for Jun 11, 2020 through Jun 17, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, expressed support for the World Health Organization in a break from President Trump, who said last month that the US would terminate its relationship with the WHO https://t.co/QNot4GtrM3
— CNN (@CNN) June 11, 2020
On June 12, a thesis by SDF central hospital was published on THE LANCET Infectious Diseases, an internationally praised medical journal. This thesis is based on a clinical study of patients from the cruise ship. https://t.co/lR2iXmqH5u pic.twitter.com/ozbtAYs656
— Japan Ministry of Defense/Self-Defense Forces (@ModJapan_en) June 15, 2020
🔥🔥A new Review article🔥🔥 @AJHPOfficial @jackiecusumano @AngelaHuttner @jasonroberts_pk @Kerry_LaPlante
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 17, 2020
TDM–guided dosing of vancomycin and β-lactam antibiotics to maximize effectiveness and minimize toxicity. #IDtwitter #pharmacists https://t.co/5J4lYAemIs pic.twitter.com/CwmlEWXVMM
A NEW 🔥🔥Meta‐analysis @PharmacoJournal by @IDpharmresearch et Al
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 15, 2020
concluded that combination therapy with vanco or dapto + Beta‐lactam for MRSA bacteremia showed lower clinical failure rates, No significant difference was seen in mortality #IDTwitter https://t.co/YTwe17dPPj pic.twitter.com/NV0OfPkf2N
As we protect communities from #COVID19, we cannot leave children vulnerable to other infectious diseases like measles. Let's not trade one outbreak for another.#VaccinesWork https://t.co/qk5Rnx2wx5
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) June 16, 2020
NEW—Combining isolation & intensive contact tracing with physical distancing measures vital to #COVID19 epidemic control: finding from UK modelling study including social-contact data on more than 40,000 individuals from the BBC Pandemic database https://t.co/96vJKTjj8o pic.twitter.com/j3cpng56ub
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) June 16, 2020
- Very welcome news, dex is cheap, widely available!
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) June 16, 2020
- Demonstrates the power of RCTs vs obs studies, which were conflicting
- How will the numerous ongoing studies of immunomodulators be modified?
- Rx guidelines -- act now or wait for more info?https://t.co/qBsaZ1csH2
After reopening schools Israel has 627 students and faculty infected, 168 schools closed, and 21,807 students and staff in isolation. We need a careful plan for reopening schools in the fall #COVID19 https://t.co/3gWEpvEYx0
— Janine McCready (@janinemccready) June 17, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: @USArmy scientists at Walter Reed's infectious diseases research lab @wrair tell @McClatchyDC how they found a potential #COVID19 #coronavirus vaccine -- and how it could be used on all future strains of the virus. w/ @mawilner https://t.co/PHyOfQPsc9
— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) June 11, 2020
It costs half as much to farm pigs in the US & they use twice as many antibiotics as the UK. And they're strongly against us adopting the EU ban on preventative mass medication. Why would we want this!?https://t.co/bjquZFnYqO via @financialtimes
— Save our Antibiotics (@ASOAntibiotics) June 17, 2020
The case for face shields in preventing the spread of COVID-19 https://t.co/ybuii8DHyA @eliowa @dan_diekema @mike_edmond #COVID19 #coronavirus
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) June 12, 2020
Mutation in #SARSCoV2 variant circulating in Europe & US increases its ability to infect cells in vitro.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 13, 2020
The D614G mutation stabilizes the spike proteins.
But more evidence needed to show if the #coronavirus strain spreads more easily between people.https://t.co/yRRsbhJIEA pic.twitter.com/O9ChEw9uOg
Our e-Learning course on Antifungal Stewardship is now CPD accredited! Get started today and find out more about fungal disease, treatment options, and how to implement effective stewardship practices.
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) June 12, 2020
Find out more: https://t.co/csXM78XKS4#AntifungalAMS pic.twitter.com/w3fjNerbck
🔥NEW #AAC🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 15, 2020
The Antibiotics w breakpoints that had the highest in vitro activity against clinical NDM-Producing Enterobacterales
Tigecycline(86%,S)
Eravacycline(66%,S)
Omadacycline(59%,S) Aztreonam(18%,S)
Plazomicin=Amikacin 52% 😳
Colistin👇#IDTwitter https://t.co/7ud3PG04nL pic.twitter.com/XBGy2lJJ7l
"While stewardship programmes have some impact on antimicrobial resistance, hardship, particularly in LMICs, means traditional awareness-raising campaigns are likely to fail. Is it time for a new approach?" Great analysis by @HaenssgenJ https://t.co/bWuyXg5l6s #StopSuperbugs
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) June 16, 2020
Webinar for you? Held by @WHOSEARO ➡️#AntimicrobialStewardship during the #COVID19 pandemic: best practice and guidance on prescribing #antibiotics .
— ReAct Action on ABR (@reactgroup) June 15, 2020
When? Tuesday 16 June, 13:00-14:30, New Delhi time.
