for Oct 13, 2019
DANCE Trial Published 🔥🔥
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) October 13, 2019
NEW @CMIJournal
Antibiotic treatment for 6 days versus 12 days in patients with severe cellulitis: a multicentre randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial. #IDTwitter https://t.co/WiTJbKs5pn pic.twitter.com/rsY52ae50y
Full paper published here:
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) October 13, 2019
Changes in Body Mass Index and Atherosclerotic Disease Risk Score After Switching From Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide https://t.co/f25zrydCo3 https://t.co/Vn3rGFFpMs
Despite poor compensation, long hours, there are lots of reasons that ID docs love what they do. Here are 10 reasons #WhyID: Crowdsourcing the Top Reasons to Choose Infectious Diseases in the Age of Twitter https://t.co/m9mRnd2bXO
— Andrew Pavia (@AndrewPaviaMD) October 13, 2019
📄 New pub 👁 on #OVIVA and #OPAT in CID
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🦠 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) October 13, 2019
📱 https://t.co/zGf6drcWz2 #IDtwitter
“We report... 79.7% of OPAT patients being treated for BJI... would be eligible for oral antibiotics, saving median 19.5 IV antibiotic days (IQR 8.5-37) and GBP 1,234 (IQR 569-2,594) per patient.” pic.twitter.com/vZ5CbS33kV
Congress is making progress toward funding the fight against antibiotic resistance. We need your voice to help finish the job. https://t.co/rRyVIgSBe8
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) October 13, 2019
"People are vulnerable to various infectious diseases, including the deadly encephalitis."
— The Wire (@thewire_in) October 13, 2019
In conversation with urban planner and architect Sadiq Zafar on the housing provided under the Kanshiram Shahri Garib Awas Yojana in Gonda.https://t.co/b48mA3lIru
On BacterioFiles: Bacteria found in the guts of serious athletes help mice exercise longer by transforming their metabolic waste! https://t.co/kkU1Zhn50G pic.twitter.com/veuwWwcbKP
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) October 13, 2019
REVISIT RCT Suspended 🤦♂️ (Recruitment has been suspended in study C3601002 due to a delay in investigational product availability) #IDTwitter https://t.co/dE0LcUQDr6 https://t.co/76RmgF9skZ
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) October 13, 2019
#Mosquitoes Brought #YellowFever to the Caribbean.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) October 13, 2019
Having crossed the Atlantic, the virus & its A. aegypti carriers jumped from Barbados to the rest of the Caribbean by mid-1650s. From there it took root in monkey populations in Brazil & Spanish America.https://t.co/sGbmMQUPjE pic.twitter.com/SN4LVgf4Lb
#WhyID: Crowdsourcing the Top Reasons to Choose Infectious Diseases in the Age of Twitter | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/a9mRAYlalz
— Miriam Laufer (@MirLaufer) October 13, 2019
Catch up with the latest in microbial science research with Microbial Minutes. This week, we cover a one-pot recipe for RNA synthesis and the largest systematic study to date on acute flaccid myelitis: https://t.co/hvfFR38g34
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) October 13, 2019
I also wrote about the STI conversation for @NYTStyles. I take the lead as I'm an OB/GYN who did a fellowship in infectious diseases! Never assume, discuss. There are many ways to protect yourself! Condoms, dental dams, PrEP, HPV/HBV vaccines. https://t.co/tJr8zsL0Za 2/15
— Jennifer Gunter (@DrJenGunter) October 13, 2019
Hey #IDTwitter and #primarycare, doing a piece on the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix), interested in your experience (clinician or recipient). It's more "reactogenic" than most vaccines, but has this changed your practice? @CarlosdelRio7 https://t.co/MXn40PG8k9
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) October 13, 2019
An ID doctor remembers the past and fights for social justice | Nature Research Microbiology Community. This is a lovely write up by @paimadhu on the book Resilience by @DrJudyStone A “must read” book. https://t.co/MEZDhCZ89c
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) October 13, 2019
Research finds evidence #HPV #vaccine is improving herd immunity, which occurs when a critical number of people have been #vaccinated: https://t.co/FaZ1rEIu8R #GetVaccinated #PreventHPV pic.twitter.com/v5DAR7cJSx
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) October 13, 2019
Pneumococcal disease can cause bloodstream infections as well as pneumonia. ~1 million US adults get #pneumococcal #pneumonia each year. Learn more: https://t.co/dLasjM7hWy #GetVaccinated to #PreventPneumo pic.twitter.com/J2SB9ur8Km
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) October 13, 2019
PBAC has recommended changes to antibiotic listings https://t.co/5FyMqcbG5e for high-use PBS items with repeat prescription options, in line with our submission https://t.co/tsvZWW5DMN formulated with input from SHPA's Infectious Diseases Specialty Practice Stream #SHPAInfDis.
— SHPA (@the_shpa) October 13, 2019
Should Your Child Get the Nasal Spray #Flu #Vaccine? Both the traditional shot and the nasal spray are recommended by @CDCgov and @AmerAcadPeds with equal confidence. https://t.co/86UrRK9kj2 #GetVaccinated to help #FightFlu
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) October 13, 2019
Pneumococcal urinary antigen testing in US hospitals: A missed opportunity for antimicrobial stewardship https://t.co/yisJBPJQrt
— PROA HCUZ (@PROA_HCUZ) October 13, 2019
Sudan has launched an oral #cholera vaccination campaign in response to the ongoing outbreak of cholera.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) October 13, 2019
> 1.6 million people aged one year & above in the Blue Nile & Sinnar states will be vaccinated over the coming days. https://t.co/5H8t1NGT5e pic.twitter.com/cYyDG8Ckji
#DYK: October 13-19, 2019 is International Infection Prevention Week #IIPW? Learn how to stop #vaccine-preventable diseases: https://t.co/9iWs3mCDMV #GetVaccinated #VaccinesWork pic.twitter.com/1wz7i1mdnO
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) October 13, 2019
We are busting flu myths with Dr. Zane Saul – Chief of Infectious Diseases at Bridgeport Hospital. https://t.co/w3d4Bg4aoS
— WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) October 13, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated October 15, 2019 at 05:13 EST.