CooperID

How it started: How it's going:

Schlossberg Citywide #Philly #ID Conference @CooperHealthNJ presented by our 2nd yr fellow Dr Zambrano on gonococcal endocarditis & our new attending Dr Bansal on gastrointestinal botulism @CooperIMRes @jeffIDfellows @TempleID1 @EinsteinPhilaID

Join our Infectious Disease Fellowship at Cooper University Medical Center. We have a dynamic ID division, in a growing health care system with emphasis on education. Accepting applications now for July 2024. Directly contact our Program Director at pepe-rosalie@cooperhealth.edu

It’s world immunization week! Millions of children missed vaccines during 2020-21 due to the COVID pandemic. paho.org/es #EachVaccineCounts #WHO #cdc #paho

A little in-person micro rounds to smell the butterscotch…👃What’s the bug? #idtwitter #MedTwitter

The incidence of TB in the US varies based on ethnicity. Need to reduce disparities with more education about TB, better access to diagnosis and treatment, and information in multiple languages. cdc.gov/tb/topic/popul… #idtwitter #medtwitter #TwitteRx

Friday March 24 is world TB day! Stay tuned for TB facts all week. who.int/campaigns/worl… #infectiousdiseases #idtwitter #medtwitter

#Cholera is back—ravaging communities across six continents. A result of overlapping #humanitarian crises, fuelled by #migration, conflicts, poverty and the impacts of #Covid19, #climatechange and the war in #Ukraine , says @petra_khoury ⁦@ifrc⁩ bmj.com/content/380/bm…

Today is world NTD day! #WorldNTDDay2023 #WorldNTDDay #IDTwitter

We started celebrating #antibioticawarenessweek early! Be smart, use antibiotics wisely 🦠 @cdc @WHO #idtwitter #medtwitter

@BLeeMDPhD NDM MBL was first identified in India but now has a worldwide distribution. Interestingly, she didn’t have the other RFs for NDM including prior carbapenem use or CVC! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30869056/

@CooperIDtweets Cool case! I don’t have much experience with CRE - is this more endemic in SE Asia? What were her relevant risk factors for acquiring this? Thanks!

26 yo F recent travel to SE Asia admitted with fever, dysuria, and back pain. UA with >30 WBCs, CT AP w R pyelo. While in SE Asia, went white water rafting. No prior UTIs or antibiotic history. PCP given cephalexin w/o improvement. Which antibiotic would you use?

Management conference by our 2nd year fellow Preeti Bansal

Here are some helpful resources when evaluating patients with CRE GNR infections @1min_idconsult pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31724043/

A few days ago we hosted the first in-person Philly ID citywide gathering since the pandemic. It was so magical we barely thought to take pictures. Huge thanks to @PennMedicine ID fellows Dr. Clemens and Dr. Thatipelli for presenting two excellent cases!

staph aureus bacteremia -SAB 1️⃣ Vancomycin Pro-Con’s in SAB 2️⃣ Controversies in treatment

Noon conference with #idweek2022 update! First going over abdominal imaging

NOW LIVE: Episode 1 of our newest Peer Exchange panel. Tune in to @RodneyRohde, @JayCdoesID, @MK_IDpharm, and Wendy Wright discussing the latest #COVID19 vaccine approvals. ow.ly/BEFh50Ljuim