for Jun 18, 2020 through Jun 24, 2020
Wearing a face mask in public to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus should not be a political issue, according to the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. “It is purely a public health issue." https://t.co/2LQ0nKXSXA
— CNN (@CNN) June 24, 2020
A growing body of evidence shows that deforestation and development can increase the risk of animal-borne infectious diseases — like COVID-19.
— NPR (@NPR) June 22, 2020
And there are reports that deforestation has actually increased in parts of the world during the pandemic.https://t.co/4cDY3lQMev
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the polarising director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, slammed everyday Americans for refusing to go along with ‘authority’ on medical matters, & accused people of ‘amazing denial’ when it comes to ‘truth’. https://t.co/PNdMM1qb08
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) June 19, 2020
Infectious Diseases Specialist Claims Coronavirus May Die Out Without A Vaccine News Punch
— 🇺🇸Marine⚓Gun (@marine_gun) June 22, 2020
Prof Matteo Bassetti head of the infectious diseases clinic at the Policlinico San Martino hospital in Italy claims that the coronavirus has been losing its virulen https://t.co/6T7IjEAk1W
What every stewardship program suspected! Early administered #antibiotics do not impact mortality in critically ill patients with #COVID19. https://t.co/8NDeNsYHtP @ABsteward @SIDPharm @WinterCourseID @IDstewardship Need more data but this is a start
— Debbie Goff (@idpharmd) June 22, 2020
ID pharm community: My partner in stewie, Steve Wiseman, is retiring after 3+ decades.
— Payal Patel (@Payal_Patel) June 22, 2020
Spread the word, we're looking at VA Ann Arbor for a Stewardship Pharmacist
Job deets: https://t.co/pkBlnQlYfz
Applications close 7/6
Come join our team, we'll restrict FQs and eat nachos! pic.twitter.com/hi76Ls2mk2
Coronavirus has downgraded from a "tiger to a wild cat" and could die out on its own without a vaccine, an infectious diseases specialist has claimed.https://t.co/ECxTAekrdW
— Mohammad A. Arafat (@MAarafat71) June 21, 2020
#Sepsis is frequently associated with #COVID19 deaths. T2 results are available in 3-5 hours, directly from whole blood, before the second dose of antimicrobial therapy is delivered. Target therapy now, instead of "treat now, diagnose later." #stewardship https://t.co/0vfiBLnlAs
— T2 Biosystems (@T2Bio) June 22, 2020
New coronavirus cases in the U.S. soar to highest single-day total with > 36,000 Dx today the US and passing April 25 when 34k were reported. Texas, Florida and California lead the way with highest new Dx. Not good people! #WearADamnMask https://t.co/AsndCFg2qz
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 24, 2020
Recent data on #COVID19 in children and young adults suggests that they are much less likely to be symptomatic and less likely to be infectious. This has huge implications for schools reopening! https://t.co/KmMcAOn5Pf
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 22, 2020
"The bug is becoming less deadly as it spreads, according to Professor Matteo Bassetti, head of an infectious diseases clinic at Italy's Policlinico San Martino hospital."https://t.co/TQC61tarGX
— The HighWire (@HighWireTalk) June 22, 2020
There have also been reports of acute-onset (sudden) anosmia, sometimes in the absence of other symptoms, as a marker of coronavirus disease 2019 #COVID19
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 18, 2020
What Is Anosmia? @JAMA_current https://t.co/VeVausPca5 pic.twitter.com/hiL2edzGmr
📢TERMS OF USE FOR ONLINE & SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 23, 2020
NCDC is grateful for the many ways in which our online community has contributed to response to infectious diseases in Nigeria
To serve you better, we ask that users adhere to our new terms of use
Readhttps://t.co/MwrIbvoaur pic.twitter.com/wSOd596BV0
New in CMR via @ASMicrobiology
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) June 18, 2020
📲 https://t.co/D4Kv5PU2Th
📄 A good resource for the next IT order you need to place or work on. I love that it’s both antifungals and antibacterials! #IDtwitter #IDstewardship pic.twitter.com/szZwRQUSWi
The #coronavirus has weakened over time, and it could die out without the need for a #vaccine, according to a leading #Italian infectious diseases specialist.https://t.co/aV6E71QQWM
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) June 21, 2020
The Head of The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci clears up the notion that Pro Athletes are less at risk when it comes to Coronavirus.
— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) June 19, 2020
For Dr. Fauci's full appearance on today's show: https://t.co/G90pJfDCpi pic.twitter.com/emvq3FAr1B
A NEW 🔥study #ofid @lodise_tom
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 20, 2020
Evaluation Adult Hospitalized Pts with Lower Risk CA cIAI
The most common diagnosis was acute appendicitis with peritonitis
Overuse of anti-pseudomonal β-lactams 😳
54% received TZP, 20% FQs Ceftriaxone 11% #IDTwitter https://t.co/GQ2ZHL0aqo pic.twitter.com/uKga6ijuUz
🚨 New CMR article with @davidantibiotic @padstamundo and some other very talented individuals!
