Ryan Cameron

Fournier's gangrene Fournier's gangrene (FG) is a synergistic polymicrobial gangrenous infection of the perineum, scrotum and penis which is characterised by obliterative…

Ever heard of SGLT2 inhibitors? They might cause a really severe and life-threatening condition called Fournier's Gangrene, a form of necrotizing fasciitis. Please take a look! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #PITT_IDFALL25

Learn About Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that can affect people of all ages.

www.lung.org/lung-health-... Good advocacy website for RSV from the American Lung Association. Please take a look! #PITT_IDFALL25

New Jersey man believed to be 1st known death from red meat allergy linked to tick bites A New Jersey man is believed to be the first documented death from alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

abcnews.go.com/Health/new-j.... Another unique Infectious Disease we looked at in class, and relatively recent in the media landscape. Take a look! #PITT_IDFALL25

Louis Pasteur, the Father of Immunology? Louis Pasteur is traditionally considered as the progenitor of modern immunology because of his studies in the late nineteenth century that popularized the germ theory of disease, and that introduced the hope that all infectious diseases could be ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Really cool article talking about Louis Pasteur being the father of modern-day Immunology. He changed the landscape on how we view diseases today! #PITT_IDFALL25

State-of-the-Art Review: Antibiotic Allergy—A Multidisciplinary Approach to Delabeling Antibiotic allergy poses a major threat to the appropriate use of antimicrobials. Current evidence provides a clear pathway for point-of-care assessment, d

academic.oup.com/cid/article/... Maybe I should get my antibiotic allergies professionally tested? Check out this article on peeling back the labels for self-reported allergies to improve AMS! #PITT_IDFALL25

Hopefully the world can mobilize resources to target this epidemic. #PITT_IDFALL25

sidp.org/annualmeetings Who wants to go next year? Glad to see SIDP becoming more prominent and independent! #PITT_IDFALL25

Doxycycline Post-exposure Prophylaxis and Off-target Antimicrobial Resistance: Potential Amplification Within Sexual Networks Abstract. Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis is now included in many clinical guidelines, yet concerns remain regarding antimicrobial resistance, partic

academic.oup.com/jid/advance-... DoxyPEP can really change the game when it comes to prophylactic therapy for STIs. Take a look at this article here! #PITT_IDFALL25

Home testing for contagious illness: Historical context and modern caveats Home tests for contagious illness have gained a good deal of recent publicity and support. However, a century of experience with home testing suggests they

academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... Interesting look at home testing throughout the ages for Infectious Diseases! #PITT_IDFALL25

Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs A framework for implementing antibiotic stewardship in hospital settings.

www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-u... We learned this in class, but it was really cool to be able to read these on my own to see what makes Antimicrobial Stewardship so special! #Pitt_IDFALL25

Antibiotics: past, present and future The first antibiotic, salvarsan, was deployed in 1910. In just over 100 years antibiotics have drastically changed modern medicine and extended the av…

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Another article discussing antibiotic history, focusing on the future of antibiotic development. Give it a read! #PITT_IDFALL25

The History of Infectious Diseases and Medicine From ancient times to the present, mankind has experienced many infectious diseases, which have mutually affected the development of society and medicine. In this paper, we review various historical and current infectious diseases in a five-period ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... What an interesting look at the history of Infectious Diseases throughout the ages. Kind of odd to think that the advent of antibiotics has really only been with us for less than 100 years! #PITT_IDFALL25

#Pitt_IDFall25 Very Concerning to hear about loosening of guidelines on the COVID-19 Vaccine!

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So interesting to see the advancements that have been made in Infectious Diseases from the late 1800s to now. To think, they didn't even think many of these diseases were caused by Bacteria, but "Miasmas"? How peculiar!

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Wish I could have gone, but here is the website from IDWeek. This is a meeting that, especially in this current time, is important to establish proper guidelines to fight Infectious Diseases!

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New Guidelines for Paxlovid? They come out quick, don't they? #PITT_IDFALL25

Nice Review of the disease Syphilis! #PITT_IDFALL25

Insights on recurrent and sequential Clostridioides difficile infections from genomic surveillance in Minnesota, USA, 2019-2021 We used whole-genome sequencing to study Clostridioides difficile isolates from patients with recurrent or sequential infections in Minnesota, USA. We summ

#Pitt_IDFALL25 Interesting Manuscript regarding C. difficile and how recurrent infections from the same strain seem to be very common: Insights on recurrent and sequential Clostridioides difficile infections from genomic surveillance in Minnesota, USA, 2019-2021 url: academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Arrival of Recruits for Vaccination of the Regiment

#PITT_IDFALL25 Take a look at this cool piece of art from CID - it demonstrates the importance and growth of vaccinations (especially Smallpox) in France in the late 1800s: Arrival of Recruits for Vaccination of the Regiment url: academic.oup.com/cid/article-...

TB is the No. 1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

www.npr.org/sections/goa... We always think of Tuberculosis as long-gone plague, but it's quite scary to see it being one of the deadliest infections known to man. Scarier still is that it has a chance to really devastate us if we don't utilize funding and research for it NOW!

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A new antiviral therapy for Influenza? The "flu-ture" will be very exciting to see with this news!!

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Azelastine Nasal Spray for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infections This randomized clinical trial evaluates the efficacy of azelastine as a preexposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... News from JAMA! Azelastine Nasal Spray has been shown in this study to reduce the risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Wonderful to know we may have an OTC method for preventing infection! #PITT_IDFall25

Pharmacy Pharmacy

www.pa.gov/agencies/dos... Interesting Announcement on the PA Board of Pharmacy website. As of Sept. 7th, Pharmacists and Pharmacy Interns can now utilize AAFP and AAP as competent authorities for vaccinations. #PITT_IDFall2025

Did horses act as intermediate hosts that facilitated the emergence of 1918 pandemic influenza? Based on historical research of equine influenza epidemiology and horse movement data, we hypothesize that horses acted as intermediate hosts during the ge

Who knew that all these years later, scientists are still arguing over the origins of the Spanish Flu epidemic. Interestingly, it may have been aided by horses acting as hosts for another influenza virus that recombined with humans to form the Spanish Flu. #PITT_ID25 academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Loss: What Does Integration Have to Do With a Functional Hepatitis B Virus Cure? Worldwide, approximately, 400 million people have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (chronic hepatitis B [CHB]), a leading cause of liver-related d

The cure for Hepatitis B may not be so far off with the help of integrated DNA. #PITT_ID25 academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Clostridioides Difficile Infections: Rethinking the Approach by Patient Profile in Light of New Evidence To the editor—We read with great interest the recent study by Drekonja et al [1], who assessed the efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) versu

Is it possible that Fecal Microbiota Transplants may not be as effective as previously thought? Researchers are currently arguing over the validity of one study that shows FMTs may not help as once thought in recurrent CDIs. #PITT_ID25 academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Global Drug Facility cuts price of critical drug for resistant TB The 25% reduction in the price of pretomanid could save Global Drug Facility clients upwards of $3 million a year.

Hopefully this price cut will highlight the importance of treating MDR Tuberculosis and that it is crucial to fight it back! #PITT_ID25 www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis...

It is crazy to think how much measles has resurged to a point that I have never seen in my lifetime. #PITT_ID25 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/h...

An interesting read on potential Gonorrhea protection options! #PITT_ID25 bsky.app/profile/jidj...