
Sean Ong
@seanongwx
ID doctor from Singapore and joint PhD candidate at @ihpmeuoft and @UniMelbMDHS. Working on novel approaches in clinical trial design in bloodstream infections.
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🦠We call a lot of things “sepsis” 🚨In our new Annals of Int Med study, we examine how broad this grab bag really is ⚠️Among ~75,000 patients with sepsis, we found a remarkably wide spectrum of presentations & outcomes across infection source & organ dysfunction patterns Thread ⬇️



Just out #AACJournal ASM. HCO3 Resensitisation of MRSA to B-lactam and outcomes in the CAMERA2 trial journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aa… First author: Neta Petersiel In memorandam of Arnold Bayer Joshua Davis Benjamin Howden UniMelb MDHS Doherty Institute Stefano Giulieri Thread

Whether antibiotic de-escalation reduces risk of subsequent antibiotic resistance is uncertain🆕️⚡️The largest study to date BL Abx De-escalation was associated w 🔽 risk of new GN resistance development compared to no change in hospitalized pts w Sepsis academic.oup.com/cid/article/do…


“In this cohort study of 8807 patients, we describe risk factors and clinical outcomes of patients with persistent Gram-negative bacteraemia” Read the #OpenAccess article by Sean Ong Steven Tong Brad Langford et al: doi.org/10.1093/jac/dk… OUP Medicine Oxford Journals #JACNews



🚨 2️⃣ PhD opportunities with us in Melbourne Centre for Antibiotic Allergy & Research Doherty Institute 👇 1️⃣ PhD examining RCT validation of clinical decision rules in antibiotic allergy - beyond #PENFAST 2️⃣ PhD examining prolonged oral challenge in #penicillinallergy - #PROSPECTOR2 study Suited to
