for Aug 04, 2019 through Aug 10, 2019
Just Published🔥🔥 in CID
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 10, 2019
RESTORE-IMI 1: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind Trial Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Imipenem/Relebactam vs Colistin Plus Imipenem in Patients With Imipenem-nonsusceptible Bacterial Infections. #IDTwitter #RECARBRIO https://t.co/svtffHEhYI pic.twitter.com/jmNrOwocv2
Outbreaks of once life-threatening infectious diseases have been greatly reduced by vaccines. However, these illnesses can still be spread to people who are not protected by vaccines. https://t.co/oa7FoSyYga pic.twitter.com/mh9NVVk5fl
— AHIP (@AHIPCoverage) August 9, 2019
NEW 🔥 in #IJAA
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 6, 2019
✨A single, 3g dose of fosfomycin is inappropriate for UTIs caused by K. pneumoniae regardless of the MIC & the fosfomycin dose
✨Findings that further support the likelihood of intrinsic resistance of K.P against fosfomycin #IDTwitter https://t.co/gu5m36GyQv pic.twitter.com/JhbKmjLzF9
A researcher who models the spread of infectious diseases wanted to know if cases of mass violence spread contagiously — like a disease outbreak.
— NPR (@NPR) August 7, 2019
The findings?
Each school shooting and other shooting with 4 or more deaths tends to spark more shootings.https://t.co/pbnCRsPEra
Think of how many infectious complications we have all seen of gunshot wounds -- skin and soft tissue infections, intra-abdominal, thoracic, and brain abscesses, osteo, spinal cord injuries, complicated UTIs, pressure ulcers... When will this stop? https://t.co/UvjFd9gaQM
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) August 5, 2019
🤦🏻♀️ CDC to Army Lab: 'Cease and Desist' Studying Deadly Germs;
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) August 7, 2019
Maryland's Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases temporarily shuttered over safety concerns https://t.co/dbBqZnoxIR
NEW🔥 in OFID @kavitaktrivedi @Kuperrx
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 10, 2019
Impact of PCT Levels Combined with Active Intervention on Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Community Hospital.
PCT-guided ASP recommendations, when accepted by providers, led to
⬇️ in antimicrobial LOT. #IDTwitter https://t.co/yhxj03irb9 pic.twitter.com/HEFxTCzRRW
Exciting opportunity for student teams to collaborate in developing innovations to improve #AntimicrobialStewardship in low- and middle-income countries. Applications due to @Innovate4AMR Sep. 16th, 2019!
— MSH (@MSHHealthImpact) August 9, 2019
Learn more at https://t.co/ZLRdwDS86M #AMR #globalhealth #HealthSystems pic.twitter.com/Xn4wK0eQpO
🔥🔥New RCT of imipenem-relebactam vs colistin-imipenem for imipenem-resistant bacterial infections (77% P. aeruginosa) found lower clinical response at day 28 & higher AKI with colistinhttps://t.co/xd7B8xP0LZ pic.twitter.com/Yeciy2S1Uj
— Antibiotic Tweets (@khalideljaaly) August 10, 2019
'Prescribing guidelines alone do not positively influence a change in prescribing, suggesting more targeted interventions are required to optimise antibiotic prescribing in the UK' #JACNews #OpenAccess https://t.co/fTIn406Wmf
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 5, 2019
NEW🔥Meta-Analysis w TSA @InfectDis_Ther @JohnAllenPharmD @corevalues5
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 8, 2019
The use of cefazolin Vs ASPs for the Rx of pts with MSSA infections associated w significant ⬇️ in all-cause mortality, clinical failure &but⬆️ risk of infection recurrence #IDTwitter https://t.co/ZWjN8afZKt pic.twitter.com/JYKSMRCY3g
Consultant Antimicrobial Pharmacisthttps://t.co/S3chLYa9dx
— Swansea Bay UHB Pharmacy (@UhbBay) August 7, 2019
Are you looking for a new challenge?@SwanseabayNHS has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative & experienced pharmacist to lead its antimicrobial stewardship programme @jvin715
Drug-resistant bacteria kills 160,000 Americans each yr — 4 times the number killed in car crashes. In an op-ed in @PhillyInquirer, IDSA member Cornelius J. Clancy, MD applauds the DISARM Act, a critical bill for antibiotic R&D. https://t.co/K1U7aqoxp4 #DISARMSuperbugs
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 9, 2019
This new report shows dramatic reductions of turkey and broiler chicken antimicrobial use over a five-year timeframe. Full context within the report is available through the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. #USPOULTRY #antimicrobialstewardship
— USPOULTRY (@USPOULTRY1947) August 5, 2019
Link: https://t.co/2PRqEGiAHe pic.twitter.com/uVXNMFOG43
“Now, more than ever, I’m seeing physicians, pharmacists, nurses, microbiologists working together to combat antibiotic resistance,” said LaPlante @Kerry_LaPlante #Teamwork https://t.co/sqkw4ZDiyN Nice 📄 article here. @pharmacists pic.twitter.com/RWc54Ag8vX
