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Brian Chow, MD

@brianchowmd.bsky.social
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🦠ID/HIV doc 🐱cat dad 🏃🏻runner 🏳️‍🌈👬🏻views my own or borrowed from someone else

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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hypoglycemia. Gati was the formulary quinolone at the VA when I trained. As a resident, it was the “I don’t have to think about what it covers” quinolone. Fun times.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Happy Pride #DTLA style.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Congrats to the graduating @harborucla-id.bsky.social fellows! We are so proud of you!
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/a... via @statnews.com
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Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts
The condemnations keep coming after five diabetes experts were escorted out of an ADA meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/a... via @statnews.com
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Diabetes Association in uproar after members expelled from annual meeting over protest of NIH cuts
The condemnations keep coming after five diabetes experts were escorted out of an ADA meeting for handing out copies of an editorial criticizing federal research cuts.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
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Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Showcase your research at #IDWeek2026! Submit an abstract to present your findings to more than 8,000 ID experts, colleagues from around the world and leaders in the field. Submissions are due April 30 at 11:59 p.m. Learn more and submit an abstract: www.idweek.org/abstracts
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IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Increasing flu vaccination rates among adults could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in a single flu season. A study from the Global Healthy Living Foundation explores the impact the flu had on the U.S. in 2023-24 and how vaccination rates factored into it: bit.ly/3OoX9CC
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Post HD ceftriaxone works, but is sometimes logistically harder to get in community HD centers. They may not stock it, and may not have staffed trained to administer it.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Absolutely! Cefazolin works just fine for S pneumo. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24596/
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Cefazolin in the treatment of pneumonia - PubMed
Cefazolin is a semi-synthetic derivative of cephalosporin C that has a lower cross-immunogenicity with penicillins than do the other cephalosporins. This agent was evaluated as an alternative to penicillin in the therapy of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. Thirty patient were treated with cefaz …
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This is not a blue state issue or a red state issue. This affects all Americans.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📢 Final Call for Abstracts! Submit your abstracts for SHEA Spring 2026 by January 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Don’t miss your chance to share your research with leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention. bit.ly/4qNoqNU
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Harbor-UCLA Adult Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program @harborucla-id.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Incredibly proud of Dr. Brian Chow, director of Harbor's Beall Positive Care Clinic, for speaking up about the importance of childhood hepatitis B vaccines. Fortunate to have such a knowledgeable and passionate physician advocate in the Harbor-UCLA ID family! www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/07/m...
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Yes—you have to log in to the program on the website. I don’t see it in the app
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
#IDWeek2025 “You’ll swim with the fishes.”
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
But UW broad range PCR saves the day #TID #IDWeek2025
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Karius. “You win some, you lose some.”
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Harbor-UCLA at #IDWeek2025
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
#TeamCeftobiprole buttons coming next year!
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/10/2025
Good news for global health - Fiji has become the 26th country to eliminate trachoma, a neglected tropical disease and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. A great example of the power of institutions and communities working together to advance public health for all.
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Fiji becomes the 26th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
When in Rome
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Thank you, Dr Feinberg. Let’s meet our patients where they are. #IDWeek2025
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
No need for #TeamCefazolin here. All TB. #IDWeek2025
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Pulling out the @pidsociety.bsky.social socks for tonight’s PIDS Foundation dinner
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Been there. Done that. Bought the T-shirt. Support @idsainfo.bsky.social #IDSAFoundation
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Find me for MSSA swag at #IDWeek2025. Limited quantities. #TeamCefazolin #TeamOxacillin #TeamNafcillin and for our non-US colleagues #TeamFlucloxicillin
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Real life tags coming!
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Welcome to #IDWeek2025
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Eating local without iodized salt is how we get iodine deficiency and goiters in inland areas.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Not sure about the others, but orange is azithromycin to me.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
When in Rome?
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Wait! It’s not actual chocolate?!?
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I made buttons. Can you guess which is winning at my hospital? #IDsky #TeamCefazolin #TeamOxacillin #AntimicrobialStewardship #ASP
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
During COVID, we saw what we already knew on full display: society depends on the uncelebrated people clocking in and out for far less than their work produces. Not on the billionaires constantly crowing about their importance.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
A pediatrician in clinical practice making $1 million a year. 😂😂😂😂.
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Ed Belongia MD @belongia.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
New Danish cohort study with over 1 million kids confirms safety of aluminum in childhood vax. They looked at 50 different conditions, including autoimmune, allergic & neurodevelopmental (eg autism). This should end further debate on this topic (but probably won't). Annals Intern Med 15 July 2025
Abstract from research paper in Annals of Internal Med, July 15, 2025. Conclusion: "This nationwide cohort study did not find evidence supporting an increased risk for autoimmune, atopic or allergic, or neurodevelopmental disorders associated with early childhood exposure to aluminum-adsorbed vaccines..."
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Who carries $3000 in cash these days? Who carries check books these days? Apparently the Secretary of Homeland Security
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
www.npr.org/2025/03/28/n...
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Trump signs order ending union bargaining rights for wide swaths of federal employees
President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Then they came for the trade unionists,and I did not speak out-Because I was not a trade unionist.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Ok #medsky, for those in academics, what is the most pedantic change your institution asked you to make in your CV? Mine is making sure all degrees have periods in between the letters.
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Study in LA highlights real-world efficacy of doxyPEP Among patients prescribed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea fell by 86.4%. 89.7%, and 54.7%, respectively. www.cidrap.umn.edu/s...
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Study in LA highlights real-world efficacy of doxyPEP
Among patients prescribed doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, cases of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea fell by 86.4%. 89.7%, and 54.7%, respectively.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta... www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirecto... immigrantjustice.org/know-your-ri... 6/6
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Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
-Ensure family knows the A number—likely the best way to track a detainee 5/x
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
-plan for legal representation (link to follow) -assemble identity documents, travel documents, and documents proving presence in the US (leases, tax returns, medical records, etc) -make contingency plans for dependents—appoint temporary guardians or alternate caregivers 4/x
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Anticipatory guidance and counseling: -If detained, ICE tries to have a medical screening exam withing 12 hours to continue medications, with a full visit in 2 weeks (unclear what will happen with sudden increase in detentions)  -Counsel on examples of adminstrative warrant vs judicial warrant  3/x
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Things we can provide: -Immigrant rights card (Red Card) (link to follow) -Printed med list to carry with them  -Clinic note showing presence in US for more than 2 years  -Business card or something with contact information for clinic  2/x
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
All right #MedSky. Many of us are wondering what we can do on an individual basis for our patient who fear detention or deportation. I put together a few concrete things clinicians can do. Please comment on other ideas you may have. 1/x
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
And talk to the hospital lawyers about the local laws and policies. California hospitals are designated by state law as sensitive spaces- so we have the backing of state law and county policy for our actions.
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Brian Chow, MD @brianchowmd.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
projectsouth.org/wp-content/u... Educate about the difference between an administrative warrant and a judicial warrant.
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