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) June 18, 2020
📲 https://t.co/QeS5wHr0iZ
🤓 Looks like a good one!!! #SaveABX #ESKAPE #BadBugsNeedDrugs pic.twitter.com/9ZwRrjvGzF
This is a GREAT piece by @BradSpellberg on how ID must align with market forces to survive. (And as a Chief Medical Officer of a large hospital, he should know.) Required reading for all of #IDTwitter -- cannot recommend highly enough! @IDSAInfo https://t.co/wXTPg7A0vd pic.twitter.com/IPZkrHfKzV
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) June 20, 2020
Soil microbes produce specialized metabolites such as antibiotics, but the diversity of these metabolites varies across bacterial species and the genetic potential differs with soil depth and vegetation type within a geographic region. @mBiojournal https://t.co/HsL1u9F0s1 pic.twitter.com/7wNDCkafnk
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 19, 2020
“The symptoms underestimate the severity of the disease.” A new study reveals that 57% of people with “#asymptomatic” #COVID19 infection show signs of lung inflammation. @NatureMedicine https://t.co/oHLHnccFaP
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) June 24, 2020
A new study"439 pts" @jpidsociety @pranita_tamma short course of antibiotic therapy (~5 d) does not ⬆️ the odds of 30-day treatment failure compared with longer courses(~10d) for hospitalized children with uncomplicated CAP. #IDTwitter @PIDSociety https://t.co/EWEYVYbU2W
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 20, 2020
Changing the management of Staph aureus BSI. Impact of PET/CT on the management of patients suspected of infective endocarditis: the prospective multicenter TEPvENDO study https://t.co/e9yE28gMP5
— David Paterson (@davidantibiotic) June 20, 2020
This is interesting: "The study shows that being prescribed antibiotics within the first 12 months of life is associated with almost double the risk of being diagnosed with asthma by age of five." https://t.co/igy9TVSM2Q #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) June 19, 2020
The White House's top expert on infectious diseases has warned the US is experiencing a "disturbing surge" in #coronavirus cases https://t.co/GRvDaoZFPN
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) June 24, 2020
NEW—Study of 349 #COVID19 cases & over 1900 of their close contacts from Chinese city of Guangzhou provides key insights on how #COVID19 spreads in households: authors say case-isolation alone is inadequate for mitigating the pandemic @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/QtBC3p1Bp3 pic.twitter.com/D1xO0UNevl
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) June 18, 2020
POSSIBLE BAD NEWS FOR FAUCI
— Your Royal Highness (@YourJediMinion) June 23, 2020
1) "Dr. Matteo Bassetti, the head of the infectious diseases clinic at the San Martino hospital, said in an interview Sunday that COVID-19 patients who would have died two or three months ago are now recovering."https://t.co/SImrF1Uy3C
A study finds the coronavirus is twice as infectious within households than similar diseases such as SARS, with a substantial number of additional infections spreading before a COVID-19 sufferer shows any symptom.
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) June 18, 2020
READ: https://t.co/BJNn8yWdQK pic.twitter.com/euFd8d7nYF
New ICHE Concise Communication finds urine reflex cultures may contribute to unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in the hospital #antimicrobialstewardship @TheEpiGal
— ICHE Journal (@ICHEJournal) June 23, 2020
Read the full article here: https://t.co/HMqgShqrBM
Chinese study: Antibodies in #COVID19 patients fade quickly https://t.co/YAlbIzOKPO #coronavirus #pandemic pic.twitter.com/tEYHZYdlGQ
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) June 19, 2020
It is time to rethink the all‐Pharm.D. educational system: Multiple tiered degrees would better serve the diverse nature of pharmacy practice https://t.co/xzPhQWJ10W
— Chris Bland (@blandman19) June 18, 2020
How are #hospitalists engaged in #antimicrobialstewardship? This systematic review by @michellebr00ks and @Dr_Mike_Stevens reviewed 8 articles --> 3 key ways: antimicrobial appropriateness, team leaders/stakeholders, and #QI studies. #VisualAbstract https://t.co/nwzcKTL9Bt pic.twitter.com/bNjwS0HndG
— VCU Hospital Medicine (@vcuhospitalmed) June 22, 2020
IDSA has just released updates to its COVID-19 Treatment and Management Guidelines. New recommendations have been made on the use of #remdesivir, #hydroxychloroquine, hydroxychloroquine + #azithromycin, #convalescentplasma for treatment & #famotidine. 📄 https://t.co/H4KGct57fZ pic.twitter.com/hUuU1aYS4r
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) June 23, 2020
Your Kid Probably Doesn’t Have a Penicillin Allergy
— Dr. Alicia (@aliciad3) June 24, 2020
This is important because penicillin & penicillin-like antibiotics are the best treatment for most childhood infections, why use anything else?#AntimicrobialStewardshiphttps://t.co/C35tiWrvVQ
With countries opening up in #COVID19 recovery, #exercise facilities & #Gyms need to re-think about management in the long run to prevent #infectiousdiseases #outbreak. Lessons from investigation of #COVID clusters in Japan. @SK17runrun @MSLJournalhttps://t.co/dN2AGhYqoA pic.twitter.com/D8YyTmoxZ8
— Melody Ding (@DrMelodyDing) June 23, 2020
Detection of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant, β-Lactamase–Producing ... https://t.co/JAqrX13IW9 via @CDCgov. Oh my!! A Cipro-R N meningitidis is REALLY BAD NEWS as quinolones are “go to drugs” for prophylaxis.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 18, 2020
Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count - @nytimes With cases on the rise in many States and hospitalizations increasing I appeal to our leaders to recognize the need for universal masking and set the example themselves. That simple! https://t.co/V9e9bdvaZA
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) June 22, 2020
NEW in #CID
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 22, 2020
Prospective Validation of PREDICT and its Impact on the Transesophageal Echocardiography Use in Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia#IDTwitter https://t.co/IKFICUw73q
ICYMI 🔥 @antibioticsmdpi
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 22, 2020
Multicenter, Observational Cohort Study Evaluating 3 GC Therapy for BSI 2ry to AmpC Enterobacterales. @julie_justo et Al. @SERGE_45_ABX @blandman19 @BBookstaver_USC @ASP_PharmD @stoverkr#IDTwitter Definitive answer : MERINO II https://t.co/KWKZKqUZAV https://t.co/BPgiLrQlQj
Shows again why monitoring sewage is so important. Both for what happened before but also when virus is kicking up. Potentially sample the whole population of a city or town.
