Paulina Vega MD
ID fellow University of Washington @UWIDfellowship.bsky.social🦠🦟🌎
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDInvasive fungal diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing transplant, with shifting epidemiology, emerging resistance, and geographic variation underscoring the urgent need for improved surveillance, prevention strategies, and antifungal stewardship.
- From a dear friend and colleague Dr Emily Rosen. Amazing work!
- Diagnostic Yield of Repeat Blood Cultures and Risk Factors for Bloodstream Infection in Persistent Febrile Neutropenia ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/49vOg2l
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDCurrent Epidemiology and Infection Characteristics of Non-Aspergillus Mold Infections: A Multicenter Study in Australia and New Zealand ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4bLllbS
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDValley Fever in Central California: Diagnosis is Not the Finish Line, the Real Gap is Longitudinal Care ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4pWxxdk
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDEmerging Frontiers in Clinical Mycology: Innovations, Insights, & Impacts Our report, led by @annaapostolopoulou.bsky.social, on the cutting edge of clinical mycology & future directions, from expert discussion @ the 2024 @msgerc.bsky.social biennial meeting onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDNew Review British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDAerosolizing pathogens from sink drains? New study shows it can happen & possibly cause transmission Drain biofilm bacteria found in droplets and aerosols ▶️ spread into room Possible sources of HAIs #IDSky 📄: www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...
- Getting infected 🍄🟫🍄🍄🟫
- Well, this is a brilliant #IDSky article that cuts close to the bone! 😬 Reframes #academia as an infection for which the causative organism may be less easy to define, but that can be just as insidious on affected individuals (clinical academics)! #AcademicSky #MedSky 🧪 @cidjournal.bsky.social
- UW fellows at IDWeek! 😁
- I’ve made it!! #firstimer really excited to connecting with the ID community!!
- Study from Iran suggesting nosocomial transmission of A Flavus. Pretty cool.
- As a person who likes to jump in the lakes after a hike, this is a fun read! @paulpottingermd.bsky.social 8 Gross Things Lurking in Swimming Holes rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/life/leisure...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDDon’t miss the educational opportunities at UW’s Infectious Diseases Education & Assessment (IDEA) site: - National HIV Curriculum - National STD Curriculum - National PrEP Curriculum - HCV Online - HBV Online #IDSky #MedSky idea.medicine.uw.edu
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDAntimicrobial optimization based on negative results from both BFP and respiratory culture may potentially reduce unnecessary antibiotic exposure and AKI in hospitalized patients with suspected pneumonia without increasing the risk of mortality and readmission. doi.org/10.1017/ash....
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDCo-authored by UW’s Dr. Nina Kim and (oops) new from @cidjournal.bsky.social :) Also check out UW’s IDEA HCV “Test and Cure” curriculum… #IDSky www.hepatitisc.uw.edu
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MD🆕🔥Streptococcal endocarditis: a meta-analysis of species dependant risk by 🌟s @drtoddlee.bsky.social 🌟Updated figure 🌟Infective endocarditis prevalence of streptococcal species vs. proportion of streptococcal species bacteraemia #idsky #EMIMCC www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- A beautiful and powerful piece by Dr Pergam @pergamic.bsky.social The smallest faith - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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- The support for building your career pathway in infectious diseases is outstanding! DM me if you’d like to chat more :)
- Woah!
- New from my fellow Pitt ID colleagues!: A very interesting story of CSF Cryptococcus neoformans infection resulting from contaminated medical cannabis Patient and cannabis isolates were genetically indistinguishable #IDSky academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDwww.journalofinfection.com/article/S016... 🚨🚨🍄🍄 new research from Washington University Mycoses Group (WUMG) reveals that Invasive aspergillosis & mucormycosis show broad geographic distribution across the U.S. Regions with higher incidence report lower associated mortality. @fungaldoc.bsky.social
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDAccuracy of plasma cell-free DNA PCR for non-invasive diagnosis of mucormycosis @jordan1990.bsky.social and colleagues at Stanford journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDBactericidal vs Bacteriostatic Antibiotics. This controversial topic has important conceptual ramifications to treat severe infections. youtu.be/3z4BItBrzbk
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDPenicillin Allergy Clearance via Direct Oral Provocation Testing (DOPT): A Systematic Review doi.org/10.1017/ash....
