for Apr 18, 2019
#Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease, caused by the same virus that may later cause #shingles. The best prevention is vaccination. Learn more from Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases specialist, in #InfectiousDiseases A-Z. https://t.co/mPKqP9aEN4 pic.twitter.com/Nurp8tH9zK
— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) April 18, 2019
A5 Pt 2: Stewardship programs reduce inappropriate antibiotic use, improve patient outcomes, lower healthcare costs and decrease the risks of adverse events associated with antibiotic use, such as C. diff infections. Learn more: https://t.co/yXniZZB0ug #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 18, 2019
A12: Education is KEY! @bioMerieux contributes with a dedicated website. To learn more about #AMR and #antimicrobialstewardship check it out at https://t.co/jLr0dwpavQ #KeepAntibioticsWorking https://t.co/8IBoIeUca0
— Christine MICOLAUD (@ChrisMICOLAUD) April 18, 2019
New online: Risk factors associated with revision for prosthetic joint infection following knee replacement: an observational cohort study from England and Wales https://t.co/Vf7T47dwXK
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) April 18, 2019
NEW 🔥in JPP @SIDPharm @mveveID @IDPharmProf
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) April 18, 2019
Impact of Reported β-Lactam Allergy on Management of MSSA BSI. https://t.co/wdyl12ozcf pic.twitter.com/40rwm0Mths
Is Tamiflu the Neurontin of infectious disease?
— Dan Morgan (@dr_dmorgan) April 18, 2019
Doesn't help or harm much, gives us something to use that isn't antibiotics (or opioids for Neurontin). Great pharma $$$$ for untested uses? (stockpiling etc) @DavidJuurlink @VPrasadMDMPH @BradSpellberg https://t.co/CpylAFsgPY
A14: One novel solution is via e-knowledge sharing platforms, like https://t.co/yXamOYkDpk developed by @BSACandJAC with @OUPAcademic & @CIDRAP_ASP or https://t.co/mHeKmuFr38 which offer high-quality news, education and research to #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— Dilip Nathwani (@DilipNathwani) April 18, 2019
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection | @NEJM Love DGI, such a cool syndrome. Al oar never with sepsis yet GC can grow from blood. #MedEd: association with terminal complement deficiency and the fact that usually caused by antibiotic sensitive GC. https://t.co/EzHjaY1aRg
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) April 18, 2019
New insight into the chemical communication network of the healthy oral microbiome and how it devolves in the case of two prominent diseases @mbiojournal https://t.co/VJWQoFqfYK pic.twitter.com/RdQTWMnaDk
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) April 18, 2019
Updated preprint: Using @illumina @nanopore @PacBio to investigate an outbreak of IMP-4 ST90 Enterobacter hormaechei. Shotgun metagenomics helped identify the same ST90 strain and the widespread IncHI2 plasmid carrying IMP-4 within the hospital plumbing https://t.co/fO0bdAtPhX pic.twitter.com/ht5xckhyGr
— Patrick Harris (@padstamundo) April 18, 2019
Here's more dire news: the warming of our planet will likely exacerbate the #antibiotic resistance crisis we are already facing! 😱 #antibiotics #AntibioticResistance #ECCMID2019 https://t.co/VHkW9R0zQb
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) April 18, 2019
NBPA Executive Director @PBlanchardNBPA speaks to @harryforestell beginning at 21:10 on CBC News regarding vaccine hesitancy and the importance of herd immunity in influenza, measles, whooping cough and other infectious diseases https://t.co/3B4NyUWdTv #nb #nbpoli
— NB Pharmacists Assn (@PharmacistsNB) April 18, 2019
"Simply put, measles is one of the most contagious of all infectious diseases and is completely preventable through vaccination." —@nyupublichealth Dean Cheryl Healton on how the 2019 outbreak started and what it means for New Yorkers: https://t.co/SbLGfSa1bH pic.twitter.com/OEjdu5XNk8
— New York University (@nyuniversity) April 18, 2019
Stethoscope decontamination poll: 39% using alcohol pad (this is what I do), 21% using hand rub (this ended up destroying the glue holding the diaphragm on my scope twice); 20% hardly ever cleaning. Need to make it easier for HCW to clean 'em https://t.co/T0hCQy1Xpj @ICHEJournal pic.twitter.com/9Hjx18qGlW
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) April 18, 2019
'Cefazolin seemed to be at least equally effective as anti-staphylococcal penicillins while being associated with less nephrotoxicity' - Low quality evidence, but relatively good news considering our stockout of cloxacillin in South Africa https://t.co/FR7MMCLRXZ
