Luis Ostrosky, MD, FIDSA
@drluiso.bsky.social
ID specialist and medical mycologist. Transplant ID. Healthcare epidemiology. Healthcare Quality. All views are my own.
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➡️ Social vulnerability index was independently associated with increased risk of Surgical Site Infections across a broad surgical population in the South
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Association between social vulnerability and surgical site infection across surgical procedures | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Association between social vulnerability and surgical site infection across surgical procedures
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September 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
➡️ Social vulnerability index was independently associated with increased risk of Surgical Site Infections across a broad surgical population in the South
doi.org/10.1017/ice....
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#FLU #COVID #RSV season is starting. Here’s how to prepare: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/sho...
Hello Houston (September 14, 2026) | Houston Public Media
Today: We find out what Houstonians should know about the recently approved COVID vaccine, discuss what we can expect from the Houston Texans this season, learn about a rare Salvador Dalí collection c...
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September 14, 2026 at 8:18 PM
#FLU #COVID #RSV season is starting. Here’s how to prepare: www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/sho...
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There are no measles deaths in PA.
Man Tapping Table at Chernobyl Meeting
ALT: Man Tapping Table at Chernobyl Meeting
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September 13, 2026 at 7:11 PM
There are no measles deaths in PA.
“We had a wonderful time and we saved lives” career epilogue for mycology giant Dick Graybill, @msgerc.bsky.social lifetime achievement award honoree. #IDSky #MedSky
September 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
“We had a wonderful time and we saved lives” career epilogue for mycology giant Dick Graybill, @msgerc.bsky.social lifetime achievement award honoree. #IDSky #MedSky
#FungusAmongUs in the #MiddleAges ??? #ILoveMyJob #IDSky #MedSky @msgerc.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Bioarchaeological evidence of mycoses during the Late Antiquity–Early Middle Ages transition in Central Italy - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Bioarchaeological evidence of mycoses during the Late Antiquity–Early Middle Ages transition in Central Italy
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September 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In this NIH-supported clinical trial, #paxlovid did not improve outcomes in #LongCOVID. Viral persistence theory now less likely. #IDSky #MedSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir targeting viral persistence in post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID) in the USA (RECOVER-VITAL): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial
Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for 15 days or 25 days showed no evidence of benefit in long
COVID in any of the three phenotypes studied. These findings suggest additional approaches
to measuring the symptom ...
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September 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
In this NIH-supported clinical trial, #paxlovid did not improve outcomes in #LongCOVID. Viral persistence theory now less likely. #IDSky #MedSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🍄🧫Check out our latest work on implementing DOOR approach in medical mycology trials. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... @drluiso.bsky.social @fungaldoc.bsky.social
Reanalyzing a Randomized Controlled Trial of Invasive Aspergillosis Using a Desirability of Outcome Ranking Approach: Voriconazole Versus Amphotericin B Deoxycholate
Abstract. Efficacy of antifungal therapy in invasive aspergillosis relies primarily on mortality, overlooking critical measures of treatment response. We u
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August 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
🍄🧫Check out our latest work on implementing DOOR approach in medical mycology trials. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... @drluiso.bsky.social @fungaldoc.bsky.social
Building the evidence for short course L-Amb in the US #Cryptococcosis #IDSky #MedSky academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
July 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Building the evidence for short course L-Amb in the US #Cryptococcosis #IDSky #MedSky academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
#Metformin may have a role in avoiding progression to #LongCOVID #IDSky #MedSky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Metformin on the Presence of COVID-19 Symptoms 6 Months after Infection: The ACTIV-6 Randomized Clinical Trial
Treating acute COVID-19 with 14 days of metformin has a 63–98% probability of cutting the risk in half of having any symptoms, more severe symptoms, or a c
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June 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
#Metformin may have a role in avoiding progression to #LongCOVID #IDSky #MedSky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
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#Texas DSHS and UT system have partnered for an ID clinician hotline for consultations during #FIFA #IDSky #MedSky www.dshs.texas.gov/center-healt...
World Cup Information for Physicians and Other Clinicians in Texas | Texas DSHS
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May 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#Texas DSHS and UT system have partnered for an ID clinician hotline for consultations during #FIFA #IDSky #MedSky www.dshs.texas.gov/center-healt...
Join us next week for the MMSA annual awards and symposium. I will be giving a very special lecture on careers in medical #mycology #IDSky #MedSky @msgerc.bsky.social rutgers.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Join us next week for the MMSA annual awards and symposium. I will be giving a very special lecture on careers in medical #mycology #IDSky #MedSky @msgerc.bsky.social rutgers.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Texas DSHS and UT system have partnered for an ID clinician hotline for consultations during #FIFA #IDSky #MedSky www.dshs.texas.gov/center-healt...
World Cup Information for Physicians and Other Clinicians in Texas | Texas DSHS
www.dshs.texas.gov
May 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#Texas DSHS and UT system have partnered for an ID clinician hotline for consultations during #FIFA #IDSky #MedSky www.dshs.texas.gov/center-healt...
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En estos tiempos convulsos, estas cosas alegran la vida...👏👏👏👏😂😍😍😍😍
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May 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
En estos tiempos convulsos, estas cosas alegran la vida...👏👏👏👏😂😍😍😍😍
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We’re in for a big treat @ichs-global.bsky.social Dimitrios Kontoyiannis lifetime achievement awardee #IDSky #MedSky
May 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
We’re in for a big treat @ichs-global.bsky.social Dimitrios Kontoyiannis lifetime achievement awardee #IDSky #MedSky
#telecommuniting and #employeewellness Still unpacking things we learned during #Covid19 (abstract in Spanish, full paper in English) #MedSky archivosdeprevencion.eu/index.php/ap...
Teletrabajo y bienestar de los trabajadores durante la pandemia COVID-19: una encuesta en dos rondas en una universidad de ciencias de la salud en Texas
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April 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
#telecommuniting and #employeewellness Still unpacking things we learned during #Covid19 (abstract in Spanish, full paper in English) #MedSky archivosdeprevencion.eu/index.php/ap...
So… this is starting to happen 🤪
April 16, 2026 at 9:52 PM
So… this is starting to happen 🤪