for Jan 22, 2019 through Jan 28, 2019
Vaccination against measles is crucial to avoid outbreaks like the ones hitting Europe & the U.S. Even more important because the virus erases the immune system’s memory, leaving patients vulnerable to other infectious diseases for up to 3 years afterward https://t.co/97q2rvtaU8 pic.twitter.com/Ss2OGCsUy6
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 24, 2019
NEW🔥 Multicenter cohort study
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 23, 2019
No difference in 30 day mortality in hospitalized patients who received oral step-down vs continued parenteral therapy for treatment of Enterobacteriacea BSI
IV 5 d then Switch to PO 🤔
I wonder what was the duration 7 Vs 14
https://t.co/3Zs7cphWzd pic.twitter.com/MwxhQxiMGM
Aspiration pneumonia and pneumonitis: a spectrum of infectious/noninfectious diseases affecting the lung. A NEW🔥 Review article. https://t.co/Rg8Jq4AMFF pic.twitter.com/Al7WbUZGKE
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 24, 2019
New🔥 review article by the expert in PK PD @@jasonroberts_pk Intravenous fosfomycin for the treatment of multidrug resistant pathogens: what is the evidence on dosing regimens? A must read article. @nabrivahttps://t.co/D7GAkadghU pic.twitter.com/KZri5TAEFP
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 23, 2019
Does the addition of antibiotic therapy result in better outcomes among patients hospitalized for an asthma exacerbation and treated with corticosteroids, ? A NEW 🔥large cohort study Just published in @JAMA_current @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/6eEtIefRmW pic.twitter.com/PVASL4qu4r
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 28, 2019
In Case U Missed T
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 24, 2019
NEW🔥 Review Article
Procalcitonin to guide antibiotic decision making. https://t.co/aO0DZkgRnk pic.twitter.com/vXIz0VAh43
Treat endocarditis for 4 weeks or 6 weeks? Or something else entirely? Wading into the thorny duration of antimicrobial therapy debate, inspired by recent papers and @BradSpellberg @Darcy_ID_doc @Guru_JoshD @SAIRABT et al. https://t.co/KqoNje4fwz
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) January 23, 2019
Just published: A systematic review of interventions to improve antimicrobial stewardship for older people in #Carehomes. Great work from our PhD researcher @Hoa_Q_Nguyen #antibioticresistance #research https://t.co/TuEdybtT5o
— Primary Care Research QUB Pharmacy (@QUBPrimaryCare) January 28, 2019
‘UK launches 5-year antibiotic resistance plan to fight “urgent” global threat’ #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/Ol9Vv0c5hG
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) January 24, 2019
We're hiring a #postdoc, come #science with us!
— nita bharti (@nitanother) January 24, 2019
Got experience with GIS, R, and Python?
Use it on health, infectious diseases, bats, and Hendra virus spillover in Australia.@bat1health #dreamteam @rainamontana @bahanbug @ali_bat @PeterPjh18 #sciencejobshttps://t.co/yLGUxb82Mo pic.twitter.com/PoAgnTmucv
'The depressing "10-year challenge" against antibiotic resistance: Doctors share image to show germs no longer respond to drugs that worked a decade ago' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/FVhZbsbsp2
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) January 22, 2019
A cheat sheet on asymptomatic bacteriuria that I prepared for inpatient (ALC) nurses. Anything you would add?
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) January 25, 2019
Other great ASB/UTI resources here:
1. https://t.co/jgcp9TwsPD
2. https://t.co/rH160pTKM3#symptomfreeletitbe@AMMICanada pic.twitter.com/ElMi0LoZIM
The #ASPchat was a blast, check out this reach for antimicrobial stewardship!!!
— #ASPchat (@ASP_Chat) January 22, 2019
The 💪 power of social media!