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) April 18, 2019
Report highlights lack of access to #antibiotics https://t.co/JiM9IEDOir #AMR #AntibioticStewardship pic.twitter.com/Gwk6BRWvLw
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) April 18, 2019
Very high levels of resistance to last-resort antibiotics found retail poultry from discount stores in Germany, including Aldi and Lidl. 31% resistant to carbapenems (!!) and 8% resistant to colistin. Carbapenems are not even licensed for use in livestock. https://t.co/TjBLMlUVrS
— Save our Antibiotics (@ASOAntibiotics) April 18, 2019
Common illnesses such as the flu can be especially harmful for pregnant women and their baby. These vaccines will help protect mom and baby from infectious diseases during pregnancy: https://t.co/WzHtpU7Kac
— Consumer Reports (@ConsumerReports) April 18, 2019
A 13-year-old boy presented with a 10-day history of a rash that started on his left arm after receiving his influenza vaccine. https://t.co/IY73cHDByP
— Vaccine Choice CA (@VaccineChoiceCA) April 18, 2019
Ebola outbreak continues despite powerful vaccine | As usual a great article by @sciencecohen on a critically important issue in ID & Global An effective vaccine is only effective if it can reach those in need Health @IDSAInfo https://t.co/jau9EOj272
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) April 18, 2019
@PaulSaxMD has a nice blog post on the topic too. You’ve probably seen it: https://t.co/quKq09VxcW
— Betsy Hirsch (@EB_Hirsch) April 18, 2019
I tried getting people’s attention about this with an article and it got so little interest I was kind of astounded. After thinking it over and talking to people, it seems is mostly academics who really care and know about journal differentiation.https://t.co/YrEQnKIOUX
— Bug Pharmacist (@IDstewardship) April 18, 2019
Results from a retrospective cohort study demonstrated the safety of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention that uses guideline-directed beta-lactam antibiotic test-dose procedures in hospitalized patients with reported beta-lactam allergies. https://t.co/faJdKQdgbq
— ID News (@InfectDisNews) April 18, 2019
Waning immunity | As @sciencecohen points out in this excellent article so much knowledge still needed to fully understand vaccines and to improve the immunogenicity, efficacy and durability of many of them like the Flu vaccine. @IDSAInfo https://t.co/L1uzNaRIvA
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) April 18, 2019
Such a great graphic depicting why vaccines do more good than harm https://t.co/D7vbLLGSFU … @ISID_org @ProMED_mail
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) April 18, 2019
The Shepherd lab (@JasonSynaptic) has ➕➕ #postdoc positions available! Join the lab that recently discovered a novel mechanism of #neuronal communication that resembles the life-cycle of #retroviruses. https://t.co/brvmi7mXmP #ECRchat #PhdChat #AcademicTwitter #neuroscience pic.twitter.com/nqv9sGAUjz
— UofU3i (@UofU3i) April 18, 2019
As ongoing and growing #measles outbreaks flare up around the US, some New York City #antivaxxers are suing to block last-minute emergency measures city leaders are taking to slow the spread of infectious disease. https://t.co/3JMZPCDSqO #antivax
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) April 18, 2019
A combination of rising local temperatures and population density in the U.S. has been linked to an increase in #antibioticresistance. @Newsweek looks at what climate change could mean for superbugs: https://t.co/OaaQrDmXrM @kashmiragander
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) April 18, 2019
"We're worried that @Achaogen is not alone, and that we will see the fall of other small #antibiotic manufacturers.” IDSA Treasurer Helen Boucher, MD (@hboucher3) comments on the dire news of the biopharmaceutical company filing for bankruptcy this week. https://t.co/rf6Of1NtmO
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 18, 2019
We had a great time at #ECCMID2019, be sure to discover the new journal JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, providing education and research in antimicrobial stewardship and resistance. https://t.co/WuFa92bvRC
— Oxford Medicine (@OUPMedicine) April 18, 2019
Heteroresistance to Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli Sequence Type 131. https://t.co/Uwk7m350Pr
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) April 18, 2019
Highlighted article - Identification and characterization of #Paracoccidioides lutzii proteins interacting with macrophageshttps://t.co/OgelL0Y5lR #macrophage #immunology pic.twitter.com/454bpGZZ3q
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) April 18, 2019
NEW Sad Perspective 🔥 @NEJM