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) June 20, 2020
Coronavirus was already in Italy by December, waste water study finds https://t.co/61E84nQ9dO
FACT: #3in4 of the world's new or emerging infectious diseases come from animals. It's time to make the connection between using animals, the decimation of wildlife, antibiotic resistance and disease outbreak. #coronavirus #COVIDー19#Covid19UK https://t.co/HigAHbk7pm
— Herbiⓥore 🏳️🌈 (@herbivore_club) June 21, 2020
Precisely tailoring vaccines for vulnerable populations, developing a flu vaccine you'd only have to get once and more updates from the field of fighting infectious diseases: https://t.co/h2zd5BPP3e
— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) June 19, 2020
New in ICHE: #MachineLearning learning for the prediction of #antimicrobialstewardship intervention in hospitalized patients receiving broad-spectrum agents. Full article here: https://t.co/1BBlFktf45
— ICHE Journal (@ICHEJournal) June 20, 2020
The Community Antimicrobial Stewardship team with @CDCofBC aims to address the public health issue of antibiotic use. This modest group fosters a culture of innovation and partnerships, making them a well-deserving winner of a PHSA+ Award.
— PHSA Careers (@PHSA_Careers) June 23, 2020
Read more! https://t.co/fEg1SH3eQe pic.twitter.com/hX5p9UcmPB
Reports that the @WhiteHouse is considering reducing the role of @CDCgov are deeply concerning. As the # of #COVID19 infections, hospitalizations & deaths surge, CDC leadership is urgently needed to set national guidance for preventing further transmission.https://t.co/YVq98tFmNf pic.twitter.com/2dknpNaExV
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) June 23, 2020
🔔Press release🔔
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 18, 2020
New italian RCT Tocilizumab, administered at an EARLY stage VS. standard therapy in patients with #COVID19 pneumonia showed no benefit in treated patients neither in terms of aggravation(entry into ICU) nor in terms of survival #IDTwitter https://t.co/bLKKKVfvlB
💉😷🎥 WATCH: Wits Vaccinology Professor Shabir Madhi and the Director of the SA Medical Research Council Vaccines & Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit at Wits, announces the start of the first clinical trials for the #VIDACov19 trial in SA:https://t.co/dDTh1sBwOq
— Wits University (@WitsUniversity) June 23, 2020
"Bacterial spectrum and antibiotic resistance of urinary tract infections in patients treated for upper urinary tract calculi:a multicenter analysis"
— Iliya Saltirov (@IliyaSaltirov) June 22, 2020
in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseaseshttps://t.co/pO7Khd2bsF#UTI #urology #EndoUro@eulis_uroweb
In #OFID Retrospective study
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 21, 2020
Previous broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy" Carbapenems"OR=~9, FQ OR=~6" and high NYHA class were independent predictors of candidemia in cardiac surgery patients with prolonged postoperative ICU stay. #IDTwitter https://t.co/itb2LDDaw1
New in ICHE: Severe influenza/respiratory syncytial virus infections and hospital #antimicrobialstewardship stewardship opportunities: impact of a 4-year surveillance including molecular diagnosis. Read the full article here: https://t.co/ojre9DvGKp pic.twitter.com/P9M02fWOVF
— ICHE Journal (@ICHEJournal) June 22, 2020
NEW @JAMANetworkOpen
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) June 24, 2020
🔥The GRECCO-19 RCT🔥
Effect of Colchicine vs Standard Care on Cardiac and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized With Coronavirus Disease 2019
#COVID19 https://t.co/KN4RbcsFYT pic.twitter.com/DCx4pncjM5
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated July 09, 2020 at 05:08 EST.