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Short-term vs long term abx treatment for nocardia infections
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Short-term vs long term abx treatment for nocardia infections
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Shorter vs. standard-duration antibiotic therapy for nocardiosis: a multi-center retrospective cohort study - Infection
Purpose The prolonged treatment recommended for nocardiosis does not rely on strong evidence. Consequently, some clinicians opt shorter therapy in certain circumstances. We assessed the effectiveness ...
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January 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Short-term vs long term abx treatment for nocardia infections
#OncID #idsky
Short-term vs long term abx treatment for nocardia infections
#OncID #idsky
Pleuritic type chest pain on deep inhalation in a profound/prolonged neutropenic patient w pulmonary nodules...you should be thinking about pulmonary IFI like aspergillus, esp if not on anti mold triazole or sub-therapeutic. #idsky #transplantID #oncID
November 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Pleuritic type chest pain on deep inhalation in a profound/prolonged neutropenic patient w pulmonary nodules...you should be thinking about pulmonary IFI like aspergillus, esp if not on anti mold triazole or sub-therapeutic. #idsky #transplantID #oncID
Olorofim is currently in late-stage clinical development and has been used to treat a limited number of patients with coccidioidomycosis who have failed to respond to clinically available antifungals #idsky #mycosky #medsky
Super interesting
Clinically available treatment options for patients with coccidioidomycosis remain limited
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Olorofim demonstrates in vitro activity against Coccidioides species including isolates against which fluconazole has reduced activity
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Clinically available treatment options for patients with coccidioidomycosis remain limited
🆕️⚡️⚡️#AAC
Olorofim demonstrates in vitro activity against Coccidioides species including isolates against which fluconazole has reduced activity
#idsky #mycosky
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
November 21, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Post hurricane, we have seen an increase in legionella cases. Non-pneumophila cases can be missed. New diagnostics are helping get to the diagnosis faster and getting treatment faster especially in our immunocomprimised pts. #oncid #idsky #txid
Non-Pneuomophila Legionnaires' Disease in Cancer Patients:... : Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice
This paper describes 3 cases of cancer patients who were effectively treated for pneumonia caused by non-pneumophila species, definitively identified via culture or microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) an...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Factors were associated with disseminated TB: age ≥ 45 years, BMI < 18.5 kg/m², immunosuppressive therapy, and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
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Risk factors for disseminated tuberculosis and associated survival in adults without HIV
AbstractObjectives. The global resurgence of disseminated tuberculosis (TB) post-COVID-19 pandemic highlights the necessity of understanding host risk fact
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December 27, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Factors were associated with disseminated TB: age ≥ 45 years, BMI < 18.5 kg/m², immunosuppressive therapy, and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
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