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) April 18, 2019
Measles in 2019 — Going Forward
Sorry I wish this was the title 👇#antivaxx #antivax #IDTwitter https://t.co/tRpcXufsTQ pic.twitter.com/0duRv3e7Ar
Great data to support development of #antimicrobialstewardship initiatives in care homes @vickytoriadix https://t.co/3gLSwgeFWI
— Ceri Phillips (@ceriphi) April 18, 2019
Washington state, US, makes it more difficult for parents to receive exemptions from having their children receive a required immunization.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) April 18, 2019
The state passed a bill to remove personal belief exemption from vaccinations for #measles #mumps #rubella. https://t.co/oQyHi1HoVT #MMR pic.twitter.com/mHjLLyl1iO
A1 Pt 2: Most companies have left antibiotic R&D. One of the few remaining antibiotic companies filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, representing the steep economic challenges facing antibiotic research and development. https://t.co/C9Lg2OcqUR #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 18, 2019
Global transcriptomic analysis of the interactions between phage φAbp1 + XDR A. baumannii @mSystemsJ https://t.co/cw1sxCYjiR pic.twitter.com/6XPUCmOnyT
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) April 18, 2019
#KeepAntibioticsWorking
— Elizabeth Beech (@elizbeech) April 18, 2019
Some good resources from @capcbristol to support #SharedDecisionMaking with parent for Children with Cough https://t.co/JqvSU7PuLO pic.twitter.com/AUCC1mONtg
'The emergence of drug-resistant bacteria is a major hurdle for effective treatment of infections. Ethyl bromopyruvate exhibits all the characteristics required to be a potential broad-spectrum antibacterial agent' #JACNews https://t.co/BmiPGfiUWf
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) April 18, 2019
Impact of an Unsolicited, Standardized Form–Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention to Improve Guideline Adherence in the Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/lvNjh6jlZH
— Nick Bennett (@nbennett04) April 18, 2019
Protecting Americans from increasingly dangerous superbugs should be a national priority. Urge Congress to take action: https://t.co/UogB3ZOYHZ #saveabx
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) April 18, 2019
'Pharma company bankruptcy raises worry over antibiotic pipeline' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/sFd3DvgM4t
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) April 18, 2019
A5 Pt 1: Stewardship is a system to promote the right drug, for the right patient, at the right dose and duration at the right time. #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 18, 2019
Italian artist Giovanni Battista Foggini's bronze of Laocöon & sons being killed by sea serpents appears on the cover of the May 2019 Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, paired with the essay "Consequences of Failing to Investigate." Available here: https://t.co/TMLHgYzlJe pic.twitter.com/5HR4NvWcqP
— Byron Breedlove (@WBB_23) April 18, 2019
“We cannot afford to wait or hope any longer.” @coukell of @pewhealth and @hboucher3 of @IDSAInfo explain why the antibiotic market is broken and how it could be fixed in @TheHillOpinion https://t.co/PGmgLXUIan https://t.co/1ttHElYUue
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) April 18, 2019
Plus comment: Still fighting prosthetic joint infection after knee replacement https://t.co/YkkdDW35eS
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) April 18, 2019
“We have become very reliant upon these amazing drugs and what you can envision is what the world was like before #antibiotics were created…even a scratch or an ear infection could be deadly,” says @kathryntalking https://t.co/i1ORLrxxeh via @AJMC_Journal
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) April 18, 2019
A6: Diagnostics are very important tools, but to maximize their impact in the fight against #AMR, they should be part of broader antimicrobial stewardship programs. #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 18, 2019
Promising #malaria #vaccine to be tested in first large field trial.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) April 18, 2019
The vaccine can confer up to 100% protection and will be tested in 2,100 people on the west African island of Bioko.https://t.co/23cQVyWRhj #vaccines pic.twitter.com/tgCXXChqri
A5: I would say AMS is the responsible use of antimicrobials at all levels from HCPs to public authorities and general public. This is everyone’s concern. AMS aims to reduce antibiotic resistance, #KeepAntibioticsWorking, improve patient outcomes and decrease healthcare costs.
