for Aug 22, 2020 through Aug 28, 2020
Dear @realDonaldTrump: FDA Commissioner @SteveFDA is your appointee. Either fire him, or stop undermining him. It’s a ridiculous way to govern because you are confusing the American people.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 22, 2020
And the Infectious Diseases Society of America just said this: https://t.co/EDZmb9b6wT https://t.co/RA1dZIdPEc
Important.
— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) August 27, 2020
Infectious Diseases Society of America calls for immediate reversal of Trump admin’s hyper-politicized change to CDC guidelines.
“Testing asymptomatic individuals...remains a critical evidence-based strategy for containing the pandemic.’https://t.co/9anfrXIxA7
IDSA and @HIVMA call for the immediate reversal of the abrupt revision of the CDC COVID-19 testing guidelines which diminish the importance of testing asymptomatic individuals who were exposed to COVID-19.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 27, 2020
Our statement: https://t.co/ogbU82YfBv pic.twitter.com/baUo2Kc3qt
A new 🌟review article🌟in #CID by Dr. Michael Klompas et Al summarizes the evidence-to-date on the duration of SARS-CoV-2 Infectivity & when is it Safe to discontinue Isolation #COVID19 @IDSAInfo @harvardmed @BrighamWomens @SanjatKanjilal
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 25, 2020
Cc @FaheemYounus https://t.co/NdAX85cIir pic.twitter.com/fBrhy5pZ8T
Our paper on "Assessment of implementation of Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in Tanzanian health facilities a year after launch of the National Action Plan" has been published in @FrontiersIn
— Frank E. Arabi (@ArabiFrank) August 27, 2020
Accessible here:https://t.co/TRSRt8DBo6 pic.twitter.com/tYB1IIKKqH
The coronavirus pandemic does not seem to be following a “wave-like pattern” like the 1918 flu pandemic, according to a WHO official.
— CNN (@CNN) August 22, 2020
“We don't think this is going to be a very seasonal virus,” professor of infectious diseases Dr. William Schaffner says. https://t.co/Kke6h239Vl pic.twitter.com/5gJ8OXZOtB
New in CID 🔥
— ACCP INFD PRN (@accpinfdprn) August 26, 2020
Study suggests MRSA nares screening has a high NPV and therefor is a powerful stewardship tool for deescalation and avoiding anti-MRSA agents 🤓🤓
https://t.co/DIiggfpBUk
Check out this 🔥 article in OFID by SIDP members Marisa Brizzi, Rodrigo Burgos, Thomas Chiampas, @rsofro1 and Melissa Badowski
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) August 24, 2020
Pharmacist-led ARV stewardship ⬇️ med errors and ⬆️ linkage to care rates #MemberMonday #IDTwitter #TwitteRxhttps://t.co/H5MS4dSdfm pic.twitter.com/kdZkFsrDEC
It's PUBLISHED #CID
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 25, 2020
The world's first documented case of #COVID19 Reinfection in #CID
A 33-year-old pt was cleared of #COVID19 and discharged from a hospital in April then tested positive for the virus again after in August. @VirusesImmunity @cwylilian https://t.co/z0OgUw6CKQ pic.twitter.com/hYLVRCkUck
The Infectious Diseases Society of America revised its #coronavirus treatment guidelines, recommending that the anti-malarial drug #hydroxychloroquine should not be used at all for #COVID19 patients.https://t.co/1pr0kd6Lk8
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 22, 2020
Sharing this study from my friend and colleague Dr. Amy Pakyz who left the world too soon this past year: https://t.co/9zqzRPtBua
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) August 22, 2020
Amy was a brilliant pharmacist and antibiotic steward & is sorely missed; please see her @SIDPharm tribute here: https://t.co/5x1aNEmyjQ @IDSAInfo pic.twitter.com/d7cZCGFxCJ
NEW🔥🔥observational, multicentre, propensity score-adjusted 🇪🇸study (SAM-COVID-19) @CMIJournal @jesusrbano
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 27, 2020
Treatment with tocilizumab or corticosteroids for #COVID19 patients with hyperinflammatory state: 60 Spanish hospitals : 778 pts. #IDTwitter https://t.co/0a1fY3UdU8 pic.twitter.com/uKfc1l9yF6
New in @ICHEJournal 📢
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) August 28, 2020
Embedding #antimicrobialstewardship orders into general medicine admission order set was associated with ⬆️ use of UTI, Cellulitis, and CAP recommendationshttps://t.co/OL1LSDZUhr
👏🏽 @Rx_April @MarkADowning pic.twitter.com/31OrB9ajaR
Dr. Fauci, via NPR, on asymptomatic spread of respiratory infectious diseases: "The history of respiratory disease is that 'asymptomatic transmission is not the main driver of [any] outbreak.' "https://t.co/ayQ79TAz18
— Andrew Bostom (@andrewbostom) August 28, 2020
Nice work!!! @IDpharmd @TheBack140 @ABpreservation @inspired2leadQH et al!
