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Chris Crnich @cjcrnich.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

#idbluesky anyone with a suggestion on how to treat a severe thoracic space infection with this pathogen? Currently have pt on levo, ceftol/tazo & tobra

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Prof Jenny Rohn @jennyrohn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This is really interesting! #AMR #UTISky

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Angela Huttner @angelahuttner.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Meant to share this study by @merellambregts.bsky.social's team @cjcrnich.bsky.social 😊 when you & I were on #Breakpoints we were asked whether there was a pyuria cutoff to help differentiate btw infection & colonization Here may be one (in elderly ♀️ at least) #IDSky academic.oup.com/cid/article/...

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Current Pyuria Cutoffs Promote Inappropriate Urinary Tract Infection Diagnosis in Older Women

The degree of pyuria can help distinguish urinary tract infection (UTI) in older women from asymptomatic women with and without bacteriuria. We demonstrate

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Ken Koon Wong @kenkoonwong.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

retrospective study unit-spec combo-abxgram guided vs patient-spec risk factor. both provided hi appropriateness in emp abx selection. Patient-specrisk factor–based approach demonstrated a higher rate of appropriate therapy and offered advantages in reducing unnecessary combination therapy #idsky

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A Comparison of Different Strategies for Optimizing the Selection of Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Pneumonia Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria in Intensive Care Units: Unit-Specific Combination Antibi...

Both unit-specific combination antibiograms and patient-specific factors help improve the appropriateness of empiric antibiotic selection for intensive car

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Day 18 #30DayMapChallenge I 3D-printed John Snow's 1854 cholera map of Soho. It took ages.

3D-printed map of Soho in 1854. Black marks on top of the buildings represent deaths from cholera caused by infected water from the Broad Street Pump (note the missing handle!). Top-down view.

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