Big thank you to @fredhutch.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to attend the 5th Symposium on Infectious Diseases in the Immunocompromised Host! Would definitely recommend everyone in the #TxID community to attend and will hope to come back in the future.

Something positive had to come out of being at the hospital at 3 am 🌕

Measles cases in Texas and New Mexico now number over 250, with two deaths being linked to the outbreak. (For comparison, the US had 285 cases of measles in all of 2024). Measles isn't just a rash. For @wired.com, I wrote about why the disease can be so deadly: www.wired.com/story/this-i...

This Is How Measles Kills

Measles is known for its characteristic rash, but it can have serious respiratory and neurologic complications.

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Not so fun facts about measles 🦠 one of, if not the most contagious viral infection 🦠one person can infect up to 18 others 🦠can be deadly 🦠can have late effect of a deadly & progressive brain disorder Funnest fact about measles 💉two doses of the vaccine is 97% protective against infection

NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more. Thanks to NIH, we have: 💉 Cancer immunotherapy ❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins 🩸 Insulin for diabetes Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.

The Stanley and Susan Plotkin and Sanofi Pasteur Fellowship Award supports outstanding basic, translational, or clinical research in peds ID (2-yr grant, $50k/yr). The deadline to apply is April 1. #IDSky #PediatricsSky pidsfoundation.org/awards/fello...

A HAN spotting! First CDC communication in a while. Re the ebola outbreak in Uganda www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han...

INSIDE-OUT: Introduction of Speakers at IDWeek Events - Observing for Unconscious bias over Time White moderators more frequently used non-professional introductions (no title at first intro). Younger and women speakers more likely to be introduced without title academic.oup.com/ofid/advance...

Reminder that if you do a blood culture, make sure you add sufficient blood to avoid a false negative culture result. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...

How Reliable Is a Negative Blood Culture Result? Volume of Blood Submitted for Culture in Routine Practice in a Children's Hospital

OBJECTIVES. The primary aims of this study were to determine the volume of blood submitted for culture in routine clinical practice and to establish the proportion of blood cultures with a blood volum...

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The PIDS Virtual Clinical Case Conference in the Immunocompromised Child webinar series returns today at 1pm ET. These educational offerings intended for trainees, residents and anyone interested in transplant ID. #IDSky #pedsID #transplantID societycentral.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

First post on #IDsky to promote this episode on @febrilepodcast.bsky.social talking about IMGs in ID!

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New episode out now! Match update + a discussion about IMGs in ID! f/Shweta Anjan, @diegocruzv.bsky.social @anapdelvalle.bsky.social Radhika Sheth, Cesar Berto @cris-tomatiss.bsky.social Zheyi Teoh 🎙️Subscribe anywhere podcasts are found! febrilepodcast.captivate.fm/listen #IDsky #PedsIDSky