for Dec 30, 2020 through Jan 05, 2021
The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the organization led by Dr. Fauci, funded scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and other institutions for work on gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses.https://t.co/I6cDH7LRGt
— Kanekoa (@KanekoaTheGreat) January 4, 2021
Experts in infectious diseases, virology and food safety share their tips about how you can go stock up on food and toiletries without picking up the coronavirus.https://t.co/3knZ95Pvtd
— NPR (@NPR) January 2, 2021
Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup. Without a mask mandate flight crews are put in an imposible position trying to enforce masking on planes. This needs to change @CDCgov https://t.co/VJVXzfGFf5
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 2, 2021
In our rapid review and meta-analysis of over 150 studies and 30,000 patients with #COVID19, we found 3/4 of patients received antibiotics, compared to <10% with concomitant bacterial infection @ASP_MirandaS @JPSoucy @CMIJournal https://t.co/Za6FeuKr7s pic.twitter.com/4PS6jYhmGG
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) January 5, 2021
NEW 🔥🔥 #CID @IDSAInfo
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 31, 2020
Risk of AKI & CDI with piperacillin/tazobactam, cefepime and meropenem with or without vancomycin #IDTwitter @danlivorsi
TZP ⬆️ AKI risk, which was exacerbated by concurrent vancomycin.
FEP&MER ⬆️CDI risk relative to TZP. https://t.co/0pIurl7A7w pic.twitter.com/ZjjvN2rkWP
Georgia reports UK variant of coronavirus found in 18-year-old. The #COVID19 variant B.1.1.7 (the same discovered in the U.K.) is now here. It was found in an 18 yo with no history of travel. Bottomline, it is likely widely circulating. @ajc https://t.co/W0QbJRddif
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 5, 2021
NEW 🔥🔥 #OFID
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 5, 2021
Meta-analysis of Clinical Outcomes Using Ceftazidime/Avibactam, Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam, and Meropenem/ Vaborbactam for the Treatment of Multidrug Resistant Gram-Negative Infections #IDTwitter https://t.co/VLHqG64h44
The Mutated Coronavirus Is a Ticking Time Bomb - This is an excellent article on the UK mutant strain in @TheAtlantic https://t.co/GF8JFlceUe
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 2, 2021
Before #Covid we published: Using Social Media to Disseminate Research in #Infection Prevention, #Hospital Epidemiology, and #Antimicrobial Stewardship.
— Julie Silver, MD (@JulieSilverMD) January 1, 2021
Now, you are seeing the power in action.@KellyCawcuttMD @DrJRMarcelin #MedTwitter #WomenInMedicine https://t.co/Sq99Dm0x6f pic.twitter.com/ydwkrn8aZR
Today we began COVID-19 vaccinations, with 30+ healthcare workers at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. It marks a new chapter in our fight against the pandemic. – LHL https://t.co/pNNZzuKPUi
— leehsienloong (@leehsienloong) December 30, 2020
Dr. Fauci tells @Lawrence that he has served at the National Institutes of Health since 1968 and as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984 because “it's electrifying when you look at all the good that you can do.” https://t.co/ux1pYyq3sm pic.twitter.com/uGpVtFhAow
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) December 31, 2020
In Klebsiella pneumoniae, a mutation in the DNA repair enzyme MutS can arise during infection that can lead to colistin resistance and amikacin resistance through an elevated frequency of spontaneous mutations. @mBioJournal https://t.co/xEvsELxZiN pic.twitter.com/9mHLClADEL
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 30, 2020
Dr. Fauci tells @Lawrence that he has served at the National Institutes of Health since 1968 and as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984 because “it's electrifying when you look at all the good that you can do.” https://t.co/y5gNTSgo0W pic.twitter.com/QZNtuNHPZZ
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) December 31, 2020
A group of soil bacteria, including Pseudomonas and Bacillus species, can degrade polyethylene terephthalate plastic waste. @mSphereJ https://t.co/pPJb4dL7bA pic.twitter.com/3VVjgUFmp0
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 1, 2021
💥 New & being updated regularly!
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) December 31, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine resources for #pharmacists brought to you by @ABsteward @jlbouchard001 and @IDstewardship
🤔 Have anything to add? #IDtwitter #TwitteRx https://t.co/1a0NZ4ftRr pic.twitter.com/NZBetikgY3
🔥Updated rapid review& meta-analysis 🔥@BRxAD @CMIJournal
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 5, 2021
Antibiotic prescribing in patients with COVID-19:rapid review& meta-analysis
📌The prevalence of antibiotic prescribing was 74.6%
📌Estimated Bacterial co-infection is 8.6% @InfectiousDz #IDTwitter https://t.co/ex6aWANvv4
🔥NEJM Journal Watch Infectious Diseases Top Stories of 2020🔥#COVID19 + #IDTwitter https://t.co/eggmBVFia7 pic.twitter.com/UukzlKpGhp
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 31, 2020
This is a table of the number of infectious diseases notified in Ireland between 2014 and 2019.