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🦠 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) August 8, 2019
In a recently published #qualitativestudy in ICHE, researchers conducted focus groups of prescribers and inquired about attitudes regarding nurses and stewardship. Read their results here: https://t.co/iOGNnUk4lG#antimicrobialstewardship pic.twitter.com/ZRtjmC0hld
— ICHE Journal (@ICHEJournal) August 8, 2019
This is so good#IDTwitter #Antimicrobialstewardshiphttps://t.co/wCbro9w9PG pic.twitter.com/OtEqvPKj7h
— Philippe Morency-Potvin (@MDfeelHip) August 9, 2019
New @LancetRespirMed: Long-term macrolide antibiotics for the treatment of bronchiectasis in adults: an individual participant data meta-analysis https://t.co/YBWg9Cv155
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) August 10, 2019
Did you know that febrile infectious childhood diseases (FICDs) are associated with a lower cancer risk in adulthood? https://t.co/n5WU9gIYer
— Physicians for Info (@picphysicians) August 5, 2019
Want to stay informed? Join PIC:https://t.co/tieJwPrrmZ#Measles #Vaccination #Vaccines #Cancer#PICphysicians #science #statistics pic.twitter.com/kZbsfCgGrC
'This study illustrates the particular threat of New Delhi MBL (NDM) -positive P. aeruginosa in a tertiary hospital setting in the era of antimicrobial resistance' #JACNews #EditorsChoice https://t.co/SiA9k4XHvc
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 6, 2019
In a new Meet the Microbiologist episode, Jeremy Barr (@JeremyJBarr) discusses his work on bacteriophage interactions with both bacteria and mammalian cells: https://t.co/8KGUit5bfO #MeetTheMicrobiologist
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) August 9, 2019
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) following invasive interventional #radiology procedures may be more common than previously recognized, according to a new study in CID. https://t.co/vT2FRbh4lF #ClinInfectDis #IDSAJournals
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 5, 2019
A good one for trainees especially @ACCPpostgrads
— Eric Wenzler (@TheIDApprentice) August 4, 2019
"Cephalosporins: A Focus on Side Chains and β-Lactam Cross-Reactivity"@jwagsIDPharmD @mveveID 👏👏https://t.co/O4gB15wND7
In an effort to prevent the spread of measles and other infectious diseases, Minneapolis city officials have partnered to offer free vaccines for children before returning to school. https://t.co/oS1UijoplO
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) August 8, 2019
Featuring expertly curated picks from the latest research & commentary on #antimicrobialstewardship #heteroresistance antibiotic overuse & more, there's lots to discover on the newly refreshed @PLOS #Antimicrobial Resistance Channel. Check it out! https://t.co/o6Kep1SzPN #PLOSAMR pic.twitter.com/WJ8WlJVEKI
— PLOS Channels (@PLOSChannels) August 6, 2019
Vaccination is the most important and powerful tool we have to prevent and eliminate many infectious diseases. #Vaccines are safe. Join @PartnersforGood’s webinar now to learn more: https://t.co/sYNXR0tYLB @CDCgov @HHSvaccines @HHS_ASH pic.twitter.com/GS9NuLAZRj
— Dr. Robert R. Redfield (@CDCDirector) August 7, 2019
I love science 🥑 https://t.co/XP12hHhmPW pic.twitter.com/MSAzAeu01i
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) August 4, 2019
Excited to share our ASP's experience leveraging the electronic medical record in our daily workflow to track our stewardship interventions and record the outcome of those interventions. #IDTwitter #ASPmetrics #AntimicrobialStewardship https://t.co/0R0nrsyd6I
— Cory Hale (@coryMhale2pitt) August 7, 2019
Could you help fill the evidence gaps around the effect of vaccines on antibiotic usage?
— AMR at Wellcome (@Wellcome_AMR) August 6, 2019
We are funding awards up to £750k to support + inform vaccine decision-makers globally and tackle antimicrobial resistance.
More info and apply here https://t.co/le5BMtzwyG 💉💊
Check out my review of clinically relevant antiretroviral pharmacology in a special HIV issue of Infectious Diseases Clinics of North America guest edited by @PaulSaxMD https://t.co/lWqImPBUCp
— Brandon Dionne (@BWDionne) August 5, 2019
🔥🔥 In @LancetRespirMed: An individual participant data meta-analysis found
— Antibiotic Tweets (@khalideljaaly) August 10, 2019
long-term macrolides in adults reduces the frequency of bronchiectasis exacerbations, even in subgroups with <3 exacerbations or P. aeruginosa. How would you use this finding?https://t.co/5h2SIqtxEB pic.twitter.com/HKdPYB6DF4
The women may have lived more than 2,500 miles apart, but somehow they had a unique strain of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli bacteria in common. https://t.co/uVkgb32QDa #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) August 8, 2019
"Just another day of antibiotic therapy" isn't so benign. Each additional day is associated with decreased richness of protective microflora in the developing neonatal gut #microbiome.
