🆕💥🔴Multicenter retrospective study of ICU patients with pneumonia BIOFIRE® PN Panel implementation was associated with improved early antimicrobial de-escalation and appropriate therapy #idsky academic.oup.com/cid/article-...

Clinical Impact of the BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Pneumonia Panel in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System: A Difference-in-Differences Study

In this national, multicenter retrospective study of intensive care unit patients with pneumonia in Veterans Health Administration hospitals, BIOFIRE® PN P

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Anonymized data from BIOFIRE® FIREWORKS™ is tracking the ongoing outbreak of Cyclospora across the U.S. We’re working with the CDC and health systems to use this data to support community preparedness, outbreak awareness, and informed resource planning. syndromictrends.com

We have a new paper out in @ofidjournal.bsky.social this week, the 'Methods' paper I have been wanting to write for a while. I am grateful to my collaborators, Kim Claeys and @tttimbrook.bsky.social, for taking this journey in IVD thought leadership with me. #IDSky academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Beyond Accuracy: Methodological Advances for Assessing the Clinical Impact of Infectious Disease Diagnostics

Abstract. Evaluating the clinical impact of in vitro diagnostic tests (IVDs) for infectious diseases is complex given their effectiveness depends on contex

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Getting the real life hard copy version of our textbook feels so rewarding! Go pick up your copy of Cases in Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases...happy learning! 🤓 @asm.org @sidpharm.bsky.social @iamascls.bsky.social @sheaepi.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSky #ClinMicro

Today in #TheScienceImReading: a great implementation science publication that takes us on a philosophical journey through what ‘generalizable’ really means. If you’re studying the impact of dx tests, please read this paper. #IDSky #ClinMicroSky www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...

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💡 This is one of my favorite manuscripts I have read this year. Today in #TheScienceImReading: “When the parts are greater than the whole: how understanding mechanisms can advance implementation rese...

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Dying for beauty: Tuberculosis (TB) shaped the Romantic ideal—delicate, ethereal and tinged with mortality. Examine how TB influenced Romantic Period fine arts and how that influence is felt today. asm.org/articles/202...

In this new ASM/JCM publication, we summarize discussions from the 2024 Clin Micro Open Conference, with a focus on the application of AI in clin micro. We include a review of established & emergent AI tools, potential benefits, & challenges. journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.... #IDSky #ClinMicro

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫! Scoping review on rpredictor and outcome variables for 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐬 68% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. Critical for external validations and use. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

1/ Can’t get over the energy I feel from the session I was fortunate enough to help moderate at the bioMérieux North American meeting this morning. Alongside my co-moderator (the incredible Lauren Hunt, PharmD, BCIDP), we led a session focused on being inspired by purpose in medicine.

#IDsky! Have you seen all of the articles from the healthcare sustainability series? academic.oup.com/jpids/pages/...

Healthcare Sustainability Through the Infectious Diseases Lens

The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (JPIDS) and Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID) have partnered to jointly publish the article series,

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Sustainabil-ID (www.sustainabil-id.com)@sustainabil-id.bsky.social · 2y ago

academic.oup.com/jpids/pages/... About 1.5 years ago we started putting together the first of its kind series of articles that integrates healthcare sustainability into infectious diseases.

Happy Friday! A new episode is now available. Have you performed a D-test in the lab? What is it for? Tune in for a great episode about lincosamides and macrolides. Download it today! Link in comments. @andreaprinzi.bsky.social #microbiology #podcast

New episode alert! #microbiology @andreaprinzi.bsky.social

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Tristan Timbrook@tttimbrook.bsky.social · 2y ago

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐌𝐑 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐞-𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 GN-BSI? Our meta in CMI (74 studies, 24590 samples) finds mol tests for BSI have 92–99% sens & 99–100% spec for ID. AMR: 91–99% & 99–100%. P𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐌𝐑 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 www.clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S119...

We talk a lot about the importance of dx stewie for quality, & improved outcomes -- but what about sustainability? In this new manuscript, we discuss greening practices in research, clinical micro & veterinary across the 🌍 #IDSky #ClinMicro @ofidjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

"Working at the bench in the clinical micro lab was the coolest thing I've ever done...it's why I'm any good at what I do today -- that's a fact." ~ Andrea Prinzi Thx so much to Drs. Eli Theel, Alex McAdam & Alexandrs Bryson for the fun convo 🔬 #Microsky #IDsky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Getting a Job in a Clinical Microbiology Lab

Podcast Episode · Editors in Conversation · 01/10/2025 · 18m

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If you find yourself speaking to the media/public about polio or measles, remember to say there are no treatments or cures. If you’re infected you can be paralyzed or die. #medsky #idsky

