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aanghebe.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Infectious and Tropical diseases physician, tendenzialmente illuso, mediamente deluso
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In patients with cUTI (including acute pyelonephritis) treated initially with parenteral therapy who are clinically improving,able to take oral medication,and for whom an effective oral option is available,we suggest transitioning to oral antibiotics rather than continuing IV Abx #idsky #EMIMCC

In a retrospective cohort of asymptomatic patients with urinalysis performed within a preoperative screening protocol, the presence of pyuria increased the odds of antibiotic prescribing 4-fold 😱 Utter madness! #IDsky

Great course on leprosy, November 2025, mainly in Spanish. Look at fundacionfontilles.org/curso/curso-...

GSK’s 5-in-1 meningococcal vaccine, Penmenvy (Meningococcal Groups A, B, C, W, and Y Vaccine) received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for use in individuals aged 10 through 25 years.

This course is a must for those working on NTDs and Leprosy fundacionfontilles.org/wp-content/u...

Research position at IRCCS Sacro Cuore Negrar, northern Italy look at www.linkedin.com/posts/irccs-...

🌌 The IRCCS AOUBO Hospital in Bologna, Italy, is using the Galaxy Project to diagnose rare diseases! 🌟 Their BOSCO team has integrated Galaxy into their bioinformatics platform, enhancing custom pipelines, data sharing, and accessibility for all researchers. galaxyproject.org/news/2024-07...

Breaking news🔥 US FDA approves EMBLAVEO (aztreonam and avibactam) for complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI) in adult patients who have limited or no alternative options #idsky

Estimados Argentinos la idea de quitar de la OMS me parece absurda y las razones del presidente no son razones sino ignorancia

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Yesterday thanks to professor Castelli University of Brescia I realised a common mistake: our Nationals Health Sistem was named indeed National Health Service. What a difference!

Non sono contro chatgpt, ma non è che noi nasciamo con la IA, sennò non ci saremmo mai né adattati e né evoluti, quindi utilizziamola, ma non dimentichiamoci di leggere, studiare e pensare con la nostra testa punto

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Not good news: @WHO just announced a new Marburg outbreak in Tanzania. “As of 11 January 2025, nine suspected cases were reported including eight deaths across two districts – Biharamulo and Muleba. …Results are pending official confirmation.” www.who.int/emergencies/... 🧪 #IDsky

Chinese researchers describe novel tickborne virus The virus was identified through sequencing of serum sampes from patients in China with fever and recent tick bites. www.cidrap.umn.edu/t...

🆕💫 Systematic review including meta-analysis of all comparative studies Infectious complications following transperineal prostate biopsy with or without periprocedural antibiotic prophylaxis #idsky www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A bitter but synthetically true editorial on one of the historically best National Health System, Italy www.thelancet.com/action/showP...

🆕💫Retrospective cohort study #CMI AKI is a frequent complication of S. aureus bacteraemia and is associated with 30-day mortality Not “a cute” complication: phenotypic analysis of acute kidney injury in S. aureus bacteraemia #idsky #EMIMCC www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119...

Hospitals in #Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat.

While exposure to hyperendemic regions remains a risk factor for developing a Dimorphic Mycosis infection, clinicians should consider testing any patient presenting with a compatible clinical syndrome, regardless of their geographic history #idsky

Neither 95% confidence intervals nor P values are meant to be signposts for clinical decision-making The curious case of 2 negative trials in TB (VQUIN + TB-CHAMP) #idsky #medsky #EMIMCC #TBsky evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Another paper from a great collaboration in the OneHealthPACT consortium link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Dear ID friends what is your opinion on OpenEvidence? This AI tool has a great level of balance between sensitivity and specificity of the answers (it is nice also for specialists in your field of interest) and pertinence of the questions (it does not answers out of evidence) www.openevidence.com

Management, outcomes and predictors of mortality of Cryptococcus infection in patients without HIV: a multicentre study in 46 hospitals from Australia and New Zealand academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky #MedMycoSky

Recently we treated a patient with imported coccidioidomycosis. The clinical picture was a CAP but rash and eosinophilia suggested the diagnosis. See pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

1/ Imagine being a kid, just vibing at school, when boom—a tapeworm decides to set up camp in your brain. 🧠🏕️ Welcome to the wildest, most unexpected outbreak Belgium has seen. And no, this isn’t an episode of House MD but it reads like it. I love ID #IDSky #MedSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#IDSky #MicroSky 🦠 🧫 🧪

I ❤️ science! Bedaquiline is an amazing drug for tuberculosis, greatly shortening DR-TB treatment But it also works for leprosy (another ancient mycobacterial infection)! In patients with multibacillary leprosy, bedaquiline cleared M. leprae in 4 weeks www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

🔥🔥 NEW 🔥🔥 Year In Review: Top Infectious Diseases Articles From 2024 Our new post, a great collaboration with my friend 🌟 @idstewardship.bsky.social 1️⃣6️⃣⚡️🆔 RCTs 7️⃣Syst Reviews/Meta 3️⃣🌏Guidelines ✨️Wiki_Guidelines #idsky #EMIMCC #medsky #utisky EnJoy Share plz! www.idstewardship.com/year-review-...

Procalcitonin is far from being a perfect biomarker. But when used appropriately, it can be an effective anti-anxiolytic (i.e. ⬇️ unnecessary antibiotic use) This meta-analysis shows its role in cancer patients with suspected resp infections and sepsis doi.org/10.1186/s128... #IDSky

🌟"Today’s teaching point may end up as tomorrow’s myth." 🌟 Dr.Erin McCreary article 👇 #idquotes #idsky #medsky #AMSsky academic.oup.com/cid/article/...

Conventional intermittent dosing remains the current standard of care for beta-lactam antibiotics 🆕🔥 Editorial with ✨Prof.Jason Roberts Is it time to implement prolonged infusions of beta-lactam antibiotics in and beyond critical care settings? #idsky #medsky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

E coli are red S aureus are blue Hans Christian Gram Stained them for you

🆕️🔥Systematic review 4 retrospective studies N:752 The use of pip/tazo for open fractures does not differ from 1st G cephalosporins +/-aminoglycoside in regard to SSI,AKI,return to OR, 1-year mortality,non-union& development of resistant pathogens #idsky #medsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Today I discovered OpenEvidence www.openevidence.com/about and I am trying to submit difficult issues with a very satisfactory experience. My congratulations for developers of this AI tool

About 1 In 20 Adults With Outpatient RSV Infections Are Hospitalized Within 28 Days #IDSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Recent work of our great lab in collaboration with #IRCCCSNegrar ophthalmologists doi.org/10.3390/anti...

Key reminder - COVID-19 is still around. I had super mild symptoms and tested because we had plans for a dinner party later tonight! As we all plan to travel and visit family - test if you have any respiratory symptoms and isolate - many you’ll be visiting may be at higher risk of severe dz!

If you are interested in #emergingviruses, new #vaccines & #publichealth, save the date for this event! April 7-9, 2025 in Geneva, co-hosted by our Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases & the Centre of Vaccinology of the University of Geneva & University Hospitals of Geneva! Superb speakers list!

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky www.nature.com/articles/d41...