New pub alert! 🚨 my fellowship project from @uclapathology.bsky.social is finally out, and I’ll be discussing it at next Monday’s CCMID meeting if you’re interested! #ClinMicro #IDSky

"We will not stay silent." IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, joins @ameracadpeds.bsky.social, @acpimphysicians.bsky.social, @acog.org, and @aafp.org in urging evidence-based vaccine recommendations. bit.ly/443ptQw

I always look forward to ASM Microbe, but 2025 was particularly special because it was hosted in my neck of the woods. I hope my colleagues got to see everything that is beautiful about Los Angeles! #ClinMicro #ASMicrobe2025

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There was a cluster of #XDR #Shigella sonnei carrying blaCTX-M-15 in LA ('23-24), reported by @jrcaldera.bsky.social While infections are usually self-limited, one of these cases was severe, in a person living with #HIV and low CD4 www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019... @ajicjournal.bsky.social

🚨 Extensively drug-resistant #Shigella is increasing in #LosAngeles. PLWH and GBMSM are disproportionately affected. We have seen several of these, very difficult to treat. Antibiogram shows 📈 resistance, susceptibility testing is 🔑. #IDsky #Medsky #EMSky #AMR #XDR 🔗: t.e2ma.net/webview/3apx...

RFK Jr. ordered the NIH’s Integrated Research Facility in Frederick to stop all research on serious infectious diseases yesterday at 5:00 PM. They study pathogens like Ebola there. You may be familiar with it from The Hot Zone. www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...

For levity 😬

🚨New pub alert! Hot-off the press! #ClinMicro “[Rhinovirus] was the most common viral pathogen in young children, even during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was an independent driver of moderate-to-severe disease, particularly in children with comorbidities.” www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/17...

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“Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.

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(Me flirting) Did you know microbes in the human body contribute MORE to the human body’s survival than our bodies themselves? And there are more microbial genes than human in our bodies? We just big ol’ walkin’ terrariums. The sauce: www.nih.gov/news-events/...

Currently, four cases of clade I mpox have been detected in this country. Our latest blog highlights how the third case was uncovered in New Hampshire and the state public health laboratory's quick response. #mpox #infectiousdisease #publichealthpreparedness #LRN Read more:

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CDC Staff Prohibited From Co-Authoring Papers With World Health Organization Personnel

🚨New Pub Alert! Our 1000-Karius retrospective is out! #ClinMicro #IDSky @uclapathology.bsky.social

Scientists and Physicians I’m being serious here —at this precarious juncture, along with all other defensive and support strategies, it is important to seize the public narrative—high level investment and leadership in medical discovery and innovation is unabashedly patriotic! USA! USA! USA!

Following the withdrawal from the WHO, pausing communication from government health agencies is very concerning. #idsky www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/h...

Just did a lecture on COVID-19/surveillance systems in my infectious disease epidemiology course. Withdrawing would be a major blow to global #PublicHealth... From @sherylnyt.bsky.social in @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/u...

Happy holidays, #ClinMicro!

Read it here: www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019... #ClinMicro #IDSky

I former colleague of mine said our article was picked up by his favorite tech site! And here it is! 😯😁 #ClinMicro #IDSky

Led by Chih-Ming Tsai + Irshad Hasham, a fascinating new JCI paper from the George Liu Lab at UCSD Pediatrics shows that in mice who have previous Staphylococcus aureus (SA) exposure, B cells secrete abundant IL-10 when challenged with the SA antigens for a second time (in a vaccine) Thread🧵 1 of 2

Read it here: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

Is #WormWednesday a thing? Cuz this is my favorite parasit. consult. Again, I don't think it came as a consult, more like Path sharing "look what we found!!!" #ClinMicro #IDSky

🚨new pub alert! Not so gentle reminder that CDC recommends the use of antimicrobial susceptibility results to direct antibiotic therapy against Shigellosis if treatment is warranted. PCR isn't always enough, guys and gals! #ClinMicro #IDsky linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

As the great migration from Twitter to Bluesky begins, I have created the "Clinical Microbiology" starter pack to help you find your colleagues. Please let me know if you would like to be added! go.bsky.app/VTpSjBL

🫣🤭 I let it go, but make a mental note 😉

@uclapathology.bsky.social made it to Bluesky! #ClinMicro #IDsky

New report out today in science 🧪🛟 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Spent 5years in grad school studying antibodies, but I still have to draw it out for myself. 😅🤭 FYI: that's how you properly draw an antibody 😂 #ClinMicro

Still one of my favorite photos! I don't even think this came as a consult, more like Path sharing "hey look what we found!" You can actually see fully formed and preserved sporangia 😯 #MycologyMonday #ClinMicro

"Let's defund infectious diseases," they said. 🙄 ironically, my job security relies on people thinking they don't need us. the difference is whether we do it to prevent or to control. #ClinMicro #IDSky www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA...

CDC LOCS call re: MPOX happening now! #clinmicro #IDsky

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It was only a matter of time. #IDSky #ClinMicro

To go full circle, this was the last consult I had as a fellow: Immunocompromise patient with pretty extensive deterioration of her nasal cavity. Bx of lung tissue (?) sent to path. Would be impressed by anyone's thoughts. #ClinMicro

Prepping my slides to teach Medical Mycology to med students and I'm coming across old cases. So I'm gonna populate my page with some cool photos! This was my 1st consult as a fellow: peds with AML on chemo. Punch bx of lesion found between toes sent to path. Thoughts?? #ClinMicro

Is it still #ClinMicro here? Where are my people?