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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Nov 20

Hi Bluesky! #IDSky #intro #firstpost

I'm an infectious diseases doctor 🦠🩺
Interested in #HIV, general ID, #HealthcareEpidemiology, #ClinicalEpidemiology, #TropicalMedicine. I like swimming 🏊, taking pictures 📸, food 🍎 & traveling ✈️

Sharing a picture ⬇️ from a recent New England trip 🍂🍁

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 1h

a group of minions are standing on a snowy field .

ALT: a group of minions are standing on a snowy field .

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 2h

Analysis of 4 outbreaks of locally acquired #malaria in the US in 2023
Prescribe malaria chemoprophylaxis for pts traveling to endemic regions! #IDSky #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2839653

US Public Health Response to First Locally Acquired Malaria Outbreaks in 20 Years

This qualitative study investigates the spread and genetic lineages of and public health response to the 2023 outbreaks of locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria in 4 US states.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 5d

For lab friends: 99 lab hacks that may make work easier! #MedSky #IDSky www.nature.com/articles/d41...

These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier

Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 6d

New World #screwworm Cochliomyia hominivorax cases continue to rise and move north #IDSky #MedSky
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Mexico sees 32% jump in screwworm cases in September as cases move north

Mexico saw a nearly 32% increase in confirmed cases of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite in September, according to government data, as a concentration of cases moves north.

www.reuters.com

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 11d

Visual Guide to Opportunistic Infections in People With #HIV
Great resource from IAS USA. Pictures w vignettes
#MedSky #IDSky #MedEd
iasusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/33-4-605.pdf

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · 13d

I couldn’t be prouder to have worked on this JAMA Insights article with @angiefagerlin.bsky.social and @bzikmund.bsky.social—five key strategies for communicating medical numbers clearly and meaningfully, so patients can make informed decisions!

JAMA @jama.com · 14d

Clinicians can enhance patient understanding by using numerical data instead of verbal probabilities, consistent denominators, absolute risk comparisons, and clear context for unfamiliar data types.

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JAMA Insights: How to Communicate Medical Numbers. It outlines recommendations for conveying risk, adjusting numerators, communicating probability changes, using visualizations, and providing context, with examples of problematic and preferred communication styles.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you! See you in Atlanta!

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 13d

Thrilled to be part of JAMA Network Peer Review Academy 2025-26

JAMA @jama.com · 14d

JAMA Network names thirteen early-career researchers to the 2025–2026 Peer Review Academy, a nine-month program in editorial decision-making and peer review.

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#PeerReview #AcademicPublishing #MedEd

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 18d

Sexually transmitted enteric infections among MSM
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00075-23
#IDSky #MedSky

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 19d

Tinea nigra
#IDSky #DermSky #MedSky

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 19d

#IDSky #MedSky #VaccinesWork

IDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 19d

ACIP members are questioning whether the hepatitis B vaccine should continue to be universally administered to children at birth.

Fact: Implementation of universal birth dose hepatitis B vaccine is the most effective strategy to prevent childhood infections.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 20d

PAIN FLEX contains dexamethasone and methocarbamol NOT listed on the product label
www.fda.gov/drugs/medica...

PAIN FLEX may be harmful due to hidden drug ingredients

The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers not to purchase or use PAIN FLEX, a product promoted and sold for joint pain on various websites, including Amazon.com and possibly in some retai...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 20d

More #measles infections have been reported this year in the US than in any year in more than three decades #VaccinesWork #IDSky #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2839096

Tracking County-Level Measles Cases in the US

This case series explores an online data collection and sharing infrastructure that centralizes tracking of measles cases from counties across the US.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 22d

Algorithm, risk factors, treatment for superficial vein thrombosis #MedSky @jama.com
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838995

Algorithm for superficial vein thrombosis

Table showing summary of common risk factors associated with superficial vein thrombosis

Table showing summary of findings for treatment of superficial vein thrombosis

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 23d

⬆️odds of #HIV resistance when DTG is coadministered w 3TC + AZT, d4T, or ABC vs 3TC + TDF #IDSky #MedSky

Clinical Infectious Diseases @cidjournal.bsky.social · 23d

HIV resistance to dolutegravir varies with co-administered agents

✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky

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HIV resistance to dolutegravir varies with co-administered agents

We hypothesized that HIV-dolutegravir-resistance is more frequent when co-administered with nucleos(t)ides with shorter intracellular half-lives.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 28d

Prevention of healthcare-acquired #Legionnaires’ disease is based upon the principles of water management requiring a multidisciplinary approach #IDSky #MedSky link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · 29d

Sharing our article on RIME amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(25)00537-6/abstract #IDSky #MedSky #DermSky
✅RIME = umbrella term used to describe mucocutaneous eruptions resulting from infxns
✅MIRM = form of RIME
✅Comprehensive supportive care is essential: fluids, pain mx, care of skin, mouth, eyes

Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 4

Chagas disease is endemic in the United States. Full stop.

"Labeling the US as non–Chagas disease–endemic perpetuates low awareness and underreporting"

#IDSky #MedSky #Chagas

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States

wwwnc.cdc.gov

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 4

Routine H pylori screening did NOT significantly reduce the risk of upper GI bleeding #IDSky #HPylori #GastroSky #MedSky
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2838493

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Sep 2

When bacteria were exposed to ciprofloxacin alongside ibuprofen & acetaminophen, they developed more genetic mutations than w the antibiotic alone, helping them grow faster & become highly resistant #IDSky #MedSky
nature.com/articles/s44259-025-00144-w

The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli - npj Antimicrobials and Resistance

npj Antimicrobials and Resistance - The effect of commonly used non-antibiotic medications on antimicrobial resistance development in Escherichia coli

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Joseph Marcus @josephmarcusid.medsky.social · Aug 30

How do you interpret a positive test that has 99.98% specificity?

With caution if you screen lots of low risk individuals.

49 of 89k military 🩸 donors screened ➕ for T cruzi antibodies.

0 met diagnostic criteria for Chagas’ disease

#IDSky

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Outcomes of Military Blood Donors at Joint Base San Antonio with Reactive Trypanosoma cruzi Antibody Screening

AbstractBackground. Blood donors in the United States are universally screened once for Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies to prevent transfusion-transmitted Cha

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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · Aug 23

A microscopic tardigrade going for a stroll through some algae.

Credit: Sinclair Stammers

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Aug 23

#7-OH 7-hydroxymitragynine is a psychoactive component of kratom. ⬆️number of products w unnaturally ⬆️amounts of 7-OH are available in vape shops: attractive packaging/may appear like candy. Potential for dependence/withdrawal ~same as opioids. Overdose➡️ CNS/respiratory depression etc
#MedSky #IDSky

JAMA @jama.com · Aug 22

The US #FDA recently moved to regulate 7-OH a Schedule I drug. Here’s what you need to know about the #opioid-like substance being sold at #vape shops and gas stations.

#MedSky

What Is 7-OH?

This Medical News article discusses a concentrated kratom byproduct with opioid-like properties that is being sold in vape shops, gas stations, corner stores, and online.

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Aug 23

#IDSky #MedSky
www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13...

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Patrick Ching @patrickching.bsky.social · Aug 22

#IDSky #MedSky

The Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social · Aug 21

New Review:

Towards shorter therapy for candidaemia: defining uncomplicated candidaemia in adults

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Towards shorter therapy for candidaemia: defining uncomplicated candidaemia in adults

Although the characteristics of complicated candidaemia are well known, uncomplicated disease remains undefined. Recommended treatment duration for candidaemia is 14 days after bloodstream infection i...