Tessera
Folgen

Sarah Schrader

@microbecharmer.bsky.social

Medical microbiology fellow in Boston. Check out my Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/MicrobeCharmer.

42 Posts111 Follower204 Folgt
NEJM.org@nejm.org · 3w ago

Alpha-gal syndrome is an IgE-mediated delayed hypersensitivity to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a carbohydrate found in mammalian meat but absent from human tissue. The condition is initiated by exposure to alpha-gal through tick bites. Learn more: https://nej.md/4wIygTh

Diagram illustrating the alpha-gal syndrome. Panel A shows the assay process with a test tube of blood, a test capsule, and molecular interactions involving cellulose in serum. Panel B depicts human acquisition and development of alpha-gal syndrome. The top section depicts sensitization pathways, highlighting cells from mammals, microbiomes, and other factors contributing to the syndrome. The bottom section shows symptom development with a person experiencing symptoms and indicating areas of pain or discomfort.
NEJM.org@nejm.org · 3w ago

Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital: A 38-year-old man was evaluated at the hospital because of postprandial abdominal pain. Six weeks earlier, a diarrheal illness had developed while he was working in Madagascar. A diagnosis was made. Full case details: https://nej.md/4wIygTh

A quote from a Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital published in the New England Journal of Medicine reads as follows: “I will approach this case by considering infectious causes of the patient’s presentation, his immune status, the timeline of symptoms relative to his travel history, and the relevant epidemiologic factors and exposures before, during, and after travel to Madagascar.” The case record is titled "A 38-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain" and the authors are Aima A. Ahonkhai, M.D., M.P.H., Howard M. Heller, M.D., M.P.H., and Sarah M. Schrader, M.D., Ph.D. The background color is olive green and includes the NEJM identity.
NEJM.org@nejm.org · 5mo ago

Case Record of the Massachusetts General Hospital: A 91-year-old man with a history of bladder carcinoma and left total knee arthroplasty was evaluated because of left knee pain. A culture of synovial fluid showed no growth. A diagnosis was made. Full case details: nej.md/4c6fw9k #MedSky

Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital A 91-Year-Old Man with Left Knee Pain Imaging studies
Sarah Schrader@microbecharmer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Thanks to @jac-amr.bsky.social for highlighting our work, which I started as a medical student at @weillcornell.bsky.social, and thanks to Drs Lars Westblade and Mike Satlin for their mentorship!

JAC-AMR@jac-amr.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This study shows that more isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and other Enterobacterales are susceptible to amoxicillin/clavulanate than ampicillin/sulbactam: doi.org/10.1093/jaca... #JACAMRNews #IDSky

Sarah Schrader@microbecharmer.bsky.social · last yr.

Thanks to ICHE for highlighting our work demonstrating the utility of WGS surveillance in uncovering hospital-based transmission of VRE!

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology@ichejournal.bsky.social · last yr.

🆕 New in ICHE: WGS surveillance of VRE uncovered undetected hospital outbreaks—spotlighting the PACU as a key transmission locus 📍 Without genomic surveillance, these clusters would’ve been missed #IDSky 📄 doi.org/10.1017/ice....