Today’s #SciComm is right in line with this post on the ESBL confirmation dilemma: asm.org/Articles/202... #ClinMicro #IDSky

Joseph Marcus@josephmarcusid.medsky.social · 2y ago

Debate on ID rounds today, should micro lab test Ceftriaxone-R Enterobacterales for ESBLs? Great debate articles: Pro: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Con: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Does your micro lab work up all CRO-R (or CTX-R in some circles) for ESBL? #IDSky

The Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute at @cuanschutz.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Follow us for #funding opportunities, educational and training programs, and all things #research. Learn how we're improving health through research: https://cctsi.cuanschutz.edu/

Almost a month after joining the site, we have over 90 clinical microbiologists in the "Clinical Microbiology" starter pack! While not quite the atmospheric rise of the #IDSky group, we'll keep recruiting! Please share and let your #clinmicro colleagues know how to find us when they arrive!

Logan Patterson, PhD, D(ABMM)@loganpatterson.bsky.social · 2y ago

As the great migration from Twitter to Bluesky begins, I have created the "Clinical Microbiology" starter pack to help you find your colleagues. Please let me know if you would like to be added! go.bsky.app/VTpSjBL

100% this. My heart aches deeply over all that is lost when we lose/forget/abandon the art of writing.

@nephalia.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m an academic writer (epidemiology) and wouldn’t dream of using AI. I have too much pride. When I publish, that’s *my* hard work, *my* dedication, *my* passion.

"Given the clinical presentation and symptoms reported, and a number of associated deaths, acute pneumonia, influenza, COVID-19, measles and malaria are being considered as potential causal factors with malnutrition as a contributing factor." Update on outbreak unfolding in DRC" #IDSky #MedSky

WHO@who.int · 2y ago

Disease outbreak news on undiagnosed disease in #DRCongo bit.ly/3Zpj12M

Wow, that was a fun project! End of Week 4, my thought? #IDSky is here to stay. What do you think? Post numbers have been high and stable. Engagement has also been great as well. 1/5

Happy Friday! A new episode is now available. The AMR series continues as we tackle another class: oxazolidinones. Download it today! Link in comments. @andreaprinzi.bsky.social #microbiology

#SciComm #IdSky

Kai Kupferschmidt@kakape.bsky.social · 2y ago

If an #H5N1 pandemic starts tomorrow or in three months, there will be little mystery as to how it happened. The conditions are all there. They have been for a while. So in some ways the more interesting question to me at the moment is: Why aren’t we in a pandemic yet? Story here, 🧵 to come: 🧪#IDSky

Day 4/ 33 of #SciComm: Did you know Malaria used to be endemic in the US? Recent cases have raised concerns about future outbreaks, climate change & the possibility of sustained transmission in areas where the disease is no longer considered to be endemic. #IDSky #ClinMicro asm.org/articles/202...

Day 3/33 of #SciComm: We have come a long way in managing bacterial meningitis (e.g., from bloodletting & mercury to successful vaccines & abx). Several things support its persistence=lack of access to care, war, poor living conditions. Read more here: #IDSky #ClinMicro asm.org/articles/202...

Day 2 in my 33 day #SciComm sharing event: The history of polio, from its ancient origins to its near eradication, illustrates the profound impact of scientific advancement, public health initiatives & global collaboration. Also: Vaccines save lives #IDSky #ClinMicro asm.org/articles/202...

Donated!! Help be the change you wish to see in the world 👇 Team #meal-ioidosis #IDSky #Clinmicro

LVento, DMSc, PA-C@lvento.bsky.social · 2y ago

"1 in 5 kids in the United States is living with hunger. That's nearly 14 million children, which has increased from a year ago." Join me in donating to @nokidhungry.bsky.social for #HCWvsHunger under team #meal-ioidosis . We are currently in 6th place. C'mon #IDSky let's go!

"1 in 5 kids in the United States is living with hunger. That's nearly 14 million children, which has increased from a year ago." Join me in donating to @nokidhungry.bsky.social for #HCWvsHunger under team #meal-ioidosis . We are currently in 6th place. C'mon #IDSky let's go!

Don’t Take This The Wrong Way… What’s on the site? ✅ Clear explanations about AMR and why it matters. ✅ Practical tips to use antibiotics responsibly. ✅ Real-life patient stories and powerful statistics to inspire action. donttakethiswrong.org #AMSsky #IDsky #MicroSky

Don't Take This The Wrong Way...

Antimicrobial resistance is an issue today.

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