for November 2018
The rise of #AntibioticResistance
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 12, 2018
is threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases, resulting in prolonged illness, disability & death #StopDrugResistancehttps://t.co/8AdgPQn4MT pic.twitter.com/PKn5ZGc6OZ
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala started its antimicrobial stewardship programme 2 yrs ago.
— Dr.Divyesh B Mundra (@Mundra08) November 21, 2018
Results- Usage of restricted antibiotics ⬇️by 86% , ⬇️deaths by 24% & even saved Rs 2.3 cr per year !
Published in Infectious Diseases journal.https://t.co/Nt3iCrSfHE pic.twitter.com/x7WGCKdx2C
As late as the 20th century, Pacific Islands were ravaged by diseases brought in by "contacters". And I'm not talking cancer, but things as benign as the flu. Here's a very good article on that issue. You can google for more: https://t.co/kywIElE50i
— ✡️ Josh Shahryar ☪️ (@JShahryar) November 22, 2018
Get involved in World Antibiotic Awareness Week #WAAW18 (12-18 Nov) to highlight the urgent need to improve antimicrobial stewardship in the #NHS and worldwide @NHSEngland @NHSImprovement @BruceWarner @RichardCattell1 Campaign materials at: https://t.co/ud1Kkt9q7g https://t.co/ZVULuLZabK
— Keith Ridge (@keithridge1) November 12, 2018
Hey #ASRW18 check off this hot-off-the-press excellent ethnographic study in CID and my accompanying editorial. I'll be talking about qualitative methods in antimicrobial stewardship research at 11am. https://t.co/nwRDUX21Mu
— Julie Szymczak (@JulieSzymczak) November 15, 2018
💥 New: @ABsteward & I identify 🔥 hot ID/stewardship 📄 articles published in October in case you missed them!
— Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) November 7, 2018
📲 https://t.co/jw9J7kjkRc
cc: @PharmacoJournal @stoverkr @JAMA_current @jpogue1 @Keith_S_Kaye @SIDPharm @accpinfdprn @amylcarr @mjwingler @BRxAD @krutu8 @HanaRac pic.twitter.com/09feqllB97
NEW 🔥🔥 @IDSAInfo
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 13, 2018
2018 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy#opat cc: Dr. John Bosso @SIDPharmhttps://t.co/MVNIvexEl8 pic.twitter.com/aZpcdECTn4
The pharmaceutical giant Merck ending a long-term agreement to supply a lifesaving vaccine against #rotavirus for children in West Africa.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) November 1, 2018
At the same time, the company will send the vaccine to China, where it will likely be sold for a much higher price.https://t.co/0enuNdZwcn
Antibiotic stewardship comes to India, paper just published OFID. Well done, @Payal_Patel! Hospitals cut use of antibiotics, find it saves lives and money https://t.co/33HVTW1qhD via @timesofindia
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) November 22, 2018
Starts right off with a lie.
— Jordan Sather (@Jordan_Sather_) November 29, 2018
First sentence:
"Infectious diseases such as chickenpox and measles — once a rite of passage for American children — have been made uncommon because of vaccines."
Not really tho.https://t.co/ddCXCUlJdq
New in CID, helping us focus #abxstewardship efforts and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use 👍
— Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) November 11, 2018
📲 https://t.co/NH87vCvIPv
Every unnecessary dose avoided counts! #SaveABX #ImproveOutcomes #HealthierPatients pic.twitter.com/kKlWOkfnLK
🆕 Resources and key practice changes for upper respiratory tract infections in primary care. Great tools to support best-practices and optimize the use of antibiotics. 👏👏 @ChooseWiselyCA https://t.co/S3yXwq3ssU#antibioticswisely #antimicrobialstewardship pic.twitter.com/DH16H9kwNm
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) November 1, 2018
Oral Vancomycin for Secondary Prophylaxis of Clostridium difficile Infection. NEW🔥 review article in the annals of Pharmacotherapy. https://t.co/soR81Y45Zv pic.twitter.com/CyoZcBNqkH
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 19, 2018
Our new #OPAT paper in @BSACandJAC
— Gabriele Pollara (@gpollara) November 20, 2018
IV catheter-related adverse events > drug-related adverse events
Regular #antimicrobialstewardship of any IV Abx can -> improved patient safety
Team: @dr_michaelmarks @Dr_J_Underwood @sarahlogan76 & @HTropDis https://t.co/yLpU1ilSKg pic.twitter.com/mbvbdfKJQp
⭐️ Now in color, here is a 🔗 link to a free antibiotic cheat sheet!
— Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) November 3, 2018
👉🏼 https://t.co/jNOnpfF8ek
Learning about antimicrobials is hard, but https://t.co/Hg3Rk2cX2z can help! #ChooseWisely #Pharmacy #Antibiotics #BugsAndDrugs #LearnABX pic.twitter.com/xouyyVbmSb
ICMR, Delhi releases Antimicrobial Stewardship Guidelines https://t.co/Jbphk60XvM
— Kamini (@KaminiWalia) November 20, 2018
The power of community in health care proved its power once again with the health department attributing the decline in encephalitis prevalence & death rate to Dastak - a house to house infectious diseases campaign launched by UP Gov.
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) November 24, 2018
Kudos to people of UPhttps://t.co/Igemftu4yo
'Antibiotic resistant bacteria cause nearly 1 in 5 infections in wealthy countries, report warns' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/dd9RthL0kS
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) November 9, 2018
The pharma industry has hit out at May's miserable Brexit deal as it fails to explain how patients will be protected on medicines safety, public health disasters, & controlling infectious diseases
— NHS Against Brexit (@NHSvBrexit) November 19, 2018
Nobody voted to put patient safety at risk.https://t.co/dbGLiGnV84
NEW 🔥retrospective study @BSACandJAC by @canuckIDpharm/@IDpharmresearch
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 9, 2018
Sequential intravenous-to-oral outpatient antibiotic therapy for MRSA bacteraemia: one step closer https://t.co/utJC7Zurhh pic.twitter.com/sdM5xvOP8s
Improving antimicrobial stewardship is an essential part of reducing Gram-negative blood stream infections. Pleased to share @EmmaCramp useful thinking about management of #UTIs as we continue our work @NHSImprovementhttps://t.co/CBrVwfcuK0 #ImproveIPC @LindaJDempster
— Ruth May (@RMayNurseDir) November 26, 2018
The rise of #AntibioticResistance is threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases, resulting in prolonged illness, disability & death. #StopDrugResistance https://t.co/mad6ZpAoCH via @WHO pic.twitter.com/w1Gq6HTjhh
— UN Geneva (@UNGeneva) November 12, 2018
A NEW🔥 study by @IDPharmacometrx
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 23, 2018
In IJAA Cefazolin versus anti-staphylococcal penicillins for the treatment of MSSA BSI in acutely-ill adult patients: results of a systematic review and meta-analysis. https://t.co/IvzbEgP61Q pic.twitter.com/i7uiUhIyg9
Register NOW for @BSACandJAC's FREE 'Antimicrobial Stewardship for AFRICA' MOOC. First run will be on Jan 7. We worked with Infection Control Africa Network & College of Medicine University of Lagos to produce it #WAAW18 https://t.co/uWVQxi9pol #FLantimicrobialstewardshipafrica
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) November 13, 2018
NEW 🔥🔥in @PharmacoJournal by @blandman19/@DosingMatters/Dr. Lodise ;Reappraisal of Contemporary Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles for Informing Aminoglycoside Dosing.
