
William Wright
@wwrighid
ABIM Infectious Diseases | ABP Clinical Microbiologist (Yale) | MPH Biostatistics Epidemiology | Clinical Researcher | Clinical Director | OPAT Director | FIDSA
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16-07-2023 13:44:12
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#IDTwitter Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Special Culture media: A. B pertussis - Regan-Lowe or Bordet-Gengou agar B. B pseudomallei - Ashdown’s agar C. F tularensis - BCYE, BHI, or Thayer-Martin D. M pneumoniae -Eaton’s agar

#IDTwitter Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Remember if your microbiology laboratory is using the BioFire Joint Infection Panel for synovial fluid this panel does not include: 1. S epidermidis 2. C acne

#IDTwitter Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Which of the CMV antiviral resistance mutations would affect Letermovir? A. UL51 B. UL54 C. UL56 D. UL97

#IDTwitter Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 COVID-19 NAAT testing: 1. NAAT recommended over antigen-based tests 2. Interpret Ct values with caution as these are not true quantitative assays

#IDTwitter Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Which of the following if normal would have the highest negative predictive value for the cardiopulmonary phase of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome? A. Hemoglobin B. Liver panel C. Platelet count D. Prothrombin time

#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Lift other people up. Don’t be the person who brings other people down. It’s as simple as that.

#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Which solid-organ transplantation is associated with the highest risk of donor Toxoplasmosis in a seronegative recipient? A. Cardiac B. Hepatic C. Pulmonary D. Renal


#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Which microorganism is most likely to be associated with a prosthetic valve endocarditis 15 months in the post-operative period? A. HACEK B. MRSA C. MSSA D. Streptococcus species

#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨Remember with cardiac implantable device infections, survival increases with removal of the device; particularly if the valve is infected! doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.497


#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 #AMRrounds: Citrobacter koseri is intrinsically resistant to amoxicillin/ampicillin by which chromosomal Bla-enzyme? A. AmpC B. CKO C. SHV D. TEM

#IDTwitter Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨Which of the following has a mite-house mouse life cycle and transmitted to humans to cause an eschar rash? A. R akari B. R parkeri C. R prowazekii D. R rickettsii

#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Which risk factor is not recommended for HIV IM Cabotegravir PreP? A. IVDU B. Insertive anal/vaginal C. Receptive anal/vaginal/neovaginal D. CrCl 30-60 or lower


Morning Read: Fever of unknown origin pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39761983/ William Wright

#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨POLL: 1. Is anyone using 3-weeks ABX for residual DFO after I&D? 2. In the study objectives, is anyone concerned with not requiring histology? doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…

#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨Fever of Unknown Origin (#FUO) rounds at Disney Springs with cold brew coffee and special cookies!


#IDTwitter #MedTwitter #MedEd Infectious Disease Fellows Network #SIDPharm TxID Early Career Network Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases 🚨 Ceftriaxone MIC cutoff of 8 μg/ml is an excellent predictor of ESBL production; PPV and NPV approaching 100% and 99.5%, respectively. doing.org/10.1128/JCM.00…

