for Mar 24, 2019
A NEW🔥 RCT 🇻🇳 @BNadjm MALDITOF-MS, in the absence of an ASP, did NOT improve the proportion on optimal antimicrobial therapy at 24 or 48 hours after 1st growth in a LMIC setting with high rates of antibiotic resistance.
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) March 24, 2019
RDT + ASP is better. Cc @manfordou https://t.co/Vk6HMWpd9R pic.twitter.com/0FjRm5RJ4y
On #WorldTBDay check out #tuberculosis content in March issue https://t.co/XeljAzBdUB; a bumper crop of comments, research article, series of 3 papers, & a review #LancetTB pic.twitter.com/xdmFCNKyuw
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) March 24, 2019
On BacterioFiles: Newly discovered giant virus from a hot spring turns its amoeba hosts to stone! https://t.co/nlij9bv7zo image: Medusa, by Caravaggio (1595) pic.twitter.com/MwlGw2bANz
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) March 24, 2019
NEW🔥 study in @JACCPJournal evaluated the impact of providing peer comparison reports to high volume FQ prescribers on FQ utilization across a 16-facility community hospital system
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) March 24, 2019
FQ use ⬇️ by 29%
HA-CD ⬇️ by 20% cc @manfordou#idtwitter #IDMedEd https://t.co/T0ZHfvGUV9 pic.twitter.com/fcFPHq7PYc
The Costs of Drugs in Infectious Diseases: Branded, Generics, and Why We Should Care. - Great article by @RWalensky reminding us that as healthcare providers we can no longer afford to ignore costs of healthcare including drug price. @HIVMA https://t.co/l6Qp3wGhTy
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) March 24, 2019
The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics?#AntibioticResistance is progressing so quickly that the UN has called it a “global health emergency”.https://t.co/92LBQs1VHo
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) March 24, 2019
Another night of awful #Violence including a 13yr old victim. Like other infectious diseases we need 2 utilise disease control methods like those used by @vruscotland and @CureViolence starting with investing in prevention as the most effective vaccination https://t.co/RYXKPtIeCB
— lucie Russell (@lucierussell12) March 24, 2019
Microbiology Testing Has Suboptimal Effect on Antibiotic Stewardship https://t.co/2K8I7o72OJ
— ACCP INFD PRN (@accpinfdprn) March 24, 2019
Nice overview of the antibiotic resistance issue....The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics? https://t.co/PaKOAG9tV4
— Mark Blaskovich (@mark_blaskovich) March 24, 2019
Thought provoking article on gender issues throughout the infectious diseases field https://t.co/lOJKeJUW6V
— Andrew Pekosz (@andrewpekosz) March 24, 2019
#Tuberculosis is the leading infectious disease killer globally, and the leading cause of death among people living with #HIV. Our recent post on @SciSpeaksBlog talks about how we can contribute to eliminating #TB both in the U.S. and abroad. #WorldTBDay https://t.co/1i3vyAocWQ pic.twitter.com/fFpN2gOvm8
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) March 24, 2019
Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenza a https://t.co/Ba6Gn4QjtM
— Susanna Esposito (@SusannaEsposit1) March 24, 2019
Gender parity in infectious diseases - The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Naming the important gender gaps in ID careers and publications. The first step in addressing this! https://t.co/zp5WK7bXwz
— Asha Bowen (@AshaBowen) March 24, 2019
Poorly coordinated urban expansion poses particular challenges in resource-limited settings, in which it creates conditions conducive to the spread of #infectious diseases; #tuberculosis transmission is a prime example. https://t.co/p7FHxvREdY #LancetTB #WorldTBDay #LancetTBFree
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) March 24, 2019
Researchers identified a new mobile DNA element in #Wolbachia, which may contribute to improved control strategies for mosquito vectors of disease such as #dengue and #WestNile.https://t.co/ebJPHNSEIW #mosquitoes pic.twitter.com/JyHKc5dTJX
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) March 24, 2019
To mark World TB Day 2019, a special themed issue has been published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases https://t.co/auATTncHC2 #tuberculosis #endtb #WorldTBDay #ItsTimeToEndTB #WorldTBDay2019 #stoptb #TB #infection #infectiousdiseases
— Elsevier (@IDAdvance) March 24, 2019
We commemorate #WorldTBDay to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social & economic consequences of TB & step up efforts to end the global #TB epidemic.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) March 24, 2019
The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr Koch discovered the bacterium that causes TB.https://t.co/Ap7Y5j4iq5 pic.twitter.com/vgQAZOfXtc
@rashmirodrigs uses mobile technology to develop better public healthcare support systems in infectious diseases like #tuberculosis. More about how Rashmi uses a transdisciplinary approach to #EndTB in this article (📖PAGE 49): https://t.co/H1A5ul6C5W#WorldTBDay pic.twitter.com/U2IyHgZa0B
— WT/DBT India Alliance (@India_Alliance) March 24, 2019
Drug-resistant infections could kill more people than cancer by 2050.
— Alex von Witzleben (@AlexWitzleben) March 24, 2019
Antibiotics are becoming less effective for treating infectious diseases.
Have a look at the levels of resistance to #antibiotics in your country with @EFSA_EU tool. #OneHealth #health https://t.co/RvEeaiRxXh
New IDSA guidelines on ASB...very helpful/pertinent updates - Especially pleased to see outlined the rec NOT screening for/tx ASB in elderly patients w cognitive impairment w/out symptoms https://t.co/UjoahQEjFp pic.twitter.com/MUyqf7I9IA
— UChicago ASP (@chicagoabx) March 24, 2019
Today is #WorldTBDay
— AMR at Wellcome (@Wellcome_AMR) March 24, 2019
Last year there were 10m+ cases of TB, more than 550k cases of multi drug-resistant TB.
Watch the trailer for Unmasked: We All Breathe to learn about how we need new treatments to #StopSuperbugs.https://t.co/Aml5NhZQ4A
Antibiotic resistant E. coli rates increase in the UKhttps://t.co/aNJOTOHifc
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) March 24, 2019
The 2017 Gottschalk Medallist, Prof Kathryn Holt @DrKatHolt, formerly of @unimelb & now @Monash_Uni, studies the spread of infectious diseases & antibiotic resistance
— Australian Academy of Science (@Science_Academy) March 24, 2019
Nominate an extraordinary scientist today for #Honorifics2020 #NominateHer https://t.co/fn7OqsCghT pic.twitter.com/I9hQuMWf8Z
“One of the most common problems for older adults are changes in mental status — getting anxious, getting loopy. These drugs get into the brain.” Dr. Sara Cosgrove, medical director, Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Adult Antimicrobial Stewardship Program https://t.co/m0rllwf1LI
— Good For You Network (@GoodForYouNet) March 24, 2019
Drug-resistant infections could kill more people than cancer by 2050.
— Vera Pinto G. (@Astropolitica) March 24, 2019
Antibiotics are becoming less effective for treating infectious diseases.
Have a look at the levels of resistance to antibiotics in your country with @EFSA_EU tool. #OneHealth https://t.co/0Z7nSnSQqX
Drug-resistant infections could kill more people than cancer by 2050.
— Liliana Musetan (@LMusetan) March 24, 2019
Antibiotics are becoming less effective for treating infectious diseases.
Have a look at the levels of resistance to antibiotics in your country with @EFSA_EU tool. #OneHealth https://t.co/jnAYJ5mJSL
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated March 25, 2019 at 05:13 EST.