You can now find our tentative 2019 schedule here. Open to 🤝 partnering with interested relevant groups (DM us), topics subject to change 📲 https://t.co/2jp6acnr2c pic.twitter.com/EtSpGFYDTM
Outbreak of paralyzing disease linked to non-polio enterovirus - New study from @ASMicrobiology's @mbiojournal https://t.co/MtT3FsAkhf
— ASM Newsroom (@ASMnewsroom) January 23, 2019
Interesting new paper from my colleague Dr Liu @HutchIDScience @fredhutch
— Steven Pergam (@PergamIC) January 26, 2019
Clinical Practice Variation Among Adult Infectious Diseases Physicians in the Management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia https://t.co/6Ka2ThLyfk
Training fellows to meet the challenges of multidrug resistance, patient safety & health care quality is imperative. Read more about @IDSAinfo’s antimicrobial stewardship curriculum developed to train & engage ID fellows. #BeASteward @GoHealio https://t.co/dtHf9dwGG3
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 23, 2019
Collaborative work by #farmers, #vets, Govt & industry over the last 5 years has reduced #antibiotic use in the UK livestock sector by 40%. We'll continue to champion responsible #antimicrobial stewardship #OneHealth #AMR See: https://t.co/k76OEZ8mdy https://t.co/EDXOhW4j70
— BVA (@BritishVets) January 26, 2019
Vaccination with Streptococcus mitis Could Protect Against Virulent Sibling, Streptococcus pneumoniae in Mice - Study from @ASMicrobiology's @AppEnvMicro https://t.co/PfV8p1MMYL pic.twitter.com/6bmF10AQhX
— ASM Newsroom (@ASMnewsroom) January 25, 2019
This is a remarkable study - and not in a good way. More than 70% of 98 healthy community residents in rural Vietnam carried mcr-mediated colistin-resistant E. coli; where do you suppose they got that from?? https://t.co/lCm5A7Gsy6
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) January 22, 2019
New grant - to improve ePrescribing systems and support to help tackle antibiotic overprescribing in the UK https://t.co/yynXzB0zpD #antibioticstewardship @OfficialNIHR @edin_EID @DrAzizSheikh pic.twitter.com/iN83oz7wt0
— Usher Institute (@EdinUniUsher) January 28, 2019
We support the Government’s five-year action plan, and 20-year vision to tackle AMR. Infection prevention and control must be closely aligned with stewardship if we are to address the complex challenges posed by AMR. https://t.co/tZGRen9RKc
— Healthcare Infection Society (@HIS_infection) January 24, 2019
I’m determined for the UK to continue to trail-blaze in global health leadership. Delighted we’re providing £10m to help tackle the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in DRC & other global infectious diseaseshttps://t.co/5y8C3f6WOL
— Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) January 22, 2019
ADD this Excellent NEW🔥article @PCN_Allergy
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 26, 2019
A practical guide for pharmacists to successfully implement penicillin allergy skin testing https://t.co/8srX0e8f1J@AJHPOfficial @blandman19 @BBookstaver_USC @ncg313 @emilylheil @Bruce_M_Jones @julie_justo @marylynnstaicu @NPT_PharmD pic.twitter.com/gZSPymJxmD
serogroup B meningococcal vaccine Bexsero elicits antibodies to Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Fascinating article published in CID suggesting a mechanism for the apparent Gonococcal disease protection offered by the Meningococcal B OMV vaccine. @HIVMA https://t.co/jYZKfucwdS
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 24, 2019
New @TheLancet Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and immunogenicity of the therapeutic monoclonal antibody mAb114 targeting #Ebola virus glycoprotein (VRC 608): an open-label phase 1 study https://t.co/fpHQtAyS4a
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 25, 2019
Three political actions needed on #AntimicrobialResistance in 2019. We urge countries to take up the work on #AMR as a top priority. @WHO #EB144 ▶️https://t.co/u8pXzOcjRc
— ReAct Action on ABR (@reactgroup) January 28, 2019
It's great to see that the Govt's new 5-year #AMR strategy identifies the vital role played by vets in responsible #antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. It also includes a special reference to our 7-point-plan poster to #KeepAntibioticsWorking https://t.co/P0tFxsLBZg pic.twitter.com/zgAh3MTJnM
— BVA (@BritishVets) January 28, 2019
The Bharti Lab is hiring a #postdoc: come #science with us at @ciddpsu @PSUScience!
— nita bharti (@nitanother) January 28, 2019
Got experience with GIS, R, and Python?
Use it on health, infectious diseases, bats, and Hendra virus spillover in Australia.
We're waiting to hear from you.https://t.co/yLGUxb82Mo pic.twitter.com/35nzauUpDh
Commensal bacteria are not just innocent bystanders; the nasopharyngeal commensal N. polysaccharea contributes to N. gonorrhoea resistance through HGT. An @mbiojournal commentary: https://t.co/3V0QhFGTcC
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 22, 2019
"Antimicrobial resistance is as big a danger to humanity as climate change or warfare. That's why we need an urgent global response." https://t.co/y6w9N2fG7M #antimicrobialresistance #antibioticresistance #BeAntibioticsAware
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 26, 2019
The inappropriate use of #antimicrobials in human medicine is widespread. This has a direct impact on #AMR, one of the greatest threats to global health, food security, & development. Read about #Antimicrobial #Stewardship in the #Hospital in our #Guide. https://t.co/WLEh51GATL pic.twitter.com/Vq9reUmRgL