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) August 28, 2020
"International Train the Trainer antibiotic stewardship program for pharmacists: Implementation, sustainability, and outcomes"https://t.co/plV1FkkPhh @JACCPJournal @ACCP @accpinfdprn pic.twitter.com/xadnAFyqgR
'The rate of bacterial coinfection in SARS-CoV-2 is low. Despite this, prolonged courses of antimicrobial therapy were prescribed (...) We recommend active antimicrobial stewardship in COVID-19 cases to ensure appropriate antimicrobial prescribing.' https://t.co/4o9LF5Nr9o
— Willem van Schaik (@WvSchaik) August 26, 2020
This new study evaluated impact of renal function on PKs of fluconazole in critically ill pts. The authors recommend 400mg for poor to moderate renal function, 600mg for adequate renal function, & 800mg for CRRT. Thought?https://t.co/cXAmTbqHYK pic.twitter.com/4Jc0GqMjWq
— Antibiotic Tweets 🦠 (@khalideljaaly) August 22, 2020
🧠 Remember #fluconazole can treat many Candida species, but not Candida krusei!!! I have to spellcheck krusei every time 😬🙂 ...... #YeastKiller #bugsanddrugs #pharmacy #pharmacist #medicine #IDstewardship https://t.co/gFsNOLMEEw
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) August 24, 2020
NEW🔥🔥 @ICHEJournal by @ClaeysKcclaeys @bwtrautner @eliowa
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 26, 2020
Conditional reflex to urine culture: Evaluation of a diagnostic stewardship intervention within the VA &Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Practice-Based Research Network #IDTwitter https://t.co/eHx4QdKv5i pic.twitter.com/eSXPDEyl8J
The abrupt change to CDC's #COVID19 testing guidelines is not consistent with what we know about #coronavirus and the wide range of individual responses to infection. We call on @CDCgov to reverse this policy and protect public health. #ASMAdvocacy https://t.co/RdqZF1I31a
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) August 27, 2020
FDA EUA for #remdesivir expanded today to any hospitalized patient with suspected or confirmed #COVID19, regardless of severity.
— Julie Ann Justo (@julie_justo) August 28, 2020
530p ET on a Friday...right on time. 😒 @ErinMcCreary @MattDavis138 @KisgenUF @IDstewardship @SIDPharm @accpinfdprn https://t.co/MpNqjhj9LZ
🔥Breaking news🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 28, 2020
Gilead’s Investigational Antiviral Veklury® (Remdesivir) Receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization for the Treatment of Patients With Moderate #COVID19 not requiring O2 supplementation @IDstewardship https://t.co/Lz8gNX6C9y
Thank you @JAMA_current & Dr. Angus for the opportunity to write this. And THANK YOU to the 100s of @UPMC clinicians/scientists for all you do to take care of our current & future #COVID19 pts and for constantly reading my remdesivir emails. You’re heroes. https://t.co/PAWaXcQ5sX
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) August 22, 2020
#Coronavirus | The study from Israel, that was published in the peer-reviewed Clinical Infectious Diseases last week, describes testing 55 people, who had been confirmed to have a SARS-CoV-2 infection, for dengue. https://t.co/inhqAtL9W0
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) August 22, 2020
Why Are Coronavirus Cases Decreasing? Experts Say Restrictions Are Working - @nytimes https://t.co/dWS3w7x8Mg
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 24, 2020
~100 people in DR Congo were infected with the #Ebola virus.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 22, 2020
Health officials are raising the alarm due to the possibility of having to deal with an uncontrolled epidemic amid the #coronavirus pandemic.https://t.co/QKCpGFEYWP
"The fight against #COVID19 is critical, but we also need to continue tackling other dangerous infectious diseases that we have been battling for generations" - important @CNN article on the "silent killers" that are "threatening to regain a foothold": https://t.co/N2i5hdPCaI
— Seth Berkley (@GaviSeth) August 25, 2020
C.D.C. Now Says People Without Covid-19 Symptoms Do Not Need Testing https://t.co/hLqOruXTiO There are only two reasons for this change: We are having supply issues and too many sick people so we need to focus testing on symptomatics or Trump needs to see a drop in cases.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 26, 2020
🔥🔥Very interesting🔥🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 25, 2020
in #CID @IDSAInfo
Two fatal cases of acute liver failure due to HSV-1 infection in #COVID19 patients following tocilizumab and corticosteroid therapy. #IDTwitter https://t.co/s2vPTECHgq pic.twitter.com/0y8MoC1B97
Do you feel like your gastroschisis and omphalocele babies get a lot of antibiotics? Me too! #NICU #stewardship@PIDJournal
— JB Cantey, MD, MPH (@InfectiousNeo) August 27, 2020
Antibiotic Utilization and Infection Among Infants with Abdominal Wall Defects https://t.co/w7ybrkGgxi
September issue now live https://t.co/XeljAzjCw1. Featuring #COVID19, #Zika vaccine, #polio vaccine, #cystitis treatment, #tuberculosis, antimicrobial peptides, #Ebola treatment, and much more. pic.twitter.com/NDikFl3wrP
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) August 27, 2020
Some gold here from my @BrighamWomens colleagues in Infection Control and Micro -- esp the timeline figure! By Drs Rhee @SanjatKanjilal @MBakerinBoston and Klompas. https://t.co/SA2HGocrpk
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) August 25, 2020
Comparative review of respiratory diseases caused by coronaviruses and #influenza A viruses during epidemic seasonhttps://t.co/pB6v3zB8xG #flu #coronavirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/HVFILL265f
