President of @EIDS_uae. Transplant ID physician. Adj Associate Prof UAEU. @UMass_ID @UT_infectious @bcm_tropmed alum #TxID #OncID #viewsmyown @docalhammadi
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Excited to share our latest publication: Effectiveness and safety of eravacycline-based regimens for resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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A 43-year-old man with pulmonary tuberculosis was started on standard anti-TB therapy. As expected, his uric acid level increased — a well-known effect of pyrazinamide. Although he had no history of gout or uric acid nephropathy, allopurinol was started to “prevent” complications
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Fosfomycin’s IV formulation is now being used more widely, particularly in critically ill patients with MDR or DTR-GNB infections
🆕⚡⚡🟢Excellent comprehensive review
Fosfomycin Use in Treating Severe Difficult-to-Treat Gram-Negative Infections
🔻Mechanism of action. Fosfomycin
🔻Antimicrobial Spectrum
🔻Resistance
🔻PK/PD Characteristics
🔻Dosing
🔻TDM
🔻Clinical Trials and Real-World Data
🔻Adverse Events
🔻ESCMID guidelines for the treatment of MDR GNB/fosfomycin
🔻Purposing Fosfomycin in the Treatment of DTR Gram-Negative Infections in Critically Ill Patients #IDXposts
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Tuberculosis infection screening recommendations for targeted immunotherapies: comparison of U.S. prescribing information, clinical resources and quality measures
✅ Just Accepted
✍️ @UCSFDHM
🔗 bit.ly/43K2IQZ
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Effectiveness and safety of antibiotics in kidney transplant recipients with asymptomatic bacteriuria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 bit.ly/4lSOvYd
📢 Excited to share the publication of our landmark study on the Gam-COVID-Vac vaccine conducted in the UAE!
Proud to have led this work in collaboration with UAE University’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Infection risk associated with colonization by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria: An umbrella review and meta-analysis
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 bit.ly/405Hj2Z
Thrilled to have this episode discussion with Dr. Shoham on transplant infectious diseases in the UAE, commercial transplantation, and donor evaluation challenges. Grateful for the opportunity to share perspectives. #TransplantID #UAE
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📢 New Publication Alert
Despite the proven efficacy of HIV PrEP, its uptake across the GCC remains far below potential barriers.
In our latest expert review, we outline a strategic roadmap to advance PrEP adoption in the region.
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Successful participation this year at the largest European Infectious Disease Conference ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Vienna
Two posters presented which describe genomic analysis of 2 unique cases
Ahmed AlHammadi retweeted
How safe and effective are MMR and VZV 💉after SOT in children? Pretty safe and pretty effective!
Need details? This 🔥table has it all in one place! The authors also propose inactivated vaccines >2 weeks pre-SOT and live vaccines >4 weeks
transplantid.net/5ZACTPRN
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Cytomegalovirus infection: When and why to detect antibodies.
Serological testing in CMV infection.
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Enhanced tuberculosis diagnosis with computer-aided chest X-ray and urine LAM in adults with HIV admitted to hospital (CASTLE study): A cluster randomised trial
✅ Just Accepted
🔗 bit.ly/4kNxyPJ
Publication Alert 🚨
This study aims to evaluate PrEP's value and effectiveness and to develop targeted recommendations for overcoming barriers and expanding PrEP programs to better serve the region's specific needs and populations at risk.
cureus.com/articles/346765-a…
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Publication Alert 🚨
Unusual instance of heart involvement. A 28-year-old man from India presented with a persistent cough and hemoptysis. Imaging revealed bilateral lung lesions along with cystic lesions in his right ventricle.
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