ID Writing
Curious about the art of Infectious Diseases? Explore diagnostics, syndromes, antimicrobials, and the clinical uncertainty that makes ID so compelling.
Latest Essays
5/13/2026
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.
Read article4/20/2026
A bedside question about prosthetic valve endocarditis, aortic root abscess, new hardware in an infected field, and when suppressive therapy actually fits after surgery.
Read article2/6/2026
Sometimes the biggest revolutions are right beneath our feet
Read article11/7/2025
A general guide to parasitology—and a short class in etymology
Read article10/31/2025
Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, Part II: The Other Ways Out
Read article10/1/2025
Rethinking aminoglycosides in Infectious Endocarditis
Read article9/12/2025
1HP - Shorter, safer, and surprisingly under-the-radar
Read article9/8/2025
The bacilli that shaped Andean medicine, haunted the trenches of war, and still hides in our cats.
Read article8/30/2025
Moving Beyond Gentamicin, Ampicillin, and Metronidazole for Peripartum Infections
Read article8/21/2025
Part I of Many: Decoding How Gram-Negatives Outsmart Antibiotics
Read article8/14/2025
BDG: The Overrated Biomarker
Read article8/4/2025
Making Sense of Mutations and Treatment
Read article7/19/2025
A case for dropping viridans and viridans group labels in bloodstream infections
Read article7/12/2025
Understanding the roles of cardiac CT, PET/CT, and SPECT/CT in diagnosing native and prosthetic valve infections.
Read article7/11/2025
Just wanted to tell the origins for this blog.
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