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 26, 2020
Well this is... disturbing. Swarming bacteria "scream" when they die, warning neighbouring bacteria of danger 😱 https://t.co/vuykoCEOjq #AntibioticResistance #StopSuperbugs
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 25, 2020
So far, there’s little evidence that blood plasma from people who survived #coronavirus infection actually helps #COVID19 patients.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 24, 2020
Convalescent plasma has been tested only in small trials without the statistical power to provide firm conclusions.https://t.co/VluDs3Xo5d
Unlike the case from Hong Kong, here a second infection of #COVID19 is clinically more severe. Implies host and/or inoculum factors likely important. (Not yet peer reviewed.) Genomic Evidence for a Case of Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 @SSRN https://t.co/RPtZHamQLk
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) August 28, 2020
Private households and elderly care homes are responsible for most of Germany's coronavirus transmissions, a study by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases has shown. https://t.co/meWZm2Hg8H
— DW News (@dwnews) August 23, 2020
As bacterial cells within a cluster or swarm die in response to antibiotics, they release chemical signals called necrosignals. These act as an early warning system, allowing the surviving bacterial cells to prepare a type of resistance to antibiotics.https://t.co/g2wpUtSSb0 pic.twitter.com/2rfbmDau6d
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 22, 2020
https://t.co/USEkXDtKBl A change in @CDC guidelines on #coronavirus testing comes as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, "It's coming from the top down," the official said of the new directive from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 26, 2020
Dr. Fauci Speaks: Takeaways from a discussion on COVID-19 https://t.co/hgh2DiXGGz “I cannot think of any subspecialty of medicine that could possibly be more exciting, more challenging, more impactful, than the discipline of infectious diseases.” Dr. Anthony Fauci.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 26, 2020
IDSA does not recommend the use of #hydroxychloroquine as a #COVID19 treatment, either by itself or with the antibiotic #azithromycin.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 24, 2020
📄: https://t.co/SXoCagzO4S #COVID19Guidelines pic.twitter.com/MkyRSdwSDr
Data from the Netherlands; children play a minor role in the spread of this coronavirus. The virus is mainly spread between adults and from adult family members to children. The spread of COVID-19 among children or from children to adults is less common. https://t.co/AnYVuRqUUL
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) August 22, 2020
Healthcare resources are diverted to containment and management of COVID-19 cases, but ASP efforts must run in parallel to mitigate antibiotic misuse and antimicrobial resistance: ASP during #COVID19 #IJAA#IDTwitter what do you think?! https://t.co/WpRtpcgWAU
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 27, 2020
A study suggests that #influenza viruses can spread through the air not only in droplets but also on microscopic dust particles, fibers & other microscopic particles.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 24, 2020
Results have implications for preventing & controlling outbreaks.https://t.co/9TYl7DW9id #flu
How do we pick up the pieces of antimicrobial stewardship in treating COVID-19 patients? Here are some thoughts from @UCLA_ID fellow Daisuke Furukawa and me, based on the 🔥🔥 work by @ValerieVaughnMD @Payal_Patel and crew. https://t.co/fLeinF9k1P
— Christopher Graber (@glavaidguy) August 28, 2020
Interesting! #AAC
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 24, 2020
Oral step-down therapy for uncomplicated streptococcal BSI with a BL is non-inferior to a FQ.@MayaBeganovic1 #IDTwitter @ASMicrobiology https://t.co/7HitAblPKH pic.twitter.com/yDEPPVu6Nv
Grady Hospital looking for hundreds of volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial | News | @cbs46 We are looking for volunteers for the #COVID19 vaccine study. Email us at: atl.ponce.crs@emory.edu @colleenfkelley @vcantosl https://t.co/t5retF70KM
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 22, 2020
Individuals with obesity & #COVID19, A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) August 28, 2020
Pooled analysis showed individuals with obesity
113% higher risk for hospitalization
74% higher risk for ICU admission
48% higher risk for mortality https://t.co/BlfWV5cdAT pic.twitter.com/tXquLdY4tk
Children are silent spreaders of Covid-19 virus, new research suggests | @Health24com https://t.co/vsvuqzcX5e pic.twitter.com/SrOJbyLZac
— News24 (@News24) August 25, 2020
Effectiveness of surgical, KF94, and N95 respirator masks in blocking SARS-CoV-2. N95 masks and similar KF94 masks worn by coughing patients with #SARSCoV2 infection blocked the spread of viral RNA to surrounding surfaces better than surgical masks. https://t.co/fxaNZLevvB
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 28, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci Shares ID Insights on COVID-19 (August 25, 2020). The latest @IDSAInfo Coronavirus Podcast in which I had the opportunity to ask Dr. Fauci questions submitted my IDSA members is now available. https://t.co/gfMgcjKpi7
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 25, 2020
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated September 19, 2020 at 05:08 EST.