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@loukasmd.bsky.social

Chief Resident at Mount Auburn Hospital Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School Soon to be ID Fellow at MGH/BWH Aspiring Epidemiologist & Antimicrobial Steward Tropical Medicine enthusiast

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New from @loukasmd.bsky.social et al:

Authors provide systematic review of pathogens & sources of contamination linked to outbreaks in HSCT units

▢️ 39 studies, various sources including water, construction, contamination

#IDSky

πŸ“„: doi.org/10.1017/ice....

22.04.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Comparative Outcomes of Babesiosis in Immunocompromised and Non-Immunocompromised Hosts: A Multicenter Cohort Study Babesiosis poses significant risks of adverse outcomes in individuals with immunocompromising conditions (IC) and asplenia/hyposplenia (AH). This study compares clinical outcomes between these vulnerable groups and immunocompetent patients.

Comparative Outcomes of Babesiosis in Immunocompromised and Non-Immunocompromised Hosts: A Multicenter Cohort Study

βœ… Just Accepted
#IDSky

31.01.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Comparative Outcomes of Babesiosis in Immunocompromised and Non-Immunocompromised Hosts: A Multicenter Cohort Study This retrospective cohort of 113 immunocompetent and 112 immunocompromised and/or asplenic/hyposplenic patients found higher complication, mortality, and r

Babesiosis in immunocompetent Vs immunocompromised & asplenic patients:

πŸ”Ή Higher rates of parasitemia & complications
πŸ”Ή Higher recurrence rates with hematologic malignancies and B-cell depletion
πŸ”Ή Blood smears & PCR didn’t reliably predict relapse

#IDSky #Babesiosis #InfectiousDiseases

02.02.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ONE ANTIBIOTIC PK TABLE TO RULE THEM ALL

Absorption takes drug into blood from GI,
Vd spreads drug out to where bug calls home.
And after bacteria are doomed to die,
The drug’s eliminated on the porcelain throne

In the Land of Notion where this table doth lie…

#idSky #microsky #pharmsky #medsky

26.01.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you!!

11.12.2024 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Joining this crew is a dream come true! πŸŽ‰πŸŒ½
Can't wait to meet you all and begin my career in ID!

07.12.2024 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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