A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #42– swept, pictures of you, there/not there, on repeat, l’indice? #IDSky #MedSky

Challenging cases in ID… view from my living room 😅🥴 #IDSky #IDWeek2026 @idweek.bsky.social

For those who might not have online access, here is the article in jpeg form. Full text is in the August 28, 2026 issue of NEJM (paywalled).

EXCITING!!!!! 🤩🤓 #IDSky

Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 3d ago

Hello #IDSky! We're FINALLY launching the 1st Bluesky ID journal club: 4 November Article: #POET2 We want YOUR participation 🤗 More details soon.. #IDJClub @germhuntermd.bsky.social @idjclub.bsky.social @med-jtv.bsky.social @gpollara.bsky.social @steventong.bsky.social #clinmicro #Medsky

I’m not there physically but my virtual library is all set up 😇🤓😭 #IDSky #IDWeek2026 @idweek.bsky.social

Some first day of #IDWeek2026 highlights and lowlights: Highlights: -ID clinicians/researchers are inspirational and proud to be part of this community -Amazing sessions (everyone should watch Mano-y-Mano) Lowlights: -CME doesn’t appear to be active yet :,( (on app or website) #IDSky

Hope y’all have a great time!!! 💕😇😭 #IDSky

Ilan Schwartz@germhuntermd.bsky.social · last wk.

Looking forward to seeing friends from #IDSKy at #IDWeek2026. Please belp spread the word (online and offline). Everyone is invited.

Looking forward to seeing friends from #IDSKy at #IDWeek2026. Please belp spread the word (online and offline). Everyone is invited.

Joseph Marcus@josephmarcusid.medsky.social · last mo.

For those attending #IDWeek2026, you are invited to an #IDSky Social Media Meet-Up ⏰ Oct 22 8 PM-10:30 PM Place: Marriott Marquis Lobby Bar

A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #41- definitely an -itis, life events, truths, not stars, ACHIVE!!!!! #IDSky #MedSky

🎙️ Just published Communicable E65: Quarterly catch-up Hosted by Emily McDonald and Angela Huttner 🌟 Listen on #Communicable: https://share.transistor.fm/s/23201715 #IDSky #clinmicro

Communicable E65: Quarterly catch-up (October 2026 edition) | Communicable

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A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #40- no riz, persuasion, weirdness, traps, side effects #IDSky #MedSky

Happy to confirm: attendees receive 16 European CME credits Malta, 19-21 Nov 😊 Great faculty (@gurujosh.bsky.social @steventong.bsky.social David Paterson, others) Register www.escmid.org/event-detail... Organized by @clarityinitiative.bsky.social @cmicomms.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social #IDSky

A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #39- surprise, the end or the beginning?, another go, 30 issues later… With some illustrations in collaboration with ORS ❤️ #IDSky #MedSky

Yikes! We have this but it's true we didn't report explicitly. It might take some time but I will go in & get it. If it helps, I can already say that in the 3 sites, common practice for uncomplicated GN bacteremia is to switch on ~D3 (culture results back, patient afeb). But I'll come back! #IDSky

Everything is a zoonosis! Drawing/listing challenge. #50- Mouse Technically I drew a Mus musculus, but it was difficult to disentangle rodent vs house mice hence this list 😅 I kept thinking about the Ratatouille short “Your Friend The Rat” w this one 🤣 #IDSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

doi.org/10.1177/2049... At our center, we found minimal utility in pts receiving ECMO: -Often elevated -Doesn’t discriminate between positive cultures and negative cultures -Doesn’t reliably decrease with treatment #IDSky

The utility of procalcitonin for identifying secondary infections in patients with influenza or COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Kajal D. Patel, James K. Aden, Michal J. Sobies...

Background: Identifying secondary infections in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) presents challenges due to the ECMO circuit’s infl...

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Help #IDSky: The von Dach study on treatment of GNR bacteremia allowed IV to PO switch. Does anyone know the median time to switch? I reviewed the paper and the supplement but couldn’t find 😅 (maybe I missed it but help me plz 🫣😇). @angelahuttner.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Effect of C-Reactive Protein–Guided or Fixed Antibiotic Duration on Clinical Failure in Patients With Gram-Negative Bacteremia

This randomized trial compares the effects of C-reactive protein (CRP)–guided antibiotic duration (discontinuation once CRP declined by 75% of peak value) vs fixed 7- vs 14-day durations on 30-day cli...

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I find cefepime very useful to diversify empiric antipseudomonal treatments among immunocompromised hosts, and as a carbapenem-sparing agent against ampC producers. This recent metaanalysis made me wonder if I should stop using it… 🧵(1/5) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #IDSky #AMSsky #IDOnc

Cefepime and Mortality

This systematic review with bayesian meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials examined the association of cefepime with all-cause mortality compared with other β-lactam antibiotics.

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A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #38- starts, hallways, poisons, daggers, me? #IDSky #MedSky

Everything is a zoonosis! Writing/listing challenge. #49- Octopus Perhaps they are so different from humans that I must confess I am a bit unsure about this one... This was a fascinating read (although not about zoonosis): wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #IDSky

A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #37– teamwork, words I can’t forget, who’s the resilient here?, invaluable, PISCES! *I’m traveling, and only have with me a few pens and markers, no glue or good lighting, but still gotta process the week that was #IDSky #PharmSky #MedSky

For those attending #IDWeek2026, you are invited to an #IDSky Social Media Meet-Up ⏰ Oct 22 8 PM-10:30 PM Place: Marriott Marquis Lobby Bar

Just preparing for this talk! bsky.app/profile/sidp...

Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists - SIDP@sidpharm.bsky.social · last mo.

Don't miss out! Catch up on more landmark trials in #InfectiousDiseases this time surrounding the advancing role of oral therapy💊 📆September 30th ⏰11am CST/12pm EST 🔗https://sidp.maplelms.com/login/index.php

Now that we 2 endocarditis guidelines recommending TEE before switch to PO- is there any data on the percentage of pts meeting clinical stability criteria for whom a follow up/pre-switch echo resulted in decision to continue IV or surgery? #IDSky @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social

A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #36- Diet orders, face off, farewells, routines, lessons #IDSKy #MedSky

Everything is a zoonosis! Drawing/listing challenge. #48- Lion Still wrapping my head around the concept of commercial lion farming 🫤 (also… so many viruses didn’t even attempt to write them all 😅) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

It’s coming back!!!!!!!! 💫💫💫 #IDSky

Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hi Gabriele! Guess what- with @germhuntermd.bsky.social & quite a few others, we are gearing up to launch an #IDjournalclub on Bsky and it looks like this paper is the one we'll start with. 😊 We will get that going soooon!! (Also, Communicable will work on a follow-up POET2 ep!) #IDSky #MedSky

Everything is a zoonosis! Drawing/listing challenge. #47- Spider monkey So… TIL it’s macaques that carry B virus. I used to think it was all monkeys 🫣… don’t judge me too harshly 😅 *I tried to draw it holding a paint brush but I think it doesn’t show well (it’s not blood!) #IDSky #VetSky

A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #35- no pauses, meta- meanings, deadly chancletas, evil concoctions, wall art #IDSky

A mini zine about My Infectious Diseases Life Issue #34- awkwardness-o-meter, alliances, good news, surprise messages, a girl can dream #IDSky #MedSky