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 7, 2018
A must read article #pharmacists . #maga https://t.co/fyT0uPTUfL pic.twitter.com/qcZXqtXLvw
Where could antimicrobial stewardship make a huge impact? INDIA
— Payal Patel (@Payal_Patel) November 15, 2018
Here's our 1st pub with @AMRITAedu on stewardship in an Indian hospital: https://t.co/2pcex7JdBS
Healthcare rupees were saved, carbapenems & polymyxins are good ASP targets and pharm is a key partner#WAAW2018 pic.twitter.com/FK7MNPBGmF
In this blog post for SIDP, Dr. Keith Kaye describes the essential role of #Pharmacists in Antibiotic Stewardship: https://t.co/3nRm5rsmxo#USAAW18 #BeAntibioticsAware #StopAntibioticResistance @Keith_S_Kaye pic.twitter.com/iIcvOUhoVm
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) November 13, 2018
Next week is #AntibioticAwarenessWeek – visit https://t.co/JL4qzVT1Ul to access the Commission’s useful resources for #AntimicrobialStewardship - #AAW2018 #AntibioticResistance #AMR #AMS pic.twitter.com/NBygTXCp2f
— ACSQHC (@ACSQHC) November 5, 2018
NEW 🇨🇦cohort study in Critical care medicine by @ASPphysician/@ASP_MirandaS
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 9, 2018
Antimicrobial stewardship in ICUs with coaching plus audit and feedback is associated with sustained improvements in antimicrobial consumption and cost. https://t.co/VroRBjyQCH pic.twitter.com/eJfmkQhWRo
World Antibiotic Awareness Week & #EAAD 2018 is here. Tackling #AntibioticResistance, aiming to contribute actions to #StopSuperbugs & #KeepAntibioticsWorking. UK Colleagues overview of 2017 activities available via https://t.co/05rzxOun6w cc #WAAW2018 pic.twitter.com/bPhV0wwozH
— Diane Ashiru, PhD (@DrDianeAshiru) November 11, 2018
New online: Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015 https://t.co/lMcMeNkl59 #AMR pic.twitter.com/ncmum0z5hM
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) November 6, 2018
#AntibioticAwarenessWeek starts on Monday – visit https://t.co/sD2yZndU6Q for resources for the week. Follow #AAW2018 #WAAW #AntibioticResistance #AMR @the_shpa @ACIPC @NCAS_Aus @AusAntibiotics @NPSMedicineWise pic.twitter.com/MmclQDyvT1
— ACSQHC (@ACSQHC) November 8, 2018
A NEW 🔥🔥 State of the Art Review in @bmj_latest by Dr. Lauri A Hicks @CDCgov :Advances in optimizing the prescription of antibiotics in outpatient settings.
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 12, 2018
A must read article by #antibioticsteward #pharmacists#AntibioticAwarenessWeekhttps://t.co/g9Wt8ZAk1N pic.twitter.com/VxntBU19X0
Do #culture and #specialty influence #antibioticprescribing? Read our latest paper and the commentary by @JulieSzymczak #medicine #surgery #ethnography #WAAW18 #AntibioticGuardian @IDSA @ESRC @PHE_uk @OfficialNIHR https://t.co/nzqwTpoptp … pic.twitter.com/azwrw5Sji1
— Esmita Charani (@e_charani) November 15, 2018
Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment in patients with positive blood cultures: A patient-level meta-analysis of randomized trials | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/VFD6RK1TcD
— Neil Gaffin (@mdabxjedi) November 4, 2018
For World Antibiotic Awareness Week, we're blogging common questions about #AntibioticResistance. Today's post: How do antibiotics in agriculture affect human clinical infectious disease? @CDCgov #USAAW18 #BeAntibioticsAware #AntimicrobialResistance https://t.co/W5VpOf571G pic.twitter.com/hFdtXlGgm1
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) November 12, 2018
Reminds me of Game of Thrones... we need stewardship beyond the wall [of the hospital]
— Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) November 24, 2018
📲 https://t.co/RW4qdb3nlH#GoT #ESBLs #Antibiotic #ABXstewardship pic.twitter.com/vaqrX7t41f
Important new study in @NEJM: around 3% of patients are still acquiring healthcare associated infections; we’ve improved but there is still a long way to go! #InfectionPrevention & #AntimicrobialStewardship more important now than ever https://t.co/WbsLYwThnW #HAIs
