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Alice Han

@dralicehan.bsky.social
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ID physician at MIDC - transforming private practice ID with an academic and lifestyle focus. Opinions my own👩🏻‍⚕️🧫🩺 #Medsky #IDsky

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Joseph Marcus @josephmarcusid.medsky.social · 20/09/2026
For those attending #IDWeek2026, you are invited to an #IDSky Social Media Meet-Up ⏰ Oct 22 8 PM-10:30 PM Place: Marriott Marquis Lobby Bar
IDWeek Social Media Meet-Up
October 22 from 8-10 PM ad the Lobby Bar of the Marriott Marquis
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
HIV proviral DNA testing has always been a bit of a mystery to me. It’s not easy to get in community clinical practice, and I am not always sure when it is important. This was a great review that helped summarize when this could be impactful to direct patient care.
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Learn techniques to manage difficult patient scenarios, how to build a practice culture that helps navigate conflicts with other providers, and how to work with hospital administration when disagreements occur. Sign up here! 9/29 10 am EST societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Conflict resolution in Private Practice- Navigating Difficult Patients, Challenging Provider Dynamics, and Hospital Policies. After registering, you will re...
Learn techniques to manage difficult patient scenarios, how to build a practice culture that helps navigate conflicts with other providers, and how to work with hospital administration when disagreeme...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
20 yo woman with PMH atopic dermatitis on dupilumab presents with 3 months of headaches, 3 wks of diplopia, blurred vision and CXR shows R sided pneumonia. CSF with OP 35, 2971 WBC (71% lymphs), protein 134, glucose neg. What is the diagnosis? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Glucocorticoids are critical adjunctive strategies in combating infections. But when and where? A new PPID review lays out the evidence for adjunctive glucocorticoids across a variety of infections. Check it out here! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
66 yo woman w/ PMH RA on etanercept p/w 2 wk malaise, fevers, LUQ abdominal tenderness, splenomegaly with multiple subcentimeter hypodense splenic lesions with below labs. Prelim work up below. What is dx? Click here to find out 👉https://www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-ppid06030014/
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Secondary immunodeficiencies are far more common than primary ones. Check out this new review that covers the full etiologic spectrum (infection, malnutrition, malignancy, splenectomy, iatrogenic causes) and how to evaluate & manage at-risk patients. www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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Secondary Immunodeficiencies: Clinical Immunology for Infectious Disease Specialists - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Secondary immunodeficiencies (SIDs) are acquired disorders of immune function arising from extrinsic insults to an otherwise intact immune system. Unlike primary immunodeficiencies, which are heritabl...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
80 yo man with PMH MDS (on azacitadine) p/w cough x 19 mo, CT chest shows mucus plugging, bronchiectasis and bronchitis shows allergic mucin, abundant eos and fungal hyphal elements. WBC 5.3, 37% eos (absolute 1961), IgE 1949. What is the diagnosis? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
How do we solve our ID recruitment crisis? Dr. Kam Sidhwa’s new article shows private practices how to fix this: transparent pay, income diversification, and physician-led recruitment that sells culture, not just paperwork. 🔗
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Recruiting Infectious Disease Physicians: A Deepening Crisis and a Path Forward - Private Practice Infectious Disease
The infectious disease (ID) physician workforce faces a recruitment crisis of growing severity. A persistent compensation gap, escalating medical student debt, limited pre-fellowship exposure, and the...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#IDx 24 yo man p/w f/c, facial & nasal swelling after scratching inside of his nose. Exam revealed nasal swelling, furuncles, erythema, periorbital swelling & proptosis. Blood cx w/ MSSA (persistently +), MRV w/bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis. How do you tx?
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When Standard Therapy Is Not Enough: Invasive MSSA Bacteremia with Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis and Mycotic Aneurysm Requiring Salvage Beta-Lactam Therapy - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia is commonly treated with beta-lactam antibiotics, including cefazolin and antistaphylococcal penicillins. Although cefazolin is supported...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
#IDsky 42 yo woman who presents with pelvic abscess 6 wks post TAH-BSO. Extension of abscess to adjacent bowel loops noted. What is the pathogen and how do you tx? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Really enjoyed this interview with Dr Gaby Frank re: Hanta and Ebola. vimeo.com/1195136236 www.roon.com/doctors/post...
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A post by Dr. Ashwin Balagopal on Roon
Join the conversation on Roon for Doctors.
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Friendly reminder, if you haven’t already signed up for our webinar re: malpractice prevention in ID, you can do it here! Next Tuesday, 10 am EST. Tony and Brian are excellent. This will be really good!
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Save the date: May 19th 10 am EST Our upcoming IDSA webinar covers the malpractice risks ID physicians can't afford to ignore: 🩺 Curbside consult liability 📋 Documentation pitfalls 🚪 When patients sign out AMA — and how to protect yourself Sign up here👇 societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Malpractice Prevention in ID: Common Pitfalls, Documentation, Curbside Consultations and Best Practices for Patients signing out AMA . After registering, yo...
