USC/LA General ID Fellowship Program

Above-Par with the wonderful @lageneral-id.bsky.social Faculty and ID Fellows! ⛳️

The @lageneral-id.bsky.social ID Fellows and the Resident ID Interest Group 🥂🥂

🦠 Annual Klebsiella Hypermucoid Photo 🦠

…And that Infectious Laughter of micro rounds with the @sbtothedub.bsky.social 🧀🧫

Welcome to the NEW FELLOWS!! ✨✨ @lageneral-id.bsky.social #IDFellows

How much evidence is needed to revise established clinical practices? and, can data alone truly catalyze such shifts?
Our 🆕🔥 Article at @cidjournal.bsky.social with 🌟s @bradspellberg.bsky.social
Practicing With Intent: How to Teach an Old Dogma New Tricks #IDSky
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We’re overwhelmed with joy to see the wonderful legacy ahead of you!

Class of 2025 ✨🎓🎓🎓

#IDFellow #IDSky

Ensure Your Voice is Heard | IDSA & HIVMA Congress needs to hear from you about the role that federal programs, policies and funding play in supporting local, federal and global efforts to track, prevent, diagnose and treat infectious disease...

Your voice as an infectious diseases professional is crucial to ensuring ID and HIV remain a priority in health policy. By joining our member advocacy program, you can make a direct impact and help ensure our field is heard in Congress. Sign up and take action 👇

www.idsociety.org/policy--advo...

🆕🔥Case-control study @bradspellberg.bsky.social
Just 1/4 blood cultures positive (≥2 sets drawn) or early clearance → low IE probability. Persistent bacteremia or 4/4 bottles ↑ pretest probability
Simple bedside clues to sharpen your endocarditis game. #IDSky #EMIMCC
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Interpreting Blood Culture Results as Early Guidance for Infective Endocarditis This case-control study examines the accuracy of simple blood culture parameters to guide pretest probability of infective endocarditis.

HOT off the press… 🗞️🗞️🗞️

An outstanding collaboration here at @lageneral-id.bsky.social helping to answer the question of blood culture bottle quantity and days of bacteremia to help guide pre-test probability of infective endocarditis 🧪🫀

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@bradspellberg.bsky.social

“The Walking Pneumonias” coming at you hot as the USC/LA General ID Fellowship and IM Residency Interest Group trivia champs! 🔥🏆🥇 #IDSky #MedSky

Antibiotic stewardship, data, and uncertainty: A conversation with Brad Spellberg

The longtime stewardship advocate shares his thoughts on shorter antibiotic durations, clinical care guidelines, and the antibiotic pipeline.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

Featured Faculty: Dr. Kusha Davar running back to back #LAMarathon races for @afspnational.bsky.social supporting Physician & Health Care Worker Burnout! Bringing light to such an important epidemic & promoting wellness in our community 🕯️

We’re ready for the three-peat!! 🏆🏆🏆

What a time to be alive! 🍄🍄

Big THANK YOU to our #IDFellows and Residents on National Thank A Resident/Fellow Day!

We’re so appreciative of everything you do *sprinkled* throughout the day!! 🍩🏥🎊🩺🤩🥳✨

BACK FOR MORE-AXELLA!

🦠🧫🦠Fun Fact!! 🦠🧫🦠

Did you know this about Moraxella catarrhalis? 👇🏻👇🏻

#IDSky #MicroSky #IDFellow #MedEd #MedSky

@sbtothedub.bsky.social 🏒

Happy holidays from our ID Family!! Wishing you all a wonderful year ahead!🎄🕯️☃️🎁✨

Welcoming in our new Infectious Disease Fellows with the inaugural Bluesky post 🦋.

We’re so unbelievably excited for the incoming fellowship class. Welcome Class of 2027!! 🎉🎊 #IDSky #IDFellow #FellowshipMatch #Match2025