for Feb 16, 2019
Reduction of antibiotic consumption will not be sufficient to control AMR because the spread of resistant strains and resistance genes seems to be the dominant contributing factor https://t.co/sPtjx1Jq4O
— Laura Piddock (@LauraPiddock) February 16, 2019
NEW🔥 pilot randomized controlled trial published in @accpchest
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 16, 2019
A highly-sensitive BAL RDT for MRSA significantly reduced use of vancomycin and linezolid in ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia. Thoughts 🤔https://t.co/GkMyo1VLYX pic.twitter.com/AZr5AJ5p1O
Presenting our #ASPIRES study on #antibiotic use in #surgery to a room full of surgeons in #Jaipur - only 3 people had heard of #antimicrobialstewardship 😱 We need better strategies to engage with other specialties https://t.co/fXFTamjPW8 @HPRUamr @ARC_at_Imperial @TmRawson pic.twitter.com/kvpvTMvA1c
— Esmita Charani (@e_charani) February 16, 2019
Over 922 people have died in a #measlesoutbreak in Madagascar, the majority of them children.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 16, 2019
Since the beginning of the outbreak in September, > 66,000 people have been infected with the highly contagious virus, @WHO said.https://t.co/2jJIUtCeDn #measles pic.twitter.com/MPNHRnAPNc
Estimation of Direct Healthcare Costs of Fungal Diseases in the United States | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/tTCewMTfVY
— Mycology Reference Centre Manchester (@MycologyRefManc) February 16, 2019
A government committee in Washington State, US, passes bill to ban personal, philosophical exemptions for the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) for school-age children amid an ongoing #measlesoutbreakhttps://t.co/ShFiQ30inX #MMR #measles pic.twitter.com/Ix0OpcnZ6T
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 16, 2019
Join RPS Morgannwg next week on February 20 in Neath, and hear inspirational speaker @avrilbiotic share her expertise on the vital issue of Antimicrobial Resistance, & the role the pharmacy team has in fighting it.
— Royal Pharmaceutical Society Wales 🏴 (@RPS_Wales) February 16, 2019
You don't want to miss this one! https://t.co/3NeFnVcWyh pic.twitter.com/9gHIZjGWx1
Hospital-based #antimicrobialstewardship interventions targeting fluoroquinolone prescribing associated with less fluoroquinolone prescribing during hospitalization, but not at discharge https://t.co/q3IM7h90Vw
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) February 16, 2019
Vaccinations are crucial for preventing the measles and other infectious diseases. https://t.co/NN5N5SKPWI
— Global Citizen (@GlblCtzn) February 16, 2019
Commonwealth antimicrobial stewardship partnerships announced https://t.co/MAXw35tkx5 pic.twitter.com/6vciRW6Zi8
— Pharmacy in Practice (@PharminPractice) February 16, 2019
On This Week in Microbiology: How a bacterium helps dengue virus replicate in the mosquito gut, and minicells as a damage disposal mechanism in E. coli. https://t.co/1FGUXLopxm
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 16, 2019
A review on infectious diseases in contact sports by @andy_peterson_ finds bacterial skin infections, herpes simplex virus, molluscum contagiosum and warts are the most prevalent. Early diagnosis and management are key for athletes: https://t.co/HYZNZtEsBm pic.twitter.com/V3GY5n1XO7
— Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach (@Sports_Health) February 16, 2019
"Whether it's 23,000 deaths or 150,000, the chance that you or a loved one will contract an antibiotic-resistant infection has grown over the last number of years" @CIDRAP_ASP @CIDRAP @JasonPBurnhamMD @idpharmd https://t.co/n0FAc9MUGV
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 16, 2019
#Vaccine-maniacs are as mixed up as they come. They take the credit for a decline in #infectious diseases they had nothing to do with - and refuse to take the blame for an increase in #autoimmune diseases they have everything to do with https://t.co/TS59eKaIW4 via @learntherisk
— Neville Raymond (@epochchanger) February 16, 2019
Vancomycin Resistance due to vanA Gene Expression in an Aerococcus viridans Isolate: First Case in Korea. https://t.co/yOKYr2JSLZ
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) February 16, 2019
Commonwealth antimicrobial stewardship partnerships announced https://t.co/mCA1PEreQ8 pic.twitter.com/YIiZ2rm2eU
— Johnathan Laird (@JohnathanLaird) February 16, 2019
State officials in South Carolina, specifically Aiken County, are urging those who have come into contact with Hepatitis A to get vaccinated as the county has recently declared an outbreak of the virus. @thestate https://t.co/VcC1vrg45w
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) February 16, 2019
WASPSS (Wise Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Support System) https://t.co/27LoZYsNyX
— Somiccam (@Somiccam) February 16, 2019
Risk Assessment After a Severe Hospital-Acquired Infection Associated With Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa. | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network https://t.co/miG8ybNqAo
— Fumie Sakamoto,MPH,CIC 坂本史衣 (@SakamotoFumie) February 16, 2019
