Ashka Patel, DO

Measles is a highly contagious virus with a primary case reproduction number of 12 to 18. It is currently spreading rapidly owing to reduced measles vaccination coverage Excellent 🆕💫review @NEJM Measles 2025 #IDXposts nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

#IDTwitter @JHMed_ID Happy New Year Infectious Diseases colleagues! The @IDSAInfo worked hard to advocate for the add-on billing code G0545 that can now be used when evaluating inpatient confirmed or suspected infections!

🫘🎯Approach to hemodialysis catheter related blood stream infection @AJKDonline core curriculum ajkd.org/article/S0272-…

Antibiotic Spectrum of Activity 💊 #Venn_Diagram 🩸🩸🩸 #MedEd #MedX #Diagnosis

Excited to share our comprehensive, up-to-date drug review on Maribavir, which should answer just about any question you have about this new(ish) CMV drug! tandfonline.com/eprint/67ZQKU6… ^Full text link #TxID @maricar_malinis

Hi friends! Joining #IDsky Come find me there! bsky.app/profile/ashkap…

🚨Wow. Big news. First oral carbapenem, sulopenem (plus probenecid), just approved by the FDA for uUTI. 💊 Bring out the popcorn 🍿 This is gonna be interesting…. #IDtwitter @SIDPharm @accpinfdprn @IDSAInfo globenewswire.com/news-release/2…

【State-of-the-Art Review: Evaluation and Management of Pelvic Osteomyelitis】@CIDJournal Sep 26, 2024 👉Congratulations to our @MayoClinicINFD #OrthoID, @MayoOrthoRes @MayoVascSurgery @MayoClinicPRS multidisciplinary collaborative team @SaidElZein2 @GinaSuhMD, Dr. Melin, Dr. Tran, Dr. Rose, Dr. Berbari! 👉Really helpful for all medical providers! academic.oup.com/cid/article/79… @MSISorg @EBJIS_ @IDSAInfo #IDMedEd #IDFellow

🦠 Hepatitis C treatment @PyrlsApp

【Lactose non-fermenting GNR】 Let's remember these major important lactose non-fermenting GNR! Oxidase test is the next step to narrow your differentials! #ClinicalPearl by @PrathitKulkarni Level: Intermediate to advanced Importance: ★★★ #IDTwitter #IDMedEd #IDFellow

CRP….I’m coming for you. Stop the daily CRP/Stop the madness Evidence for lack of utility in infectious diseases summarized in our article below. 🧟‍♀️ test

@TxID_Fellows @MichaelGIsonMD @EmilyBlumbergMD @OrlaMorris61218 @monicaslavin @GaboMotoa @TBrnaughtTB @alan_koff @marinelli_tina @DocWoc71 @shwetanjan @AndreaJZimmer @HannahImlay @moore_wjustin @TxID_Edu @ShohamTxID Before X, I was a daily user to keep up with relevant papers and practices. Key tool that I used to communicate with people in the same field whose expertise surpassed mine. I loved how you could make friends on this platform, stay connected with people, and network. #TxIDchat

Q1/ How do you use #SoME and how often do you use it? #TxIDChat @MichaelGIsonMD @EmilyBlumbergMD @OrlaMorris61218 @monicaslavin @GaboMotoa @TBrnaughtTB @alan_koff @marinelli_tina @docwoc71 @shwetanjan @AndreaJZimmer @HannahImlay @moore_wjustin @TxID_Edu @ShohamTxID @Ashka_TxID

New @UniversityMD_ID publication with multiple fellows and faculty! Evaluation of hospital-onset bacteraemia and fungaemia in the USA as a potential healthcare quality measure qualitysafety.bmj.com/panels_ajax_ta… @bmj_latest @BMJ_Qual_Saf @annaecarmack @LeekhaSurbhi @Ashka_TxID @acg_ID

Has anyone been able to use this at their centers? If so, any experience regarding the adverse effect of anaphylaxis? Any thoughts on how many doses we get under EUA? #TID #IDtwitter @camwolfe @alan_koff @rebecca_kumar @DrDavidRiedel @CarloPalacios12 @RazonableMD @NateWarnerMD

@Srivatsa34 Thank you!

@Ashka_TxID Isolated lesion of cystecyercosis is little odd .i would consider diffrential like brain abscess esp with prior trauma history,tuberculoma,cns lymphoma,cerbral infarct with hemorrhage.

#IDTwitter #MedEd #AcademicChatter Patient presents with trauma after witnessed seizure. 2nd lifetime seizure without a provoking factor MRI brain w/wo contrast:

@Coyle_CM @JamesWilsonDO1 #TropMed

Cysticercosis IgG Ab, Western blot negative Any thoughts? @Coyle_CM