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) November 1, 2018
Small changes in temperature & rainfall can result in large changes in the transmission of important infectious diseases spread via water & mosquitoes, such as #dengue fever virus and #malaria—finding from @LancetCountdown #LancetClimate18 #ClimateChangehttps://t.co/aRRokzad0n pic.twitter.com/0yJkToJaEo
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) November 29, 2018
This makes me smile, and the work of @IDPharmProf and her resident is why we do it. #antimicrobialstewardship https://t.co/h81NDvT8tB pic.twitter.com/fkM6gx0VjQ
— Jason Gallagher (@JGPharmD) November 12, 2018
Should we give antibiotic prophylaxis for patients already receiving antibiotics?! 🤔
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 5, 2018
A 🇨🇭prospective study in CID may finally answer this question. https://t.co/Ge2GgYPEta pic.twitter.com/EdbCJUTgXV
What a great start to the #WAAW2018 💊@DrDianeAshiru on "The importance of antimicrobial stewardship in the global battle to contain antibiotic resistance" @guardian or online @ https://t.co/6xthQwyJ34#KeepAntibioticsWorking #AntibioticGuardian #AMR #AMS pic.twitter.com/jrobx9Ku1C
— • Helena Rosado • (@DrHRosado) November 12, 2018
As an #AntimicrobialStewardship pharmacist, @BRxAD has witnessed the impact of #antibiotic overuse first hand. Read our new profile on the challenges & opportunities of reducing #antibiotic overuse @stjoestoronto @PublicHealthON #AntibioticsWiselyhttps://t.co/pnuZUYB1hn
— ChoosingWiselyCanada (@ChooseWiselyCA) November 14, 2018
NEW in @TheLancetInfDis
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 6, 2018
Attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused by infections with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the EU and the European Economic Area in 2015: a population-level modelling analysis. Figures are SCARY. 👇https://t.co/APCNrcPr7c pic.twitter.com/CRhkLgTAzj
This week is #WorldAntibioticAwarenessWeek!
— Journal of Hospital Infection (@jhieditor) November 12, 2018
Have a look at the latest issue of the JHI, which contains a special section of articles on antimicrobial stewardship: https://t.co/GKbO1ZlZBU
Day #1 On-Service ID Learning Unit: The only approved HIV regimen with no renal metabolism is DTG + RPV -- hence no dose adjustment required in ESRD. For pts with viral suppression only. Pivotal study here: https://t.co/VRXb6puD6F
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) November 27, 2018
A NEW Systematic Review by @jasonroberts_pk In IJAA :Intrapulmonary pharmacokinetics of antibiotics used to treat nosocomial pneumonia caused by gram-negative bacilli.https://t.co/RDJL7T3lFX pic.twitter.com/aEjfZU5sUx
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 23, 2018
#wheresPhilToday? Deputising for @keithridge1 for @NHSImprovement at #HEEAMR day. Excellent opportunity to promote @FlemingFund @CW_Pharmacists @THETlinks #hospital #antimicrobialstewardship fund #CwPAMS https://t.co/0yDd3e4Orx @LeedsHospitals @LTHPharmacy @UKCPAPIN https://t.co/15qLcrGDn9
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) November 27, 2018
Our Antifungal Stewardship paper is finally out - https://t.co/SL5l7bE1Qx #antimicrobialstewardship #antifungalstewardship #AMS pic.twitter.com/doQUiqIp4V
— Laura Whitney (@LauraWhitney123) November 2, 2018
Lancet ID: Enterovirus & parechovirus PCR testing of blood in febrile young children is an oft-overlooked, high yield specimen with potential clinical impact #diagnosticstewardship https://t.co/gtNgVFgQGu https://t.co/JfDV4J2vJH
— Kevin Messacar (@kmess44) November 1, 2018
🍽️ A recipe for #antimicrobialstewardship success: Using intervention mapping to develop a program to reduce antibiotic overuse in long-term care https://t.co/nAXtg5pZRV
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) November 6, 2018
Via @ICHEJournal #implementationscience@mageemac_sam @cynicalIDdoc @jackie_quirk
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