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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) rounds at Disney Springs with cold brew coffee and special cookies!

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Poll: 1. Is anyone using 3-weeks ABX for residual DFO after I&D? 2. In the study objectives, is anyone concerned with not requiring histology? doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1758

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Successful use of ceftazidime/avibactam for an XDR K. pneumoniae empyema secondary to a pleural-biliary fistula: 🔥 New #AMRrounds article just published 👇 https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaf019 @inyourfaecium.bsky.social @wwrighid.bsky.social #JACAMRNews #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Which risk factor is not recommended for HIV IM Cabotegravir PreP? A. IVDU B. Insertive anal/vaginal C. Receptive anal/vaginal/neovaginal D. CrCl 30-60 or lower

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social No words needed for this one

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Which of the following has a mite-house mouse life cycle and transmitted to humans to cause an eschar rash? A. R akari B. R parkeri C. R prowazekii D. R rickettsii

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#IDSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social @davidvanduin.bsky.social @jac-amr.bsky.social 🚨 #AMRrounds: Citrobacter koseri is intrinsically resistant to amoxicillin/ampicillin by which chromosomal Bla-enzyme? A. AmpC B. CKO C. SHV D. TEM

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Remember with cardiac implantable device infections, survival increases with removal of the device; particularly if the valve is infected! doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.497

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Which microorganism is most likely to be associated with a prosthetic valve endocarditis 15 months in the post-operative period? A. HACEK B. MRSA C. MSSA D. Streptococcus species

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Which solid-organ transplantation is associated with the highest risk of donor Toxoplasmosis in a seronegative recipient? A. Cardiac B. Hepatic C. Pulmonary D. Renal

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social Lift other people up. Don’t be the person who brings other people down. It’s as simple as that.

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#IDSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social Which of the following if normal would have the highest negative predictive value (NPV) for the cardiopulmonary phase of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome? A. Hemoglobin B. Liver panel C. Platelet count D. Prothrombin time

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 COVID-19 NAAT testing: 1. NAAT recommended over antigen-based tests 2. Interpret Ct values with caution as these are not true quantitative assays

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#IDSky #PharmSky #TransplantIDSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social Which of the CMV antiviral resistance mutations would affect Letermovir? A. UL51 B. UL54 C. UL56 D. UL97

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky #OrthoSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 Remember if your microbiology laboratory is using the BioFire Joint Infection Panel for synovial fluid this panel does not include: 1. S epidermidis 2. C acne

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#IDSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social Special Culture media: A. B pertussis - Regan-Lowe or Bordet-Gengou agar B. B pseudomallei - Ashdown’s agar C. F tularensis - BCYE, BHI, or Thayer-Martin D. M pneumoniae -Eaton’s agar

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#IDSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social Which of the following would be expected to grow better on buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE)? A. B pertussis B. B pseudomallei C. F tularensis D. M pneumoniae

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@cfbplayoff.bsky.social #IDSky #PharmSky #MedSky @notredame.bsky.social ☘️ Let’s go Irish and “Win One for the Gipper”! 🏈

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social “Sooner or later all the people of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace” Martin Luther King Jr Nobel Peace Prize, University of Oslo, 10 December 1964.

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Fever of unknown origin is often a debilitating clinical syndrome. This article outlines the current diagnostic defining criteria, causes, and evaluation strategies, including newer diagnostic methods that have emerged over the past 20 years www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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#IDSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social @chantalrovers.bsky.social @radboudumc.bsky.social Tremendous honor that @bmj.com would highlight our January 2025 #FeverOfUnknownOrigin clinical update on the front cover!

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 According to this publication beta-lactams with the highest seizure potential include: 1) Cefazolin, 2) Cefepime, and 3) PCN-G (Table 1). doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071505

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#IDSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social How would you manage this blood isolate? A. Liposomal Amphotericin-B (LAMB) B. LAMB plus voriconazole, isavuconazole, or posaconazole C. Voriconazole, Isavuconazole, or posaconazole D. Other

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#IDSky #PharmSky @cidjournal.bsky.social 🚨 Remember with LTBI Rx, “Ritabutin has fewer or less pronounced drug interactions and may be used in place of rifampin when rifampin is contraindicated due to drug-drug interactions and isoniazid cannot be used (MMWR Recomm Rep 2020;69(No. RR-1):1–11)

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#IDSky #MedSky #PharmSky @idsainfo.bsky.social @cidjournal.bsky.social @ofidjournal.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social 🚨 In this #BMJ article we update the clinical practice approach to adult fever of unknown origin #FUO! bmj.com/cgi/content/...

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#IDSky Happy New Year Infectious Diseases colleagues! The @idsainfo.bsky.social worked hard to advocate for the add-on billing code G0545 that can now be used when evaluating inpatient confirmed or suspected infections!

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