for Jan 28, 2023
REMEMBER WHEN "MASKS STOP VIRUSES" WAS "FAKE NEWS"?
— Paul D. Thacker (@thackerpd) January 28, 2023
Sydney Morning Herald: "Those masks are only effective so long as they are dry," said Professor Yvonne Cossart of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University of Sydney. https://t.co/XzeZSECJxY @MaryanneDemasi
But why should we care about ventilation & indoor air quality?
— Cat | CC14 🐈⬛🇬🇧 (@CC14_CC14) January 28, 2023
Good ventilation can:
📍reduce transmission of ALL airborne diseases (covid, flu, RSV etc)
📍reduce staff & pupil absences
📍 improve cognitive function & test scores
📍reduce asthma symptomshttps://t.co/h4SmrX0nWe pic.twitter.com/No8s6MzqrY
🆕️⚡️⚡️Infective Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: @JACCJournals State-of-the-Art Review#WikiGuidelines @DrEmilyMcD @DrToddLee @BradSpellberg #IDTwitter #cardiotwitter #TAVRhttps://t.co/RXlkenugrD pic.twitter.com/EEu3hq0cwN
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem🆔🌟 (@ABsteward) January 28, 2023
Researchers develop a spray with antimicrobial peptides that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, & that can be used for wound care & directly on implants & other medical deviceshttps://t.co/wwonXfkluC
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 28, 2023
🔥COVASP RCT🔥
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem🆔🌟 (@ABsteward) January 28, 2023
Antibiotic prospective audit & feedback in pts admitted to hospital for the treatment of COVID-19 was a successful strategy to optimise antibiotic Rx, 🔽duration, without negatively affecting clinical status of pts at post admission day 15https://t.co/JXAXsoQyaa
The mass social murder in care homes continues.
— GlumBird (@GlumBird) January 28, 2023
"Devon care homes say they are being asked to accept patients with Covid-19, flu and other infectious diseases to ease the pressure on local hospitals." https://t.co/xqJ0Fk9elN
Large health-record review found link between infections with #influenza & other viruses & elevated risk of having a neurodegenerative condition such as #Alzheimers or #Parkinsons disease later in life.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 28, 2023
But so far, the data show only a possible connectionhttps://t.co/ujeLrvkN52
“Integrated surveillance is considered one of the critical elements of the multisectoral national action plans on AMR that countries have been tasked with developing by the WHO and the UN.” https://t.co/HG4Uahg7MB
— Amesh Adalja (@AmeshAA) January 28, 2023
Young adults w/ few risk factors. 36% of survivors experiencing symptoms consistent with long COVID
— DrAltGov (@AltGovDoc) January 28, 2023
Early Release - Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in University Setting - Volume 29, Number 3—March 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC https://t.co/PMyvAUOi7F
They've done this before - Eleanor McBean explains that during the 1918 Flu outbreak "more soldiers were killed by "vaccine" shots than by shots from enemy guns." https://t.co/2LBqAA75QM @LionessForLEOs @Glasvirgin @white_arrow_uk @Lily208184861 @EleftheriaElpis @realstewpeters
— The King Of Nothing - (@KingOfNowt0) January 28, 2023
Statins & PVE ⚡️🤔
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem🆔🌟 (@ABsteward) January 28, 2023
In patients undergoing valvular surgery, post-operative statin use
was associated with a 47% lower risk of PVE incidence #IDTwitter #wikiguidlines https://t.co/R1STQkJgvp pic.twitter.com/cDNwzLuXeF
It takes enormous courage to face rejection and keep tackling the obstacles to a PhD...
— Dena van den Bergh (@inspired2leadQH) January 28, 2023
In this interview I spoke with my friend and collaborator Dr Esmita Charani, a global leader in Antimicrobial Stewardship working across the UK, South Africa, India,…https://t.co/L2xM33knN0
🔥 New! Adverse effects of antibiotics in children with cancer: are short-course antibiotics for febrile neutropenia part of the solution?
