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Harbor-UCLA Adult Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

@harborucla-id.bsky.social

Patient care, teaching, research. Impacting the lives of our patients and community in Los Angeles County @HarborUCLA & @the_lundquist - RTs & likes ≠ endorsements. https://www.harbor-ucla.org/infectious-disease/ https://harborid.org

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ASHE Journal@ashejournal.bsky.social · 3w ago

Discontinuing contact precautions for MRSA in a large pediatric health system including 2 level 4 NICUs did not result in increased MRSA HAIs. doi.org/10.1017/ash....

Discontinuing contact precautions did not result in increased healthcare-associated MRSA infections in a large pediatric health system | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

Discontinuing contact precautions did not result in increased healthcare-associated MRSA infections in a large pediatric health system - Volume 6 Issue 1

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@id-journal.bsky.social · 3w ago

Only 9/36 free OPAT education resources found: webinars, expert overviews, patient info (2, non-accredited), online courses. Most from high-income countries.📚🚑 #Healthcare

A full review of online OPAT educational resources for patients and healthcare professionals in the grey literature revealing resource gaps

There is an absence of practical educational resources for both healthcare professionals and patients, which are crucial to support safe and consistent delivery of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) across health systems.ObjectivesTo identify and appraise high-quality, free-to-access educational resources available in the English language across grey literature to support OPAT service delivery for healthcare professionals and/or patients.MethodsThis review searched three grey-literature databases, conducted a targeted web search, reviewed six organizational websites and consulted international experts in OPAT service delivery to identify free-to-access educational resources published in the English language to address the educational needs of healthcare professionals and patients. Study investigators identified a final list of resources based on applied inclusion and exclusion criteria and categorized as peer-reviewed accredited, non-accredited or expert-opinion-based materials.ResultsA total of 36 potential resources were identified, of which nine were selected for review. Resources were grouped into four categories; webinars and conference archives, expert-led service overviews, patient-facing information and online courses for healthcare professionals. Only two patient-directed OPAT educational materials were identified and these were based on expert opinion rather than formally accredited materials. Most resources were developed within high-income healthcare systems but offer adaptable principles that can support OPAT practice development in low- and middle-income country settings.ConclusionsThe lack of readily available resources aimed at general OPAT information represents a missed opportunity in patient care and education. Addressing these educational gaps is essential to support safe, effective and sustainable OPAT service delivery and improve patient outcomes.

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NEJM.org@nejm.org · last mo.

An 82-year-old man presented after being “found down.” One week earlier, he had returned from a 1-month visit to Chad, his country of birth, and had started having weakness. Read the full case details and submit your answer or see how others responded: https://nej.md/IC08132026

A medical image from this week's Image Challenge. A peripheral-blood smear is shown. An arrow points to a specific cell. The text “Image Challenge—What is the diagnosis?” sits above the images. The NEJM identity sits at the bottom.
ASHE Journal@ashejournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@sustainabil-id.bsky.social: In an effort to “bust” myths related to IPC and single-use plastics, we surveyed IPC experts regarding their perceptions of common practices that may be considered myths regarding the use of single-use plastics in IPC.

Popular infection prevention myths related to single-use plastics | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology | Cambridge Core

Popular infection prevention myths related to single-use plastics - Volume 6 Issue 1

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟@absteward.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wow! 🆕🔥🔴Multicenter OL NI RCT Oral fosfomycin (3 g once daily) was noninferior to continued intravenous therapy with carbapenems or BLBLIs when used as oral transition therapy for complicated UTIs caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacterales #IDSky #utisky academic.oup.com/cid/article-...

Fosfomycin as Oral Transition Therapy Versus Continued Intravenous β-Lactams for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase–Producing Enterobacterales: A Multicenter,...

Switching from intravenous antibiotics to oral fosfomycin was noninferior to continuing intravenous therapy for complicated urinary tract infections caused

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CMI Communications@cmicomms.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📣 ESCMID is putting its money where its mouth is Our own Katie Hostettler-Oi @kohost.bsky.social & Lena Siewert show how @escmid.bsky.social is reducing its carbon footprint (& yours) for a better 🌍 #ESCMIDGlobal2026 #ESCMIDgreentravel #IDSky #clinmicro #climate www.cmi-comms.org/article/S295...

Sustainability is more than words: ESCMID’s efforts to improve its environmental footprint

ESCMID’s mission is to foster a healthier tomorrow. While the main focus is to drive innovation in the field of clinical microbiology and infectious diseases that directly improves patient care and tr...

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