Molecular infectious diseases diagnostics at Diasorin. Personal: Travel, fitness, food, & wine. Tweets are my own
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4 Feb 2025
In grad school, I did say that microbes are smarter than us.
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The removal of #HIV- and #LGBTQ-related resources from the websites of the @CDCgov and other health agencies is deeply concerning.
Access to this information is crucial for ID and HIV health care professionals.
Our full statement: bit.ly/3PYun9v
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27 Jan 2025
RT @PeterHotez: Among my worries:
1. Collapse in U.S. vaccine infrastructure, 4-6X rise in measles pertussis, polio in wastewater
2. Down…
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26 Jan 2025
The recent “vaccination & autism study” does NOT show that vaccines cause autism.
In fact, it doesn’t show anything. It’s a “study” funded by an anti-vaccine activist group.
This an attempt to undermine MILLIONS of data points across decades from countries globally.
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12 Nov 2024
Staying here for a bit but I have also created a Bluesky account. I’ll post (fun) clin micro content soon. bsky.app/profile/sjlovesmicr…
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31 Oct 2024
The NIH released a library of hundreds scientific illustrations. Free with no worries about copyrights.
bioart.niaid.nih.gov/
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20 Sep 2024
RT @angie_rasmussen: Two years ago, we demonstrated that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic likely began at the Huanan Market via zoonosis resulting f…
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28 Aug 2024
Lots of changes to @IDSAInfo guidelines just published in @CIDJournal
“Moving forward, IDSA guidelines will be published as small manuscripts, often addressing only a single clinical question at a time.” academic.oup.com/cid/advance…
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18 May 2024
Humble brag - ‘24 PASCV Annual Mtg Clinical Virology Debate Champion. @EllyPowellPhD1
#PASCV
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7 Mar 2024
Since grade school (really!), I have followed treatment efforts against HIV-1. I love reading cautiously optimistic reports like this one, especially in children.
6 Mar 2024
4 children have remained free of detectable #HIV for >1 year after their antiretroviral therapy (ART) was paused to see if they could achieve HIV remission.
The children, who acquired HIV before birth, were enrolled in a clinical trial funded by @NIH.
nih.gov/news-events/news-rel…
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6 Oct 2023
Well said
6 Oct 2023
That study of viral transmission during clubbing is pretty cool, but I do not understand how an IRB could approve 7 hours of clubbing for people over 40.
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4 Oct 2023
Pausing my professional Twitter for a single tweet to show off my favorite mountain.
If you tell anyone about this place…
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Today we approved a new drug to prevent Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease in:
- infants born during or entering their first RSV season
- children up to 24 months who remain vulnerable to severe RSV through their second RSV season
Learn more: fda.gov/news-events/press-an…
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Sarah Jung, PhD, D(ABMM) retweeted
26 Jun 2023
Locally Acquired #Malaria Cases Identified in the United States - #Texas & #Florida
Distributed via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Alert Network, June 26, 2023, 5:00 PM ET, CDCHAN-00494 lnkd.in/gYaR_ykW
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17 Jun 2023
The Twitter-less Stacey Hamilton discussed our newly-implemented tracheal aspirate (TA) culture rejection criteria and the results so far.
Spoiler: nearly 50% reduction in TA culture workups.
Thank you for presenting, Stacey!
17 Jun 2023
Rapid Fire talk on specimen acceptability criteria for tracheal aspirates in pediatric patients to improve specimen workflow. #ASMicrobe.
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Sarah Jung, PhD, D(ABMM) retweeted
31 May 2023
Peru has recorded >110,000 probable cases of #dengue this year & >114 deaths.
The outbreak is warning sign for countries in the tropics, where dengue is increasingly prevalent as a rapidly changing #climate improves breeding conditions for mosquito hosts
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14 May 2023
My humble, smart, and stealthy brother tweeted about our dad’s publication on his thesis mentor at Stanford.
I am a very proud sister and daughter.
30 Sep 2022
My dad wrote a book!
Michael Kirst: An Uncommon Academic a.co/d/0hST68j
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4 May 2023
FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
Looking forward to when there’s a RSV vaccine for <18yrs, but this is an excellent first step! medscape.com/viewarticle/991…
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1 May 2023
Daily conversation at Micro Rounds summed up perfectly.
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