Rachel Baden
@rachelpbaden.bsky.social
Chief of Medicine and ID faculty at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Water polo mom. Historian wife.
Reposted by Rachel Baden
Is It Time to Use Single-Dose Amphotericin B for HIV-Related Cryptococcal Meningitis in the USA?
The answer is yes!
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
The answer is yes!
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Single-Dose Amphotericin B for HIV-Related Cryptococcal Meningitis
Cryptococcal meningitis remains a life-threatening opportunistic infection among people with advanced HIV, even in high-resource settings. For decades, the standard induction regimen in the United Sta...
doi.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Is It Time to Use Single-Dose Amphotericin B for HIV-Related Cryptococcal Meningitis in the USA?
The answer is yes!
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
The answer is yes!
doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Reposted by Rachel Baden
In an excellent study of real world outcomes in LA General Medical Center, after implementing AMBITION single dose liposomal amphotericin protocol for crypto meningitis:
Similar survival without recurrence
Fewer severe adverse events
Shorter hospitalization (lower cost)
dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Similar survival without recurrence
Fewer severe adverse events
Shorter hospitalization (lower cost)
dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama...
January 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
In an excellent study of real world outcomes in LA General Medical Center, after implementing AMBITION single dose liposomal amphotericin protocol for crypto meningitis:
Similar survival without recurrence
Fewer severe adverse events
Shorter hospitalization (lower cost)
dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Similar survival without recurrence
Fewer severe adverse events
Shorter hospitalization (lower cost)
dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Reposted by Rachel Baden
HOT off the press… 🗞️🗞️🗞️
An outstanding collaboration here at @lageneral-id.bsky.social helping to answer the question of blood culture bottle quantity and days of bacteremia to help guide pre-test probability of infective endocarditis 🧪🫀
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@bradspellberg.bsky.social
An outstanding collaboration here at @lageneral-id.bsky.social helping to answer the question of blood culture bottle quantity and days of bacteremia to help guide pre-test probability of infective endocarditis 🧪🫀
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
Interpreting Blood Culture Results as Early Guidance for Infective Endocarditis
This case-control study examines the accuracy of simple blood culture parameters to guide pretest probability of infective endocarditis.
jamanetwork.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
HOT off the press… 🗞️🗞️🗞️
An outstanding collaboration here at @lageneral-id.bsky.social helping to answer the question of blood culture bottle quantity and days of bacteremia to help guide pre-test probability of infective endocarditis 🧪🫀
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
An outstanding collaboration here at @lageneral-id.bsky.social helping to answer the question of blood culture bottle quantity and days of bacteremia to help guide pre-test probability of infective endocarditis 🧪🫀
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@bradspellberg.bsky.social