Bluesky Post Drafts

Draft posts for @wakeforestid.com, one per published blog post. Each is ≤300 characters (including the link). Check off as posted.

Adding new drafts? See bluesky-post-drafts-INSTRUCTIONS.md — new publications are detected automatically and tracked via a GitHub issue.

  • Applying lessons from COVID-19, we launched a dashboard tracking reported Monkeypox (MPX) cases across North Carolina and the US—pulling data from NCDHHS and the CDC to follow the 2022 outbreak in real time. 🧬 https://wakeforestid.com/tracking-monkeypox-cases-in-north-carolina

  • What does infectious diseases have to do with addiction? Dr. Erin Barnes introduces the deep, often overlooked connection between the two—and how she came to work at their intersection. https://wakeforestid.com/an-introduction-to-the-intersection-of-infectious-diseases-and-addiction

  • To guide a limited MPX vaccine supply, researchers from Atrium Health & Wake Forest estimated the MSM population by NC county using NHANES data—helping officials prioritize vaccination. https://wakeforestid.com/estimated-monkeypox-susceptible-msm-population-in-north-carolina

  • New case series (IDWeek 2022): Serratia marcescens is a rare cause of infective endocarditis, but we’ve seen rising severe infections in persons who inject drugs. We describe who’s affected, the clinical picture, and treatment. https://wakeforestid.com/serratia

  • How should we think about addiction? Dr. Erin Barnes makes the case for the “biopsychosocial” framework—naming the biological, psychological & social ingredients of substance use disorder, and opening multiple paths to treatment. https://wakeforestid.com/addiction-as-a-biopsychosocial-disease

  • “You’re just trading one drug for another.” This fear keeps many patients from the most effective addiction treatments. Dr. Erin Barnes explains why medication for opioid use disorder is not trading one drug for another. https://wakeforestid.com/2023-01-4-medication-for-opioid-use-disorder

  • Part 2: How do medications for opioid use disorder actually work, and how do they differ from the drugs people become addicted to? Dr. Erin Barnes breaks down the pharmacology behind effective addiction treatment. https://wakeforestid.com/medication-for-opioid-2

  • Addiction isn’t defined by WHAT you use, but HOW you use it—and what it does to your life and the lives of those you love. Dr. Erin Barnes on cross-addiction and what “truly trading one drug for another” looks like. https://wakeforestid.com/cross-addiction

  • Michael DeWitt traveled to Lima and Tumbes, Peru for the 2024 International Field Epidemiology & Tropical Medicine course—hands-on training in field epi, tropical medicine, and public health. https://wakeforestid.com/international-field-epidemiology

  • The Section on Infectious Diseases & the Atrium Health Division of Infectious Diseases were well represented at #IDWeek2024 in Los Angeles! A look at our team’s research and presence at the meeting. https://wakeforestid.com/idweek2024

  • A productive summer for our medical students: presenting research at conferences as far away as Australia and joining our Medical Student Research Program. Meet the next generation of ID researchers. https://wakeforestid.com/msrp2024

  • Two of our team members joined the 2024 Epistorm Rt-Estimate Collabathon at Northeastern. They helped build new software to estimate real-time epidemic growth rates—a key parameter driving outbreak control. https://wakeforestid.com/epistorm-rt-collabathon

  • For Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2024, our Medical Student ID Interest Group created a series of educational materials on antimicrobial stewardship & resistance. Check them out! 💊 https://wakeforestid.com/aaw

  • In the news: Dr. Brinkley Bellotti spoke with MIT Technology Review about H5N1 and its ongoing spread in dairy cows and poultry. Our team is working on projects to understand its impact on animal & human health. https://wakeforestid.com/h5n1-updates

  • Celebrating the retirement of Dr. Phil Lackey from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Thank you for your years of service and dedication to infectious diseases. 🎉 https://wakeforestid.com/lackey-retire

  • You want to cut back on opioids. Methadone isn’t for you, so you try buprenorphine—and you feel AWFUL. What gives? Dr. Erin Barnes explains why starting bup has gotten so hard in the fentanyl era. (Part 1) https://wakeforestid.com/why-is-getting-bup-so-hard-1

  • Part 2: With fentanyl reshaping opioid use, how do you actually get started on buprenorphine? Dr. Erin Barnes walks through the strategies clinicians use most—and why different approaches work for different people. https://wakeforestid.com/why-is-getting-bup-so-hard-2

  • Dog rabies is entirely preventable, yet kills 60,000 people a year. Dr. Brinkley Bellotti on how facility-location algorithms & staggered vaccination campaigns can reach free-roaming dogs in Arequipa, Peru. https://wakeforestid.com/posts/2026-01-26-why-dog-rabies-persists/

Note: “Meet Dr Wells” (2026-02-09) is still marked draft: true and has no description yet, so no post was drafted for it. Add one once it’s published.

