for Nov 21, 2019 through Nov 27, 2019
.@ISS_Research benefits life on Earth: findings from an in-space experiment were used to develop a medical device that can diagnose infectious diseases in remote areas. The experiment refined our understanding of how capillary action helps fluids flow. https://t.co/eb5YxTk5uX pic.twitter.com/pwpZOh3Doy
— NASA (@NASA) November 26, 2019
New online: Long-term impact of an educational antimicrobial stewardship programme in primary care on infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in the community https://t.co/N9y211B7W4 #WAAW2019 #StopSuperbugs #AMR
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) November 23, 2019
We are delighted to be offering free antimicrobial stewardship training to pharmacists in England. Great partnership between @rpharms @PublicHealthEng and @UKCPA #AntibioticAwarenessWeek https://t.co/2t1NPeN8zZ
— Gail Fleming (@FlemingGm) November 21, 2019
NEW🔥 study in CID from #AIDA invistigators evaluated whether carbapenem-colistin combination therapy given to patients with carbapenem-resistant GNB infections ⬇️ the emergence of colistin resistance Vs. colistin monotherapy. #IDTwitter https://t.co/xU5Wzbvz76 pic.twitter.com/F2igGjkWpU
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 23, 2019
Anti-malarial drug chloroquine can augment the activity of antibiotics against drug-tolerant TB bacteria in animal models, finds a new study led by researchers in Dept. of Microbiology & Cell Biology and Centre for Infectious Diseases Research at IISc. https://t.co/0Ysg5z1gpa pic.twitter.com/UqHL9sREs8
— IISc Bangalore (@iiscbangalore) November 24, 2019
New study in ICHE finds 9.3% of prescribers are responsible for 50% of all outpatient oral antibiotic prescriptions in a high-prescribing state. Focused large scale antimicrobial stewardship interventions are needed @MilnerStaub https://t.co/UfaVoqfOgl pic.twitter.com/SHAzbD93DZ
— ICHE Journal (@ICHEJournal) November 22, 2019
Remember
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 23, 2019
Every day and every dose matters
⬆️ Duration of antimicrobial prophylaxis was associated with
⬆️ odds of AKI & C difficile infection & did NOT lead to additional ⬇️ SSIhttps://t.co/zI6DPReUhg#IDTwitter #surgeon pic.twitter.com/4oZxpkgmB4
NEW cohort study 🔥 @JAMANetworkOpen@BradSpellberg & Dr. Bonomo
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 24, 2019
Adjunctive Rifampin Therapy For Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis in the. VHA.
Awaiting for the ongoing VA INTREPID RCT to give a definitive answer. #IDTwitter #medtwitter https://t.co/C2SVvGI81i pic.twitter.com/FitL0TEqyd
'Unnecessary antibiotic prescribing contributes to antimicrobial resistance. Social norm feedback from a high-profile messenger is a worthwhile addition to antimicrobial stewardship programmes' #JACNews #EditorsChoice https://t.co/zk8KaP8DFj
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) November 26, 2019
What an awesome way to close out #AntibioticAwarenessWeek! We are pleased to announce that @NebraskaMed has recently been designated as an @IDSAInfo Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence effective October 2019! Thanks to all of our stewards!https://t.co/7ZyBt1lQCR pic.twitter.com/4x0WV9BuaR
— UNMC ID (@UNMC_ID) November 22, 2019
New online: Longitudinal, strain-specific Staphylococcus aureus introduction and transmission events in households of children with community-associated meticillin-resistant S aureus skin and soft tissue infection: a prospective cohort study https://t.co/jP52uYt9ZD #MRSA
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) November 27, 2019
NEW🔥🔥 in AAC @ASMicrobiology @SIDPharm @jpogue1
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 25, 2019
Polymyxin susceptibility testing and interpretive breakpoints: Recommendations from the United States Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (USCAST). #IDTwitter ENJOY https://t.co/fqi7cnOiqs pic.twitter.com/a3JC8hwPZs
On the last day of Word Antibiotics Day #WAAW2019 we will be showcasing more pharmacy teams from across the UK who are leading the fight against #AntibioticResistance
— GHP (@GHPPharmacy) November 22, 2019
Go pharmacy!