— Tracey O'Mahony (@TraceyOMahony81) January 3, 2021
It will be interesting to see the number of cases of disease notified, other than Covid-19, in 2020.
We already know FLU has been eradicated!
Source of info: https://t.co/TTuthehGtz pic.twitter.com/RHb1cTfQqk
LIVE NOW: Governor @GavinNewsom hosts a virtual conversation with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) December 30, 2020
📲 https://t.co/uI3N1uk5Ic pic.twitter.com/AdrKeTh5uA
Dr. Fauci tells @Lawrence that he has served at the National Institutes of Health since 1968 and as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984 because “it's electrifying when you look at all the good that you can do.” https://t.co/ii6WqkbOma pic.twitter.com/I4lPXVTzug
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) December 31, 2020
And finally, our most-read, non-COVID article of 2020 covers identification of bacteria using microscopy, growth characteristics on various media, biochemical tests and sequencing. Which of these methods have you used?https://t.co/k8Nn2KO2jB
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 31, 2020
🔥FDA Statement on Following the Authorized Dosing Schedules for COVID-19 Vaccines🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 5, 2021
The available data continue to support the use of two specified doses of Moderna "28d" and Pfizer"21d" @IDstewardship @InfectiousDz https://t.co/80Amqlr3W7
Canada needs to step up and vaccinate people faster, says infectious diseases specialist.
— As It Happens (@cbcasithappens) December 30, 2020
"Vaccine is incredibly useful when it's in people's arms, but it's no good to us at all in the freezer," Dr. Allison McGeer tells @HelenMannCBC https://t.co/OQKY9qHqHr
Hearing about "repurposed" ivermectin for #COVID19 naturally gives us a weary feeling of deja vu. But we should still look carefully at the data, especially from RCTs -- and try not to be biased. Latest:https://t.co/FTJZQlA51D
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) January 4, 2021
"There’s a real tension here." Health experts are debating what to tell study volunteers who got a placebo instead of a COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/97BWazb3P4
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) January 1, 2021
🆕 in #CID, this retrospective cohort study of 789,200 @VeteransHealth medical admissions evaluated the risk of AKI and C. difficile infection with piperacillin/tazobactam, cefepime and meropenem with or without vancomycin
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 4, 2021
Check it out ➡️ https://t.co/WgM3kN25WV pic.twitter.com/acJrzHF75G
K. pneumoniae strains can develop colistin resistance through many evolutionary trajectories once exposed to colistin. This includes single nucleotide polymorphisms, insertions and deletions, and the integration of insertion sequence elements. #AACJournal https://t.co/u36tNeH8dE pic.twitter.com/di3BOyazxZ
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 4, 2021
Braves legend Hank Aaron, civil rights activist Andrew Young get COVID-19 vaccine in Atlanta - They hope to send a message to Black Americans in particular that the shots are safe. https://t.co/UWPFLecaPi via @11AliveNews. Thank you both for getting your #CovidVaccine
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 5, 2021
NEW 🔥 #CID
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 4, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 encephalitis is a cytokine release syndrome: evidences from cerebrospinal fluid analyses #COVID19 https://t.co/EM2UxIZ3mM
Dr. Fauci tells @Lawrence that he has served at the National Institutes of Health since 1968 and as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984 because “it's electrifying when you look at all the good that you can do.” https://t.co/fGpqn5ne7t pic.twitter.com/RCHVNtJhil
— The Last Word (@TheLastWord) December 31, 2020
Dr. John Fahy Joins Revive Therapeutics as Scientific and Clinical Advisor for COVID-19 FDA Phase 3 Study | $RVV $RVVTF #FDA #Bucillamine #covid19 #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases #clinicalstudy #healthtech #medtech #pharmaceutical #lifesciences https://t.co/UfHjVUBZhu pic.twitter.com/cmaYIFUWf2
— Revive Therapeutics (CSE: RVV, US: RVVTF) (@Revive_RVV) December 31, 2020
"This year, more than any other in modern times, has been dominated by an infectious disease: Covid-19... Now the world must prepare to tackle another great infectious threat: antibiotic-resistant bacteria."