Recent Publications

Draft posts for the 15 most recent publications on the homepage “Recent publications” feed (pulled from team ORCID profiles → PubMed). These showcase the section’s participation in shaping the field, including work where we are co-authors rather than lead/senior authors. Each is ≤300 characters including the DOI link.

Consolidation note: the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2026 guidelines appear as 4 separate PubMed records (full guideline in two journals, an executive summary, and a publisher correction) and the refractory septic shock consensus as 2; rather than post near-identical items, each is consolidated into one post below, and the list continues down the feed to reach 15 distinct papers.

  • Most sepsis deaths occur in low-resource settings. In Critical Care Clinics, Dr. Ryan Maves & colleague review the advances—and the stubborn challenges—of delivering lifesaving sepsis care where resources are scarce. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccc.2026.01.005

  • New in Leukemia Research: a team including Michael DeWitt compares two non-myeloablative conditioning regimens for allogeneic stem cell transplant—fludarabine/busulfan vs. fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/TBI. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2026.108253

  • What drives teen pregnancy in South Africa? Section members Michael DeWitt, Dr. Avinash Shetty & Dr. Chris McNeil help identify the key predictive factors to inform prevention. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2026). https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.25-0271

  • Desperate times, good science: Dr. Ryan Maves & colleague distill lessons from REMAP-CAP—the adaptive platform trial that reshaped how we study community-acquired pneumonia, even amid crisis. Crit Care Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007160

  • How should we define refractory septic shock? Dr. Ryan Maves joins an international SCCM/ESICM Delphi consensus setting clinical criteria for its deadliest stage—co-published in Crit Care Med & Intensive Care Medicine (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007124

  • An international expert panel including Dr. Ryan Maves used a Delphi process to map the gaps—and practical strategies—for managing sepsis in low-resource settings. Crit Care Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007102

  • Sepsis is time-sensitive, but systems often aren’t ready. Dr. Ryan Maves & global colleagues propose ‘The Frame of Survival’—a practical systems framework for time-critical illness in low-resource settings. Crit Care Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007093

  • Dog ticks as sentinels: a study with Michael DeWitt detects Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis & other tick-borne pathogens in dog ticks from Ghana’s Upper East region—mapping zoonotic risk. Med Vet Entomol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.70067

  • What can be done now? Dr. Ryan Maves & colleagues lay out ‘10 Steps to Improve Sepsis Care in Low-Resource Settings’—a pragmatic roadmap for closing the global sepsis survival gap. Crit Care Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007090

  • International medical graduates strengthen the ID workforce but face complex visa hurdles. A needs assessment with Dr. Vera Luther identifies the resources & support IMGs need to navigate career decisions. Open Forum Infect Dis (2026). https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofag183

  • The Surviving Sepsis Campaign’s 2026 International Guidelines are here—with Dr. Ryan Maves among the global authors. The definitive evidence-based roadmap for sepsis & septic shock, in Crit Care Med & Intensive Care Medicine (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007075

  • How well do gonorrhea susceptibility tests agree? Section members Michael DeWitt, Dr. Brinkley Bellotti & Dr. Chris McNeil compare Etest vs. agar dilution MICs in N. gonorrhoeae from North Carolina. Sex Transm Dis (2026). https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002274

  • Necrotizing soft-tissue infections kill fast. Dr. Ryan Maves joins the Global Alliance for Infections in Surgery on a position statement & survival guide for recognizing and treating these emergencies in adults. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000004833

  • Who do people trust for vaccine information? Michael DeWitt & Dr. John Sanders map how trusted sources of COVID-19 vaccine info vary by county across North Carolina—key for tailoring outreach. Vaccines (2026). https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines14010096

  • Promise & peril: Michael DeWitt, Dr. Brinkley Bellotti & Dr. Chris McNeil weigh doxycycline prophylaxis (doxy-PEP) against the risk of spreading antimicrobial resistance across diverse populations. The Lancet Microbe (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101222