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Chris Hopkins @chrishopkins123.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My hospital in South Auckland is advertising for Acute Medicine Consultants. This is half of my job - so come and join me in Auckland NZ! It's a really rewarding, challenging job and a great place to live. Advert in BMJ Careers: www.bmj.com/careers/job/... #acutemedicine

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Senior Medical Officer, General Medicine - Acute Medicine - Auckland (Region) (NZ) job with Health New Zealand | 842909

We're seeking Acute Medicine Senior Medical Officers with a passion for Acute Medicine to join our team in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Open Forum Infectious Diseases @ofidjournal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Management, Outcomes, and Factors Associated with Mortality and Treatment Failure of Non-Aspergillus Mold Infections: A Multicenter Study in Australia and New Zealand ✅ Just Accepted ⭐ Editor's Choice 🔗 bit.ly/3U3n1XF

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 19/06/2026

Although best practices are established for managing 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 bacteremia, the preferred antibiotic for methicillin-susceptible 𝘚. 𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘴 bacteremia is uncertain. Research findings from the SNAP trial are summarized in a new Quick Take video. nej.md/4uBjkVL

Illustration showing three vials labeled cefazolin, flucloxacillin, and cloxacillin. The words "vs." and "OR" are between them. A silhouette stands to the right, with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in the background.

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Static vs. cidal: it’s not complex; it’s simply incorrect @bradspellberg.bsky.social et Al Honored to be part of this amazing group who challenges dogmas and debunk ID myths #idsky #microsky journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Finally published 🆕🔥PANORAMIC RCT + CanTreatCOVID Oral Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients Paxlovid did not reduce the incidence of hospitalization or death among vaccinated higher-risk participants with SARS-CoV-2 infection #idsky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🔥 Late Breakers SNAP platform RCT| Adjunctive Clindamycin in S.aureus bacteraemia ❌ No mortality benefit 90d mortality:16.9% vs 15.2% aOR 1.16 (CrI cross 1) 📊PPSup(~7%)→Futility threshold reached ⚠️ICU subgp:numerically worse with clinda ⚖️CDAD:no # (~2%)😯 #ESCMIDGlobal2026 #idsky

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 14/04/2026

Our latest video in our partnership with @glaucomflecken.bsky.social summarizes a trial evaluating the clinical efficacy of tecovirimat against human clade II mpox. Read the full study for free: nej.md/DrG38

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Gabriele Pollara @gpollara.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"Among 5121 participants assessed, 1573 (30.7%) underwent DOC, of which 1502 (95.5%) were delabeled." - that's a lot of penicillin allergy mislabelling out there! 😲 However... DOC.. more likely to be prescribed penicillin and less likely WHO “Watch” or “Reserve” antibiotics #IDSky #ClinMicro #AMR

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Direct Oral Challenge for Penicillin Allergy: A Hospital Implementation Evaluation Via the International Network of Antibiotic Allergy Nations (iNAAN) Study

Abstract. In this international, multicenter prospective study, implementing penicillin direct oral challenge (DOC) using a digital toolkit was acceptable,

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Chris Hopkins @chrishopkins123.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

NZ now has national antibiotic guidelines - Te Whata Kura! 💊 This supports consistent, rational antibiotic prescribing across primary and secondary care across Aotearoa NZ. Supports access from mobile devices. Link: tewhatakura.nz Funded by a grant from Te Niwha platform #AMSsky #IDsky

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