@PaulLantos No given commercially available IgG is not a test of serologic correlate of protection and freq miss the lower levels of neutralizing antibodies in vaccinated. Very high efficacy/immunogenicity 2 dose series even in children with leukemia etc. See Plotkins Vaccines chapter.
@pedi_ID Being a Peds ID doc is a constant education in all the wild ways kids find to interact with animals.
Personal fav was the toddler who was bitten by a groundhog in their yard because because it looked lonely and they tried to hug it. That or the sickly lemurs @JoergerTorsten
Tomorrow is #NationalPenicillinAllergyDay in the US! In advance of that, I will share some of my favorite resources on #penicillin#allergy. Please share these broadly with your networks. We have >30mil Americans to evaluate... let's get started! #NPAD 1/7
9)There is no clinically significant cross-reactivity between penicillin, cephalosporins, and other beta-lactams. Completely removing all such warnings in EHRs is safe. #ASPchat Clinical Pearls
Health care institutions have a duty to promote #antibiotic stewardship. That extends to the food served in their cafeterias. Join this webinar for an inside look at how hospitals can reduce antibiotic use in the food supply. https://t.co/eiwbmHZqaN
Hi #IDtwitter, any friends used IV posaconazole outpatient? With stability in question, our home care friends wanted to find out if anyone has done this before. Chemo port in place, patient is tolerating well! #TwitteRx#OPAT