Lauren Sweet

@sucroselauren.bsky.social

Fellow in Infectious Diseases, MD Interests: tropical medicine, zoonoses, One Health. Dog parent, outdoor enthusiast, compulsive baker. All views are my own

Most of the time, viruses and allergies cause conjunctivitis (infected/irritated outer layer of the eye) But a surprising culprit - Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) - was behind a 41-person outbreak among basic military trainees at a Texas base How? Unclear. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... 🧵👇 #AltComms

Outbreak of Neisseria meningitidis Conjunctivitis ...

This report describes 41 cases of Neisseria meningitidis conjunctivitis among military trainees living in a communal setting in Texas.

cdc.gov

In the PURPOSE 1 randomized, controlled trial involving women in South Africa & Uganda, twice-yearly subcutaneous lenacapavir was superior to daily oral emtricitabine–tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in preventing HIV infection. Full trial results: nej.md/3zRElVj #MedSky #IDSky

Notable Articles of 2024 
Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention in Cisgender Women 
L.-G. Bekker et al. (published July 24, 2024) 

Visual representation of the PURPOSE 1 trial 

The New England Journal of Medicine