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Jake Lazarus

@JacobLazarusMD

@MGH_ID Medical Director, Infection Control and Co-Founder of Multidisciplinary Recurrent UTI Clinic

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Joined June 2019
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The routine ordering of ESR & CRP should stop. These tests aren’t specific to any particular disease, they can’t differentiate infection from acute/chronic inflammation, and their ability to prognosticate is limited. @BradSpellberg @CMIJournal clinicalmicrobiologyandinfec…
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Prophylactic antifungals prior to a urologic procedure? What to do in this complicated case? Please weigh in! themednet.org/question/20928…
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RSV vaccine are cost savings in those >=60 with chronic kidney disease and cost effective in multiple other populations >=60
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Thrilled to share our collaborative work with the Masschusetts DPH: Antibiotic Allergy Prevalence and Documentation Quality in Massachusetts Long-Term Care Facilities:A Cross-Sectional Survey @ShiraDoronMD @IDDoc1978 #antibioticallergy #penicillinallergy doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2024.…
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Kudos to @JessieLSeidel for spearheading the MMUSKIT study on fracture-related infection, amazing partnership from @laura_certain and #AlainaRitter! academic.oup.com/ofid/articl…
Multisite Study of the Management of Musculoskeletal Infection After Trauma: The MMUSKIT Study

Multisite Study of the Management of Musculoskeletal Infection After Trauma: The MMUSKIT Study

Longer courses of antibiotics (>6 vs ≤6 weeks) were not significantly associated with surgery- or infection-free survival among patients with infection

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An all ⭐️ panel! We will start the webinar w/a pulse ✅️: What's your #H5N1 tracking/prep level? 🟢 following/no major changes 2 prep 🟡 following closely/planning changes 2 prep 🔴 following v closely/implementing major changes 2 prep @MGHDisasterMed @mgh_id @Region1RDHRS
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📣 Don't miss our Discussion on the H5N1 Avian Flu. Join us and our panel of experts next Friday, June 14th from 12pm-1pm EST! As always, #CE credits will be available. 📝Register here: bit.ly/3wurwPx
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👏 Appreciate the "Rationale for Not Screening/Treating" section with clear explanation of the evidence base. 👏 @MWinklerMDPhD, recent @MGHBWHIDFellows @mgh_id reported on removal of pre-op UA from a surgery checklist 📋. What happened: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
If you don’t test, they will not treat: Impact of stopping preoperative screening for asymptomatic...

If you don’t test, they will not treat: Impact of stopping preoperative screening for asymptomatic...

Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is not recommended outside of patients undergoing invasive urological procedures and during pregnancy. Despite national guidelines recommending against...

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Check out the refreshed UpToDate Asymptomatic Bacteriuria article! We highlight new data re: pre-operative screening, and (I hope) have organized the content to emphasize stewardship. @UpToDate uptodate.com/contents/asympt…
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Nobody has their slides ready a week before! 🫠
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📢Not to be missed! With moderation by @ericashenoy!
MGH Center for Disaster Medicine (@MGHDisasterMed) profile pictureMGH Center for Disaster Medicine@MGHDisasterMed6 Jun 2024
📣 Don't miss our Discussion on the H5N1 Avian Flu. Join us and our panel of experts next Friday, June 14th from 12pm-1pm EST! As always, #CE credits will be available. 📝Register here: bit.ly/3wurwPx
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Check out the refreshed UpToDate Asymptomatic Bacteriuria article! We highlight new data re: pre-operative screening, and (I hope) have organized the content to emphasize stewardship. @UpToDate uptodate.com/contents/asympt…
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Appreciated the collaboration with colleagues @MassDPH on this case, and the thorough differential by @dr_demetre (who, of course, got it 💯right!). #infectionprevention teams know cases like these always arrive on a Friday night (as did this one)! @mgh_id @MassGeneralNews
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Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital: A 20-Year-Old Man with a Pustular Rash nej.md/3KnFhmg #Dermatology
Clinical Photographs. Skin lesions are present on the right side of the face (Panel A), on the right side of the neck and behind the right ear (Panel B), on the left antecubital fossa and axilla (Panel C), and on the right antecubital fossa (Panel D).

ALT Clinical Photographs. Skin lesions are present on the right side of the face (Panel A), on the right side of the neck and behind the right ear (Panel B), on the left antecubital fossa and axilla (Panel C), and on the right antecubital fossa (Panel D).

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D-mannose for the prevention of recurrent UTI: will you still recommend it? I gave my thoughts. Did I miss anything? I have a journal club coming up. Help me out... themednet.org/question/19981 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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This was a joy to write with Dr. Gupta. I think it's a great resource: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3859…
Recurrent UTI in Women-Risk Factors and Management - PubMed

Recurrent UTI in Women-Risk Factors and Management - PubMed

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in women; more than 50% of women will be diagnosed with a UTI in her lifetime. Many of these women will go on to develop recurrent UTI. Nevertheless,...

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#Infectious #Disease Clinics is excited to announce publication of this important issue devoted to #Urinary Tract #Infection Challenges: Beyond the Basics! Thank you to our authors & editor, Dr. Kalpana Gupta on providing important updates & #clinical expertise!
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Rounding out Wednesday is the live Q&A for our complex UTI panel workshop and viral hepatitis talk. Thank you @GramPosiTiff @JacobLazarusMD @Arthur_Kim_ID and @RMKGandhi for moderating! See you tomorrow! id.hmscme.com
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In a recent @SHEA_Epi publication, researchers from @mgh_id @MGHMedicine and colleagues found that an electronic medical record tool helps clinicians diagnose #mpox. Read more: massgeneral.org/news/press-r… @ericashenoy @JacobLazarusMD
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cholangitis, GNR bacteremia (not Pseudomonas), ERCP/stenting done. Pt afebrile and ambulatory. Abx for how long? 7 day, 10 day, 14 day, other?
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Welcome to #idtwitter to the talented @BIDMC_IM resident (and ID applicant) @CaitTrottier_MD! Sharing our incredible disseminated #dermatophytosis case just published in #ofid. @BIDMC_IDFellows @id_bmc @MGHBWHIDFellows @tufts_id @BrownIDprogram get at her! academic.oup.com/ofid/articl…
Beyond the Superficial: Disseminated Trichophyton rubrum Infection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Beyond the Superficial: Disseminated Trichophyton rubrum Infection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Abstract. Superficial dermatophyte infections are common in the general population and are readily treated with topical antifungals. Deeper invasion is rar

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I like to run the recommendation letters written for me and the ones I write myself through this gender-bias calculator -- tells you division of female- versus male-associated words: slowe.github.io/genderbias/
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For those ID doctors like me who never figured out how many days were in months... #IdTwitter 😅
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