Caitlin Ellis

Caitlin Ellis

@caitjellis.bsky.social

ID PharmD • War Eagle • Views are my own

1,391 Followers 223 Following 8 Posts Joined Nov 2024
7 months ago
complicated Urinary Tract Infection (cUTI) Guideline on Treatment and Management

It’s out! IDSA #cUTI guidelines 7/17/25. Now the fun begins….😌 #IDsky #AMSsky @idsainfo.bsky.social @sidpharm.bsky.social

www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

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7 months ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: penicillin allergies

❓ Q: My patient reports a reaction to penicillin (acute, self-limited rash) over 10 years ago. Can they safely receive cefazolin for their MSSA infection?
#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX #AMSsky

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8 months ago

Check out a new series in Clinical Infectious Diseases: Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases📑 This section features clinical problem-solving exercises presented by a discussant unpacking treatment decisions as the case unfolds. 🧵1/2

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8 months ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: sputum interpretation

❓ Q: My patient has 4+ growth of an organism on respiratory culture. Does this mean he has pneumonia?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX #AMSsky

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9 months ago
Tetracycline and Acinetobacter breakpoints in table format

Breakpoint updates from #CLSI for Acinetobacter spp.
📌Tetracycline urine breakpoint was removed based on absence of data to support. Doxycycline removed in Jan 2025 and minocycline breakpoint lowered #MedSky #IDSky

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9 months ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: revisiting Vancomycin Zosyn nephrotoxicity

❓ Q: Is the combination of vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam safe for the kidneys?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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9 months ago
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📣 Attention Program Directors! Sign up is OPEN!

🌟 MAD-ID is excited to spotlight your PGY2 ID pharmacy residency or ID pharmacy fellowship program in the upcoming academic year!

🎓 See eligibility criteria!

Sign up: forms.office.com/r/86HfX98XqT

@SIDPharm.bsky.social
@accpinfdprn.bsky.social

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9 months ago
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🥳 Official programming for #MADID2025 kicks off today with interactive workshops! 🤓

🍄 Fungal stewardship, 📈 NHSN AR, 🤖 AI in stewardship education, and 💊 New Antibiotic Formulary Decisions!

@sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social @contagionlive.bsky.social

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9 months ago
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Couldn’t let the day go by without wishing a happy ID Pharmacist Day to all my fellow ID pharmies out there! 🦠🧫💊

I sure love what I do, and even in the tough days (#iykyk), I couldn’t imagine doing anything else!

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9 months ago
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Today, May 22, is Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day!

Join the @sidpharm.bsky.social Bluesky chat from 11–12 noon CDT today and use the hashtag #IDPharmacistsDay to recognize the importance of ID pharmacists in patient care

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9 months ago
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Nothing is better than seeing this study published just in time for ID Pharmacists Day! 🥳 #IDSky

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9 months ago
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Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Day is Thursday! Join the chat here 5/22 12-1PMEST help us celebrate the amazing work ID pharmacists do every day. #IDPharmacistsDay, #SIDPAdvocacy, #PharmacistsLeadingChange @sidpharm.bsky.social @accpinfdprn.bsky.social

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9 months ago
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To kick off a new series ID/AMS Reading Lists series, SIDP is here to help you "Hit 'Em with Your Best Nudge"! Check out this noticeable (and unnoticed) nudge comments in AMS! #IDSky #rxsky #pharmsky #AMSsky #medsky #SIDP #EvidenceBasedMedicine #IDPharmacy #Microbiology #Nudge #NudgeComments

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9 months ago
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Ceftobiprole Launches Commercially in US Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics’ antibiotic is the first and only FDA-approved cephalosporin indicated to treat Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), including right-sided endocarditis, caused by th...

Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics’ antibiotic is the first and only FDA-approved cephalosporin indicated to treat Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, including right-sided endocarditis, caused by the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. #IDsky #Medsky

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10 months ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Positive UCx but unable to verbalize UTI symptoms

❓ Q: My elderly patient had a fall with altered mental status, and UCx is growing pan-S E. coli (>100K CFU/mL). They are unable to verbalize UTI symptoms. Should I treat for UTI?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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10 months ago

My latest for @contagionlive.bsky.social on the lastest data about cellulitis epidemiology and how we can use that to update our treatment paradigms! #IDSky

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11 months ago
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@steventong.bsky.social presents the results of the PSSA domain of the SNAP 🫰 trial - the worlds largest trial of staph aureus bacteremia - at #ESCMID2025

fluclox resulted in higher mortality and more AKI compared to penicillin for PSSA

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11 months ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Candida in urine cx💊

❓ Q: My patient is growing Candida albicans in his urine, do I need to treat him?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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1 year ago
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ID PRN and SIDP members 📣📣 Are you or your team presenting at at ESCMID Global or the SHEA Spring Meeting this year?! If so, fill out this quick survey by Tues, April 1 so we can recognize your accomplishments and show off your hard work ‼️🔬🧪 #IDSky

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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1 year ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: bilateral LE erythema = cellulitis?

❓ Q: What are common mimickers of cellulitis?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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1 year ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Nasal MRSA PCR in pneumonia💊
❓ Q: If my patient with pneumonia has a positive MRSA nasal PCR but respiratory cultures are negative for MRSA, do I need to continue vancomycin for a full course of therapy?
#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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1 year ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Yeast coverage in intra-abdominal infections 💊
📋 Q: My patient has an intra-abdominal infection. Should I add empiric coverage for yeast?
What if they have a gastrointestinal perforation?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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1 year ago
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Complicated Urinary Tract Infections

Have you seen the news?! 🥳

The long awaited cUTI guidelines are up for comments! 🤓📚

🔗: www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

Check it out & be sure to get your comments in by March 19, 2025 @ 5pm! #IDSky #PharmSky

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1 year ago
Screenshot of IDSA cUTI guideline open for public comment Draft of IDSA cUTI guideline showing steps to follow for selection of therapy Figure 2 flowchart showing stepwise assessment of IV to PO switch and duration of therapy Figure showing old vs new definition of uUTI, cUTi, and acute pyelonephritis

‼️The @idsainfo.bsky.social cUTI guideline 📄 draft is now available for public comment🗣️! This version has been reviewed by 15+ orgs & revised according to extensive feedback provided to us. www.idsociety.org/practice-gui...

UTIsky IDsky Medsky PharmSky

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1 year ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Febrile neutropenia (FN)- vancomycin de-escalation 💊
📋 Q: ❓ Q: I started vancomycin + cefepime for a patient with FN admitted with shock. On day 3, no pressors, cultures are negative, unclear source. Can I discontinue vancomycin?

#IDsky #medsky #meded #pharmsky #skyRX

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1 year ago

🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Susceptible-Dose Dependent (SDD) 💊
📋 Q: What does it mean when the lab reports my isolate as being “susceptible-dose dependent” (SDD)?
#IDsky #MedSky #PharmSky

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1 year ago

#IDSky I need your insight/opinion/data! 🧐
Do you have a rule/guidance in regard to how much of a pre-op antibiotic should be infused prior to surgery? (I.e at least 50%, 80%, etc.) 🔪💉💊 I know best practice would be all but if you were in a crunch….

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1 year ago

The ID PRN has made its way to BlueSky! Check out the account ⬇️ and be sure to check out the journal club on Friday! 📚🤓🦠 #IDSky

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1 year ago
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Where Are They Now? Q&A with Dr. Brian Lu By: Cara Slaton, PharmD, BCIDPBrian Lu, PharmD Dr. Brian Lu is a clinical and antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. He completed his PGY-1 residency as well as his…

📯 Check out a Q&A with Brian Lu 🌟 on his research presented at #MADID2024 🏥 about combination 💊+💊 therapy for mucormycosis 🍄! https://buff.ly/4ft5GgB #IDSky

📝 Now published in OFID! https://buff.ly/4fKQR8K

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1 year ago
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Continuing day 2 of ASHP Midyear 24 with @dhpharmd.bsky.social & Dr. Manasco discussing updates in treatment of GN bacterial infxns! 🤓🦠 can’t beat a good coverage table 👏🏼 #IDSky #PharmSky

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