for Dec 11, 2019
6,092,411 penicillin courses, 37,039 (0.61%) new "allergy" reports and only 25 (1 in 1482 "allergies") confirmed anaphylaxis.
— Eric Macy (@EricMacyMD) December 11, 2019
Adverse reactions associated with penicillins, carbapenems, monobactams, and clindamycin: A retrospective population-based study https://t.co/D8QKxCFBY8
Impact of a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship program on institutional burden of antimicrobial resistance: a 14-year controlled interrupted time series study https://t.co/qz2fkB3WfK
— Stanford ASP Team (@StanfordASP) December 11, 2019
NEW PODCAST🎙️Experts discuss #antimicrobialstewardship changes including @CMSGov’s new Condition of Participation requirement & @CDCgov’s revised Core Elements. Learn how to apply them in your practice. https://t.co/HMs9Zrhr20 #DISARMSuperbugs pic.twitter.com/KmMyHLJnbT
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 11, 2019
New podcast 🎙 discussing #antimicrobialstewardship changes including @CMSGov new CoP & @CDCgov revised Core Elements. Learn how to apply to your practice. https://t.co/WdpkUFGlm1 via @IDSAInfo @JohnLynchID @UofUHealth
— Emily Sydnor Spivak (@EmilySpivak) December 11, 2019
“Nearly all US hospitals now have an antibiotic stewardship program. However, many hospitals, especially smaller hospitals, appear to struggle with access to ID expertise and with deploying diagnostic stewardship strategies.” #opportunity https://t.co/fzCOQdKt5I
— Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) December 11, 2019
NEW🔥 retrospective 🇸🇬 study in IJAA Compared to carbapenem therapy, empiric TZP & definitive FEP were not associated w 30-day mortality in AmpC producing Enterobacterales bacteraemia. #IDTwitter @ischemo https://t.co/Jwr3gW8xVa https://t.co/hKgdBn5TWj
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) December 11, 2019
Latest trends and treatments based on bacteriophages for MRSA in hospitals: a @JClinMicro minireview https://t.co/0GsPYX0PE6 #ASMClinMicro pic.twitter.com/jUKuExdJT2
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 11, 2019
Azithromycin protects against Zika virus infection by upregulating virus-induced type I and III interferon responses #AACJournal https://t.co/3WrY6frF1O pic.twitter.com/CgJKO8pY7W
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 11, 2019
In a 14 year interrupted time series analysis assessing the impact of a comprehensive hospital-based ASP, antibiotic resistant bacteria in community onset infections rose, while those in hospital onset infections declined. #StewardshipWorks https://t.co/GXPlBk2LEi
— Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) December 11, 2019
#InfectiousDiseases A-Z: #TickBorneDiseases in the U.S. have tripled in recent years, according to the @CDCgov. A new study says a warming climate and other environmental changes may play a role in expanding the regions where ticks can be found. https://t.co/y9Iuhog0ov pic.twitter.com/xag6iCMNig
— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) December 11, 2019
This winter there have been 424 cases of #H7N9 #birdflu in humans, more than 1/3 of all those identified since the virus emerged in 2013.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 11, 2019
H7N9 seems to jump to people from poultry more easily than H5N1, staging regular winter outbreaks in the last 4 yrs.https://t.co/DO89gu6LfO pic.twitter.com/4YScowqMDI
What's on Your Antimicrobial Stewardship "Wish List"? #IDTwitter https://t.co/utWesopb7I via @Contagion_Live @eking1122 @Dimple__Patel
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) December 11, 2019
From @STCmicrobeblog: You may be wondering why a group of 19 researchers is needed to characterize three humble bacteria? Three reasons... https://t.co/TQrU92SBCP
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 11, 2019
Congratulations to @MSG_ERC member Andrej Spec (@FungalDoc) and colleagues for publishing a new textbook in Infectious Diseases! A wonderful achievement, and your @MSG_ERC family is proud. https://t.co/0wcItzjyN3 pic.twitter.com/Cx9SGUhaoq
— MSGERC (@MSG_ERC) December 11, 2019
Impact of a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship program on institutional burden of antimicrobial resistance: a 14-year controlled interrupted time series study https://t.co/LY4oFNPtgJ
— NCAS_Australia (@NCAS_Aus) December 11, 2019
OPPORTUNITY | A PhD candidate is sought for the project 'Research to policy in Africa: evidence synthesis for building a translation
— AEN (@Africa_evidence) December 11, 2019
pipeline to eliminate infectious diseases'. Find more details here: https://t.co/WA2Gl047ju #opportunity #EIDM #AENnews pic.twitter.com/qB2GVmXypL
Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. Yet they are still a neglected topic by public health authorities. Our course on The Role of Antifungal Stewardship starts on 16th December – register your place now! https://t.co/FDoDC4EWgS
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) December 11, 2019
Adverse reaction data on about 6 million penicillin, 1 million clindamycin, and 60,000 carbapenem and monobactam exposures.
