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Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 retweeted
With deep gratitude, I share that I have matched in #Rheumatology at @BIDMC_Rheum !
I am thankful to my mentors, colleagues, friends, and family who shaped this journey, especially a mentor I lost along the way, whose guidance remains with me. 🤍 #FellowMatch
Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 retweeted
ACP is honoring six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at #IM2025. The winners will help teach popular Clinical Skills workshops under the guidance and mentorship of expert faculty: bit.ly/43S2qIP
Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 retweeted
Comparative Outcomes of Babesiosis in Immunocompromised and Non-Immunocompromised Hosts: A Multicenter Cohort Study
✅ Just Accepted
✍️ @LoukasMD @CourtHarrisMD
🔗 bit.ly/3CqcWeV
An achievement I only dared dream of: I will train to become an Infectious Disease physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
To my family, friends, and mentors, your faith in me is what made this possible. You have my gratitude.
Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 retweeted
Presenting a rare case: metastatic arthropathy from hepatocellular carcinoma. Highlights the need for thorough diagnostics in atypical joint cases. #ACR24 #BIDMCRheum
How's this for an AmpC producers mnemonic?
"Citrus Cloak in the Air"
Citrobacter freundii
Enterobacter cloacae
Klebsiella aerogenes
➕Commonly encountered AmpC pathogens.
➖Misses rarer pathogens in SPACE/SPICE/HECK Yes
🙃If any mnemonic was perfect, we'd only have one
Loukas Kakoullis 🦠🌴🦟 retweeted
New from @LoukasMD et al:
Systematic review: Bronchoscopy outbreaks - Pathogens: P. aeruginosa, M. tuberculosis, NTM, K. pneumoniae, L. pneumophila. Contamination sources: water, scopes, inadequate disinfection.
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.250
🫁🦠 Is your bronchoscopy suite facing an outbreak? Let us help you where to look! 🔍
Our article is your guide to the detective work behind bronchoscopy related outbreaks (23) and pseudo-outbreaks (52).🕵️♂️👩⚕️
@SHEA_Epi @ICHEJournal
bit.ly/3uZyye6
🌐 Stay informed, dissect the correlations, and safeguard against future outbreaks. 🩺🧤 #MedicalDetectives #OutbreakInvestigation #PathogenPuzzle 🔬
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#Powassan virus is a neurotropic arbovirus transmitted by Ixodes scapularis ticks. Our systematic review explores clinical manifestations, diagnostics & complications. Together, let's advance our understanding of Powassan virus! 🪲 #MedTwitter #IDtwitter
mdpi.com/2575868
6/🗝️ Takeaway: #Powassan virus is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Suspect it in encephalitis cases with possible tick exposure. Speech disorders & basal ganglia involvement should raise suspicion🕵️♂️🔍
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Enjoyed this? Want to learn more about this #emerging_infectious_disease? Read all about it in our systematic review on #Powassan virus in @TropicalmedMDPI !
@MAHIMRes @DivmeharKaur @victorrvaz @linhchen