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Open Forum Infectious Diseases publishes clinical, translational, and basic research in a fully open access, online journal. An official journal of @IDSAinfo

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@OFIDJournal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
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Hello there! We're the official account for Open Forum Infectious Diseases – an official journal of @IDSAInfo . OFID publishes clinical, translational and basic research in a fully open access, online journal. Follow us to stay up to date and comment on all our latest content.
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We are very excited to announce that Roger J. Bedimo, MD, FIDSA, has been selected as the next editor-in-chief of OFID! Dr. Bedimo will succeed interim co-editors-in-chief @jobadd and @FungalDoc who have led OFID throughout the search process. 🔗
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We are excited to announce two interim co-editors-in-chief to lead the journal as an open search is conducted for @PaulSaxMD ’s successor as editor-in-chief: @FungalDoc and @jobadd . (1/4)
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Monkeypox - A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 #OFIDEditorsChoice @FungalDoc @jobadd
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Effect of fecal microbial transplantation on Clostridioides difficile infection: dysbiosis, metabolites and health related quality of life 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Short Course of Antifungal Therapy in Patients With Uncomplicated Candida Bloodstream Infection: Another Case of Less Is More in the Clinical Setting? 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Tecovirimat for the treatment of human monkeypox: an initial series from Massachusetts, United States ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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High Dose Cefepime Versus Carbapenems for Bacteremia Caused by Enterobacterales with Moderate to High Risk of Clinically Significant AmpC β-lactamase Production ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Combination of anti-staphylococcal β lactam with standard therapy compared to standard therapy alone for the treatment of MRSA bacteraemia: a post hoc analysis of the CAMERA2 trial using a desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) approach ✅ Just Accepted
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Antibiotics for Preventing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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We are pleased to announce that our new editorial board officially took office on July 1, 2023! The board is led by our new editor-in-chief Roger J. Bedimo, MD, FIDSA.
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Although procalcitonin was higher in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 and bacterial coinfection, this was neither clinically significant nor diagnostically useful. 🔓 Open Access #OFIDEditorsChoice @PaulSaxMD @DrJLi @clarkdrussell
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Ceftriaxone Versus Cefazolin Susceptibility as a Surrogate Marker for Cefpodoxime Susceptibility in Enterobacterales ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Comparison of Adjuvant Clindamycin versus Linezolid for Severe Invasive Group A Streptococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Outcomes of Ceftriaxone compared with Cefazolin OR Nafcillin/Oxacillin for Outpatient Therapy for Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) BSIs - Results from a Large United States Claims Database ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 @igegeorgemd @washuid
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As OPAT becomes more common, it may be difficult to stay current with recent related publications. This collection - developed by a group of multidisciplinary OPAT clinicians - highlights the top OPAT manuscripts from 2021 🔗 #OFIDEditorsChoice #IDTwitter
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The Relationship Between Antibiotic Agent and Mortality in Patients With Febrile Neutropenia due to Staphylococcal Bloodstream Infection: A Multicenter Cohort Study 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Effect of fecal microbial transplantation on Clostridioides difficile infection: dysbiosis, metabolites and health related quality of life 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Optimizing the use of beta-lactam antibiotics in clinical practice: A test of time ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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A Bundle of the Top 10 OPAT Publications in 2021 ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Outcomes of Ceftriaxone compared with Cefazolin OR Nafcillin/Oxacillin for Outpatient Therapy for Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) BSIs - Results from a Large United States Claims Database ✍️ @igegeorgemd @washuid 🔗
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Candidemia in Patients With Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices: Uncertainty in Management Based on Current International Guidelines 🔓 Open Access
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Comparison of Sequential Dalbavancin to Standard-of-Care Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Effect of Antibiotic Therapy Before Arthrocentesis on Synovial Fluid Cell Count and Differential for Diagnosis of Native Joint Septic Arthritis ✅ Just Accepted
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Early Switch From Intravenous to Oral Antibiotics in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: An Algorithm-Based Prospective Multicenter Pilot Trial 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Treatment with a three-drug regimen for pulmonary tuberculosis based on rapid molecular detection of isoniazid resistance: a non-inferiority randomized trial (FAST-TB) ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Effect of fecal microbial transplantation on Clostridioides difficile infection: dysbiosis, metabolites and health related quality of life 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Short Versus Long Antibiotic Duration in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Hello #IDTwitter ! We're less than 500 followers away from hitting 10k. Can you help us reach this major milestone before #IDWeek2023 ? 🧵 Check out the thread below to see just a small sample of the fantastic content you can expect when you follow OFID!
