

What are tasks you give trainees writing their first paper, but don’t feel like writing? ✍️ Some recommendations I give 1) Continue literature review 2) Set up an ORCID 3) Set up Endnote or Zotero 4) Set up a google scholar account 5) Play with the journal finders (sich as jane.biosemantics.org)

Super proud of my ID fellow mentees @ogallardo.bsky.social and @benzodiazejam.medsky.social who were both eloquent and extremely knowledgeable in their podium presentations at a local conference today! Preparation goes a long way. #ProudMentor #IDSky

An 🇮🇹 RCT comparing 6 days of Azithro vs 10 days of Moxifloxacin for M. gent. without resistance testing. Microbiologic Cure Rate at Day 28: Moxifloxacin: 87% Azithro: 61% Moxi superior to Azithro #IDSky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

This week on rounds: Me: “Did you see the 2010 IDSA intra-abdominal infection guidelines” Med Student: “I was in Elementary School in 2010” ☠️☠️☠️ #IDSky

Tunisia 🇹🇳 has become the fourth country to eliminate trachoma this year. This is the first NTD to be eliminated from Tunisia. #IDSky www.who.int/news/item/14...

Diagnostic stewardship has an important role in ECMO! Stopping daily surveillance blood cultures 🧫 was associated with: ⬇️ Antibiotic days (69% of ECMO days vs. 88% w/ surveillance cultures) No difference in: ✅ Survival ✅ ECMO duration doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000003967 #IDSky

A counter-point from the CDC regarding Chagas Disease being endemic in 🇺🇸 -Estimates 288k cases of Chagas in 🇺🇸 -<100 confirmed to be acquired locally “Declaring Chagas disease endemic could result in…over testing and…costs of false-positives” #IDSky wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

What are some papers that you frequently send your trainees outside of your speciality? Two I frequently send: 1) Presenteeism: A Public Health Hazard -sick doctors should call out sick. I frequently send to my trainees who try to do everything. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #IDSky

In international @theelso.bsky.social registry study of 209 pts with PCP receiving VV ECMO: -Survival to hospital discharge was low (~40%) -Only ~20% PLWH -ECMO courses were long(median 18 days) Should also mention 5-FU dosing has not been studied in ECMO #IDSky journals.lww.com/ccejournal/f...

I’m incredibly grateful to my mentors and @idsainfo.bsky.social for this recognition!

New 🇨🇦 STI screening guidelines: ✅annual screening for CT and NG in all sexually active persons under the age of 30 years ✅ every 3-6 months for with multiple sexual partners or a new partner since last tested Much more aggressive screening than current 🇺🇸 policy www.canada.ca/content/dam/...

We looked at empiric B-lactam antibiotics in MRSA bacteraemia and BC persistence and AKI, using CAMERA2 dataset. Groups: none, early (only empiric B-lactam), late (only after trial enrolment), throughout (empiric and after enrolment). #IDSky www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.org/article/S119...

Impressive multi-center study that @tai-md.com presented at @idweek.bsky.social 2025! In spinal hardware infection treated with DAIR prolonging treatment beyond 12 weeks was NOT associated with improved outcomes. #IDSky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Important @cidjournal.bsky.social article out on ID recruitment: My fav line: “Experiences that were significantly associated with interest in ID included involvement in ID research projects (P < .0001) and elective rotation in outpatient ID clinics (P = .022).” doi.org/10.1093/cid/... #IDSky

Thrilled to share the 2026 @bsacandjac.bsky.social #OPAT Good Practice Recs are published! academic.oup.com/jacamr/artic... Honored to have been invited by @mgilchrist123.bsky.social & co to participate Come hear Ann Noble (& Mark) present at @sidpharm.bsky.social @mad-id.bsky.social in 2 weeks!

Australia 🇦🇺 eliminated trachoma making it the third country this year. This is the first NTD eliminated from Australia with Buruli ulcer, leprosy and scabies remaining. www.who.int/news/item/29... #IDSky

Meningococcus can cause invasive disease, but is also normal colonizing flora in young adults. In this study of meningococcal orpharyngeal carriage in basic trainees in the 6 months before a conjunctivitis outbreaks we found: 🧫 Colonization rates were low (3.9%) doi.org/10.1093/milm... #IDSky 1/3

Does your hospital perform Selective Decontamination of the GI tract of ventilated pts? In this meta-analysis of 32 RCTs (27k pts), RR of hospital mortality = 0.91; (0.82 to 0.99) ; 99.2% probability that SDD was associated with lower hospital mortality #IDSky evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

ESGICH is trying to learn about what local/regional Immunocompromised Host ID Networks that hold meetings to share challenging cases or other info. If you participate in these or don’t have access to one and would want to - please complete the survey. forms.gle/jTUoweU1ebu8...

A second elimination this week! Today, Algeria 🇩🇿 was certified as eliminating trachoma! www.who.int/news/item/23...

Celebrating the public health wins of 2026: Congrats to the Bahamas 🇧🇸 on eliminating mother to child transmission of HIV! www.who.int/news/item/22...

Two trials (PANORAMIC and CanTreatCOVID) in one in the @nejm.org today. Both show that paxlovid likely does NOT benefit vaccinated pts from hospitalization and death aOR, 1.18; 95% (0.55 to 2.62) and aOR 0.48; 95% (0.08 to 2.23) #IDSky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

So far SNAP RCTs have confirmed my practices: 1) ✅ cefazolin 2) ❌ clindamycin #IDSky

Presented at #ESCMIDGlobal2026: Among patients with #GramNegativeBacteremia, rapid #AntimicrobialSusceptibilityTesting did not improve 30-day clinical outcomes compared w/ standard testing, despite providing faster guidance for antibiotic escalation or deescalation. ja.ma/4sILpcy

🇪🇸 study in @ofidjournal.bsky.social on follow-up BCx after completion of IE treatment: 1️⃣ Contaminants > True Positives 2️⃣FUBC do not contribute to lower mortality 3️⃣ recurrence ⬇️ common in Staph aureus Time for the European IE guidelines to match the 🇺🇸? academic.oup.com/ofid/advance... #IDSky

Practice changing study in JAMA today. For adults (<65) with acute sinusitis, amoxicillin associated with same cure rate as amox/clav and associated with lower side effects #IDSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Deadline approaching! Showcase your research at #IDWeek2026. Submit an abstract to present your findings to more than 8,000 ID experts, colleagues from around the world and leaders in the field. Learn more and submit an abstract by April 30: https://www.idweek.org/abstracts/

@jonathanrydermd.bsky.social: A CNS infection case is used as a framework for discussion of advanced CNS diagnostics, including diagnostic stewardship of multiplex PCR meningitis panels, plasma mcfDNA, and CSF mNGS.

Fellows, residents and medical students: Present your cases at #IDWeek2026! All cases accepted for oral presentation will receive an $800 travel award (no additional application required). Learn more and submit by April 30: https://www.idweek.org/Cases/