McPhillips MD @MCPhillipsMD
Fellow emeritus. ID Doc LARP'ing as a scientist. My favorite antibiotic is Bactrim (doxy-curious though). Sucker for a good data visualization. Boston, MA Joined October 2010-
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Astronomers might have discovered a mysterious object shining in the deep sky that could be older than the stars. Extraordinary essay by @andersen. This is the conclusion.
“Ebola is never just a virus; it is a mirror. Each outbreak reflects the strength — or fragility — of the systems meant to protect us.” statnews.com/2025/09/11/ebo…
COVID-19 really broke America. The Failure of Life Expectancy to Fully Rebound to Prepandemic Levels jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
Full video of President Whitmore’s speech from Area 51 little more than a half hour ago:
Just. Wow. As we went over Mexico and the U.S. this morning, I caught this sprite. Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below. We have a great view above the clouds, so…
STAGGERING: This new study of 133 countries is the first to estimate the impact of all USAID’s work. In 2 decades, it saved *92M* lives. Current cuts, if not reversed, are forecast to cost *14M* lives thru 2030. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
How much evidence is needed to revise established clinical practices? and, can data alone truly catalyze such shifts? Our 🆕🔥 Article @CIDJournal super 🌟s @MCPhillipsMD & @BradSpellberg Others Practicing With Intent: How to Teach an Old Dogma New Tricks academic.oup.com/cid/article/do…
We already modify media for antibiotic susceptibility testing for certain antibiotics (ex dapto, cefiderocol) to get more actuate results. It stands to reason that certain antibiotic resistance mechanisms (like MBLs) may also require modifications in the media to be accurate.
We already modify media for antibiotic susceptibility testing for certain antibiotics (ex dapto, cefiderocol) to get more actuate results. It stands to reason that certain antibiotic resistance mechanisms (like MBLs) may also require modifications in the media to be accurate.
The results of this study call into question the accuracy of susceptibility testing for organisms containing MBLs when conducted in nutrient-rich media and reiterate the need for clinical validation of in vitro susceptibility testing results, particularly if such resuls
The results of this study call into question the accuracy of susceptibility testing for organisms containing MBLs when conducted in nutrient-rich media and reiterate the need for clinical validation of in vitro susceptibility testing results, particularly if such resuls
🆕🌟Super interesting! IDSA guidance recommend against the use of CAZ for the treatment of S. maltophilia Ceftazidime retains in vivo efficacy against strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia for which traditional testing predicts resistance @BradSpellberg journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/ms…
LOL! Ok…. good luck with that…
LOL! Ok…. good luck with that…
Wow! If anyone ever doubts the power of crowd sourcing, look at the vaccine RCT table that has been built already, in under 24 h! Unbelievable work by @jakescottMD Dr. Abhay Dand, @alejodiaz81 and Dr. Ali Sebastian Meza Vazquez! bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
We see no possible way this could go wrong
Two journals tried paying peer reviewers and found increased acceptance, earlier reports, and no change in quality. WHAT A SURPRISE!
This watches like a horror movie where the protagonist is waking into a trap. I just kept yelling “stop… stop!…STOP!”
This watches like a horror movie where the protagonist is waking into a trap. I just kept yelling “stop… stop!…STOP!”
wtf (where is the fish?) rbf (resting bass face) lol (lot of ladybugs) lmao (letting my armadillos out) omg (oh my gar)
lol this simulation is a bit too absurd.
lol this simulation is a bit too absurd.

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