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Oral Versus Standard Antimicrobial Treatment for Pyogenic Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Propensity Score-Balanced Analysis 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Therapeutic Lumbar Punctures in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: Should Opening Pressure Direct Management? 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Multiple Simultaneous Infections with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in the Setting of GATA2 Mutation and Myelodysplastic Syndrome ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Eradicating Pulmonary Mycobacterium Abscessus (Mab): The Promise of Dual β-Lactam Therapy ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases Among Organ Transplant Recipients: A Data-Linked Cohort Study, 2000–2015 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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At one center, follow-up blood cultures for gram-negative bloodstream infections were common, but positive cultures were rare, with only fever associated with positive culture. #OFIDEditorsChoice @PaulSaxMD @DrJLi @ClaeysKcclaeys @laurengroft
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Hypoalbuminemia and Posaconazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia prophylaxis in patients on hemodialysis: a future tool for the "Swiss Army knife" of antibiotics? ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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We are pleased to announce that Supavit “Mac” Chesdachai, MD, ( @S_Chesdachai ) from Mayo Clinic, has been selected to be the mentee participating in this year’s editorial mentoring pilot program for OFID!
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Noninvasive Testing and Surrogate Markers in Invasive Fungal Diseases 🔓 Open Access 🔗 #OFIDEditorsChoice
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Fatigue severity over time was associated with COVID-19 severity; almost half of study participants w/ initially severe/critical COVID-19 remained severely fatigued 12 months after disease onset. #OFIDEditorsChoice #IDTwitter @PaulSaxMD @DrJLi @epi_elks
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Hyponatremia as a predictor of cryptococcal meningitis and death among asymptomatic persons with HIV and cryptococcal antigenemia ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Treatment of Piperacillin-Tazobactam–Nonsusceptible/Ceftriaxone-Susceptible Infections With Carbapenem Versus Carbapenem-Sparing Antimicrobials 🔓 Open Access
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Definitions of urinary tract infection in current research: a systematic review ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Effectiveness and Optimal Duration of Adjunctive Rifampin Treatment in the Management of Staphylococcus Aureus Prosthetic Joint Infections after Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Histoplasmosis beyond HIV: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in non-HIV population ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 via @ferduende et al
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Hematological Complications of HIV Infection: An Update from an HIV-endemic setting ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Counting the Cost of Daptomycin versus Vancomycin in Hospitalized Patients: A Cost Minimalization Analysis ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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#Curbsiding : potential value and patient confidentiality implications of infectious disease clinician peer consultations via social media ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Can the Future of ID Escape the Inertial Dogma of Its Past? : The Exemplars of Shorter Is Better and Oral Is the New IV ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 #OFIDEditorsChoice
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Combination of anti-staphylococcal β lactam with standard therapy compared to standard therapy alone for the treatment of MRSA bacteraemia: a post hoc analysis of the CAMERA2 trial using a desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) approach ✅ Just Accepted
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Antifungal treatment duration in hematology patients with invasive mold infections: an untold story ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Truth in DAIR: Duration of Therapy and the Use of Quinolone/Rifampin-Based Regimens After Debridement and Implant Retention for Periprosthetic Joint Infections 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Infectious Disease Consults of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bloodstream Infection and Impact on Health Outcomes ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Epidemiology of Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections in the United States: Results from a Cohort of 24 Hospitals ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Impact of Antifungal Prophylaxis Continuation or Discontinuation after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant on the incidence of Invasive Mold Infection ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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An NDM-Producing Escherichia coli Clinical Isolate Exhibiting Resistance to Cefiderocol and the Combination of Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Aztreonam: Another Step Toward Pan-β-Lactam Resistance 🔓 Open Access #OFIDEditorsChoice #IDTwitter
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The Comparative Effectiveness of Fidaxomicin compared to Vancomycin in Populations with Immunocompromising Conditions for the Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection, a Single Center Study ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access @msoubani1
