UCSD Inpatient HIV Pharmacist
San Diego, CA
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Shantegravir retweeted
Does convalescent plasma prevent #COVID19 hospitalization?
Great news: Our clinical trial shows #COVID19 convalescent plasma works to reduce hospitalizations by 54% when given within 9 days of symptoms.
Our findings are posted on @MedRxiv (medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/…).
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Would you be ok w/ intermittent Ambisome (TIW) for treatment of C. Glabrata liver abscess to allow for hospital discharge? If so, what dose and why? @DHpharmd @Darcy_ID_doc @rgd_ucsd @AnnieC_ID_MD @DrLucyEHorton @lilhigal @UCSD_IDFellows @JL_IDpharm @IDstewardship
I’ve been off Twitter for a while so ya’ll might be discussing these things. But lots of good discussion points in here. What is the goal? theatlantic.com/health/archi…
What’s the farthest out from bactrim exposure that you’ve seen DILI?
25%1 week
75%2-4 weeks
0%4-8 weeks
0%> 8 weeks
4 votes • Final results Shantegravir retweeted
An outbreak of Covid-19 at a summer camp, 224 confirmed cases in children & adolescents were identified. After the campers returned home, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurred in 35 of 194 households (18%), with a secondary attack rate of 45% among household
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
If this virus is expected to be endemic, when do we end the disruptive policy of 2 week quarantines for positive cases? Is anyone tackling this question? Asking for a friend with two little kids in school hsph.harvard.edu/news/featur…
Great job @katrinaderry and the rest of the team on this important work! 👏
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The only thing I love stopping more than unecessary vanco is unnecessary high dose bactrim! #hivmedicine #itsnotpjp #itsnotmrsa
Hey California ID folks! Has anyone had success obtaining dalbavancin approval from MCAL for administration at an outpatient infusion center?
0%Yes and it was easy
0%Yes, painfully
100%No, rejected
3 votes • Final resultsWhich one of these drugs would you blame for your patient’s pancreatitis? (Has been on all for over a year)
0%Ibuprofen & naproxen
0%Duloxetine
100%Gemfibrozil
0%Omeprazole
1 votes • Final resultsOkay cancel culture, where does it end? At what point does an unpopular opinion get to be met with discussion and education on how to do better next time instead of heads rolling?
If there ever was a reason not to eat raw meat or unusual foods it comes from this answer thread 🤢
A 43 year old woman from NYC passed a "worm." She put it in the freezer, then sent it to our lab. She has not traveled outside NYC...what do you think this is and how did she acquire it?
You're all over this #IDTwitter, #MedEd, #TropMed, #FOAMed, & #MedTwitter folks!
Shantegravir retweeted
Beginning today, all County-hosted COVID-19 vaccine sites are open for walk-up, no-appointment-required vaccinations. The walk-up vaccines will be available while supplies last each day at that site.
countynewscenter.com/all-cou…
Shantegravir retweeted
As predicted, @CDCgov has issued guidelines allowing both vaccinated and unvaccinated people to unmask outdoors when exercising or gathering with small groups. The science has supported this for a while. Of course, 😷 still advised for crowded events!
nytimes.com/2021/04/27/healt…
The internist obsessed with sodium is one of his best characters! #TikTok vm.tiktok.com/ZMexBJ44U/
So cool! First time I’ve been a study subject! Thanks for sharing this data @erodedbyewaves! Great job!
SARS-CoV-2 Infection after Vaccination in Health Care Workers in CA
Important work from @UCSDHealth @UCLAHealth in @NEJM. "As of Feb 9, 5455 HCWs at UCSD + 9535 at UCLA were >/=2 weeks post their 2nd vaccine and 7 had a positive #COVID test (0.05%).☑️
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…