An intro to reducing risk in clinical practice: Litigation fundamentals (anatomy of a lawsuit), risk reduction strategies, and challenges/best practice in AMA discharges.
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Whoohoo! Guess what? Our IDSA Private Practice Community of Practice website landing page is up! 🥰 Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar this morning 🙏. In case you missed it, you can find it on our new website page 👇 www.idsociety.org/membership-c...
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Private Practice Community of Practice
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Friendly reminder for this upcoming Monday, we have our upcoming first IDSA Private Practice CoP webinar for 2026: Getting the job you want in ID: Exploring practice models and career success Mon, April 20th at 10 am EST Register here: societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Hope to see you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Getting the Job You Want in Infectious Disease: Exploring Practice Models and Career Success. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about...
Join Drs. Russ Petrak and Alice Han from Metro Infectious Diseases Consultants as they discuss: Leadership and group structures of private practice ID groups, opportunities for revenue diversificatio...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Pt presents with 2 wk headaches, blurred vision, polyuria, polydipsia, Na 121. Found to have panhypopituitarism from mass involving pituitary gland. CT chest and skin lesion below. What is the diagnosis? www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
What happens when a 79 year old woman wrestles a badger to protect her dog? What do you get from a badger bite? Read all about this fascinating case report here! www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Curbside consults are a daily reality in ID practice - but are we thinking carefully about the risk? This article examines the clinical, ethical and legal dimensions of curbside consults and gives you practical strategies to minimize liability
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Informal (“Curbside”) Consultations in Infectious Disease Practice: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Liability Issues - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Informal consultations are discussions between healthcare professionals outside of formal clinical settings. The process involves a physician directly involved in a patient’s care requesting informal…
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
How do you navigate a curbside? Every ID doc knows the curbside consult 😅 Someone catches you in the hallway, asks you about a cx result, & suddenly you're giving advice on a pt you've never seen. We discussed the pros, cons, and yes - the legal risks, right here👇 ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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Informal (“Curbside”) Consultations in Infectious Disease Practice: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Liability Issues - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Informal consultations are discussions between healthcare professionals outside of formal clinical settings. The process involves a physician directly involved in a patient’s care requesting informal ...
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Save the date! April 20th at 10 am EST Webinar: Getting the Job you want in ID Get a honest look at private practice ID, learn key interview strategies and more! Register here. societycentral.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#IDsky Hi for anyone who wasn’t able to join Roon, please message me with your email. They gave us invites until they can build it out. @sebpoule.bsky.social @germhuntermd.bsky.social @idiots-pod.bsky.social @dremilymcd.bsky.social @steventong.bsky.social @absteward.bsky.social
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Jonathan Ryder, MD @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Excited to share a SoMe ID community that I'm helping build as one of their Founding Physicians: Roon The ID community is launching today. The fragmentation between X and BlueSky has hurt ID social media. I hope this medically focused SoMe will improve this connection and collaboration Join below!
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I’m really enjoying this platform w/o the noise that makes other platforms frustrating. I am learning so much about other specialties & can’t wait to see what the ID community will bring (which launches today!) But I miss my friends so I hope you join! www.roon.com?utm_campaign....
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I enjoyed this conversation on Roon. Got a little heated. Folks are passionate about the word “provider” Thoughts? www.roon.com/doctors/roun...
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Roon Round: What's in a name? Are we 'providers'? What are your thoughts and dispositions regarding this position paper from the ACP?
Share your perspective alongside other physicians on Roon.
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Boris Jegorović, MD, PhD, DTMH @bjegorovic.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
#IDSky Blood culture from the febrile patient in ICU. Proteus miralbilis is isolated (susceptibility below). How would you treat? @dralicehan.bsky.social @antibioticdoc.bsky.social @bradspellberg.bsky.social @idiots-pod.bsky.social @wwrighid.bsky.social @cortes-penfield.bsky.social
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Steven Tong @steventong.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
We are genotyping and phenotyping as many of the isolates as we can get hold of (will be most). So the analysis of blaZ and cefazolin inoculum effect will follow once done. Can't wait to see what this shows! Altogether there were 1341 participants in SNAP, so much larger than CloCeBa.
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
#IDsky Somehow I missed this in November! I thought snap put worries about BlaZ and inoculum effect to bed, but in the CloCeBa trial, in the BlaZ Type A subset, cefazolin did not meet noninferiority. Thoughts? @steventong.bsky.social @erinmccreary.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Cloxacillin versus cefazolin for meticillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (CloCeBa): a prospective, open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised clinical trial
Cefazolin constitutes an alternative to cloxacillin for the treatment of MSSA bacteraemia, offering non-inferior clinical efficacy and potentially enhanced tolerability.
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
#IDsky Looking for private practice ID groups interested in joining a network that facilitates connections with local fellowship programs. Please contact me if you are interested!
