Infectious disease and Critical care physician @UTHealthSA @UTHealthSA_ID @uthsa_pccm
Joined September 2010
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Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Got to present a session @IDWeekmtg #IDWeek2024 on Trauma-Informed Care for STI in SPANISH along side my friend and colleague @RMGmdID. The “English subtitles” were in the slides, participation was outstanding!
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
IDSA Advocacy leads to significant new recognition of ID Physician effort in the CMS FY25 proposed Physician Fee Schedule idsociety.org/news--publicat… via @IDSAInfo
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
🆕️⚡️⚡️ @ASHE_Journal
Bring it on again:antimicrobial stewardship in transplant infectious diseases:updates &new challenges
Updates:
FN
ASB
CDI
Challenges:
#Shorterisbetter 🔥
Abx allergy delabeling
GN MDROs infections/colonization
CMV prophylaxis & Rx
cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Oral #Chagas transmission is growing in recognition and likely a major route of infection throughout certain regions in Latin America and possibly the US. Check out our review oral #Chagas in #Colombia @OmarCantillo8 @melissanolanphd @Sara_Zuluaga @UF_EPI mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/1/14 – at Gainesville, FL
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
🔥ARiE RCT 🔥@AmJGastro
A double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Antibiotics* with or without Rifaximin for acute hepatic Encephalopathy in critically ill patients with cirrhosis #idxposts #meded
journals.lww.com/ajg/abstrac…
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Brazil is facing a huge outbreak of Fusarium endophthalmitis after cataract surgery. More than 90 infected patients in Macapá, state of Amapá. Patients are not responding to antifungals. I wish we had fosmanogepix to give them. Pretty sad history.
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
💥🆕“Society of Critical Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines for Evaluating New Fever in Adult Patients in the ICU”
Our new guideline is published⬇️
#MedTwitter #IDTwitter #TxID #TwitteRx #MedEd #PulmTwitter
👇Free Access
bit.ly/3rIYJV7
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
🆕️⚡️Isavuconazole–tacrolimus drug–drug interactions in HSCT patients⚡️🆕️
The study suggests that a reduction of 18% in tacrolimus may be recommended #IDXposts academic.oup.com/jac/article…
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Colistin Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy for Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms dlvr.it/StBVxK
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Mpox in solid organ transplant recipients: multicenter case series
Mostly kidney recipients. Many with HIV infection. High number of skin lesions. All treated with tecovirimat. One patient died; all others resolved by day 30. @amjtransplant
doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.0…
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
We have 1 palliative medicine fellowship position open here at UT Health San Antonio. Message me if interested in having an awesome year! #hpm – at San Antonio, TX
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
This is a great place to get trained. This is a great opportunity @SeeFisch
🚨We have an unexpected PCCM fellowship spot starting next month (or later) as 1 of our new fellows is unable to join. If interested, please email your CV to our amazing coordinator Kelly [email protected] please retweet ❤️#fellowship #pccm @UNMC_IM
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
New from CDC
Interim Guidance for Diagnosis and Management of Cases of Suspected Fungal Meningitis Associated with Epidural Anesthesia Administered in Matamoros, Mexico
funguseducationhub.org/inter…
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
🚨PHARM-CRIT-SERVICE study
🔍 218 ICU PharmDs in 85 🇺🇸🏥
1️⃣ ICU pharmacists covering 1 service had ⬆️ interventions attempted & accepted than 2+ services or none
2️⃣ Higher patient-to-pharmacist ratios = lower intervention acceptance #TwitteRx
@ACCP 👉 bit.ly/3oWeoOP
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Suprer interesting⚡️⚡️🔴 #AAC
Atazanavir Resensitizes Candida auris to Azoles #IDTwitter
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128…
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
SAFO Trial in #ECCMID2023
Main findings:
Shorted duration of bacteremia
But similar mortality
As per predicted by @DrToddLee
QnA:
How many were complicated vs. unc.
The majority were unc.
Sec outcome of persistent bacteremia was defined as bacteremia > 72H
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
The specialty of #CriticalCare has achieved important advances in survival for many patients with the most complex disorders. Along with these advances, however, there has been an increasing awareness of the complicated and persistent morbidity that follows critical illness. 1/10
Matthew Brigmon retweeted
Hey #TwitteRx our hospital @bswhealth_Templ is hiring!
-Inpatient transplant pharmacist
-Inpatient floor pharmacist
-7 on/7 off overnight
-7 on/7 off LTAC
We are a 650 bed AMC, nat’l recognition for teaching, Level 1 trauma, level 1 stroke, ♥️ and 🫘 txplant. Come work w me!