【Spinal Epidural Abscess】@NEJM Apr 22, 2026 My mentor @MDTande @MayoClinicINFD and team has published epidural abscess in NEJM! Very useful Figures/Tables! 👉Please check it out! nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE… #IDMedEd #IDFellow #OrthoID #Keyarticle

Let’s check this out! #OrthoID #Keyarticle #IDMedEd #IDFellow @MSISorg

Important review and consensus @CIDJournal #OrthoID #Keyarticle @MSISorg

【Antibiotic Therapy for 6 or 12 Weeks for Prosthetic Joint Infection】@NEJM, May, 2021 #Keyarticle DATIPO Trial 👉 RCT (🇫🇷, 28 centers), 2011–2015, N=410 👉 6-week therapy failed noninferiority vs 12 weeks (persistent infection 18.1% vs 9.4%) 👉 No significant difference in serious adverse events nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE… #IDMedEd #IDFellow #OrthoID @MSISorg

【Pelvic Osteomyelitis in Stage IV Pressure Injuries】#OrthoID #Keyarticle @CIDJournal 👉Important figure for pressure injury/osteomyelitis classification! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3932… #OrthoID #Keyarticle @MayoClinicINFD #IDMedEd #IDFellow @MSISorg @EBJIS_

【Destination Joint Spacers, Reinfection, and Antimicrobial Suppression】 @CIDJournal 2019 #OrthoID #Keyarticle ✍️Chronic antimicrobial suppression after destination-spacer retention did not significantly prevent reinfections academic.oup.com/cid/article… @MayoClinicINFD #Teachingrounds #IDMedEd @RazonableMD @MadihaFidaMD @AbinashVirkMD @MayoOrthoRes

【Mycobacterial Cultures in Orthopedic Samples】@JBoneJtInfect Oct 2024 #OrthoID #Keyarticle 👉Out of 6,162 samples (2017–2022), 22 patients had M. tuberculosis and 6 had NTM isolated🇬🇧 👉To detect one new bone/joint mycobacterial infection, 229 cultures are needed 👉In low-TB settings, targeted mycobacterial cultures may be more effective than routine testing @MSISorg @EBJIS_ #IDMedEd #IDFellow @MayoClinicINFD jbji.copernicus.org/articles…

【Osteomyelitis Complicating Sacral Pressure Ulcers: Whether or Not to Treat With Antibiotic Therapy】@CIDJournal 2019 👉Very helpful article on sacral pressure ulcers! Highly recommend reading! ✍️No evidence of benefit of antibacterial therapy for stage IV sacral pressure ulcers without concomitant surgical debridement and wound coverage academic-oup-com.mclibrary.i… #OrthoID #Keyarticle #IDMedEd #IDFellow @BradSpellberg @DWong9

【Antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks versus 12 weeks in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis】@TheLancet 2015 #OrthoID #Keyarticle ✍️Always the landmark paper on the duration of therapy for native vertebral osteomyelitis! 👉RCT 🇫🇷 71 institutions 👉N=351 👉6 weeks is not inferior to 12 weeks (cured at 1 year: 91%) pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2546… #IDMedEd #IDFellow @MayoClinicINFD @MSISorg @EBJIS_

【Optimal Duration of Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis at Low Risk and High Risk of Recurrence】@CIDJournal 2016 🇰🇷 👉Important study that suggested high-risk patients (MRSA, undrained abscess, hemodialysis) may need prolonged therapy more than 8 weeks! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2691… #IDMedEd #IDFellow #OrthoID @MayoClinicINFD #Keyarticle

【Fracture-related infection】@Nature Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2022 Oct 👉Amazing review with beautiful Figures of fractured-related infection! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3626… #OrthoID #Keyarticle #IDMedEd #IDFellow @MayoClinicINFD @HussamTabaja

【Follow-up MRI in vertebral osteomyelitis】Am J Neuroradiol 2007 #OrthoID #Keyarticle Q: Do we need f/u MRI? A: Not recommended, incorrelation w/ clinical features Worse compared w/ baseline 👉Vertebral body/disk space enhancement 👉bone marrow edema pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1741…

【Imagining of pyogenic native vertebral osteomyelitis】Spine J 2023 #OrthoID #Keyarticle ✍️PET/CT: Sen 93% Spe 80% ✍️MRI: Sen 90%, Spe 72% ✍️Ga: Sen 95%, Spe 88% 👉Ga and PET/CT may be justified when early NVO or MRI is contraindicated pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3675… @MayoClinicINFD

【The Rush protocol for 2-stage revision for PJI】Bone Joint J, 2020 #OrthoID #Keyarticle   Q. What is the Rush protocol?   A: 3-month ppx post-reimplantation can reduce the reinfection rate   👉RCT (N=185) 👉Failure: 13% (3m) vs 29% (no ppx)   pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3247…

"No matter how we looked at it, those who got the #ecig product demonstrated greater abstinence and reduced harm as compared to those who didn’t get it." #THRworks Read the full study here: hollingscancercenter.musc.ed… #HarmReduction #THR #THRworks #KeyArticle

#KeyArticle "Cigarette smoking often results in #nicotine dependence. With use of #ecigs as an alternative source of nicotine, it is important to assess dependence associated with e-cigarette use. " "This study assesses dependence among current and former adult e-cigarette users on #cigarettes and e-cigarettes, compared with dependence on cigarettes." - @NCBI Read the full paper here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3219… #THR #THRworks #HarmReduction

KeyArticle 湯船入浴と緩和ケア 人間には欲がつきもんじゃが、入浴もつけ加えたくなるんが日本独自の感覚じゃろうか。しかも有用なんよ。 緩和ケア病棟にいる人が湯船で入浴すると、だるさなどの症状が改善するデータがあるんよ。 遺族調査でも、入浴できた事への好印象が多かったんじゃ。

KeyArticle がん疼痛のガイドライン(GL)が実際にイケとるんか？ と言う話しじゃ。川島先生 @JapaneseNurse の記事なんじゃ。 研究背景や研究方法を掘り下げとって、論文をじっくり堪能できるんよ。 結果の解釈にも配慮されとって、GL遵守でなくてもある程度添った対応を臨床家はしとるんじゃろうのぅ

slightl y dated but keyarticle for Syria sanctions discussion ticks all the bboxes as far a I am concrned syria-report.com/news/econom… @BillFletcherJr @codepink @Karam__Shaar

#KeyArticle from the September 2018 issue of @JVascSurg (#openaccess free to download until October 31, 2018). #VisualAbstract Anti-hypertensive medication adherence in chronic type B aortic dissection is an impt consideration in the management debate. bit.ly/2OsYIeK