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Mashup Score: 1Dr. Thomas O'Brien -- Expert in Antimicrobial Resistance and Giant in His Field (Literally) - 9 hour(s) ago
Dr. Thomas (Tom) O’Brien was born in January 1929, in between the discovery of penicillin (September 1928) and the publication of the findings in a medical journal (May 1929). As noted by his longtime mentee Dr. John Stelling, Tom physically embodied the antibiotic era — quite appropriate for someone best known for his groundbreaking work […]
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Mashup Score: 20Who's Going to Get Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention? - 5 day(s) ago
At the International AIDS Conference this past summer, Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker brought down the house presenting the results of the PURPOSE 1 trial of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for prevention of HIV in women. The results — zero infections out of over 2000 participants — demonstrated clear superiority over oral PrEP with TDF/FTC. The study simultaneously […]
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Who’s Going to Get Lenacapavir for HIV Prevention? @PaulSaxMD takes a closer look at the twice-yearly injectable drug and whether guidelines and clinical practice will shift quickly. https://t.co/njyLCqBlgj #HIV #IDTwitter https://t.co/0MFpHfajUR
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Mashup Score: 2
The calendar says it’s nearly the fourth Thursday of November, so here in the United States, the Thanksgiving holiday is upon us. It’s a day when we gather with family and friends to express thanks, to eat plenty (usually too much), to watch a bunch of spectacular athletes bash themselves to smithereens in the name […]
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Some ID Things to Be Grateful for This Holiday Season — 2024 Edition @PaulSaxMD says sweet potato casserole with marshmallows didn't make the cut. https://t.co/8bIdPZRew1 https://t.co/b5gv7XjZ6j
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Mashup Score: 1Marking a Social Media Mass Migration -- Until the Next One - 25 day(s) ago
Periodically my wife and I will have a bunch of trainees (medical students, or residents, or ID fellows, or a mix) over to dinner. Seated around a big table, with no time-crunch of rounds, pagers, or EPIC orders, we can all get to know one another in this more relaxed setting. Plus, they get free food, […]
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Dr. Paul Sax marks a social media mass migration in his latest HIV and ID Observations post. https://t.co/vt2OYCfsMn #IDTwitter https://t.co/pPBp8XuafE
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Mashup Score: 162The Riveting Conclusion of How PCP Became PJP - 1 month(s) ago
Before I get back to the saga of Brave New Name — How PCP Became PJP and Why It Matters, allow me to share that I had some trepidation about publishing this thing. A deep dive down a hole with very high-risk for tularemia exposure (see what I did there?), it veered off topic more than half-baked […]
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I know you’ve all been on tenterhooks, awaiting the dramatic conclusion to “How PCP Became PJP”. Well here it is. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! And you’ll finish reading it so much better informed about this critical debate. @JWatch @NEJM https://t.co/wDolWBB4NW
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Mashup Score: 155The Riveting Conclusion of How PCP Became PJP - 2 month(s) ago
Before I get back to the saga of Brave New Name — How PCP Became PJP and Why It Matters, allow me to share that I had some trepidation about publishing this thing. A deep dive down a hole with very high-risk for tularemia exposure (see what I did there?), it veered off topic more than half-baked […]
Source: blogs.jwatch.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
I know you’ve all been on tenterhooks, awaiting the dramatic conclusion to “How PCP Became PJP”. Well here it is. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! And you’ll finish reading it so much better informed about this critical debate. @JWatch @NEJM https://t.co/wDolWBB4NW
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Mashup Score: 195Brave New Name -- How PCP Became PJP and Why It Matters - 2 month(s) ago
In the pre-E**n M**k era of the site then known at Twitter, I posted a poll about a very important debate in clinical Infectious Diseases: That’s right. Nearly 900 people took the time, energy, and clicks to weigh in on the critical question of what to abbreviate the well-known opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts. Fifteen […]
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Gathering with a bunch of fellow ID geeks (that is, people like me) last week inspired this deeper look at the PCP vs PJP controversy for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. It’s only Part 1, so a real cliffhanger. Enjoy. https://t.co/RgMfUQ5yVy
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Mashup Score: 195Brave New Name -- How PCP Became PJP and Why It Matters - 2 month(s) ago
In the pre-E**n M**k era of the site then known at Twitter, I posted a poll about a very important debate in clinical Infectious Diseases: That’s right. Nearly 900 people took the time, energy, and clicks to weigh in on the critical question of what to abbreviate the well-known opportunistic infection in immunocompromised hosts. Fifteen […]
Source: blogs.jwatch.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Gathering with a bunch of fellow ID geeks (that is, people like me) last week inspired this deeper look at the PCP vs PJP controversy for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. It’s only Part 1, so a real cliffhanger. Enjoy. https://t.co/RgMfUQ5yVy
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Mashup Score: 54Why We Have Antibiotic Shortages and Price Hikes — And What One Very Enterprising Doctor Did in Response - 2 month(s) ago
At the start of our weekly case conference, we get announcements from one of our ID pharmacists. New drug approvals, hospital policies, updated guidelines — that kind of thing. But over the last decade or so, the most common topic they’ll comment on is the latest important antibiotic shortage. For those not in medicine, you […]
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Antibiotic shortages, price hikes, benzathine penicillin for syphilis, and what the amazing Dr. Eamonn Vitt did about it. A truly inspiring story, with critical supporting roles from @US_FDA and @costplusdrugs. https://t.co/v4vO4GL2Fu
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Mashup Score: 54Why We Have Antibiotic Shortages and Price Hikes — And What One Very Enterprising Doctor Did in Response - 2 month(s) ago
At the start of our weekly case conference, we get announcements from one of our ID pharmacists. New drug approvals, hospital policies, updated guidelines — that kind of thing. But over the last decade or so, the most common topic they’ll comment on is the latest important antibiotic shortage. For those not in medicine, you […]
Source: blogs.jwatch.orgCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Antibiotic shortages, price hikes, benzathine penicillin for syphilis, and what the amazing Dr. Eamonn Vitt did about it. A truly inspiring story, with critical supporting roles from @US_FDA and @costplusdrugs. https://t.co/v4vO4GL2Fu
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In HIV and ID Observations, @PaulSaxMD pays tribute to Dr. Thomas O’Brien, an expert in antimicrobial resistance and a giant in his field (literally). https://t.co/Bau8pUM0I5 https://t.co/FuMViYrvoN