Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟

Chief Resident @MAHIMRes
Clinical Fellow @Harvardmed
Aspiring Epidemiologist & Antimicrobial Steward
Tropical Medicine enthusiast
Tweets are not medical advice

[Eleni Papachristodoulou @ElenPapachrisMD]

With deep gratitude, I share that I have matched in #Rheumatology at @BIDMC_Rheum !
I am thankful to my mentors, colleagues, friends, and family who shaped this journey, especially a mentor I lost along the way, whose guidance remains with me. 🤍 #FellowMatch

[ACP @ACPIMPhysicians]

ACP is honoring six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at #IM2025. The winners will help teach popular Clinical Skills workshops under the guidance and mentorship of expert faculty: https://t.co/DNUjDkVoQz

[Clinical Infectious Diseases @CIDJournal]

Comparative Outcomes of Babesiosis in Immunocompromised and Non-Immunocompromised Hosts: A Multicenter Cohort Study

✅ Just Accepted
✍️ @LoukasMD @CourtHarrisMD
🔗 https://t.co/wErrb6Mn3M

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

An achievement I only dared dream of: I will train to become an Infectious Disease physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

To my family, friends, and mentors, your faith in me is what made this possible. You have my gratitude.

[BIDMC_Rheumatology @BIDMC_Rheum]

Presenting a rare case: metastatic arthropathy from hepatocellular carcinoma. Highlights the need for thorough diagnostics in atypical joint cases. #ACR24 #BIDMCRheum

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

How's this for an AmpC producers mnemonic?
"Citrus Cloak in the Air"
Citrobacter freundii
Enterobacter cloacae
Klebsiella aerogenes

➕Commonly encountered AmpC pathogens.
➖Misses rarer pathogens in SPACE/SPICE/HECK Yes
🙃If any mnemonic was perfect, we'd only have one

[Cefazolin @EmpiricGame]

Imagine the MIC on this bad boy

[Adi @IDdocAdi]

#stewardmeme

[Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology @ICHEJournal]

New from @LoukasMD et al:

Systematic review: Bronchoscopy outbreaks - Pathogens: P. aeruginosa, M. tuberculosis, NTM, K. pneumoniae, L. pneumophila. Contamination sources: water, scopes, inadequate disinfection.

📄: https://t.co/D0lRWFqZcu

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

@MAHIMRes @MountAuburnHosp

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

🫁🦠 Is your bronchoscopy suite facing an outbreak? Let us help you where to look! 🔍
Our article is your guide to the detective work behind bronchoscopy related outbreaks (23) and pseudo-outbreaks (52).🕵️‍♂️👩‍⚕️

@SHEA_Epi @ICHEJournal

https://t.co/SaAI1hKQna

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

🌐 Stay informed, dissect the correlations, and safeguard against future outbreaks. 🩺🧤 #MedicalDetectives #OutbreakInvestigation #PathogenPuzzle 🔬

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

Enjoyed this? Want to learn more about this #emerging_infectious_disease? Read all about it in our systematic review on #Powassan virus in @TropicalmedMDPI !
@MAHIMRes @DivmeharKaur @victorrvaz @linhchen

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

#Powassan virus is a neurotropic arbovirus transmitted by Ixodes scapularis ticks. Our systematic review explores clinical manifestations, diagnostics & complications. Together, let's advance our understanding of Powassan virus! 🪲 #MedTwitter #IDtwitter
https://t.co/ieRVbfGu0v

[Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 @LoukasMD]

6/🗝️ Takeaway: #Powassan virus is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Suspect it in encephalitis cases with possible tick exposure. Speech disorders & basal ganglia involvement should raise suspicion🕵️‍♂️🔍