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Arkansas Antimicrobial Stewardship Foundation @arstewardship.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes, the sodium content of antibiotics matters. Just last week, there was a CHF patient with pneumonia who wasn’t improving - It turns out that the culprit wasn’t infection severity; it was likely the sodium load from Zosyn (piperacillin–tazobactam). Check out our "fry scale."

Another Mastery Monday: Sometimes, the sodium content of antibiotics matters. Just last week, there was a CHF patient with pneumonia who wasn’t improving as expected. It turns out that the culprit wasn’t infection severity; it was likely the sodium load from Zosyn (piperacillin–tazobactam). Patients with CHF are often restricted to < 2 g sodium/day. Sometimes, Zosyn alone pushes them past that (especially if mixed in normal saline, which varies by institution). Add in maintenance fluids and other IV medications, and sodium can add up quickly. It's just another thing you need to keep an eye on, especially if patients are not improving as expected and are critically ill or have kidney or heart disease. I built this chart directly from package inserts (some sources assume a standard diluent, I did not). Since diluents vary by institution, you can use it to calculate your own total sodium load.

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Pharmageddon @pharmageddon.bsky.social · 6h

📢Epipocalypse: Bug Detective's Kickstarter is halfway thru!⏱️

Help bring this educational game to life and get a copy before time runs out. Please RT to spread the word!

#IDSky #MedSky #EpiSky

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...

Epipocalypse: Bug Detectives, A Medical Card Game

Learn infectious diseases by playing cards. Symptoms, transmission, reservoirs, and more!

www.kickstarter.com

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 12h

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 14h

In a first for any country, Maldives eliminates maternal-child transmission of HIV, HBV and syphilis.

“[A] testament to its unwavering commitment towards universal health coverage, to provide quality and equitable care […] to all, including migrants." #IDSky

www.news-medical.net/news/2025101...

Maldives achieves historic triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of diseases

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earli...

www.news-medical.net

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 14h

Wolbachia, the bacterium that places a critical role in onchocerca volvulus development and persistence, can play a very different role *preventing* viral reproduction in chikungunya, dengue and Zika, reducing new infections… #IDSky

www.upi.com/Health_News/...

Brazil opens world’s largest mosquito biofactory to fight disease - UPI.com

The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil.

www.upi.com

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 15h

INSTI HIV Self Test approved by FDA 10/9/25 for US home use… #IDSky

www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

FDA PMA 👉 www.fda.gov/media/189218...

UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 15h

What time is it? Time to get your flu and COVID boosters!

#IDweek Is coming with all that large group mingling… get your vax today to avoid sore arms and post-vax ick (or worse yet, flu or COVID) when all you want to do is learn and mingle :) #IDSky

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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 16h

𝘈𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘦𝘨𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘪 mosquitoes spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika. In a trial in Mexico, targeted indoor residual spraying led to lower mosquito levels but not lower disease risk. Full trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/46J4e7O

#MedSky #IDSky

The New England Journal of Medicine
Targeted Indoor Spraying to Prevent Aedes-Borne Diseases
A Research Summary based on Dean NE et al. | 10.1056/NEJMoa2501069 | Published on October 9, 2025

Visual representations of the patients in the trial and the treatments they were assigned.

Read the full Research Summary at NEJM.org.

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HIVMA @hivma.bsky.social · 15h

IDWeek is a few days away and we are highlighting a few HIV-related sessions that you may want to attend. This symposium will discuss therapeutic options and implementation strategies for HIV prevention. View the full IDWeek schedule here: https://bit.ly/48oDcnt

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

Also, we have baseball :)

Mariners dominate Blue Jays in Toronto to take a 2-0 lead in ALCS

www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...

Mariners cruise to 2-0 ALCS lead after dominating Blue Jays

The Mariners crushed the Blue Jays on Monday to take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS before coming home to Seattle for three games.

www.seattletimes.com

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

Scary news for those of us trying to treat infections. Effective antimicrobial stewardship is critical… #IDSky

www.who.int/news/item/13...

WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) r...

www.who.int

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Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025 WHO Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report is out. Rising rates of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter and Enterobacterales and fluoroquinolone resistance in Salmonella are especially concerning. We are rapidly running out of new drugs.

www.who.int/news/item/13...

WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide

One in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections in people worldwide in 2023 were resistant to antibiotic treatments, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) r...

www.who.int

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

Meet Bianca Mulaikal, F1! #IDSky

From: Chicago
Trained: MC of WI

ID passion: Bridging the gap between evidence & practice, esp in global or underserved pops; hospital infxn prevention

❤️UW ID Fellowship? The people! Co-fellows & faculty intelligent, impressive & fun😄

❤️PNW? proximity to nature 🌲⛰️🚣‍♀️

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

Childhood vaccinations derailed by COVID pandemic, creating a perfect storm of increased delinquencies during a time of decreased access and increased controversy.

One school district in TX had 44% of kindergartners delinquent on measles vax… #IDSky

www.texastribune.org/2025/10/13/t...

More Texas kindergarteners are coming to school without measles vaccination proof or exemptions

In school districts and charter networks with the most vaccine delinquencies, as many as 44% of kindergarteners were not complying with state requirements.

www.texastribune.org

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

Coming on the heels of the Global Burden of Disease report that demonstrated improvements in TB mortality through 2023, new data from the UK from 2024 demonstrates 13.6% increase in TB infections in 2024. Migration and population density contribute… #IDSky

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Rise in 'world's deadliest infection' that could be mistaken for Covid

Health officials have urged the public to be alert to the signs of tuberculosis (TB) after new figures revealed cases of 'the world's deadliest infectious disease' are continuing to rise across Englan...

www.dailymail.co.uk

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

Because 🦇 🦇 🦇!!!

Did you know that bats are second to rodents in diversity of mammalian species, representing fully 20% of mammalian species… #IDSky

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Batty pathogens: Why do bats spread so many diseases?

Let's face it—bats get a bad rap. Their links to disease outbreaks and their spooky association with vampires influence their notoriety. In reality, bats are truly remarkable. Bats support our agricul...

phys.org

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 1d

The COVID vaccine situation here in WA state, with UW’s Dr Helen Chu interviewed for guidance…

WA is part of the West Coast Health Alliance, working to promulgate evidence-based care #IDSky

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Want a COVID shot? What new federal guidance means for WA

COVID vaccines are slowly making their way into Washington state — and more should arrive in the next week.

www.seattletimes.com

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

We were just on that ship!!! Northern lights but no Norovirus :)

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

Active on #IDSky or social media curious??? Headed to IDWeek?

Join us at the first annual #IDSky Social Media Meet-up at IDWeek in Atlanta :)

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Clinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 2d

Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment for Pregnant People With HIV in South Africa: A Modeling Analysis of Clinical Benefits and Risks

#IDSky

Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment for Pregnant People With HIV in South Africa: A Modeling Analysis of Clinical Benefits and Risks

Although prior studies of tuberculosis-preventive treatment (TPT) for pregnant people with human immunodeficiency virus (PPWH) report conflicting adverse pregnancy outcome (APO) risks, international guidelines recommend TPT for PPWH.

bit.ly

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

Wild boar => hepatitis E :)

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

And tularemia!!!

UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

Talk to your patients about doxycycline phototoxicity… #IDSky

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

On a positive note, declines in communicable diseases including diarrheal illness, TB and measles have contributed to decreases in overall mortality.

Hat tip to the public health programs that fostered this progress #IDSky

UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

“Four other leading causes [of death] have also shown large declines in global age-standardised mortality rates across the study period: diarrhoeal diseases, tuberculosis, stomach cancer, and measles. “ #IDSky

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

We examined global mortality patterns over the past three decades, highlighting—with enhanced estimation methods—the impacts of major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to broader trend...

www.thelancet.com

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

Drivers of increased mortality in adolescents and young adults include suicide, violence and accidents… #IDSky #MedSky

UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 2d

“[S]everal key differences in mortality trends from previous estimates, including higher rates of adolescent mortality, higher rates of young adult mortality in females, and lower rates of mortality in older age groups in much of sub-Saharan Africa.” #IDSky

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950–2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Di...

This analysis identified several key differences in mortality trends from previous estimates, including higher rates of adolescent mortality, higher rates of young adult mortality in females, and lowe...

www.thelancet.com

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