Link to register below!https://t.co/gdDS4a9HZT
Register for a webinar on how to address antimicrobial stewardship during the #COVID19 pandemic in the @WHOAFRO region https://t.co/GoxVufaILx pic.twitter.com/efHpohStsX
— Haileyesus Getahun MD, MPH, PhD. (@hygetahun) June 16, 2020
An exploration of the coexistence profiles of antibiotic resistance genes and virulence factors shows evidence of unique antibiotic resistance gene-virulence factor pairs coexisting in specific bacterial genomes. #AMR @mSystemsJ https://t.co/dJzEx3LjdL pic.twitter.com/xslHFnKRYO
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 11, 2020
Here are 4 other infectious diseases that should not be forgotten during COVID-19 https://t.co/SEMNKcblSQ #coronavirus #disease pic.twitter.com/JAOJtZ6K6J
— World Economic Forum (@wef) June 13, 2020
Antimicrobial resistance is already a pandemic in its own right
— Georgina Hayes (@Georgina__Hayes) June 16, 2020
Spoke to to experts at the WHO, the @wellcometrust and the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group @SAPGAbx about how #COVID19 threatens vital AMR stewardship
via @TelGlobalHealth https://t.co/N1Vb3chrR8
FACT: #3in4 of the world's new or emerging infectious diseases come from animals. It's time to make the connection between using animals, the decimation of wildlife, antibiotic resistance and disease outbreak. #coronavirus #COVIDー19#Covid19UK https://t.co/HigAHbk7pm
— Herbiⓥore 🏳️🌈 (@herbivore_club) June 15, 2020
Now on #SciFriLive📻:
— Science Friday (@scifri) June 12, 2020
How might the pandemic end?
Don't miss our conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci as he reflects on a decades-long career of combating infectious diseases, from AIDS to Ebola and the novel coronavirus.https://t.co/Z4EUHnLXsi
Comparative review of respiratory diseases caused by coronaviruses & #influenza A viruses during epidemic season.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 16, 2020
During next #fluseason clinicians may have to distinguish #COVID19 #pneumonia from other kinds of viral pneumoniahttps://t.co/pB6v3zB8xG #flu #COVID19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/fSKZSUDDu3
NEW 🔥🔥study shows that airborne transmission, particularly via nascent aerosols from human atomization, is highly virulent and represents the dominant route for the transmission of #COVID19 disease. https://t.co/YzF3IMupHP pic.twitter.com/vEFPpK44At
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 12, 2020
75% secondary attack rate
— DrAltGov (@AltGovDoc) June 14, 2020
Clinical and Epidemiological Features of a Family Cluster of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection | Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society | Oxford Academic https://t.co/c0wQj5U6qA
Early Release - Evidence Supporting Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 While Presymptomatic or Asymptomatic - Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC -various forms of evidence not yet proof https://t.co/YdjQ1K3c5N
— Marc Siegel MD (@DrMarcSiegel) June 11, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, advised Americans not to attend President Donald Trump’s scheduled rally in Tulsa.https://t.co/Dc7HtlHCLw via @politicususa
— PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) June 17, 2020
A cheap, widely available steroid, #dexamethasone, reduced deaths by 35% in #COVID19 patients who needed treatment with breathing machines & by 20% in those only needing supplemental oxygen, a new study shows.https://t.co/uKEOk6470g #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/eb8eAnOQxO
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 16, 2020
Combination of Vancomycin or Daptomycin and Beta‐lactam Antibiotics – A Meta‐analysis https://t.co/tjAe1wAEjM
— ACCP INFD PRN (@accpinfdprn) June 16, 2020
Thanks to all the collaborating children's hospitals; showed considerable variation in how paeds antimicrobial stewardship services are delivered between centres. Great to now have uk-pas newtwork in place to share best practice. @aliciad3 @bpaiighttps://t.co/fxzwqDhmYb
— Sanjay Patel (@doctorsanjay) June 15, 2020
Bacterial communication, aka #QuorumSensing, relies on versatile signaling molecules called #autoinducers, which regulate bacterial #geneexpression. Learn the basics + intriguing examples between species: https://t.co/DtW9OAZTuH. #biofilm #virulence #vibrio
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 14, 2020
Press release: World-first scheme underway to tackle #AntimicrobialResistance and protect UK patients. Access to new antibiotics for NHS patients by offering to pay pharmaceutical companies upfront for their work starts this week.#AntibioticGuardian https://t.co/6dYvFidNSy pic.twitter.com/IPROU1ommO
— Diane Ashiru, PhD (@DrDianeAshiru) June 17, 2020
Most African nations staved off the initial spread of the virus, partly by closing borders early, banning public gatherings and effectively tracing contacts using past experience of infectious diseases https://t.co/Fqa4NvSwGM
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 16, 2020
Building on the work of colleagues and other scientists, a clinical researcher for the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases thought of using pieces of mosquito saliva protein to build a universal vaccine https://t.co/RDE0ftmze0