— Eric Macy (@EricMacyMD) December 11, 2019
Adverse reactions associated with penicillins, carbapenems, monobactams, and clindamycin: A retrospective population-based study https://t.co/VpUIf33ZiZ
Under-recognized but real phenomenon for many infectious diseases – Super-spreaders. Good new article confirms this. The key to control: rapid detection, rapid response, careful epi studies to focus protection and prevention action. https://t.co/2JqsTMHJ5e pic.twitter.com/bSUvT5eEKi
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrFrieden) December 11, 2019
A new antibiotic selectively kills Gram-negative pathogens | #EmoryID JC @Boghuma discussing a paper in @nature that describes Darobactin, that is produced by a bacterial symbionts. Really cool! https://t.co/kyc42yBGH4
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) December 11, 2019
Beautiful review article on penicillin allergy by the gurus of drug allergy! #penicillinallergy #IDTwitter @VUMChealth https://t.co/RHMVYAxpvk
— Jason Trubiano (@TrubianoJason) December 11, 2019
Tomorrow, Dec 12! Join us for a free webinar with Dr. @eamonsees to learn more about the important role of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship #nurselife #nursetwitter https://t.co/RNspIdYZRx
— CIDRAP-ASP (@CIDRAP_ASP) December 11, 2019
Exercise needed to burn calories on food labels could help to tackle the obesity crisis - would similar approach work for antibiotic prescribing? Label prescriptions with risk of future failed therapy | Obesity | The Guardian https://t.co/bhUV3PCz7J
— Esmita Charani (@e_charani) December 11, 2019
FDA details rising sales of #antibiotics for meat production https://t.co/qN7bKb7WE0 #AMR #AntibioticStewardship pic.twitter.com/ed0otYiYCL
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) December 11, 2019
Free Webinar: Exploring the Role of Nursing in Antibiotic Stewardship https://t.co/V85YlJBNeQ
— Gail R Hansen (@Gailhansendvm) December 11, 2019
Two community-teaching hospital stewardship pharmacists share their opinions on items that would be “nice to have” and those they “dream to have."https://t.co/kCyl3orePp
— Contagion (@Contagion_Live) December 11, 2019
.@uspirg @matthewwell on the increase in ABX sales for food animals in US: "The upward tick in sales is concerning, especially given that the @CDCgov now estimates that one person dies every 15 minutes from drug-resistant infections. https://t.co/M2IfjuDotz #AntibioticResistance pic.twitter.com/9kqCHvQNiZ
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) December 11, 2019
.@CMSGov will soon require antimicrobial stewardship programs for hospitals who accept Medicare/Medicaid. Our Senior Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship (@ABXPharmD) weighed in on the topic for @MHExecutive. Follow the link to read the article! https://t.co/4QUQ5Igyq1
— bioMérieux USA (@bioMerieuxUSA) December 11, 2019
‘A team of scientists has found a way to stimulate skin cells to secrete naturally occurring antibiotics called Antimicrobial Peptides’ #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/jZ7utHx6mZ
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) December 11, 2019
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Implementation Cascade Among Health Care Professionals in the United States: Implications from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | AIDS Patient Care and STDs https://t.co/eSsulQSb7v. PrEP awareness and prescribing in low, especially in the South.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) December 11, 2019
'A common short-term antimicrobial therapy for the management of both osteomyelitis & septic arthritis is a viable option for treating acute haematogenous bone & joint infections in children' #JACNews https://t.co/2xGAZpET25
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) December 11, 2019
Happy 176th Birthday, Robert Koch
— Outbreak News (@bactiman63) December 11, 2019
Legends of microbiology and infectious diseases: Robert Koch https://t.co/MbBPud9rIE
Nice blog by our friends @NRDC @NRDCFood on ~10% increase in antibiotic sales for food animals from 2017 to 2018. This is not good news. We don't have the luxury of continuing to allow loopholes in federal policies that allow misuse and overuse. https://t.co/QWT2u6iXVb
