@catherineberry.bsky.social
ID MD, currently working on stewardship programming. Currently upskilling in NTM. Previously TB-Practecal and endTB with MSF. #IDsky #TBsky #AMSsky
Look forward to it
04.12.2025 23:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0TL;DR: Open positions in an awesome, academically rigorous yet lifestyle-focused ID program in Boston!
I hope everyone matched where they wanted to go! However, if anyone did not match (or did not apply) & is interested in Infectious Diseases fellowship, we have open spots at Tufts Medical Center!
Never mind. I can read it. X
03.12.2025 00:51 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oooh which session. We're just nutting this out at our centre.
03.12.2025 00:50 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Meta-analysis of 33 studies: DFO antibiotics β€6wks vs >6wks had equal 74% success. RCTs: 65% vs 74%. Antibiotics alone 73% vs +surgery 75%. High heterogeneity (I2=90%).ππ¦Ά
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FACT Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): when microbes, like bacteria, evolve to survive exposure to antimicrobial medicines, such as antibiotics, used for treatment or prevention (prophylaxis). This makes antimicrobials less effective and infections more difficult to treat.
FACT AMR: One of the most significant global public health threats of our time. By 2050, AMR is estimated to contribute to 8.2 million deaths worldwide.
FACT Humanitarian settings compound the AMR crisis. Natural disasters. Displacement. Overcrowded places. Conflict. Collapsed health systems.
FACT People in low- and middle-income countries experience the highest rates of AMR globally, with limited access to diagnostic tools and microbiology capacities to identify AMR and medicines to treat AMR.
π¦ By 2050, AMR is estimated to contribute to 8.2 million deaths worldwide.
For people living in fragile and conflict-affected settings, where access to infection prevention, diagnostics, and antimicrobials is limited, the impact of AMR is more severe.
#WorldAMRAwarenessWeek
We consult on the local guideline development and try and gently redirect when it's not followed.
We do quite a bit through hith which is ID led in our institution.
The inhaled antibiotic doc was a very long discussion though.
*fish
22.11.2025 08:13 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Also curious. Will gosh around for a summary. @sgschumacher.bsky.social posted a bit on linked in.
22.11.2025 08:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
Pharmageddon: Bugs vs Drugs is now available on AMAZON.
If you backed the Kickstarter or purchased it on Etsy please consider dropping a review. It helps prime the Amazon search pump so.
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Got vanc π
#WAAW #IDSky
D). Would consider tdm for TBM or other moments where efficacy in doubt. Haven't looked for a couple of years admittedly but I'm always left a bit "meh".
Anything in particular changed your mind?
β¨ Latest TBpod on Unite4TB's flagship trial, Paradigm4tb featuring Dr Jodie Schildkraut and Dr Van Le Hong. β¨
Take a listen if you can!
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Third year students in the Antimicrobial Stewardship elective at
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy created visual abstracts summarizing recent lit from @ashejournal.bsky.social. Help me choose which group will win a π¦ giant microbe prizeπ¦ by hearting your favorite in the comments below!
Today @who.int released their 2025 #tuberculosis report, and figures remain unacceptable: 1.2 million children and young adolescents fell ill in 2024, and a staggering 43% were never diagnosed and thus missed lifesaving treatment. Act now to close the deadly gap!
msfaccess.org/msf-responds...
New in ID: Early November papers you shouldnβt miss.β¨ #IDsky
10.11.2025 01:01 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0The misconception that antibiotic allergy assessment is solely the domain of allergists has led to complacency in clinical practice, yet verifying allergy histories should be a core competency for all physicians, particularly infectious diseases. #IDsky #EMIMCC
06.11.2025 20:58 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1Someone way smarter than me once posted the MIC math behind the 2g/12 ceftriaxone for strep pneumo meningitis and also a discussion of how many pt would need vanco to treat 1 CRO resistant S.pneumo. Anyone remember? @bradspellberg.bsky.social @jgpharmd.bsky.social
05.11.2025 15:28 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1Parliament just passed into law the independent Australian Centre for Disease Control π
The interim CDC will now move from under the Department of Health, Ageing, and Disability to an independent entity as of 1 Jan 2026!
#auspol #idepi #episky #medsky #idsky
Interested in healthcare epidemiology, infection prevention or antimicrobial stewardship?
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#TBsky New for me. Anyone seen this?
04.11.2025 02:32 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Interested in Antimicrobial Stewardship? Looking for a job?
#IDSky
No I would treat. But interested if others think differently.
30.10.2025 23:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Clozapine withdrawn and just awaiting recovery?
30.10.2025 23:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0This thread makes for interesting reading. Hint it was the bacteria ..... #IDSky
30.10.2025 01:47 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0100% #AMSsky
28.10.2025 15:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Donβt miss this webinar if you are keen to know why TB in children is a big problem despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment for TB. #IDSky #TBSky
27.10.2025 16:57 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Having fought a very overdue manuscript for much of the day, I think I'm cured.
27.10.2025 19:40 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
π£In a longitudinal analysis of top ID journals, gender balance is projected for women first authors in 2028 - but for women last authors, only in 2043
The proportion of women editors is projected to remain low
https://www.cmi-comms.org/article/S2950-5909(25)00084-8/
Katharina #IDSky #womeninstem
We are looking for candidates for a new fully-funded joint PhD position at the Universities of Toronto and Melbourne, working on RCTs in bloodstream infection (BALANCE+, SNAP, STRAP).
More info here: forms.gle/H9TXEMkwM1cb...
Please spread far and wide!
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