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Malpractice litigation is a reality for many clinicians - even in ID. This article explains the anatomy of a lawsuit and shares proves risk reduction strategies to help protect your practice and your patients 🩺 💡 www.ppidjournal.com/doi10-55636-...
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An Introduction to Medical Negligence Litigation: Anatomy of a Lawsuit and Risk Reduction Strategies - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Medical negligence litigation poses substantial economic and emotional concerns for healthcare providers, including infectious disease specialists. Even in relatively low risk specialties such as infe...
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PPID Journal @ppidjournal.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Clinical educators - this one’s for you! A pragmatic approach to teaching ID in a busy private practice - actionable strategies to boost engagement and learning!
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Teaching Infectious Diseases in the Context of a Busy Private Practice: A Pragmatic Framework for Clinician Educators - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Abstract Teaching infectious diseases (ID) in private practice is inherently constrained by multiple external and internal factors, including time scarcity, documentation burden, and financial…
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Medical lawsuits are the most emotionally stressful part of a physician’s job. This was an incredible article outlining how malpractice claims work. I loved the section on risk reduction strategies to protect your practice and patients. One to bookmark!
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An Introduction to Medical Negligence Litigation: Anatomy of a Lawsuit and Risk Reduction Strategies - Private Practice Infectious Disease
Medical negligence litigation poses substantial economic and emotional concerns for healthcare providers, including infectious disease specialists. Even in relatively low risk specialties such as infectious...
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Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University @iuidfellowship.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
#idboardreview A Pt w/travel to Mexico a few months prior (drank tap water, ate raw vegetables) noticed a small worm-like object on inner surface of her lower lip. She removed the object with a needle. Dx? #medEd #idmeded #IDsky #parasitology
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
The hospital is handing out taffy apples 🍎today, and I am just here to say they are delicious! I am ashamed to admit I grew up in the midwest, and this is the first time I have ever had a taffy apple. Don’t make my mistake, go try one now! They are so good! 😋
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Lisa Dumkow, PharmD, BCIDP, FIDP @lisaidpharmd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
‼️Just shared at #IDWeek2025 & now published in @ofidjournal.bsky.social cephalexin vs. cefdinir for tx of uUTI in females. Spoiler: Cefdinir was independently associated with/failure & cefdinir pts were twice as likely to fail. Let’s stop Rx’ing cefdinir for UTI! 🛑💊 academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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Cefdinir Versus Cephalexin for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Due to its poor bioavailability and urinary excretion, cefdinir may be a suboptimal agent for UTI treatment. Our findings demonstrate that patients treated
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#IDsky Wow!!! This is a really exciting prospect. To think that the COVID19 mRNA primes the immune system to make immunotherapy more effective against cancer is a BIG deal. This is fascinating science 🤩
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Really proud to be a part of this community and always inspired by my colleagues around the country who continue to show up even when it's hard.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
This year's #IDweek is now over. Our community has taken so many hits since the pandemic and now the assaults on public health, science, vaccines etc. Yet the infectious disease community has some of the most dedicated, resilient and thoughtful people I know. Here's to hope & staying with the fight.
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#IDsky Sometimes the best part of the conferences are the Q&A sessions afterwards -Someone asked what do you do with pts colonized with MDRO’s prior to transplant -Dr Papanicolau creates a detailed abx plan for when pt has a neutropenic fever -Someone said that they decolonize w/ oral gentamicin 🤯
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
#IDsky AML is the primary hematologic malignancy associated with invasive fungal infection What a great slide looking at the mutations we see in AML, very rare pts with MRD post induction and not need to proceed with allo HSCT as shown in green box
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
#IDsky Fascinating lecture on the respiratory microbiome Our understanding of the resp microbiome has changes dramatically but the commensals may actually be protective against pathogenic bacteria
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
#IDsky What is the best agent for invasive aspergillosis?
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky does higher dosing of L-amB matter for mucorales? Does combination therapy provide any benefit? By Dr Farmakiotis at Beth Israel Highly angioinvasive nature of mucorales and increased LAMB MIC compared to other molds
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky Outcomes of pts with CLABSI receiving antibiotic lock therapy An underutilized therapy we should use more to salvage catheters!
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky #Teamdalbavancin When does the patent expire?
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky serotype distribution & resistance prior to pcv 20/21 - non bacteremic hospitalized episodes of pneumococcus have a different serotype distribution and tend to have higher resistance than IPD - interesting breakdown on differences bw what pcv20 vs 21 would cover if vaccinated
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky Next up, a presentation from Rush by Dr Rhee Let’s look at CHG concentrations on our heme/onc/SCT units
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky One of my partners Dr Pinsky is presenting data on staph aureus colonization, risk factors for infection and whether vanc changes risk of infection
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky What’s the optimal duration for gram neg bacteremia in SOT recipients?
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Alice Han @dralicehan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
#IDsky Outcomes in OLT recipients with recent bacteremia No difference bw <14 d vs >14d recent bacteremia
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