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) December 11, 2019
Congratulations to The Villa at Florham Park on their selection by the @NJDeptofHealth as a Silver Steward in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program! Read more about the award on The Villa's website: https://t.co/ukTnmhLRs4 pic.twitter.com/7iqCO43pMe
— LSMNJ (@LSMofNJ) December 11, 2019
Feeling a bit bamboozled by the plethora of guidelines for the prevention and control of #CPE and other multidrug-resistant Gram-negatives? This blog should help in navigating them https://t.co/nsyGhlBvdZ
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) December 11, 2019
Over 250 delegates at @RCPLondon for #OPAT19 - a solution to free up #NHS bed capacity. https://t.co/MRAEhjoDkZ Follow the #hashtag for updates. @NCAS_Aus @ESGAP_ABS @UKCPAPIN @NHSEngland @CW_Pharmacists @SIDPharm @Wellcome_AMR @CMO_England @UKAMREnvoy @keithridge1 @BSACandJAC pic.twitter.com/k1VMhv1not
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) December 11, 2019
Young children from US traveling abroad aren't getting the #measles vaccines they need, study finds.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 11, 2019
Children in the US usually aren't slated to be vaccinated against the virus until > age 4. Children traveling overseas may need the #MMR vaccine earlier.https://t.co/RAFjlHw8N0 pic.twitter.com/qTlXLCuJoZ
Children returning from international travel carrying the #measles virus made up 50% of all cases brought to the US in the last decade. @CDCgov recommends specific vaccination plans for children and infants traveling abroad. https://t.co/ym8a9UQPoS #VaccinesWork #WhyIVaccinate
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 11, 2019
And if you are attending @ECCMID in 2020 come and join the Aussie/Canadian workshop which will address the challenges + value of implementation and scaling of a national antimicrobial appropriateness survey https://t.co/zJZOrFulM3 with @ASPphysician, @carolinechen08, Kas Thursky https://t.co/DATRUrShAM
— NCAS_Australia (@NCAS_Aus) December 11, 2019
Culture (-) bone and joint infections - do you send 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene PCR/Sequencing? For non-Staph BJI, paper shows that sensitivity increased from 82% (culture alone) to 96% (culture + 16S) in per patient analysis. Suppl 5 shows organisms. https://t.co/aB6ZsFLVkh
— Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) December 11, 2019
A new twitter page, but an ID stewardship veteran! Come see Curtis Collins @not_that_CDC present in #ASHP19 session (326-L01): “Evaluate, Expand, Evolve: Advancing Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices Across Multiple Practice Settings” tomorrow at 2 PM! https://t.co/LkKrHk73Tz
— Ian B. Hollis (@IanBHollis) December 11, 2019
An #Ebola survivor has gotten sick from the disease a 2nd time, Congolese health authorities have reported. Authorities are determining if it's a relapse or reinfection, as experts say survivors generally have immunity from the disease. https://t.co/c8EHFTwX4Z
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 11, 2019
Have you collaborated with #Eurosurveillance as author or reviewer? Want to share your experiences? Email us if you are interested in being interviewed: https://t.co/9y1aJ910LR#EurosurvSurvey #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases @ECDC_EU pic.twitter.com/cDZ79JTxe8
— Eurosurveillance (@Eurosurveillanc) December 11, 2019
In press: "Targeting Unconventional T Cells for Vaccination Against Tuberculosis" from #CIDRITeam members Katalin Wilkinson and Maddalena Cerrone @AJRCMB
— CIDRI-Africa Wellcome Centre (@CIDRI_Africa) December 11, 2019
Read it at: https://t.co/CYLXw7Rqri
📸: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health pic.twitter.com/rjDkGsbmEr
Check out my presentation on the launch of #CUREID - the @US_FDA and @ncats_nih_gov new app/website to understand how clinicians are using existing drugs in new ways to treat infectious diseases https://t.co/ukLhGQQ8t3 @ time 5:29:20. @id_cure #IDTwitter #repurposing #IDMedEd pic.twitter.com/TszcffRq68
— Heather (@IDEpiHeather) December 11, 2019
“Our best drugs are failing us, and the near-term pipeline for new #antibiotics is not keeping up,” writes @StanfordMed Dean Dr. Lloyd Minor. https://t.co/te4cUbWL3u