If you want to get involved then start here...https://t.co/9oRUICnM6X@rpharms
You know your weekend to-do list included learning -- finally -- the names of the HIV drugs. And we've got the best "cheat sheets" ever right here -- for free! H/T @serotavirus @kbrownmd https://t.co/WL1S7QHaq9
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) November 22, 2019
#AntibioticResistance in bacteria is a striking example of #evolution through #naturalselection. During #AntibioticAwarenessWeek, use this lesson plan + LOTS of dry pasta to help your students grasp evolution. #NGSS anyone? Developed with @MostlyMicrobes. https://t.co/FiXoXypl05
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) November 21, 2019
In this essay Liise-anne Pirofski and I use the 'damage-response framework' to argue that the therapy of infectious diseases can be enhanced by considering the effects of the antimicrobial drugs on inflammation. Sorry - article pay walled for a few monthshttps://t.co/1VNQhCWDqU pic.twitter.com/nati4cBb4h
— Arturo Casadevall (@ACasadevall1) November 24, 2019
Do vegetarians less frequently carry ESBL/pAmpC-E. coli/KP vs non-vegetarians?
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 26, 2019
A new #JACnews study found Veget & pescatarians did not have a ⬇️ risk of carriage VS non-veg, eating meat isn't an important risk factor for ESBL @BSACandJAC #IDTwitter https://t.co/rqjMLEsPou
NEW 🔥 in AAC @ASMicrobiology @TheIDApprentice
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 25, 2019
Ex Vivo Urinary Bactericidal Activity and Urinary Pharmacodynamics of Fosfomycin After Two Repeated Dosing Regimens of Oral Fosfomycin Tromethamine in Healthy Adult Subjects. #IDTwitter https://t.co/8wcCYqQDhv pic.twitter.com/0G5NWMCgm8
Day #14: Cefadroxil! Every ID doctor's favorite alternative to K----x (can't even write it). https://t.co/PCLpeXNXsT
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) November 27, 2019
Infecting Mosquitoes With A Bacteria Could Help In The Battle Against Dengue.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) November 22, 2019
Photo shows Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes infected with the #Wolbachia bacterium, which appears to block transmission of #dengue fever & other mosquito-borne viruses.https://t.co/qB86xXtjhL pic.twitter.com/sTkNDRvXUU
This is why I refuse to ‘do the throat swab anyway’ when a patient comes in with symptoms of a viral infection.
— Dr. Philippe Chouinard (@DrPChouinard) November 26, 2019
I’m not trying to be mean I promise, my concern is #antimicrobialstewardship https://t.co/gfUx51rV0b https://t.co/WgQz63N4V1
Primary care providers can play a significant role in antimicrobial stewardship. Please join me today at noon for @FamPhysCan Practical Talks 4 Family Docs focusing on the @ChooseWiselyCA Using Antibiotics Wisely campaign. Please R/T - https://t.co/2QD7Le9TK2 pic.twitter.com/nMGBEhO5g0
— Allan Grill (@allan_k_grillMD) November 26, 2019
Day #11: Staph haemolyticus frequently colonizes the skin and commonly is ox resistant. Associated with UTIs (esp in the elderly), it can also cause bacteremia and endocarditis, esp in immunocompromised patients and those w/implanted medical devices. https://t.co/G92jRpfMD9
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) November 23, 2019
The course on Antimicrobial Stewardship for Africa from @BSACandJAC is now live! Explore the burden of #antimicrobialresistance in Africa and discover what basic interventions and tools can be used to support stewardship: https://t.co/UFH7kISeo1#KeepAntibioticsWorking #WAAW2019 pic.twitter.com/hwBUgLkQTc
— Page Medical (@PageMedical) November 22, 2019
Excellent article by @ClancyNeil on why increasing antifungal resistance in candida & aspergillus must be an urgent focus for action #WAAW19 https://t.co/sx1tZfiVbY via @ConversationUS @neleshg @ISID_org @ProMED_mail @AfricaCDC @ABpreservation
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) November 21, 2019
