A master class in on invasive fungal infections in hematological malignancies...
By Dr.Palash Samanta from University of Pittsburgh ,USA...
Immunotherapy in fungal infections had hit me hard😊😊
And..that first steps towards learning pratical id..😆😆😆aka clinical microbiology... beginning to feel young again...just like 2nd yr medicos...
@Ruchakarad
Infection prevention is even left behind by many ID physicians
Great to hear about infection prevention and control from leading faculty of UK hospital...
Starting as a first batch of ID trainees from STM, kolkata....to reaching the global stage.. thanks to all the faculty at STM for constant support...and thanks to ECCMID GLOBAL for the opportunity...
@Ruchakarad
@drhardikbpatel
@ECCMID2014
The last procedure done from my micro posting.....
First one is mero with ecoli
2nd is imipenem and edta...
What's the test and what's the interpretation......
Constant partner
@Ruchakarad
【Duration of antifungal treatment in mold infection: when is enough?】Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2023 Dec
👉Figures are useful! (proposed algorithm)
#IDMedEd
#IDFellow
#TxID
@DrAkhilRaghavan
Nocardia
See for dissemination
Start dual therapy
Cotrimoxazole plus amikacin
If severe add imipenem
Not all strains are sensitive to cotrimoxazole so try doing speciation and sensitivity too
Case report⛔️
In vivo emergence of cefiderocol resistance associated with CirA alteration in an NDM-1-producing K.pneumoniae following cefiderocol treatment, subsequent intra-hospital dissemination of the resistant mutant in absence of cefiderocol exposure
#Brazil
:
#Mycobacterium
infections linked to cosmetic surgery
✔️16 infections, including 1 confirmed as M. abscessus, following
#liposuction
at an unauthorized dental office in
#BeloHorizonte
.
M. abscessus is a common culprit in such outbreaks
Today is the day of our first international visit, and it's not for leisure but for educational purpose, thanks HOD sir and teachers for always encouraging us. thanks to AAAM 2024 conference for considering our work and providing us the grant, which push us further to plan..
Evaluation of suspected congenital infection➡️SCORTCH toolkit
S - Syphilis
C - CMV
O - Others (Parvovirus B19,Enterovirus,Zika virus,Chagas,Malaria)
R - Rubella
T - Toxoplasmosis
C - Chickenpox (VZV)
H - HSV,HIV,HBV,HCV,HTLV-1
【Genital ulcers: painful vs painless】
Let's check for pain first when you see patients with genital ulcers! (of course, there may be exceptions)
Level: Intermediate
Importance: ★★★
#IDTwitter
#IDMedEd
#IDFellow
#idboardreview
🆕️✨️✨️ Review article
@SalmantonGarcia
@CornelyOliver
Questioning the 14-day dogma in candidemia treatment duration
No interventional trials or prospective observational studies assessing shorter durations of candidemia were found
Cc
@BradSpellberg
@drmohanv
Today the 2nd JN.1 recombinant, XDK is designated.
XDK is the recombinant of JN.1.1.1 and XBB, most likely XBB.1.16.11.
It is growing steadily, doubling every week.
The Singapore Case are on rise with 56000 case “mask mandate is back”
The diagnostic approach to diarrhea in HSCT recipients represents a dynamic and evolving field!
🆕️✨️State of art review article
@N_CastilloMD
@DocScribbles
@TheTxIDjournal
How I approach diarrhea in hematological transplant patients: A practical tool
Super inte⚡️esting
BALF Droplet Digital PCR exhibits robust potential in detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii and effectively discriminating colonization and infection
#idxposts
A 57-year-old woman with a recent history of malaria presented with fatigue, anorexia, and fever. Peripheral-blood smear showed red cells containing malaria forms surrounded by uninfected erythrocytes in a rosette formation. Read the full clinical case:
@vitalsliyekya
Only reading Harrison..I did..rest I didn't even 🙉🙉🙈 but i would just say learn to differentiate between id syndrome and non id...and a bit about resistance in antibiotics...then u r in ryt path..
New
#toxoplasmosis
#guidelines
from
#ECIL
Guidelines for the management of Toxoplasma gondii infection & disease in patients with haematological malignancies & after haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation: ECIL-9, 2022