— NCAS_Australia (@NCAS_Aus) January 28, 2023
From our fab PhD Dr Coen Butters @co_industries @NCICancer @Infection_MCRI https://t.co/hgG1iAmKU5
Which Curve Are We Flattening? The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 Among Economically Marginalized Communities in Ontario, Canada, Was Unchanged From Wild-Type to Omicron | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/ESvY2tVDBl
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) January 28, 2023
🆕️⚡️ @antibioticsmdpi
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem🆔🌟 (@ABsteward) January 28, 2023
Prescribing Trends for Acne Vulgaris Visits in the US
Oral minocycline was also the most common antibiotic prescribed by family physicians, followed by oral doxycycline and oral clindamycin, respectively #doxynorris #IDTwitter https://t.co/bnZusSKUu2
Do you see labs using current nomenclature?
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 28, 2023
📄 Point-Counterpoint: What’s in a Name? Clinical Microbiology Laboratories Should Use Nomenclature Based on Current Taxonomyhttps://t.co/B3KcalbM6X via @ASMicrobiology and @JClinMicro #IDtwitter #medTwitter #TwitteRx
In vitro activity of newer β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations, cefiderocol, plazomicin and comparators against carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates https://t.co/XbH0S79SO3
— Abid Hussain (@MicrobLog_me_uk) January 28, 2023
According to @WHO how many #antibiotics with the potential to combat “priority” pathogens are currently in development? Test your knowledge with the latest @CIDRAP quiz: https://t.co/4E8dNz3DSS
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 28, 2023
📄🤓 Enjoyed this story in via @ASMicrobiology @JClinMicro
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) January 28, 2023
Reading about parasites now makes me think of The Last of Us 😆 https://t.co/cXWdTJLwSu pic.twitter.com/SVNFzDC2hA
Interesting report on C. difficile WGS for resistant genes, given antimicrobial susceptibility testing is not routinely done.
— ASP_MirandaS PharmD MPH (@ASP_MirandaS) January 28, 2023
.@CIDJournal https://t.co/T0LFY2VKBQ
Check out here! #Development in the Concept of Bacterial Polysaccharide Repeating Unit-Based Antibacterial Conjugate Vaccines# @ACS_Infectious Diseases # https://t.co/aPO1FCVnpv
— Rajendra Rohokale (@R_RRajendra003) January 28, 2023
Top 3 Infectious Diseases outbreaks (1996-2019)
— Dr. Divyesh B Mundra 🇮🇳 (@Mundra08) January 28, 2023
1) Influenza
2) MERS
3) Ebola
Top 3 countries where most outbreaks took place
1) China : 218-Influenza
2) Saudi Arabia :179-MERS
3) Congo : 105-Ebola
Source : WHO@EricTopol @epigiri @DrEricDinghttps://t.co/yhg1hINyud pic.twitter.com/vxNOSABbed
Trial begins for #bacteriophage cocktail in cystic fibrosis patients https://t.co/bpuVg7cG11 #Phage #CF
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) January 28, 2023
"If the disease is the same in the placebo group, um, it didn't show a necessary advantage of the vaccine"
— WhatsInWuchang (@InWuchang) January 28, 2023
- Hayley Gans, MD. June 2022. Dep of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Practices at Stanford Medicine Children's Health. https://t.co/t3S9lmKRbn pic.twitter.com/Ks5N5srMHf
“Doctors are running out of #antibiotics that work. Patients need effective treatment. Our country’s leaders must act.” –@IDSAInfo President @CarlosdelRio7 https://t.co/4NAjolRmTf
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 28, 2023
Could a fungal pandemic turn us all into zombies? @DrNeilStone @JamesTGallagher https://t.co/eijKA0dUlZ
— Laura Piddock 💙 (@LauraPiddock) January 28, 2023
"On January 24, a peer-reviewed study was published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases showing that covid so-called “vaccines” are killing one out of every 974 vaccinees – so far."https://t.co/7WcnAmMfM0
— @HennessyDC (@RealHennessyDC) January 28, 2023
.@ESCMID President Dr. Annelies Zingernagel (@AZinkernagelLab) credits vaccines for the declining rates of COVID-19 infection in Europe but encourages continued respiratory and hand hygiene measures.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 28, 2023
Watch the full press briefing: https://t.co/PjDentH8vR pic.twitter.com/wV1IQ7rJLN
PubMed: Space-time cluster detection techniques for infectious diseases: A systematic review: CONCLUSION: This review underlines recent trends in the application of space-time clustering methods to the field of infectious… https://t.co/fSfXSqiL86 #covid19 #SARSCOV2 #coronavirus
— @COVID_Evidence (@COVID_Evidence) January 28, 2023
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 31, 2023 at 05:16 EST.