Day #12: With tenofovir AF (TAF), no dose adjustment down to CrCl of 30. In the PK substudy of this trial in pts with renal impairment, tenofovir exposures still lower than when tenofovir DF is given at 300 mg daily. Below CrCl 30, TAF not recommended. https://t.co/9N8iI0XlFd
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) November 25, 2019
NEW🔥 #IJAA @SIDPharm @ryankshields @TheIDApprentice
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 25, 2019
Activity of CAZ-AVI alone & in combination w polymyxin B against carbapenem-R Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tandem in vitro time-kill/in vivo Galleria mellonella survival model analysis #IDTwitter https://t.co/E2ccY3di4v
#Pharmacists: Give your #patients the best care by Using the Shortest Effective Antibiotic Duration#BeAntibioticsAware #USAAW19 https://t.co/Avw7gL0Jthhttps://t.co/rlimcTP3JE pic.twitter.com/QHOHhCiLTm
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) November 23, 2019
Long-term impact of an educational antimicrobial stewardship programme in primary care on infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in the community: an interrupted time-series analysis https://t.co/oQADTfUvfS
— Sociedad Andaluza de Enfermedades Infecciosas (@SAEI_tweets) November 24, 2019
Bacteria are wily little devils: Mixing the antibiotic gentamicin with P. aeruginosa cells revealed that the bacteria send signals to their conspecific bacteria, warning them of the danger and enabling them to avoid it. https://t.co/uWhjGIN0Wp #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) November 27, 2019
THIS IS NOT GOOD: A hospital says more than 1,000 surgery patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV and other infectious diseases due to a sterilization failure. https://t.co/SVWaypG6DP
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) November 21, 2019
NEW 🔥Retrospective study conducted in 25 centers, 9 countrie multicenter study(2396 pts) in #IJAA from Yahav et Al @davidantibiotic @LeonardLeibovi1
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 25, 2019
Risk factors for mortality among patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bactremia. #IDTwitter https://t.co/fcqNvMZxIA pic.twitter.com/BMiLPdpEFc
PICU Friday 5 minute teaching raising awareness of antimicrobial resistance and stewardship followed by ‘the which antibiotic are you quiz’.......https://t.co/PWdVOhAxeT
— Kathryn Ferris (@KathrynFerris2) November 22, 2019
Do it- I promise it will make you smile and may even brighten up your Friday! Cefazolin for me apparently 🤷♀️ pic.twitter.com/fT9tPvm0An
Long-term impact of an educational antimicrobial stewardship programme in primary care on infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in the community: an interrupted time-series analysis https://t.co/FA2O99SsuP
— Kevin Schwartz (@DrKevinSchwartz) November 23, 2019
On-demand PrEP with TDF/FTC among men who have sex with men with less frequent sexual intercourse: a post-hoc analysis of the ANRS IPERGAY trial - On demand PrEP seems like the way forward for most MSM @TheLancetHIV @jmmolinaparis https://t.co/iiKJ8Oj3eZ
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) November 27, 2019
Do you want to implement an #AMS improvement project in your workplace? Develop your #AMS knowledge and skills? Enrol on our FULLY-FUNDED @rpharms #AMS training programme! Delivered by experts from @PHE_uk @UKCPAPIN . Starts January 2020! https://t.co/PYTsAF3SC9 @DrDianeAshiru pic.twitter.com/UhEqdm1rlj
— Beth Ward (@_Beth_Ward) November 22, 2019
Did you know that Rush has been designated as an antimicrobial stewardship center of excellence? Rush is committed to safe antibiotic prescribing for our patients. #BeAntibioticsAware #USAAW19 @RushMedical @RushDOIM https://t.co/tPLwlnd7JQ pic.twitter.com/1fllJrNKGr
— Rush/CCH Infectious Diseases (@RushCCH_ID) November 22, 2019
Inappropriate antibiotic use leads to emergence of bacterial drug resistance which is already at epidemic levels worldwide. There is a medication for the flu (oseltamivir or Tamiflu) but it is an antiviral and not an antibacterial like azithromycin. #antimicrobialstewardship
