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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

As of 09/02/2026, COVID-19 cases are growing/likely growing in 47 states, declining/likely declining in 0 states, & not changing in 3 states www.cdc.gov/cfa-modeling-and-forecasting/rt-estimates/index.html?tab=0 Got my COVID-19 2026-27 & flu shots today from my local pharmacy #VaccinesWork #IDSky

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Swimming 🏊 in lakes & rivers is associated with ⬆️risk of skin disease & GI illness. Swimmers compared to those who only stood on the shore had 1.8x higher risk of GI illness and 2.2x higher risk of skin ailment such as rash or itching #IDSky #GISky #DermSky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Childhood cerebral #malaria & severe malarial anemia are associated with cognitive impairment & decreased academic achievement in some metrics in later childhood & adolescence #IDSky #MedSky #TropMed jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2847971

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Adding tobramycin powder to vancomycin powder during surgery for high-risk periarticular tibial fractures does NOT offer extra protection against deep surgical site infection compared w vancomycin alone #IDSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2847582

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sun protection 101 😎🌞 #MedSky #DermSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Beautiful piece ❤️ Medicine can have extraordinary meaning.. It cannot substitute for being present in your own life. The world may need us as physicians. But the people who love us need us as ourselves.. That is the role no one else can fill #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2847647

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

More evidence that 9-valent HPV vaccine is associated with ⬇️cancer risk in males. It's not only beneficial for women but also for men #HPV #VaccinesWork #IDSky #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2847524

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Sharing our work on risk factors associated with progression of Candida auris colonization to invasive infection @sheaepi.bsky.social #SHEA2026 #CandidaAuris #SHEASpring2026

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

#Islatravir drug resistance and implications for future #HIV treatment #IDSky #MedSky @iasociety.bsky.social www.iasusa.org/wp-content/u...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

A reminder that while we can't change the news, we can shape the moment it lands #MedSky jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2845581

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Rounding styles on inpatient ID consult services @ofidjournal.bsky.social #IDSky academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

CARDIA study showed that 🫀cardiovascular disease risk increases earlier for men (primarily coronary heart disease) 🫀at age 35 y, men’s risk began to rise faster than women’s & stayed elevated through midlife www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/... #MedSky #CardioSky

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

In this interim analysis, there is NO increased safety risk associated with #RSV vaccination in pregnant women: preterm birth, PROM, preterm PROM, & HTNsive disorders of pregnancy #IDSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

#Emoji use in electronic medical record! Here are the 50 most frequently used emojis in EMRs #MedSky I wonder how are they able to put these emojis there! jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

@nychealthsystem.bsky.social launched Special Pathogens Biopreparedness Map #IDSky #MedSky nychhbioprep.shinyapps.io/specialpatho...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

RSV vaccine is recommended for adults 💉75+ y 💉50-74 y AND conditions that ⬆️risk of severe RSV:

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Nice piece "Trust in medicine rests not only on skill and outcomes but also on moments when families glimpse our humanity and we allow them to see us" jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2843254

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Our newspaper article is out today (my first!) richmond.com/opinion/colu... #IDSky

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Applying Elite Tennis Paradigms to Surgical Performance jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/2840502

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Sharing our commentary in @ajicjournal.bsky.social Leveraging data to advance #InfectionPrevention programs #IDSky #HealthcareEpidemiology authors.elsevier.com/c/1mCdHijjYo...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Pott puffy tumor #IDSky #MedSky @jamadermatology.com ✅subperiosteal abscess of forehead a/w underlying frontal bone osteomyelitis ✅most common cause: frontal/ethmoid sinus infxn ✅image ASAP ✅Mx: Abx, abscess drainage, restoration of paranasal sinus outflow, resection of damaged bone as indicated

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Love this piece ❤️ #MedSky "As physicians, we often wait for permission to care for ourselves, permission that never seems to arrive... I still work hard. But I no longer believe that sacrifice defines me. What defines me now is intention..." jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839102

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Happy Halloween #IDSky #MedSky nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2509569

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Another beautiful piece 😢❤️ #MedSky Living in the Present Tense @nejm.org nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2503832

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Challenging #HIV cases #IDWeek2025 @idweek.bsky.social #IDSky ART: weight gain and cardiovascular risk

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

No correlation of outcome with Fusarium MICs

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Drug-resistant & refractory #Candida infections @drluiso.bsky.social Combination therapy and longer duration of antifungals are NOT really the answer. It's source control.

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