Aaron DeVries

Interesting #OneHealth case: two die of histoplasmosis after using bat guano for fertilizer to grow cannabis.

#fungaldisease

Bar chart demonstrating the percentage of fellowship positions filled, by specialty, in the NRMP Fellowship Match on December 4, 2024. In cardiology, hematology-oncology, GI, and rheumatology, 99% of positions filled. In pediatric nephrology, just 37%, and in child abuse pediatrics, just 33% of positions were filled.

Percentage of available positions that filled in yesterday’s fellowship match.

Photos of fellows

🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome to our newest fellows who are joining us on this journey of advancing infectious diseases care, research, and education. 🌟 #MatchDay

Virtual Home Care for Patients With Acute Illness This cohort study compares outcomes of patients receiving care in an outpatient, virtual, home-based acute care model with outcomes of patients receiving standard hospital care.

For my inaugural post, Im proud to announce the publication of our Safer@Home care model. This is going to change how medicine is practiced. No need to admit pts "for IV antibiotics" anymore. Or just for IV diuresis in CHF. Or just for EtOH withdrawal. Etc.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Stand up for #caturday

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Koerth: The triumph of the urban turkey Here’s how they came to be such a presence. (It was a joint effort.)

Urban Turkeys are agents of chaos.

They don’t give a damn. “They don’t owe us civility. They know it”.

Loved the context of urban and rural adaptation and stress hormone differences. Thank you @Maggiek.bsky.social

www.startribune.com/the-triumph-...

Bluesky Public Health Hive Mind:

Has anyone had discussions about #pertussis vaccine boosters for healthcare workers? I understand that recommending additional boosters for HCWs was not considered cost-effective historically, but as we continue to deal with increased pertussis cases...

Congratulations! Very well deserved!

Hey there, it’s Spud! 🌟 A quick reminder from your friendly potato: no matter how tough it gets, you’ve got what it takes. Start small, stay grounded, and keep growing. Even the hardest challenges can turn golden with effort. Let’s mash it today, friends!

CDC Weighs Lowering Infection Protections Even More The CDC's HICPAC advisory committee seems intent on rolling back infection control precautions in healthcare settings, despite evidence that what they propose is wrong.

Excellent discussion by @drjudystone.bsky.social on #HICPAC role in infection control regs www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Nice job at the Emerging Infections conference yesterday, @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social ! (Per usual though - I always expect expert and entertaining MC'ing from you.)

We're here now! @sheaepi.bsky.social

Next talk: Hot Topics: Infectious Diseases. By Nick Lenhertz, MD, MPH, MHS; from MN dept of health. Always a great session…

News: @mprnews.org is here. #minnesota #publicmedia

Why influenza control so hard; people/animals not as nearly siloed as we think

Chikungunya Vaccine Information for Healthcare Providers Learn about chikungunya vaccine recommendations.

Huh- I totally missed that now a chikungunya vaccine available in US for travelers.

www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/....

Tool to explore impact of climate in MN:

climate.umn.edu/MN-CliMAT

Cross-country ski star Jessie Diggins is taking on her toughest test yet The three-time Olympic medalist and two-time World Cup overall champion is widely considered the best Nordic skier in US history. This year she has bigger goals Every April, Jessie Diggins sits down with her longtime coach, Jason Cork, to discuss the…

Cross-country ski star Jessie Diggins is taking on her toughest test yet

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Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...

BALANCE is out! 7 days of antibiotics non-inferior to 14 days for bacteremia (excluding S. aureus).

this is a practice-changing study that should have huge impacts on antibiotic prescribing.

i also can't say enough about the study team (esp. nick daneman). inspiring.

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Hello!
So now we are also here - on BlueSky, to talk about #PublicHealth!

Hope you will tag along and help us on this interesting adventure!

#ECDCisOnBlueSky!

Hospitalization Following Outpatient Diagnosis of RSV in Adults This cohort study assesses absolute risk of 28-day, all-cause hospitalization following outpatient medically attended respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in adults during the 2016 to 2022 RSV...

Open Access: Among adults diagnosed with RSV in outpatient settings, the risk of all-cause hospitalization within 28 days ranged from 4.5% to 6.2%, with the highest risk observed in older age groups and individuals with specific chronic conditions. #IDSky ja.ma/4fXQ30B

What does it mean if I am Clindamycin? Am I toxic sometimes? Starting to reassess my life choices…

2 years of influenza activity plotted by BIOFIRE® Syndromic Trends with uptick in influenza A, especially H3

Influenza A activity starting to pick up. Time to get your flu vaccine if you’ve waited (some evidence supports waiting) or if you’ve been distracted syndromictrends.com

a man in a lab coat says no reason in front of a wall of cards Alt: a man in a lab coat says “no reason”

Y’all are going to need some infectious diseases experts

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