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Jasmohan Bajaj

@jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social
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Liver specialist at Virginia Commonwealth University and Richmond VAMC . Interested in the brain liver gut axis. Co-EIC of Am J Gastro. Posts are personal.

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aga-gastro.bsky.social @aga-gastro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🎯 Can gastroenterologists predict who will die in-hospital based on day-of-admission values? Yes, using the CLEARED Liver consortium w internal/external validation, VA research, and a #randomforest ML model. Read more at ow.ly/KjzX50XS38P 🖊️ Jasmohan Bajaj
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
It's finally here! Consensus #ACLF & #cirrhosis organ failure definitions. ⤵️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40499736/ Why? We need to speak the same language re #ACLF How? Multi-country consensus panels Result? Harmonized definitions &  research agenda @aasldnews.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social
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ESGVH (ESCMID Study Group for Viral Hepatitis) @esgvh.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Amazing panel discussions at the end of the EASL-ESCMID session at #EASLCongress 2025 #AMR, #liver, #cirrhosis @easlnews.bsky.social @escmid.bsky.social @esgvh.bsky.social @oana-sandulescu.bsky.social @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Recent study:⬆️ #daptomycin resist w #rifaximin. But does this impact outcomes in #cirrhosis? In VA & TriNetX we found no impact of rifaximin on dapt users on 🔑30-day mortality 🔑LT 🔑sepsis dev 🔑linezolid use ✅ @amergastroassn.bsky.social ➡️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40122471/ @absteward.bsky.social
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Anand V Kulkarni @anandvkulkarni.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
After five decades, steroid dosing in AAH is revisited: Tapered prednisolone proves superior in reducing infections. #STASH trial @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social @juanpabloarab.bsky.social @ebtapper.bsky.social @tonybreu.bsky.social @blaneymd.medsky.social journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract... #liversky
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Infections in Standard or Tapered Dose of Prednisolone for... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG
mary objective was to assess the incidence of infection by day 90. The key secondary objectives were the incidence of mortality, acute kidney injury (AKI), readmissions rate and adverse events. Metho...
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Unnecessary #antibiotics: #SBP prophylaxis in #cirrhosis ⬆️ #SBP & other infections! Esp #UTIs w similar🦠 latest from VA & Trinetx ⤵️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40062879/ 50% of US ❌use SBPProph..should we all follow & ⬇️ #AMR? @absteward.bsky.social @amcollegegastro.bsky.social @ebtapper.bsky.social
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Thanks #CDDW #CLM Chris Rose & Premsyl Bercik for the invite to speak in a beautiful but freezing Quebec city on #HE #microbes & #gutbrainaxis. Excellent joint session with #microbiology & #gi expertise. 🇨🇦 warmth shone thru despite the polar vortex!! @vculiver.bsky.social
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JCI insight @insight.jci.org · 27/02/2025
ASCI member @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social et al. show that fecal transplant ameliorates a source of cirrhosis progression.
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JCI Insight - Intestinal mucosal mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation worsens with cirrhosis progression and is ameliorated with FMT
Research LetterIn-Press PreviewHepatologyMicrobiology Open Access | 10.1172/jci.insight.186649
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Peter Rebeiro, PhD, MHS @prebeiro.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Please check out this powerful statement re: #NIH by @kerialthoff.bsky.social : 🎥: www.instagram.com/reel/DF3kmec... Then go here to check out the impact for *your* state: 💰: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-... & Contact your US Sen.s/Rep.!: ☎️ : www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
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NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Metabolic risk factors are increasingly important drivers of primary liver cancer but.... it's complicated Joseph Ahn lays out the power and perils of Global Burden of Disease data in this editorial in @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #AJG editorial journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext... #GISky #LiverSky
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A Global Perspective on Metabolically Driven Primary Liver... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🙏 @paulsaxmd.bsky.social for the invitation to write this from a #liversky and #IDsky perspective @cidjournal.bsky.social Totally agree the approach needs to shift! @vculiver.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social @varesearch.bsky.social
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Doc Jonesy @docjonesy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Wait. ONE lousy trial is the major reason for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis?! Thanks to @paulsaxmd.bsky.social for this! #IDSky #Medsky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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Rethinking Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis: First, Do No Harm
Abstract. Antibiotic prophylaxis for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBPPr) in patients with cirrhosis has been considered standard of care since the 19
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🙏 for highlighting our commentary @cidjournal.bsky.social Need to re-evaluate these practices due to ⬆️ - #amr burden - C difficile & #antibiotic adverse events - costs #liversky #gisky @varesearch.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social @amcollegegastro.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Pts w #Hepaticencephalopathy get a raw deal for #Livertransplant. Does MELD3.0 help? 🔑 we need to do more! In @varesearch.bsky.social #cirrhosis pts @amcollegegastro.bsky.social 🔑inpt HE adds >4-5 MELD3.0 points for 90D & 6-7 for 1Y mortality 🔑HE needs priority!⤵️ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39836914/
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Check out @nytimes.com interview of experts re: #wellness my tip? Coffee for the win!! Liver brain and microbes all benefit from this Check it out below www.nytimes.com/interactive/... @vculiver.bsky.social @amcollegegastro.bsky.social @ebtapper.bsky.social @easlnews.bsky.social
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Debbie Shawcross @debbieshawcross.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Delighted to share our recent review in @AmJGastro Clinical Implications of Inflammation in Patients With Cirrhosis journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext... @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social
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Clinical Implications of Inflammation in Patients With... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG
state with coexistent severe immune paralysis that defines acute decompensation and acute-on-chronic liver failure. Systemic inflammation plays a crucial role in the disease course of cirrhosis and is...
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Rifaximin does not increase the rate of 30-day mortality in patients with cirrhosis and daptomycin in two National US-based cohorts www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Jasmohan Bajaj @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Thanks for the shout out @nomologic.bsky.social :)
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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
What do hepatic encephalopathy and irritable bowel syndrome have in common? Read this hot take from @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social and @markpimentelmd.bsky.social in #AJG on whether HE is the original disorder of gut brain interaction (DGBI) #GISky #LiverSky Link: journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext...
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Emily R Smith, ScD, MPH @dremilyrsmith.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The new “Serving Up Superbugs” report graded 20 fast food chains on antibiotic use policies in meat. Only #Chipotle & #KFC received A grades. #TacoBell, which received a C grade, raised its grade from previous reports. #Panera was downgraded from an A to a D. www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
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Report: Most fast-food chains aren't making the grade on antibiotic policies
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Anand V Kulkarni @anandvkulkarni.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Leon Schiff SOA lecture by @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social on HE @ebtapper.bsky.social #TLM24
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