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Katelyn Pastick

@KatelynPastick

Chief Resident @mghmedres s/p @MGHBWHIDFellows via @UMNMedSchool. Focused on advancing ID in pregnancy clinical research. 🦠🤰🏽🇺🇬 🇧🇼 🇺🇸

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Joined August 2019
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Excited to return to @mghmedres s/p my 2nd year of ID fellowship & 1st year of clinical T32 research. Grateful to @MGHBWHIDFellows & my research mentors for supporting me in this role - looking forward to paying back the mentorship I received as an IM resident! #IDtwitter #MedEd
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Congratulations to this amazing class of future MGH Medicine Chief Residents! What a crew to lead the residency in 2026-2027!
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Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) profile picturePaul Sax@PaulSaxMDOct 12
Big news on the NTM front:
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What does it mean to face disseminated histoplasmosis while pregnant - with limited evidence to guide decisions for both mom + baby? This incredibly powerful piece shares one patient’s journey.🤰#IDtwitter @MGHBWHIDFellows @idsog_org academic.oup.com/ofid/articl…
My Hospital Journey With Histoplasmosis During Pregnancy

My Hospital Journey With Histoplasmosis During Pregnancy

Histoplasmosis in pregnancy is rarely encountered and treatment decisions can be complicated by potential antifungal toxicities to the mother and developin

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Histoplasmosis in Pregnancy: A Review and Patient Perspective

Histoplasmosis in Pregnancy: A Review and Patient Perspective

Immune compromise in pregnancy is associated with disseminated histoplasmosis and vertical transmission. The paucity of data describing the safety and effi

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🔥🆕SOLARIO RCT 🆕🔥 @NEJM Among patients who had undergone orthopedic surgery and received local antibiotics, a short course (≤7 days)of systemic antibiotics was noninferior to a long course (≥4 weeks).with respect to definite treatment failure by 12 months #idxposts nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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@dr_demetreAug 15
1/2 This is great! @HHSGov focusing attention on congenital syphilis is important. I hope that part of the plan is to address the shortage of penicillin. hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-expan…
HHS Announces $4 Million Initiative to Expand Rapid Syphilis Testing & Treatment to Protect Mothers...

HHS Announces $4 Million Initiative to Expand Rapid Syphilis Testing & Treatment to Protect Mothers...

HHS announced a $4 million initiative to expand access to rapid, point-of-care syphilis testing.

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More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola. Absolutely heartbreaking. apnews.com/article/congo-ebo…
More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

More pregnant women are dying in Congo as they avoid hospitals over Ebola

Some pregnant women in eastern Congo are avoiding hospitals over fears of a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak, and more of them are dying around childbirth.

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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayMay 21
Ampicillin—gentamicin versus ampicillin alone for prolonged prelabor rupture of membranes at term in group B streptococcus—negative patients: a randomized controlled trial ow.ly/Igbv50Z2ARX
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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayMay 5
Predicting neonatal infection in preterm premature rupture of membranes with vaginal microbiology and metagenomics: a prospective cohort study ow.ly/maRF50YUWKt
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STI Treatment for Pregnant vs Non-pregnant Patients in the ED ‼️Among >4 million ED encounters with N gonorrhea or C trachomatis testing, only 10.9% pregnant patients vs. 38.2% of non-pregnant patients received empiric treatment. @idsog_org jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
STI Treatment for Pregnant vs Nonpregnant Patients in the ED

STI Treatment for Pregnant vs Nonpregnant Patients in the ED

This cross-sectional study compares empiric treatment rates between pregnant and nonpregnant patients evaluated for Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis in emergency departments and examines...

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AJOGMFM@ajogmfmApr 16
🚨 Cerclage RCT update 🚨 In a multicenter randomized trial (n=54 patients), adding perioperative azithromycin to standard care (cefazolin + indomethacin) for physical exam–indicated cerclage did not improve outcomes. Read the full manuscript in AJOG MFM: ow.ly/P0KX50YK6zs
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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayApr 7
Azithromycin in preterm premature rupture of membranes: population pharmacokinetics and dose optimization - Schematic of the final population pharmacokinetic model ow.ly/ErCg50YqP6y
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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayMar 29
Early prediction of congenital cytomegalovirus infection and symptoms after maternal primary infection - Diagram of the perinatal management of patients with maternal primary infection ow.ly/u4Fe50YAomr
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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayMar 27
AJOG Presents: Third-trimester HIV testing during pregnancy in the United States ow.ly/mAR050YzRYn
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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayMar 21
Early prediction of congenital CMV infection and symptoms after maternal primary infection using CMV polymerase chain reaction in chorionic villi and in amniotic fluid - CMV transcripts in placental tissue by chromogenic in situ hybridization ow.ly/elNV50Yx8zO
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AJOG@AJOG_thegrayMar 2
AJOG Presents: Azithromycin in preterm premature rupture of membranes: population pharmacokinetics and dose optimization ow.ly/UoZm50YnVpj
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@JAMA_currentFeb 9
💬 Viewpoint: Routine exclusion of pregnant individuals from RCTs has resulted in gaps in drug safety data, which can lead to unrecognized risks, inappropriate medication avoidance, or delayed guideline recommendations. bit.ly/4bHq6U7
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Pregnant women with MDR/RR-TB and the all-oral 6-month regimen: experiences from a patient series in South Africa ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/3LvoTog
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Antibiotic use during pregnancy and neonatal Group B Streptococcus disease - Journal of Infection journalofinfection.com/artic…
Antibiotic use during pregnancy and neonatal Group B Streptococcus disease

Antibiotic use during pregnancy and neonatal Group B Streptococcus disease

To examine the association between prenatal antibiotic exposure and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease within 4 weeks postpartum.

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Interim Safety of RSVpreF Vaccination During Pregnancy jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Interim Safety of RSVpreF Vaccination During Pregnancy

Interim Safety of RSVpreF Vaccination During Pregnancy

This interim analysis of an ongoing retrospective cohort study uses data from 5 US health plans to assess safety of a bivalent prefusion F subunit–based respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine...

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