Dan Ilges

ID PharmD @MayoClinic Arizona. Bugs, drugs, drums, bikes, and wife. #Stl born and raised. Happy to be here. Views my own.

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

Very proud of our recent PGY1 pharmacy resident Kaylee Whitenack for getting this through to publication!

Much more to sort out, but albumin appears important for outcomes in MSSA bacteremia.

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

Small study, but super interesting findings! SNAP might provide more info!
🆕️✨️Impact of Hypoalbuminemia on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Cefazolin for MSSA Bacteremia #idxposts
https://t.co/FCDh8XjNYk

[Contagion @Contagion_Live]

A study led by Dr. @InfectiousDan Ilges, at Mayo Clinic Arizona found that excluding #Cdifficile from gastrointestinal pathogen panels reduced unnecessary treatments, improved diagnostic accuracy, and caused no delays in diagnosis.

Read more: https://t.co/DLWrwTlUKh

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

🆕️⚡️⚡️Quasi-experimental, pre/post, retrospective cohort
Positive impact of a diagnostic stewardship intervention
Following gastrointestinal pathogen panel C. difficile target removal, GIPP orders 🔽 from 3.23 to 2.7 per 1,000 patient visits (P < .001)
https://t.co/w2IfSTTF1Q

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

@IDdocAdi

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

HIV viral load dropped 3.5 logs after 11 doses of Biktarvy per given per tube for patient on CRRT and ECMO. I told the team we’re crushing it. #twitterx

[Open Forum Infectious Diseases @OFIDJournal]

Evaluation of multisite programmatic bundle to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections: A retrospective cohort study

✅ Just Accepted
🔓 Open Access
🔗 https://t.co/kwAhSBAdek

via @InfectiousDan @Stevens_AK @AbinashVirkMD @pascalisID

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@Stevens_AK

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Providers discovering twice daily dosing of cephalexin for simple cystitis.

Nicely done @LisaIDpharmD!

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

🆕️🔥Retrospective, multicenter, cohort study
Twice daily cephalexin is as effective as four times daily dosing for  for the treatment of uncomplicated UTI with a cefazolin-susceptible urine culture #IDXposts https://t.co/XcGSUQqFm2

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

🆕️🔥Retrospective, multicenter, cohort study
Twice daily cephalexin is as effective as four times daily dosing for  for the treatment of uncomplicated UTI with a cefazolin-susceptible urine culture #IDXposts https://t.co/XcGSUQqFm2

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

@SIDPharm @WakeJohnWill @ASaccoPharmD

[Contagion @Contagion_Live]

#Breaking the #FDA approved #letermovir (Prevymis) for Preventing #CMV in Adult Kidney Transplant Patients #Merck #IDtwitter #Medtwitter #kidneytwitter

https://t.co/2ZJsoW8aZZ

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

🆕️⚡️🔥Retrospective cohort study suggests that short (≤10 days) antimicrobial courses had comparable 90-day outcomes as intermediate and prolonged regimens for GN-BSI among immunocompromised patients with neutropenia #IDTwitter @IDdocAdi @BradSpellberg
https://t.co/5A61vxca7O

[Timothy Li @drtimothyli]

With the latest CLSI breakpoints, tobramycin is the only reliable aminoglycoside for Pseudomonas if you ever need one (Susceptible: MIC ≤1)

Amikacin: can still be used for UTI (Susceptible: MIC ≤ 16)

Gentamicin: RIP ☠️

[Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology @ICHEJournal]

From @seausman, @MsSmallsO et al

Analysis of antimicrobial stewardship intervention acceptance rate at a multisite heath system showed female & male clinicians were equally effective at prospective audit and feedback

📄: https://t.co/kfLWdw86KZ

[ESBL E coli @EmpiricGame]

Nitrofurantoin meme

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

@Desert_PharmD

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

Attention #IDtwitter - there’s still time to apply to our ID Rph clin specialist opening! Come work with our wonderful @MayoAZINFDIS team. Provide world-class care in beautiful AZ.

- cocci
- transplant
- stewardship
- research
- teaching
- and more!

https://t.co/LDr3q1WVb9

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@jenrx888 @ASaccoPharmD

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@Stevens_AK @IDdocAdi @MayoClinicINFD @MayoClinic @SandhyaNagarak1

[Dan Ilges @InfectiousDan]

Providers asking for another day of pip/tazo be like

#IDtwitter