— ISID (@ISID_org) January 28, 2019
Why #Dutch hospitals are so good at beating superbugs.@TheEconomist
— jan kluytmans (@jankluytmans) January 25, 2019
Many good arguments but also because medical microbiology and infectious diseases have a strong position in healthcare settings.@NVMM_NL @UMCUtrecht @AmphiaZKHuis https://t.co/IM0IOWEsa7
Did you see this depressing #10YearChallenge starring #antibioticresistance? https://t.co/jzkPc6jACR #BeAntibioticsAware #StopSuperbugs
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 23, 2019
The @DHSCgovuk model pays for value, not volume, after marketing approval. Strong stewardship means few sales; this model pays for preparedness, having a powerful new antibiotic ready, held in reserve @Wellcome_AMR https://t.co/lrspg307om pic.twitter.com/5OqswmEhAU
— Kevin Outterson (@koutterson) January 24, 2019
I'm reminded of one of the most clarifying visualizations I've ever seen, from the Wall Street Journal. https://t.co/u9l2OmFxA1 pic.twitter.com/e3q7DbfFJe
— Justin Palmer (@Caged) January 28, 2019
This video from @PHE_uk highlights some of the ways antimicrobial resistance could impact on patients: https://t.co/nBYcWIg2te
— CPPE East of England (@CPPEEast) January 22, 2019
To learn more about Antibiotic Stewardship book a place at our workshop on Tues 12th Feb in Colchester, 7.30pm: https://t.co/UUZO0umhWz@CPPEEngland
Drop in Infant Type 1 #Diabetes Linked to #Rotavirus Vaccination.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 25, 2019
Results from an observational study find that the introduction of a routine vaccine in Australia coincided with a fall in the incidence of the autoimmune condition.https://t.co/Ec6WrWez1g #vaccines pic.twitter.com/qeC4S9R8FT
Why contagion and contaminated water rather than antibiotic use volumes, is likely the major driver for antibiotic resistance. Very relevant for factory farms as well. Just not animals to people but farm to farmhttps://t.co/gE8kTI2VVM
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) January 23, 2019
New @TheLancet Seminar on #Dengue https://t.co/u5QNvY9qjC
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 25, 2019
Dengue immunity may be protective against symptomatic Zika.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 23, 2019
Children with a history of prior #dengue virus infection had a significantly lower risk of being symptomatic when infected by #Zika virus, according to a study in Nicaragua of > 3,000 children.https://t.co/37S3Am8ctk pic.twitter.com/pCf5JCCXH0
Tackling #AMR is quite the challenge. Great to see UK Govt proactively engaging to improve #antimicrobialstewardship. New tools and fresh approaches are required #ResistancePlus enables #resistanceguidedtherapy combating #antimicrobialresistance https://t.co/mTz59bwNhJ pic.twitter.com/T7ISQN6N5S
— SpeeDx in Europe (@plexpcr) January 24, 2019
Published: Tackling AMR - UK’s 20 year vision and 5 year national action plan 2019-2024. https://t.co/IMJD18wWzG #AntibioticGuardian #KeepAntibioticsWorking pic.twitter.com/V77RDBOp2H
— Diane Ashiru, PhD (@DrDianeAshiru) January 24, 2019
.@WHO sums up why #antimicrobialresistance, #antibioticresistance and #superbugs are one of its top 10 global health threats. https://t.co/70NPtXcA9U via @CNN pic.twitter.com/JLai6K2Cv4
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 22, 2019
#InfectiousDiseases: #Vaccine hesitancy, or reluctancy to get vaccinated, has been called one of the top 10 major health threats by the World Health Organization @WHO. https://t.co/DggprkOjy0 pic.twitter.com/K6lawB4bKB
— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) January 22, 2019
The devil is in the details: microplate type and broth additives can affect microdilution MIC susceptibility assay outcome #AACJournal https://t.co/rxD8qxINMr #ASMClinMicro pic.twitter.com/eHghb3ULvl
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 25, 2019
NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases scientists have now firmly established that HIV+ people who achieve & maintain an undetectable viral load, cannot sexually transmit the virus to others. Undetectable = Untransmittable #UequalsU https://t.co/797TFsLVyE pic.twitter.com/VFcEiMRhED
— Karl Schmid (@KarlJSchmid) January 22, 2019
“If we reduce inappropriate antibiotic use, we can help decrease antibiotic resistance.” Hear more from Dr. Ross: https://t.co/PuL2lnG53e
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 27, 2019
📄 New article! Impressed these students had so much to say + covered so much ground. If these r the providers of the future then there’s hope for us yet!
— Bug Pharmacist (@IDstewardship) January 22, 2019
📲 https://t.co/zxtcpbqHIF
CC: @IDPharmProf @idpharmd @PharmerMeg @DHpharmd @mmPharmD @krutu8 @s_travis_king @DosingMatters pic.twitter.com/oP87PyhxbX
Progress #AMR: UK launches 5-year plan & 20-year vision - "We test new model that will de-link payments made from volumes antibiotics sold, basing payment on a NICE led assessment of the value of the medicines and supporting good stewardship" https://t.co/MUxakMrrjm
— Jeremy Farrar (@JeremyFarrar) January 24, 2019
Wait... you're telling me a bundle approach can reduce mortality?! No way 🤭🤭@idpharmd @TheBack140https://t.co/TGcVXR8bHi
— Eric Wenzler (@TheIDApprentice) January 28, 2019
Antibiotic resistance plan to fight 'urgent' global threat https://t.co/26Vb98Az3P
— Laura Piddock (@LauraPiddock) January 24, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated February 19, 2019 at 05:13 EST.