for January 2018
The @WHO 's new Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS), shows that E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Salmonella spp are the most-reported resistant bacteria. https://t.co/mGCkmQPJJZ
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 31, 2018
Why is good antibiotic stewardship important? This scary video of bacteria evolving to defeat antibiotics in just 11 days shows why: https://t.co/30EKIJalWU
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 23, 2018
New by @SIDPharm @accpinfdprn@CritCareMed @blandman19
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 22, 2018
Critical care, ID & ED pharmacists share many beliefs regarding B-lactam therapy and Antimicrobial Stewardship in critically ill adults. https://t.co/fHP7r0lIju pic.twitter.com/FokFZ6z57H
Impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on Clostridium difficile infection and clinical outcomes: segmented regression analyses https://t.co/N6UycUNV9a
— jacqui sneddon (@jacquisneddons) January 24, 2018
Finally published! Highlights difficulty in measuring outcomes of stewardship interventions. @SAPGAbx @DilipNathwani
New Comment: WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 29, 2018
early implementation 2016–17 https://t.co/smjczMzvmR Story behind the GLASS report https://t.co/9tMnz2FV3l pic.twitter.com/HsH5uvriFH
'Antimicrobial stewardship – are you doing your bit?' by by Jacquie Sneddon, Project Lead for the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group #RPSAMS #antibiotics #antibioticresistance #antimicrobialstewardship @UKCPA https://t.co/VEOmRaTTy2
— RPS (@rpharms) January 23, 2018
A New 💥 cluster-randomised crossover trial @TheLancetInfDis
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 25, 2018
Antibiotic cycling does not reduce the prevalence of carriage of antibiotic-resistant, Gram-negative bacteria in patients admitted to the ICU. https://t.co/lpbbJCP78z pic.twitter.com/j8rAZ1akB8
'The ESCMID study group for antimicrobial stewardship (ESGAP) published its survey evaluating the current practice & the willingness to shorten the duration of antibiotic therapy among infection specialists in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy' https://t.co/Zr8AoZoKq8
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) January 29, 2018
A new study 💥 by Dr. Cosgrove and Dr. Tamma :A negative MRSA nasal swab is helpful in identifying patients in whom empiric vancomycin therapy can be stopped. https://t.co/jAw51B8W7x pic.twitter.com/IZ8RPoReyQ
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 30, 2018
An new article in cid @IDSAInfo by @CDCgov Find quarter of adult ambulatory fluoroquinolone prescriptions were for conditions that did not require antibiotics, or fluoroquinolones are not recommended first-line therapy. https://t.co/OFAKJ3IlKI pic.twitter.com/nnXxUziCoe
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 24, 2018
New online: effects of antibiotic cycling and mixing on antibiotic
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 24, 2018
resistance in intensive care units: a cluster-randomised
crossover trial https://t.co/YwTvfe65ta #AMR #ICU
Stewardship data and discussion from the @TJCommission Journal has got my 👂🏼... totally agree about the concept of decentralized stewardship. #ArmYourSoldiers
— Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) January 26, 2018
📲 https://t.co/wld4AymvU2 via @ecidonex pic.twitter.com/bo2adKPpoB
A new study :In patients with MRSA bacteremia treated with vancomycin, the vancomycin MIC was not associated with differences in clinical outcomes.
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 31, 2018
Vanco MIC & Mortality :do we need more studies?!https://t.co/mqetQc4cTb pic.twitter.com/8xmzUNCggg
take the free #OpenWHO course 'Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach'
— Debbie Goff (@idpharmd) January 23, 2018
https://t.co/LE6d44SgEz
Finally launching our Less is More campaign to implement antibiotic stewardship for ASB--read all about it here: https://t.co/9jvGhIDODW @iquestHouston @bcmhouston @IDstewardship @Payal_Patel pic.twitter.com/1yzNgLFx2r
— Barbara Trautner (@bwtrautner) January 24, 2018
JCM: Excellent Point-Counterpoint on @BioFireDX Meningitis Encephalitis Panel. Clear need for #diagnosticstewardship strategies to target testing & #antimicrobialstewardship strategies to appropriately respond https://t.co/9WmWs6M2pY (our approach below https://t.co/fbYluSsU8L) pic.twitter.com/S0d5tUthcr
— Kevin Messacar (@kmess44) January 23, 2018
#OVIVA study published. No difference between oral or IV arms in bone and joint infections. Time to starting changing our guidelines. £2.7k cheaper! https://t.co/uVrljA2CV3
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) January 31, 2018
So excited to work with @IDSAInfo & @PIDSociety on LEAP Fellowship: Leadership in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Public Health! Find out more & apply: https://t.co/ZbV218iEm7 pic.twitter.com/otQZ5uiach
— SHEA (@SHEA_Epi) January 30, 2018
A multi-institutional study reveals inappropriate management of candiduria among hospitalized patients was high, leading to overtreatment with antifungal therapy #AACJournal https://t.co/Q9CI9CG3Wc #ASMClinMicro pic.twitter.com/7pKUJIa9Vg
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 22, 2018
The Maturing Antibiotic Mantra: “Shorter Is Still Better” https://t.co/OsRalo7AJz. More on short Abx durations!
— Brad Spellberg (@BradSpellberg) January 31, 2018
Salicylates and Pandemic Influenza Mortality, 1918–1919 Pharmacology, Pathology, and Historic Evidence | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/6OvxWqMgtL
— Dahlia_Angel (@apelsinkaX) January 29, 2018
New benchmark report on #AMR ranks drug companies on both development of new abx and stewardship efforts in fight against #antibioticresistance https://t.co/qyhPvtXDcx @nytimes @AtMIndex
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 25, 2018
While all C. difficile-directed antibiotics affect microbial diversity, bacterial and fungal communities are differently affected by various drugs @mSphereJ https://t.co/q8Vf0gUGjQ pic.twitter.com/rTIFneR3Nw
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 23, 2018
4 factors influencing #antibiotic prescribing in long-term care https://t.co/xzafwbsypr#nursinghome #antimicrobialstewardship pic.twitter.com/VnPLfBTQ4F
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) January 27, 2018
@ESCMID study groups for #antimicrobial #stewardship and group for #bloodstream #infections survey shows large variations in practice among #infection specialists; International #guidelines on BSI management urgently neededhttps://t.co/gOuNhmGEqy
— ESCMID (@ESCMID) January 25, 2018
Researchers Discover 10 New Immune Systems in Bacteria.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 26, 2018
The findings more than double the number of known defense mechanisms, piquing the interests of molecular biology tool developers.https://t.co/vMFx8pMIz2 #immunity #microbiology #CRISPR pic.twitter.com/pk4sBKKYCx
"The Dark Side of Antibiotics," presented by Dr. Martin Blaser of @nyulangone is the first in the @UMNconsortium free #antimicrobialstewardship lecture series and takes place Feb 7 (next week!). Register to attend in-person or via webcast https://t.co/ZrkVNd6tfL
— CIDRAP-ASP (@CIDRAP_ASP) January 31, 2018
New artificial virus can kill bacteria on first contact by tackling the whole bacterium instead of a single target inside of it. This could lead to less spread of resistance https://t.co/ugt4evDbsj
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 28, 2018
A very funny but very insightful take on #AntibioticResistance - @CMO_England, @marthaclokie and @mrchrisaddison join @ProfBrianCox and @robinince in the Infinite Monkey Cage to talk #superbugs, phage, and what the world was like before #antibiotics https://t.co/w78d3dTXd7
— AMR at Wellcome (@Wellcome_AMR) January 25, 2018
The Clinical Utility of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nasal Screening to Rule Out MRSA Pneumonia: A Diagnostic Meta-analysis with Antimicrobial Stewardship Implications https://t.co/nbuVUI3GVk
— José Ramón Paño (@joserrapa) January 28, 2018
Excellent commentary on diagnostic stewardship in @ICHEJournal by @costisifri and colleagues: important for #AntimicrobialStewardship and #InfectionPrevention: https://t.co/jCa15gE8D9 @SHEA_Epi pic.twitter.com/24JKtp0IcX
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) January 22, 2018
What does #antimicrobialstewardship mean for pharmacists? Read our latest blog 'Antimicrobial stewardship – are you doing your bit?' by Jacquie Sneddon #RPSAMS #antibiotics #antibioticresistance @UKCPA https://t.co/VEOmRaTTy2
— RPS (@rpharms) January 25, 2018
#InfectiousDiseases A-Z: The @CDCgov says U.S. #flu season has claimed a number of lives, including 30 children. "Influenza A, H3N2, which tends to cause more severe epidemics, is the most prevalent virus circulating this year,” says @DrPritishTosh. https://t.co/Q8Ad6s5AyK pic.twitter.com/XjIu9PKrHI
— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) January 31, 2018
'The ESCMID study group for antimicrobial stewardship (ESGAP) published its survey evaluating the current practice & the willingness to shorten the duration of antibiotic therapy among infection specialists in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy' https://t.co/rFi80we4hp
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) January 29, 2018
Wondering where to focus your ambulatory care antimicrobial stewardship resources? 🙀 Patient, provider, and setting type matter! Great new publication by @ldavidson01 and colleagues in @ICHEJournal. ➡️ https://t.co/38yWNq1KGV pic.twitter.com/0Mke6uMJAb
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) January 31, 2018
A new study from @BSACandJAC
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 25, 2018
Recommend a need for revision of colistin breakpoints for Enterobacteriaceae and therapeutic drug monitoring to achieve pharmacodynamic targets in individual patients.