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) December 11, 2019
ASP decreases institutional AMR rates despite increasing resistance seen in the community! 👏 #AntimicrobialStewardship https://t.co/rhNpwmodlq
— Nick Britt (@nbritt_pharmd) December 11, 2019
“Curbside consults are often inaccurate & potentially harmful.” Thus...”telemedicine has great potential to fill this gap.” But...”Although in widespread use, clinical effectiveness of telemedicine [ID] consultations has yet to be sufficiently studied.” https://t.co/BDbConikQt
— Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) December 11, 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#proa https://t.co/rqTl2fTf7p
— María García Gil (@mariagg26) December 11, 2019
Implementing rapid diagnostic technologies (RDT) into a health system can improve outcomes for patients and may be helpful in reducing unnecessary antibiotic use, according to data presented at the #ASHP2019 https://t.co/JZsnrlNYKn pic.twitter.com/MtNBUmO0Jr
— Drug Topics (@Drug_Topics) December 11, 2019
New @Jvirology minireview: How HIV Nef proteins hijack membrane traffic to promote infection https://t.co/CEb7rvgpIh pic.twitter.com/CYdQqSIlBj
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 11, 2019
"One of the paradoxes of antimicrobial stewardship is the disproportionate attention paid to
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) December 11, 2019
improving antibiotic use in the hospital relative to that paid to use in the ambulatory setting" @Ddrekonja #IDTwitter #IDquotes https://t.co/zL4teQi8FZ
.@Wellcome_AMR: "Reframing Resistance" describes 5 evidence-based principles for communicating effectively about drug-resistant infections...from framing the issue as undermining modern medicine to showing it’s solvable & encouraging action https://t.co/3xudefFIvG @wellcometrust
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) December 11, 2019
Link to the study
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) December 11, 2019
So what's the optimal time to switch /change therapy in Staph bacteremia? 2 or 3 days #IDtwitter https://t.co/LpIq9WPfJT
We may not see microplastics, but they are all around us. These microplastics play a role in shaping the microbial environment.
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 11, 2019
Nicole Fahrenfeld asks whether there are microplastics in our drinking water & if they could carry harmful microbes? https://t.co/jlT0kqeGET
STEWARDSHIP / RESISTANCE SCAN: Cefdinir antibiotic stewardship target; #MCR colistin resistance in 2 nations https://t.co/F4oDXNjmTc #AMR #AntibioticStewardship
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) December 11, 2019
A paper recently published Canadian Journal of #InfectiousDiseases and Medical Microbiology reveals the role of #cell abnormalities in a parasitic #urinary disease. Download the paper here: https://t.co/eb5Axuu48b pic.twitter.com/GlAKs9snCJ
— Hindawi Medicine (@HindawiMedicine) December 11, 2019
An #Ecoli outbreak has left 8 people hospitalized across 3 states. The @US_FDA says the likely source is Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits. https://t.co/pJWahhKRU4
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) December 11, 2019
It’s all about competencies and drive to improve- Wales / Northern Ireland recognising key leadership role of experienced Antimicrobial Pharmacists in OPAT #OPAT19 @MGilchrist123 @AntibioticLeeds @jamiesonce @AntibioticScot @BSACandJAC @ABsteward https://t.co/WCb6yV2iOm
— andrew seaton (@raseaton66) December 11, 2019
Longer-Term Results with Doravirine-Based Treatment for HIV. Excellent summary in @JWatch by @RMKGandhi of study published in @TheLancetHIV What is the role of Doravirine? https://t.co/S25zH7U7OZ
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) December 11, 2019
Meet EPIC Elf newest member of the team 😊. Currently on his induction training for IPC including sepsis, infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship! Keeping out of mischief 👍#cleansafecare 🤶 pic.twitter.com/KdxYFsoJLr
— WHCT Infection Prevention and Control Team (@WHCT_Infection) December 11, 2019
#Utkarsh #Sanjivani in Mulund.#Utkarsh conducted the drive in Mulund from September 8 to 30 November and #vaccinated 560 #dogs, 320 #cats, and 95 #birds.
