Indy

Doctor. Humanist. Fascinated by all things infectious. Own opinions.

[Indy @germ_doc]

@JimmyBarnes @jane13barnes Wishing you a speedy recovery Jimmy. Endocarditis is a underecognised and underfunded condition in Australia. We hope someone of your stature could shed some light on this: https://t.co/o3ev2nX5Cd

[Phage Australia - Connect. Discover. Cure @PhageAustralia]

@PhageAustralia Director Jon Iredell was interviewed by @theprojecttv team on #phagetherapy #antimicrobialresistance

If you missed it last night see: https://t.co/o8ZdbwvsZr

@Iredell_Lab @WestmeadInst @WestSydHealth @SCHNkids @MedResearchNSW

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

I started my PhD in Aug 2017 and finished in May 2022. In hindsight, the biggest mistake I made during my PhD was not having Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.

I had a stereotypical understanding of social media as "toxic," and that mindset alone cost me a lot of opportunities.

I missed out on five years worth of content creation, learning and networking opportunities, income — five years!

If you are starting your PhD this fall, my one and only advice would be to start writing on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Write about what you learn.

It doesn't have to be a detailed, well-crafted thread. A simple tweet is enough. And you can write one while waiting in line at the grocery store.

A year of consistently writing online can change your life for the better. I know this because it's changed my life in a way I never imagined.

[ANZPID @anzpid]

A huge congratulations to our friend and colleague Prof David Isaacs @westmeadkids, recipient of the @TheRACP Howard Williams medal. @ASIDANZ @JPCHonline #paedsID #IDTwitter #MedTwitter

[NSW Medical Research @MedResearchNSW]

Minister for #MedicalResearch, @david4wyong announced the NSW Government will invest $3.5million to give NSW patients with hard-to-treat bacterial infections better access to limb & life-saving therapy known as #PhageTherapy. @WestmeadInst @SCHNkids Visit: https://t.co/GSfrokIcYv

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

🆕⚡⚡#CID @LauraMarks5
PWID w comp SA bacteremia who received oral antibiotics after an incomplete IV antibiotic(~10d) were significantly less likely to experience microbiologic failure or death than pts discharged without oral antibiotics #IDTwitter https://t.co/5zXeNfx2YL

[The Chaser @chaser]

Government confirms CovidSafe will be offered a state funeral

[Indy @germ_doc]

@PhillipaBurns

[UNICEF @UNICEF]

Vaccines are an example of humankind’s innovation, dedication and desire to achieve a #LongLifeForAll.

For every like and RT, UNICEF partners will unlock $1 for our lifesaving vaccine programmes up to $10M.

[Paul Sax @PaulSaxMD]

Monoclonal PrEP for Covid19 has huge implications for people who are immunosuppressed -- many of whom have been living very isolated lives since the pandemic started, and cannot be guaranteed protection from our current vaccines.

h/t @LCalabreseDO
https://t.co/ir7guWCpEW

[Indy @germ_doc]

To Sydney-siders wondering what 'letting it rip' might look like. #GetVaccinated Shout-out to all the ICU staff who are doing their best.

[Paul Sax @PaulSaxMD]

This is quite the figure, from a @CDCgov presentation.

Further evidence of the critical role of humility when it comes to predicting what's next in this pandemic, a lesson we all need to learn again and again.

H/T @washingtonpost https://t.co/1LnqGojF3V

[Matthew Herper @matthewherper]

A popular algorithm to predict sepsis misses most cases and sends frequent false alarms, study finds.

Physicians would respond to 109 alerts to find a single case. @caseymross has the story.

https://t.co/fpjBzpnosT

[Eric Macy @EricMacyMD]

An unconfirmed penicillin “allergy” is dangerous to patients, results in greater morbidity because of suboptimal antibiotic use, more drug resistant infections, and longer hospitalizations. Less than 5% will be confirmed by appropriate testing.

[Cliff Reid @cliffreid]

A patient with a rare condition was brought in to our ED last night - the first one our senior nurse has seen in her forty year career.

It was a gunshot wound.

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, which is currently undergoing human clinical trials in the UK, elicits an immune response and reduces the viral load in macaques exposed to SARS-CoV-2, according to a Nature paper. https://t.co/abVqN0NZAO

[MJA @theMJA]

Prolonged PCR positivity in #COVID19 health care workers: Implications for practice guidelines #preprint #openaccess ... "Of 11 HCW, the median time from PCR positivity to the 2nd negative swab was 32.5 days" ... https://t.co/iUs3xQaaDB #medtwitter

[Indy @germ_doc]

@GladysB @JodiMcKayMP Healthcare workers put their own health on the line every day in NSW. Help us stay safe from #COVID19 on the way to our jobs by mandating masks on public transport.

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Trying to think of all the ways you can hurt people in a pandemic
1. Reopen prematurely
2. Demand schools reopen w/ extremely high rates of spread
3. Promote drugs with no efficacy and potential harm
4. Do nothing to prevent the spread
5. Give misinformation daily
6. Anti-science

[Allen Cheng @peripatetical]

A PCR costs about $30 - I wonder who gets the other $18,385?!