https://t.co/kFfQBxqf6p pic.twitter.com/C9wkpkU0KL
website created for sharing social contact data and data analysis methods between researchers in infectious diseases modelling. https://t.co/6uhamkHt3K
— Alessandro Vespignani (@alexvespi) January 25, 2018
.@WHO released its first report on the occurrence of #antibioticresistance across 22 countries https://t.co/ScbFmmu88w
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 31, 2018
This 40-year-old antibiotic could fight back against the worst superbugs; we'd forgotten all about it. https://t.co/EVxxNR702h
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 29, 2018
'High levels of antibiotic resistance found worldwide, new WHO data shows' #AMR #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/CK07zC72Ty
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) January 29, 2018
Enterobacter aerogenes name is now changed to Klebsiella aerogenes! 👾https://t.co/magLc1wPuDhttps://t.co/SGUzQaFGxz pic.twitter.com/DVzy2N40pR
— Antibiotic Tweets (@khalideljaaly) January 30, 2018
Using Twitter big data (#NodeXL) to learn from infectious diseases conferences, even when you're not there
— Graham Mackenzie (@gmacscotland) January 26, 2018
Media Watch piece in @TheLancetInfDis, February 2018 issuehttps://t.co/bhCpy2Guqp
Example here: https://t.co/dosyy1Fb8e
More at https://t.co/GrvVuzyEKU pic.twitter.com/Bs7m0PhmcM
Most infection specialists appear to be ignoring a key component of antimicrobial stewardship.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 23, 2018
In a survey of > 800 health care professionals, only about 1/3 advised the shortest duration of antibiotic therapy to their patients. https://t.co/vjTw9YaodG #antibioticresistance pic.twitter.com/sTtV385wB7
Interesting perspective on validation to reliably assess stewardship activities optimizing #antimicrobial use Need strategies to provide real-time feedback #AntibioticResistance @ICHEJournal https://t.co/ZhrkxKAQri
— Prof Didier Pittet (@DidierPittet) January 23, 2018
Excellent The Infinite Monkey Cage episode raising awareness about antibiotics with @CMO_England - go listen #AMR #antimicrobialstewardship #AntibioticResistance #outreach #spreadtheword #scicomm https://t.co/Tnt3uefslI
— M Muhlen (@muhlen_m) January 23, 2018
Risk of heart attacks is increased 6-fold during first 7 days after laboratory diagnosis of #Influenza @kevin_kls @hchungy @NSCrowcroft @LauraCRosella @icesontario @PublicHealthON @NEJM https://t.co/05jEGf6oNN
— Jeff Kwong (@DrJeffKwong) January 24, 2018
NEW! @AVMAvets release first-ever Core Principles of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Veterinary Medicine#FarmToBedside #OneHealth @marynmck @PergamIC @weissman68 @HutchIDScience https://t.co/8ZT3u6xXnw
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 26, 2018
Where do our hand bacteria come from? mBiosphere summarizes a new @mSystemsJ report: https://t.co/5EWyR5UDrS pic.twitter.com/HnAZ1jS9L4
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 26, 2018
From @JAMAInternalMed - clinical pharmacist involvement at admission, discharge & follow-up reduced 30, 180-day readmissions + ED visits. @ACCP @ASHPOfficial https://t.co/vx9nBqgTqT #TOC
— Brandon Bookstaver (@BBookstaver_USC) January 30, 2018
A Better Way to Optimize Vancomycin Concentrations ;The risks versus the benefits of maintaining higher vancomycin exposures in patients with MRSA bacteremia. New @IDSE_Online
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) January 24, 2018
blog by @SIDPharm @TheIDApprentice
And Dr. Lodise. https://t.co/78TqbWeToZ
A pediatric infectious disease doctor shares her perspective on antibiotic resistance https://t.co/G63QuKir0V
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 28, 2018
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated November 10, 2019 at 15:41 EST.