— Utkarsh-Animal Welfare (@AnimalUtkarsh) December 11, 2019
An initiative to #protect animals and from #infectious and #fatal #diseases such as #rabies,https://t.co/JZ6MxkedEL pic.twitter.com/IF15a8hDfB
GeoVax's Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) Virus-Like Particle (VLP) platform technology has been successfully validated in multiple development programs. https://t.co/0AanN4Y0A3 #HIV #Zika #Ebola #Marburg #Lassafever #infectiousdiseases $GOVX pic.twitter.com/H1ywLPohIa
— BiotechBioPharma (@Regencells) December 11, 2019
Have your registered to do the @BSACandJAC FREE #MOOC on #OPAT and #IVOS in #OPAT19? https://t.co/JZd83lQgwD @SIDPharm @NCAS_Aus @UKCPAPIN @biainfection @CW_Pharmacists @SouthAfricanASP @idpharmd @NSchellack @Wellcome_AMR @NHSEngland https://t.co/dvhU5i2E3L
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) December 11, 2019
Heading to the @CelebrationBowl #CelebrationBowl in Atlanta on Dec. 21? Don’t let #flu ruin the game. According to @NFIDvaccines, you can help #FightFlu and prevent the spread of germs by washing your hands often. Learn more at https://t.co/vjJGTpb8iL pic.twitter.com/YV7WuwIUu8
— Outland Trophy (@outlandtrophy) December 11, 2019
Promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship in Human Medicine https://t.co/mS5OTn87IX via @IDSAInfo
— OSAP.org (@OSAPtweets) December 11, 2019
Celebrating 10 years of success and advances in #OPAT. Supporting early IVOST, addressing the growing complexity of patients and promoting antimicrobial stewardship. #OPAT19 @BSACandJAC @SAPGAbx @raseaton66 @NHSGGC pic.twitter.com/hog9I5bRTX
— sharon irvine (@sharoncirvine) December 11, 2019
A new FDA app, CURE ID, allows providers to discuss difficult to treat infectious disease cases. It is focused on drugs for infectious diseases that lack adequate treatment @SCCM https://t.co/GxT00iX4oK
— Heatherlee Bailey (@SCCMPresident) December 11, 2019
Antibiotic stewardship @Intermountain lives with quality, safety, and patient experience under the direction of @scphillipsmd and @MikeWoodruffmd. https://t.co/CrXDPxNeNk
— Eddie Stenehjem (@E_Stenehjem) December 11, 2019
New data: US emergency medicine providers each wrote an average of 421 #antibiotic prescriptions in 2017. Learn more: https://t.co/CnP77WqbIA @pewhealth
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) December 11, 2019
Research and Technological Advances Regarding the Study of the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes and Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria Related to Animal Husbandry. https://t.co/f7FlFSNNo3
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) December 11, 2019
Why would income affect infection risk after colectomy but not hysterectomy?https://t.co/sAXpzCDC1Q #PublicHealth #SDOH
— Tim Lahey (@TimLaheyMD) December 11, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated December 13, 2019 at 05:08 EST.