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Rebecca Kumar

@rebeccakumar.bsky.social
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Transplant ID enthusiast.

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Joseph Marcus @josephmarcusid.medsky.social · 14/02/2026
New #ECMOID paper out today! VAP/HAP are most common ECMO infections, BUT difficult to diagnose due to: 1) Difficulty seeing infiltrates on CXR in ARDS 2) Colonization We eval’ed factors associated with ➕ cx in ECMO #IDSky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... On a personal note (paper #50!)
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Clinical characteristics associated with positive respiratory cultures in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Bryce D. Warren, Erika O’Neil, Michal J. Sobieszczyk, Joseph E. Marcu...
Introduction Hospital – acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator – associated pneumonia (VAP) represent a significant healthcare burden with increased mortality ...
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Rebecca Kumar @rebeccakumar.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Interested in #TID research but don’t know where to start? @txidfellows.bsky.social put together a nifty guide to get started: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @courtharrismd.bsky.social @chelseagorsline.bsky.social
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Research Advice for Early Career Transplant Infectious Disease Clinicians
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Febrile @febrilepodcast.com · 14/04/2025
Our latest episode collabs with @txidfellows.bsky.social to discuss donor call - are you prepared?! Listen to @rebeccakumar.bsky.social @courtharrismd.bsky.social @chelseagorsline.bsky.social share their approach as they answer a few pages. Then check out: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37937964/ #idsky
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TransplantID.Net - American Society of Transplantation @transplantidnet.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Building a #TxID training program? Recipe in "Transplant ID" by @courtharrismd.bsky.social @rebeccakumar.bsky.social Ghady Haidar @ricardolahozmd.bsky.social @chelseagorsline.bsky.social Added by @alemendoza.bsky.social to TRANSPLANT ID TRAINING▶️Training program📂 transplantid.net/KS3W2YHG
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Rebecca Kumar @rebeccakumar.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
We’re hiring for TID! careers.medstarhealth.org/global/en/jo...
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Transplant Infectious Disease Physician - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, US | Physician at MedStar Health
Apply for Transplant Infectious Disease Physician - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital job with MedStar Health in Washington, DC, US. Physician at MedStar Health
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Miranda So PharmD MPH (Epidemiology) @mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
I truly enjoy this paper illustrating the potential for personalized antimicrobial decision making in #Transplant patients. Any tool to help reduce the guesswork in #antimicrobial prescribing is appreciated. #TxIDChat onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Machine learning, antimicrobial stewardship, and solid organ transplantation: Is this the future?
Background The use of machine learning (ML) in infectious diseases is expanding. Objectives This review aims to provide an overview of the literature on ML for clinical decision support in antimic...
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TxID Early Career Network @txidfellows.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Q3. Xenotransplantation: Is your institution exploring xenotransplantation as a viable alternative to human organ donation? What do you view as the major infectious barriers and/or risks surrounding xenotransplantation? #TxIDChat @kottonnelson.bsky.social @jobadd.bsky.social
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Rebecca Kumar @rebeccakumar.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Hi #Medsky and #IDsky, come join @txidfellows.bsky.social ws.bsky.social @courtharrismd.bsky.social @chelseagorsline.bsky.social ky.social during our discussion on the future of #TxID
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Rebecca Kumar @rebeccakumar.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Come hang with us at 7:30 pm EST TONIGHT!
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Chelsea Gorsline, MD 🦠🍄 @chelseagorsline.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
🔥Out now! Our latest from @txidfellows.bsky.social on the use of social media in #TxID. doi.org/10.1111/tid.... @courtharrismd.bsky.social @rebeccakumar.bsky.social @germhuntermd.bsky.social @paulsaxmd.bsky.social @transplantid.bsky.social
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Social Media Savvy, It's More Than Just the #Hashtags: How the Use of Social Media in Transplant Infectious Diseases Can Impact the Field and Patients
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TxID Early Career Network @txidfellows.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
🔥Join us for our first #TxIDChat on Bluesky coming Thursday Dec 19th at 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST. You can follow along on our profile, searching #TxIDChat, or using TxID Feed created by @germhuntermd.bsky.social (Profile -> Feeds -> TxID -> top right select Pin to add to your home screen)! #IDSky
Promotional image for #TxIDChat planned for Thurs 12/19 at 7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST.
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Rebecca Kumar @rebeccakumar.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Great grand rounds by @MichaelGIsonMD.bsky.social !!
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Mike Russo @mikerusso.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
1/8 Our report of the first confirmed cases of transplant derived Bartonella quintana infection and the public health investigation surrounding them has been published! #medsky #idsky #publichealthsky #txid wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
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<em>Bartonella quintana</em> Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients from Donor Experiencing Homelessness, United States, 2022
<em>B. quintana</em> Infection from Kidney Donor
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Welcome MedTwitter / IDTwitter expats! How to make 🦋 work for you: 🧵 - No algorithm. For better/worse. You need to follow lots of accounts, re-skeet often - Starter packs to find your people - Block liberally! its the BlueSky way - Subscribe to block lists - Hashtags / feeds
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Alt: Grampa Simpson sitting on a tree stump with children gathering around
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