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) August 5, 2019
👏 @CoburnBryan @KatTPharmDhttps://t.co/ihGwYtztDB
Portable 'Cholera Detection Lab' Aims To Put A Dent In The Deadly Disease.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 8, 2019
Researchers have invented a device for rapidly detecting #cholera bacteria in water.
Right now, most tests for cholera require 3 to 5 days and a well-equipped lab.https://t.co/zWOcjxxlIr pic.twitter.com/LKYr64q7lN
@UKCPAPIN Masterclass:
— UKCPA (@UKCPA) August 6, 2019
Taking stewardship to the next level
11 October 2019
Aston University, Birmingham
UKCPA members £35
Non members £135
More information: https://t.co/lJ1C3OHCF2#pharmacy #pharmacist #antimicrobialstewardship #antibiotics #infection pic.twitter.com/zVu5ai67Vq
A new set of allelic exchange vectors, pTOX, use inducible bacterial toxins to provide strong counterselection + can be used in multiple medically important Enterobacteriaceae @AppEnvMicro https://t.co/7nt3vkc6NY pic.twitter.com/ZCTKhFBSZl
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) August 9, 2019
MEDITECH’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Toolkit, now available in the U.S. and #Canada, provides outcomes-centered workflow and guidance to identify and monitor patients on #antibiotic #therapy. https://t.co/ZDSBua6ztr pic.twitter.com/AVUdU9GjDc
— MEDITECH (@MEDITECH) August 5, 2019
NDM is the most common mechanism for CRE in 🇮🇳
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 7, 2019
With imited antibiotics options for NDM CRE,an algorithmic approach for CRE infection management in critically ill pts is proposed by NEW 🔥🇮🇳 ICONIC consensus#IDTwitter #IDtweetorial https://t.co/S7XgAqiW9v pic.twitter.com/Y9DpeHlJmz
We know that vaccines are an under utilised tool in our fight to #StopSuperbugs but a recent review of the effects vaccines have on antibiotic use shows we need more evidence, especially beyond Flu and pneumococcal vaccines. Read the review 👇https://t.co/KP0Soeu4k6
— AMR at Wellcome (@Wellcome_AMR) August 6, 2019
#AntimicrobialResistance is a real problem. This culture result is from a child younger than 2 years who has received multiple courses of antibiotics while in hospital.
— Dr. Alicia (@aliciad3) August 9, 2019
Please help us #KeepAntibioticsWorking. pic.twitter.com/xrlH7cugpP
In this month's issue, Markus Zeitlinger comments on the OVIVA trial of intravenous versus oral antibiotics to treat orthopaedic infections published earlier this year @NEJM https://t.co/4IZMe9DstZ
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) August 5, 2019
Exposure to C. difficile in infancy produces an immune response that might protect against this gastrointestinal infection later in childhood, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases journal led by Dr. Larry Kociolek https://t.co/fcAIfbmeHo. #all4your1
— Lurie Children's (@LurieChildrens) August 7, 2019
Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial | Having a coach may help decrease burnout @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/cHmFmXXJz5
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 5, 2019
Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship: Field of Dreams or Land of Opportunity for Pharmacists? https://t.co/X7zTLrFxza via @Contagion_Live
— UNMC ID (@UNMC_ID) August 7, 2019
Journalists at the #PreventEpidemicsNaija media roundtable asked @DrFrieden several questions about Nigeria’s preparedness level and the impact of infectious diseases.
— Nigeria Health Watch (@nighealthwatch) August 7, 2019
Watch his answers: https://t.co/ihUMWuGyPg pic.twitter.com/vciqhQyxAP
Doctors from @harvardmed & @JohnsHopkinsSPH have warned US House of Representatives about the “threat of infectious diseases—particularly influenza” in detention centres after three children died as a result of influenza @drJoshShttps://t.co/GQFbCK0Qhm @bmj_latest
— Elisabeth Mahase (@emahase_) August 5, 2019
Study: Coagulation factors, which are involved in blood clotting after injury, may offer new strategies for fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. https://t.co/k5scbZZuYa #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) August 9, 2019
'Antibiotic found in ocean could help beat superbugs' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/hGfc5sRbS5
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) August 5, 2019
“I’m increasingly encountering patients for whom there are no antibiotic options and we have to resort to a pre-antibiotic era treatment, which is surgery where we’re just cutting the infection out,” @DrMattMcCarthy tells @TODAYshow https://t.co/RBM8UqQXo9
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) August 4, 2019
Pilot studies from the #OneHealthEJP have contributed to the Surveillance of Infectious Diseases in Animals & Humans 2018 report. A focus was to improve animal-public health cross domain analysis. Our work with #Campylobacter #Salmonella & #Ecoli features! https://t.co/W5pWGwo13U pic.twitter.com/sExhlOoZ7c
— OneHealthEJP (@OneHealthEJP) August 6, 2019
When 👾🍇 Staph aureus has the MecA gene it turns from MSSA ➡️ MRSA. This is a change in the binding site, where penicillin binding protein (PBP 2) turns into PBP 2a. So if you try to use an MSSA drug like an… https://t.co/2dHFcfbxyl
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🦠 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) August 9, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated August 25, 2019 at 05:13 EST.