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Prevalence and Predictors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among Hospitalized Patients with Diabetic Foot Infections ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Impact of Blood Culture Contamination on Antibiotic Use, Resource Utilization, and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Dutch and US Hospitals 🔓 Open Access
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Should Blood Cultures Be Drawn Through an Indwelling Catheter? ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Short Course of Antifungal Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Candida Bloodstream Infection: Another Case of Less is More in the Clinical Setting? ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Management of Histoplasmosis by Infectious Disease Physicians ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Short Versus Long Antibiotic Duration in Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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: A Pilot Crowdsourced, Living, Online Library of Resources for the Teaching and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 #OFIDEditorsChoice @TransplantIDNet @YoramPuiusMD
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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia prophylaxis in patients on hemodialysis: a future tool for the "Swiss Army knife" of antibiotics? ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Current Role of Prospective Monitoring, Pre-emptive and Prophylactic Therapy for Human Herpesvirus-6 after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Diagnostic Stewardship: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Blood Collection Diversion Devices Used to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination and Improve the Accuracy of Diagnosis in Clinical Settings 🔓 Open Access
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A Systematic Review of the Therapeutic Outcome of Mucormycosis ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 @dwdenning
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Impact of Blood Culture Contamination on Antibiotic Use, Resource Utilization, and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Dutch and US Hospitals 🔓 Open Access
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Impact of hypoalbuminemia on ceftriaxone treatment failure in patients with Enterobacterales bacteremia: a propensity matched, retrospective cohort study ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Although procalcitonin was higher in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 and bacterial coinfection, this was neither clinically significant nor diagnostically useful. 🔓 Open Access #OFIDEditorsChoice @PaulSaxMD @DrJLi @clarkdrussell
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Impact of Infectious Diseases Consultation on the Outcome of Patients With Enterococcal Bacteremia: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment and outcome of mucormycosis : A review of 77 cases from a single center in France ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Utility of urine cultures during febrile neutropenia workup in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipients without urinary symptoms ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access
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Should we use rifampicin in periprosthetic joint infections caused by staphylococci when the implant has been exchanged? A multicentre observational cohort study ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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A Desirability of Outcome Ranking Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Seven Versus Fourteen Days of Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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This study suggests that clinicians caring for people with HIV aged 50 and older should be aware of the risk of frailty and calls for more collaboration with geriatricians for integrated HIV management. #OFIDEditorsChoice #IDTwitter @FungalDoc @YujiY0402
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A Baker's Dozen of Top Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Publications for Hospitalized Patients in 2021 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Comparing 7 vs 6-8 Day Penicillin Treatment Intervals Among Pregnant People with Syphilis of Late or Unknown Duration: No Difference Found in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access
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Clinical Risk Scores to Predict Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole, Fluoroquinolone, Nitrofurantoin, and Third-Generation Cephalosporin Non-Susceptibility among Outpatient Episodes of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections among Adults ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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Cryptococcus neoformans infections differ among HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative individuals: results from a nationwide surveillance program in France ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access
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Mortality after Nocardiosis: Risk Factors and Evaluation of Disseminated Infection ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Accuracy of the C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin for Diagnosing Bacterial Infections Among Subjects with Persistent Fever in the Tropics ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗
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Recommendations for Updating Fever and Inflammation of Unknown Origin From a Modified Delphi Consensus Panel ✅ Just Accepted 🔗
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🚨 We're only 65 followers away from hitting our goal of 10k! Please share this and help us get the word out so we can break the 5-digit follower mark before #IDWeek2023 ! 🚨
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Epidemiology, Timing, and Secondary Prophylaxis of Recurrent Nocardiosis ✅ Just Accepted 🔓 Open Access 🔗 @ZYetmar @ElenaBeamMD @MayoClinicINFD
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