— Dr. Edsel Salvana (@EdselSalvana) November 21, 2019
Training materials on #Antimicrobial Stewardship
— UN-Water (@UN_Water) November 22, 2019
Access the newly published @WHO Practical Toolkit: Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in Health-Care Facilities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: https://t.co/h7nm6gHeiU pic.twitter.com/6Hnq4tapWt
Meet with over 2,000 colleagues from around the globe to discuss #AMR in the #OneHealth context, management of resistant infections, #AntimicrobialStewardship, infection prevention and control, and more! #ICID2020 #WAAW2019 https://t.co/DIlZcuF2I8 pic.twitter.com/0VhJrAE3JF
— ISID (@ISID_org) November 24, 2019
NEW🔥 in CID @cleverwebber @IDPittStop
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) November 23, 2019
Proposed risk stratification and approach for prevention of invasive mold infection after CAR-T-cell therapy. #IDTwitter #medtwitter #tweetfungi #TxID https://t.co/JLsY6cTeBh pic.twitter.com/HS80mI0Cto
Treatment Options for Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative Bacterial Infections | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/U52XbRbqig
— Med Peds Hospitalist (@medpedshosp) November 27, 2019
Higher exposure to commonly used oral #antibiotics linked to increased risk of #Parkinsondisease, according to new study.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) November 24, 2019
The strongest associations were found for broad spectrum antibiotics & those that act against anaerobic bacteria & fungi.https://t.co/oeEhrz0dQP pic.twitter.com/rEHm8jZGVI
Want to know more about our @rpharms #AMS Training Programme? Check out this article in the @PJOnline_News https://t.co/wmUW1S06Gx@DrDianeAshiru @UKCPA @UKCPAPIN @vincentnpharm @DrHRosado pic.twitter.com/60HiPHWcdz
— Beth Ward (@_Beth_Ward) November 24, 2019
'Updated guidance for mandatory stewardship programmes in US hospitals to optimise antibiotic use' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/zEk78hvUZi
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) November 25, 2019
What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew. Excellent article by @vineet_chopra & @sanjaysaint on how to be a mentee. https://t.co/27QJe4Xzo3
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) November 24, 2019
Mosquitoes carrying #Wolbachia bacteria do not pass on pathogens.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) November 27, 2019
Cases of dengue fever plummeted in areas of Indonesia, Vietnam & Brazil in months after researchers released Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes that were modified to be resistant to #dengue virushttps://t.co/4101Knud5q pic.twitter.com/KcUI41RMZi
Please join us today at noon for the @FamPhysCan live accredited webinar on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Primary Care. Link to webinar: https://t.co/2QD7Le9TK2 - Great way to continue the momentum of #AntibioticAwarenessWeek 2019! @ChooseWiselyCA @UofTFamilyMed @OntarioCollege pic.twitter.com/BO7Q2aTYOe
— Allan Grill (@allan_k_grillMD) November 26, 2019
Check out this article written by @IPACCanada member Madeleine Ashcroft!
— IPAC Canada (@IPACCanada) November 21, 2019
Nurses are critical in effective antimicrobial stewardship #IPAC #AntibioticAwarenessWeek https://t.co/76KeCZS76O
Get up-to-date with the Therapeutic Guideline recommendations on #antimicrobial prescribing with our e-Learning modules developed with @NPSMedicineWise. Designed for prescribers, nurses, hospital pharmacists & uni students: https://t.co/aAYwttP6Qj #AAW2019 #AntibioticResistance pic.twitter.com/cj7TW1LCvp
— ACSQHC (@ACSQHC) November 21, 2019
During World Antibiotic Awareness Week, take time to check out our e-book 'Antimicrobial Stewardship'. Our e-library is available 24/7 exclusively for members. Take a look! https://t.co/KJxNyZh394 #RPSLibrary pic.twitter.com/6HgTLxz016
— Royal Pharmaceutical Society (@rpharms) November 21, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated December 12, 2019 at 05:08 EST.