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 12, 2020
Most cases of COVID-19 do not infect others. 80% of the onward transmission of the pandemic may arise from less than 20% of cases and may be concentrated in high risk settings. https://t.co/VeFCWfkCdc
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) June 13, 2020
More details later, but too excited to be patient! Our 3-gene TB signature now translated as an Xpert Host Response cartridge by @CepheidNews! This is a “first” for RNA-based diagnostics for TB and perhaps even infectious diseases in general (I think)! https://t.co/7zZ7YUy7YK
— Purvesh Khatri (@purveshkhatri) June 17, 2020
Another article
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 12, 2020
Immunomodulation by macrolides: therapeutic potential for critical care. #COVID19 @LancetRespirMed
Evidence of non-antibiotic benefits of macrolides from clinical studies involving patients with high severity of disease #IDTwitterhttps://t.co/CmlZDrg1BD pic.twitter.com/sQ0AKZxdrv
NEW🔥🔥🔥#CMR
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 11, 2020
⭐⭐A Masterpiece Review⭐⭐ Article @Josh_S_Davis et Al
Infectious Complications of Biological and Small Molecule Targeted Immunomodulatory Therapies. #IDTwitter
Important in #COVID19 as we are using Tocilizumab and other JAK/BTK (-)https://t.co/Q6R7wdW5c6 pic.twitter.com/dlHMWivKdW
Very nice resource
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 14, 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker#COVID19 #IDTwitter https://t.co/p7Xe3i6FRp pic.twitter.com/pIm52WezPl
"We are now a majority urban species which poses new questions and challenges for the design of cities, transportation networks, and responding to outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases." https://t.co/yWyy2QcpcI Something new from @Creighton88 @SHarrisAli and me.
— Roger Keil (@rkeil) June 15, 2020
#Coronavirus updates:
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 14, 2020
China reported its highest single-day tally in 2 months & closed a Beijing market.
Brazil’s daily death toll is now the highest globally.
Cases are surging in some US states.https://t.co/9O5Vrvpwyb #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/x7Qs5oOYwg
Excited to share our new article “Global antimicrobial stewardship with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.”
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) June 11, 2020
Lots of opportunities exist; great resources are also available to inform the work!
Full text available here: https://t.co/sdijuChUbE @ISID_org @WHO 🌍🌎🌏
Preparing nurses for #COVID19 response efforts through involvement in #antimicrobial stewardship programmes: a discussion. Read it now in the JHI 👉 https://t.co/6UEEoNfg13 #AntimicrobialResistance pic.twitter.com/rTM568Hodq
— Journal of Hospital Infection (@jhieditor) June 11, 2020
Coronavirus breakthrough: dexamethasone is first drug shown to save lives https://t.co/2infBOxf9p. A good summary of the RECOVERY trial.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 17, 2020
This study, like others, suggests that healthcare workers don’t have a much higher risk at work. They acquire infections mainly from family, friends and contacts in the community. Suggests to me that most spread is via droplets and droplet PPE protects https://t.co/y1GHsBvcqj
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) June 15, 2020
Asymptomatic transmission of #coronavirus appears to be worse than #SARS or #influenza.@WHO estimates that 16% of people are asymptomatic & can transmit #SARSCoV2. Other data show that 40% of transmission is due to asymptomatic carriers.https://t.co/HveOSmuexH #COVID19 #flu pic.twitter.com/hyOoIgc3Mv
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 12, 2020
Infectious diseases consultant, Dr Mike Brown, talks about what @uclh has discovered so far about the novel coronavirus, sharing important lessons learned along the way: https://t.co/MnkJgRvgwU
— Gerrie Coertzen (@gerriecoertzen) June 11, 2020
Microbiology Monday: An exploration of the coexistence profiles of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence factors (VFs). #AMR @mSystemsJ
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 15, 2020
Learn more in @mSystemsJ: https://t.co/LkgPZjw5NG pic.twitter.com/YC5LZExjGf
Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19: More Questions Than Answers. Here in my review and commentary in @JWatch on an RCT of convalescent plasma for #COVID19 published in @JAMA_current https://t.co/YwiGnFu3FO
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 12, 2020
DMID: Implementation of #FilmArray rapid syndromic multiplex PCR panel testing of CSF increased HSV testing in children >60d with suspected #meningitis #encephalitis, rates of empiric acyclovir initiation unchanged, duration shorter #diagnosticstewardship https://t.co/BwMMRQLJEH pic.twitter.com/Xv6R1MzBcL
— Kevin Messacar MD (@kmess44) June 16, 2020
Join us at our next Journal Club seminar on Wed 17 June: Anna Khanina of @NCICancer on establishing essential metrics for antifungal stewardship in hospitals, and Prof. Karin Thursky of NCAS and NCIC on antifungal stewardship activities in Australia - https://t.co/YxNNVnVfpB pic.twitter.com/zAwrV0qC7n
— NCAS_Australia (@NCAS_Aus) June 12, 2020
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated July 09, 2020 at 05:08 EST.