DYK that @EDCTP #H2020 funding has had a major impact on the development of clinical research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa?⏩Creation of new/improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides & diagnostics against poverty-related & neglected infectious diseaseshttps://t.co/yXGAozMXM7 @WHO pic.twitter.com/lG8uwZRCZn
— EUScience&Innovation🇪🇺 (@EUScienceInnov) February 16, 2019
Prions or “proteinaceous infectious particle” an infectious agent causing those diseases consists only of protein, with no nucleic acid genome. (Bacteria and viruses, contain nucleic acids, which enable them to reproduce.) https://t.co/2ouoj2P51h
— Shaggy the 🐂 (@ShaggyBull) February 16, 2019
Effect of early oseltamivir treatment on mortality in critically ill patients with different types of influenza: a multi-season cohort study | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/3Hr8lDlv8g
— MILPulm (@PULMCritical) February 16, 2019
That's a wrap on next chapter in our Tanzania stewardship partnership. What a great visit, very productive & fun. @jlbouchard001 will continue strong local efforts for next several weeks! #globalhealth #AntimicrobialStewardship pic.twitter.com/LMcSc8lgrI
— Brandon Bookstaver (@BBookstaver_USC) February 16, 2019
Mixed-methods protocol on improving management of bacteriuria in spinal cord injury https://t.co/1i8G4mwrut Great to see soup-to-nuts approach of interviews to develop models, evaluating models in national CDW, &then performing & eval of intervention. Next level AMS research👏👌 pic.twitter.com/yDZw9N3yFh
— Tristan Timbrook (@TimbrookTT) February 16, 2019
Because phages kill specific bacteria, they can be used as alternatives to antibiotics to treat some infectious diseases and can even kill antibiotic resistant bacteria https://t.co/2WVYJJu8Ir #Microbiology #AntimicrobialResistance
— Dr. Tim Sandle (@timsandle) February 16, 2019
Hey @Dr_Mike_Stevens we looked at this @BIDMChealth and found that paying ID fellows or ID pharmacists for just 2 hours on the weekend for intensive ASP coverage paid off
— Payal Patel (@Payal_Patel) February 16, 2019
See @IDWeek2019 poster: https://t.co/gZqknGi1uQ
Now if only we would write this up... pic.twitter.com/aFfNPWvuRQ
When crises strike, @WHO is ready to respond 🌏, working alongside countries to protect health and save lives.
— World Health Organization Philippines (@WHOPhilippines) February 16, 2019
Here are eight of the outbreaks, emergencies and emerging infectious diseases WHO responded to in the Western Pacific Region in 2018: https://t.co/bcjVzX6aKF pic.twitter.com/bBetegi8jt
Lifelong mentor for countless #womeninscience, Dr. Marian Johnson-Thompson’s work helped foster the production of female scientists. Learn more about her experience as a minority microbiologist in Women in Microbiology: https://t.co/0kmYJamiUN #BlackHistoryMonth #diversityinSTEM pic.twitter.com/wXcyfqEdIa
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 16, 2019
The @CDCgov #vaccine schedule is 2,875x more likely to cause severe harm or death than all childhood infectious diseases combined, per @WHO info sheets.
— Mango Thunderslice⚡ (@MThunderslice) February 16, 2019
Know the real #risk before you #vaccinate.
ARE VACCINES WORTH the RISK? | A Quantitative Summary https://t.co/yLrlyTnnGK
World Organisation for Animal Health (known as OIE) has found that 45 countries out of 155 that provided data are still giving antibiotics to animals as a way of fattening them up, despite the fact the practice is banned in many parts of the world. https://t.co/Y0Jw0hNShs
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) February 16, 2019
The most important goal to control Superbugs is stopping their spread. Unfortunately not mentioned as a goal.
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) February 16, 2019
Globally its likely the main factor.
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“One door closes, another opens.” By the time of discharge they already had their .57-.71 CONSTANTINE units of therapy rendering additional DOT likely unnecessary anyway...then again, how many really had true bacterial infections...? https://t.co/Z6WuAAl4vp
— Neil Gaffin (@mdabxjedi) February 16, 2019
#deforestation Tied to Changes in Disease Dynamics.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 16, 2019
Numerous studies link habitat destruction to #malaria and other vector-borne diseases, but the relationship isn’t always clear.https://t.co/OmkfrSzsSe pic.twitter.com/6L09reIclL
The @CDCgov #vaccine schedule is 2,875x more likely to cause severe harm or death than all childhood infectious diseases combined, per @WHO info sheets.
— Mango Thunderslice⚡ (@MThunderslice) February 16, 2019
Know the real #risk before you #vaccinate.
ARE VACCINES WORTH the RISK? | A Quantitative Summary https://t.co/yLrlyTnnGK
Have you registered yet for #Antimicrobials 2019 #Tokyo #Japan
— Antibiotics 2019 (@AntibioticsConf) February 16, 2019
For more information visit our website: https://t.co/MQOLtwZ9KW#Antimicrobials #AMR #Antimicrobialresistance #infectiousdiseases #antimicrobialdrugs #Microbiology
#Infections #Bacteria #Antimicrobialresistance
“The idea that getting infectious diseases helps one acquire “natural” immunity as opposed to the “unnatural immunity” provided by vaccines is a pernicious lie.” #StopSpreadingDisease #VaccinateYourKids https://t.co/p40c3cfgrj
— DrFixus (@drfixus) February 16, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated February 19, 2019 at 05:13 EST.