— Stop Superbugs (@TheUrgentNeed) January 5, 2021
https://t.co/kduPxDNOCM #StopSuperbugs #AMR
🔥A new Review Article 🔥 @NEJM
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 30, 2020
Maintaining Safety with SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines #COVID19 https://t.co/dCYTPlNJUi pic.twitter.com/OI72cwhVxk
Germany recorded a total of 1,129 deaths from coronavirus within the last 24 hours, reported the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases — the first time that more than 1,000 daily deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in the country. https://t.co/x5Qnj74eTC
— DW News (@dwnews) December 30, 2020
2020 was an eventful year! Here we review IDstewardship activities/reach
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) December 31, 2020
The big take home? 🙌🏼♥️ Thank you to the many contributions and supporters who make all of this a reality!!! 😎 You rock!https://t.co/O2L4o27xmA #IDtwitter #TwitteRx pic.twitter.com/geSeCqx5lM
Microbiology Monday: A new review in #ClinMicroRev #ASMClinMicro discuss airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2, intervention methods, and more.
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 4, 2021
Learn more: https://t.co/IJ2AjkyjzY pic.twitter.com/Y7jwYXUoBh
New review in #ClinMicroRev #ASMClinMicro: SARS-CoV-2 and Health Care Worker Protection in Low-Risk Settings: a Review of Modes of Transmission and a Novel Airborne Model Involving Inhalable Particles https://t.co/8dDdoVRyMV pic.twitter.com/4UJM4rX7xq
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 30, 2020
A systematic analysis of resistance evolution in ESKAPE pathogens reveals conserved responses across these pathogens. #AACJournal https://t.co/qy5fiGnjlD pic.twitter.com/0mVildR5t4
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 31, 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines and Pregnancy: ... : Obstetrics & Gynecology https://t.co/SGv1YdIMNg. A “must read” for those taking care of pregnant women by @skr9skr9 @colleenfkelley & Denise Jamieson @EmoryGynOb Chair.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 2, 2021
When I point out that one of the many consequences of the #ClimateCrisis is more & worse virus outbreaks/pandemics, this is what I mean.
— Brent Toderian (@BrentToderian) January 3, 2021
How Climate Change Is Contributing to Skyrocketing Rates of Infectious Disease. Via @propublica #ClimateChange https://t.co/mt5ihwJFVX
And the moderna vaccine is published!https://t.co/utbXhsXiIQ
— Zain Chagla (@zchagla) December 31, 2020
Safe, effective (after first dose - but need more data prior to recommendation), and well tolerated, and now available in Canada! pic.twitter.com/kFmeR6QLNm
Infectious Diseases Physician Peter Collignon says it can't be definitely surmised the UK strain of the COVID-19 virus is more virulent or aggressive than other strains, the way sensationalised media headlines have suggested.https://t.co/eAdNB8XOxJ
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) January 5, 2021
If there is 1 person who has got things repeatedly right throughout the pandemic, it is @zeynep. This is a must read via @TheAtlantic
— Andrew Morris (@ASPphysician) January 1, 2021
Mutated Coronavirus Is a Ticking Time Bomb. https://t.co/cBtKrue4Rz
One year ago today, the International Society for Infectious Diseases confirmed the existence of an outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan, China. It was believed to be of virus-origin, and patients were at a wet market before sympton onset.https://t.co/9LHVYUmPf4 pic.twitter.com/RCJ4D6ubEz
— Ryan McNamara 🧬 (@Ryan_Mac_Phd) December 30, 2020
Brains of #COVID19 Patients Show Damage & #Inflammation.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 3, 2021
The brains of patients who were infected #SARSCoV2 may be susceptible to microvascular blood vessel damage, which may be caused by the body's inflammatory response to the #coronavirus, say authorshttps://t.co/QPnSEn0tRD
#IDtwitter NEW 🔥 @DosingMatters et Al #JACnews @BSACandJAC
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 30, 2020
Pragmatic options for dose optimization of ceftazidime/avibactam with aztreonam in complex patients. https://t.co/hdd1IIPPnY
✨Nice Article✨
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 30, 2020
Viral targets for vaccines against #COVID19 @ASMicrobiology https://t.co/gcYB5Ba2n3 pic.twitter.com/Pd6mNaiSgM
Senior staff nurse Sarah Lim from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases is the first person in Singapore to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinehttps://t.co/nkVlVM91ym
— CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) December 30, 2020
A new study @NEJM suggest that the brain damage in #COVID19 may not have been not caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus directly infecting the brain but the body’s inflammatory response to the virus https://t.co/FizMAexEnn
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 30, 2020
🔥The largest study of risk factors for candidemic patients who developed endogenous Candida endophthalmitis🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 4, 2021
📌Central venous catheter presence 📌Intravenous drug use
📌Immunosuppression
📌TPN
📌Candida albicans#IDTwitter https://t.co/n5Xm0u9XXA
Patients who need empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics and Immunomodulators hould be carefully selected.
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) December 30, 2020
A new prospective observational study #JACnews found that Abx& Toci & baricitinib were predictors for bacterial & fungal superinfections #COVID19 https://t.co/JQ8hvmCxDA
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 20, 2021 at 05:17 EST.