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDWeekly Screening of Circulating Mucorales DNA and early treatment in Severely Burned Patients Improves Survival: Real-Life Bi-center Experience in France Emmanuale Faure... Alexandre Alanio and @sarah-delliere.bsky.social #IDSky #MedMycoSky #IDDx academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDInterested in ID Fellowship? aid.uw.edu/education-an... Education & Fellowships | Allergy & Infectious Diseases
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- It was an honor! 💫
- Celebratory passing of the baton of #socialmedia power: our next Chief Fellows, C2, will take over Blusky starting July 1st! It's been an honor to serve as Chiefs and we are excited to see what the next generation brings! 🙌 🎉 #IDsky #Medsky #weloveID
- Such a wonderful group of people ❤️
- Fellows at the annual Allergy & Infectious Diseases Retreat. We had a blast catching up with colleagues, enjoying great food and taking in the beautiful scenery. Grateful for the laughs, the learning and the sunshine! #IDfellows #IDsky #IDsquad #AIDRetreat2025
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDCryptococcal Meningitis Treatment Beyond HIV: Recognizing the need for Individualized Immune-Based Strategies Hyunah Yoon, Liise-anne Pirofsky, @drboulware.bsky.social In non-HIV-associated CM, ⬇️ing immunosuppression --> ⬆️ inflammation --> 🧠 damage. academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #TxID #IDSky
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDExcited to share the updated CDC yellow book chapter on Immunocompromised Host and travel, here is the official updated website from the CDC. Let me know if you have questions or comments. www.cdc.gov/yellow-book/...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDOur latest episode collabs with @txidfellows.bsky.social to discuss donor call - are you prepared?! Listen to @rebeccakumar.bsky.social @courtharrismd.bsky.social @chelseagorsline.bsky.social share their approach as they answer a few pages. Then check out: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37937964/ #idsky
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- I love this!! I want MORE!
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- Sad to hear I shouldn't touch a capybara! #theyresocute #nocapybarahotelforme @germandworm.bsky.social So fun to listen! open.spotify.com/episode/0PFo...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDi often check this reference for nutritionally variant strep susceptibilities. utppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
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- Favorite post! #obsessed with this show haha
- Dear #TIDSky Your outie delabels specious PCN allergies. Your outie prefers doxycycline. Your outie never uses double anaerobe coverage. Your outie discontinues vancomycin in pts without MRSA. Your outie never dose reduces valcyte for neutropenia. @ast-idcop.bsky.social @idsainfo.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDTwo good reads to accompany the Saturday morning coffee: doi.org/10.1093/ofid... (Breakthrough invasive mold infections in hematological cases) academic.oup.com/ofid/article... (Adenovirus incidence on pediatric SOT)
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDExcited to share our case-control study examining risk factors for invasive fungal disease in patients with multiple myeloma! Therapeutics in MM have been rapidly evolving, and we need to keep up with #TxID complications in this population. #IDsky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Fellows Day = BEST day! 🎉 love hearing ID docs share their career journeys! So inspiring! ✨️ Plus, laser tag was SO fun! #IDlife #IDsky #enjoythejourney
- Fellows Day is an annual tradition that allows fellows to learn and grow in their journey as ID providers and researchers. It also gives them a chance to bond and have a bit of fun together – which they did! This year's fun activity was: Laser tag! #Fellowsday #IDsky #Medsky #WeLoveID
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDThis is a nice and informative prospective study of donor-derived Mycoplasma and Ureaplasmain lung transplant recipients from our Duke Colleagues. Nicely done Patrick Tam! #TxID #IDSky www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDIn CDiff PCR+/Tox-, risk of subsequent Tox+ was aHR 5.06, which increased to aHR 15.71 if high-risk antibiotics received! Presumptive treatment of PCR+/Tox- was associated with lower risk of progression to Tox+ (aHR 0.12) #CDiff #IDSky @cidjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDFungi Fight Back - a great talk from Lars Westblade on his experience with fungal #AMR. Come for the fungal talks, stay for the bagel jokes. @wcmcpathology.bsky.social #Mycology #FungiSphere #Sydney_ID youtu.be/OKfF7zBrWPE?...
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- Reposted by Paulina Vega MDUse of voriconazole to predict susceptibility and resistance to isavuconazole for Aspergillus fumigatus using CLSI methods and interpretive criteria High rate of agreement suggests vori susceptibility can predict isa susceptibility in A fumigatus w/ CLSI AFST journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
- Based on a true story.
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- Really excited about this! As an IMG myself!
- New episode out now! Match update + a discussion about IMGs in ID! f/Shweta Anjan, @diegocruzv.bsky.social @anapdelvalle.bsky.social Radhika Sheth, Cesar Berto @cris-tomatiss.bsky.social Zheyi Teoh 🎙️Subscribe anywhere podcasts are found! febrilepodcast.captivate.fm/listen #IDsky #PedsIDSky
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- Saving this! 👌
- #IDsky Ok I want to know, who’s asking about bat guano fertilizer as a risk factor for histo? I suppose now I need to. @fungaldoc.bsky.social @germhuntermd.bsky.social @drneilstone.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/ofid...
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- Welcome!! 🥳🥳
- What better way to announce our migration to the #IDsky world than to reveal our next fellowship class? These amazing fellows are ready to cultivate expertise and infect the field with their brilliance!🍾🥳❤
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