— Dilip Nathwani (@DilipNathwani) April 18, 2019
Antimicrobial Activities of Aztreonam-Avibactam and Comparator Agents against Contemporary (2016) Clinical Enterobacteriaceae Isolates. https://t.co/tEOYEm1ABP
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) April 18, 2019
Q7: Do you have examples of the successful use of diagnostics combined with Antimicrobial Stewardship programmes? #KeepAntibioticsWorking#diagnosticstewardship#antimicrobialstewardship pic.twitter.com/sLCGKXpPbd
— Diane Ashiru, PhD (@DrDianeAshiru) April 18, 2019
State epidemiologist: Measles is one of the most infectious diseases https://t.co/FgoAHlt0fn
— knoxnews (@knoxnews) April 18, 2019
This is a good read and love this from a doctor: Says #AntibioticResistance "is similar to the #opioid crisis in terms of the need to generate public awareness and change prescribing patterns to reduce the use of inappropriate #antibiotic use." https://t.co/uYeZ4mC9qI
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) April 18, 2019
A6: Indeed, a key driver of antibiotic over- or misuse is diagnostic uncertainty/fear of failure. So better use of existing & new diagnostic tests can improve stewardship interventions through better prescribing - for better outcomes at same or lower costs #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— Dilip Nathwani (@DilipNathwani) April 18, 2019
Bacteria. Essential for human life. Learn more in the #ReActToolbox. #AntibioticResistance https://t.co/ei8IinKZRt pic.twitter.com/hiWgU2TS6Q
— ReAct Action on ABR (@reactgroup) April 18, 2019
Correspondence @LancetGH: Now is the time for shorter all-oral regimens for multidrug-resistant #tuberculosis https://t.co/PZVseNPcXW
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) April 18, 2019
Take this month's CIDRAP-ASP Quiz! It focuses on antimicrobial resistance in wastewater and sewage, based on two new studies. https://t.co/SMGdxbbKtT pic.twitter.com/ammlMO8omQ
— Gail R Hansen (@Gailhansendvm) April 18, 2019
Extremely high levels of fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter jejuni in chickens (85.5%) and humans (76.5%) in Italy, https://t.co/CqEMqn48u0 These antibiotics should be banned in poultry. Banned in US since 2005, resistance in chickens (20.5%) and humans (25%) much lower.
— Save our Antibiotics (@ASOAntibiotics) April 18, 2019
MAD-ID is coming up quickly and I’m getting excited. The posters are always really interactive to discuss new ideas, 148 abstracts this year. And 51 travel awards for trainee pharmacists, physicians and nurses advancing antimicrobial stewardship.
— Susan Davis (@IDPharmProf) April 18, 2019
A9 Pt 2: Additional expert support from stewardship experts, ID physicians and clinical microbiologists may be needed to help clinicians interpret diagnostic results and choose the optimal treatment plan. #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) April 18, 2019
Dr. David Kimberlin, Professor/Co-Director, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children's and UAB is featured on the front page of USA Today discussing the importance of vaccinations. https://t.co/6edSWfWyvT
— ChildrensAL (@ChildrensAL) April 18, 2019
Measles cases are up nearly 300% from last year. https://t.co/l6s6GwBR3B @ISID_org @ProMED_mail
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) April 18, 2019
A12: Definitely not! It requires an engaged Antimicrobial Stewardship Team and Clinical Microbiology Laboratory to provide education and support necessary to empower appropriate utilization and prescriber adoption of new diagnostics. #KeepAntibioticsWorking
— John M Hurst (@ABXPharmD) April 18, 2019
New #AACJournal minireview covers how the approved ceftazidime-avibactam dosage regimens were developed and validated using PK/PD targets, population P modeling, and PTA analyses https://t.co/JKITHCCfqH #ASMClinMicro pic.twitter.com/tzV29p9gDp
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) April 18, 2019
“Our study aimed to provide a snapshot of the adult vaccine landscape between 2011 and 2016 to assess where gaps and opportunities exist to improve adult vaccination," Sara Poston explained. @NFIDvaccines https://t.co/v1pz3x6gn4
— ID News (@InfectDisNews) April 18, 2019
.@CDDEP report finds that #India is short 600,000 doctors and 2 million nurses; says lack of staff who are properly trained in administering #antibiotics is preventing patients from accessing live-saving drugs. https://t.co/RbPoPRJNEt
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) April 18, 2019
Cell cycle progression regulates biogenesis and cellular localization of lipid droplets #MCBJournal https://t.co/LEgYaqD6wf pic.twitter.com/dEiKVChgbv
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) April 18, 2019
📢📢New Postdoc Alert! The Leung Lab (@GlobalGutHealth) is looking for a #postdoc interested in human and translational immunology of enteric infections. https://t.co/brvmi7mXmP #ECRchat #PhdChat #AcademicTwitter #ScienceJobs #microbiology #GI #gut #epitwitter pic.twitter.com/QYe4Hj2ORt
— UofU3i (@UofU3i) April 18, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated April 19, 2019 at 07:34 EST.