ID Writing
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Short essays grounded in bedside questions and clinical uncertainty. 15 published posts and growing.
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Don't Treat the Scan: When Imaging Lags Behind Infection Recovery
A literature-based ID essay on residual abdominal collections, vertebral osteomyelitis MRI, and follow-up endocarditis imaging, with one central lesson: don't treat the scan in isolation.
May 13, 2026
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New Hardware, Old Infection: When Should We Suppress After Endocarditis Surgery?
A bedside question about prosthetic valve endocarditis, aortic root abscess, new hardware in an infected field, and when suppressive therapy actually fits after surgery.
Apr 20, 2026
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Soil, Streptomyces, and the Microbes That Changed Medicine
Sometimes the biggest revolutions are right beneath our feet
Feb 6, 2026
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From Helminths to Protozoa: The Language and Life of Parasites
A general guide to parasitology—and a short class in etymology
Nov 7, 2025
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Pumping, Plugging, and Protecting: The Hidden Logic of Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, Part II: The Other Ways Out
Oct 31, 2025
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Gentamicin in Infective Endocarditis: friend, foe, or just folklore?
Rethinking aminoglycosides in Infectious Endocarditis
Oct 1, 2025
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TB Prevention in a Month? Yes, Really!
1HP - Shorter, safer, and surprisingly under-the-radar
Sep 12, 2025
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Bartonella: From the Andes to the Cat Scratch
The bacilli that shaped Andean medicine, haunted the trenches of war, and still hides in our cats.
Sep 8, 2025
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The Times They Are A-Changin'
Moving Beyond Gentamicin, Ampicillin, and Metronidazole for Peripartum Infections
Aug 30, 2025
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Why Some Antibiotics Just Don’t Stand a Chance: Understanding β-Lactamases
Part I of Many: Decoding How Gram-Negatives Outsmart Antibiotics
Aug 21, 2025
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Saving the Horseshoe Crab: Why We Should Rethink BDG Testing
BDG: The Overrated Biomarker
Aug 14, 2025
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The CMV Resistance Puzzle
Making Sense of Mutations and Treatment
Aug 4, 2025
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Don’t Call Me Viridans: I Have a Name
A case for dropping viridans and viridans group labels in bloodstream infections
Jul 19, 2025
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Echo Inconclusive? Here’s How to Navigate Endocarditis Imaging
Understanding the roles of cardiac CT, PET/CT, and SPECT/CT in diagnosing native and prosthetic valve infections.
Jul 12, 2025
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The Beginning
Just wanted to tell the origins for this blog.
Jul 11, 2025