M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS
m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social
M. Salman Ashraf, MBBS
@m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UNMC; Medical Director, Nebraska DHHS HAI/AR Program, Nebraska DHHS HAI/AR Program. Posts are my own and do not represent my employers
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More excellent work from @m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social!

"A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections" #IDSky #UTISky

www.jamda.com/article/S152...
A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections
Identification and appropriate treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) is challenging in post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) settings. Urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has emerged as a rap...
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July 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Congrats to @m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social & @cortes-penfield.bsky.social for contributing to this much anticipated and practice-changing guideline on complicated UTIs! #IDSky #UTISky
🚨 IDSA has released the first guidelines for the management and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs)!

The new guidelines simplify the prior definitions of uncomplicated UTIs and cUTIs, & address treatment for cUTIs.

View guidelines: bit.ly/4lUjN1a
July 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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New from Drs. Nada Fadul, @estohs.bsky.social, @m-salman-ashraf.bsky.social and a fantastic collaborative team in JMIR Research Protocols:

"Providing Education and Training to Health Care Professionals to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities"

#IDSky

www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e60901/
Providing Education and Training to Health Care Professionals to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities: Protocol for Implementation Project Using Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Main...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the need for targeted interventions to address health care disparities among specific health care professionals and mitigate the impact of the virus. ...
www.researchprotocols.org
June 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM