for Jan 17, 2021
By utilising emerging #technologies such as elevated #hydrostatic #pressure and novel bacteriocin and bacteriocidal compounds, Professor Fouladkhah and his team are mitigating the risk of #infectious #diseases and #bacterial biofilms.https://t.co/Nj0z0BsGX2
— Research Outreach (@ResOutreach) January 17, 2021
Bottom line, want to stay out of the hospital?? Prophylax with HCQ!!
— Dr. Urso (@richardursomd) January 17, 2021
Hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of outpatients with mildly symptomatic COVID-19: a multi-center observational study | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full Text https://t.co/loTKb1Fmag
Outdoor Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses: A Systematic Review | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/1ng8oyZwL4
— Dr. Shelly Miller, PhD (@ShellyMBoulder) January 17, 2021
NEW đ„ large VA retrospective nationwide cohort study
— Antibiotic Stewardđ Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 17, 2021
Outcomes associated w recent IDSA guideline recommendations removing metronidazole in non-severe CDI
Despite the shift to vancomycin clinical outcomes did NOT improve significantly #IDTwitter https://t.co/UctsUQqD1q pic.twitter.com/3WCNkurkKl
Zinc is an essential mineral. It has long been known for its beneficial effects on immune health. On top of regulating immune function, zinc also aids in fighting infectious diseases like the flu and pneumonia. This is the zinc supplement I recommend: https://t.co/OrVV7wFFkJ #ad pic.twitter.com/aw2r637jB4
— Esoteric Exposal (@EsotericExposal) January 17, 2021
4)
— Maajid ŰŁŰšÙ ŰčÙ Ùۧ۱ (@MaajidNawaz) January 17, 2021
âDr. Ari Joffe is a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at the Stollery Childrenâs Hospital... Clinical Professor in the Dep. of Pediatrics at Uni. of Alberta.. finds the harms of lockdowns are 10 TIMES GREATER than their benefitsâhttps://t.co/MrgksA2GId
Coronavirus variant B117 in Sweden & Finland. Short thread.
— Virpi Flyg (@VirpiFlyg) January 17, 2021
B117. cases detected: 25 in Sweden, 62 in Finland. Finland tests more, traces more, has fewer cases in total and stricter travel restrictions.
Links.
Sweden: https://t.co/J5T0cRVbip
Finland: https://t.co/7AtTFJ9J6Q pic.twitter.com/76UOloN14n
âIâm very, very concerned that weâve now gone from a virus that we could control to a virus that we really canât, unless we do something very dramatic.â - Kristian Andersen, infectious diseases expert at Scripps Research Institute.https://t.co/H7qNP40Mxy
— Shannon Young (@SYoungReports) January 17, 2021
Throughout #COVID19, these doctors have been volunteering their time to keep us informed.
— Trillium Health Partners (@THP_hospital) January 17, 2021
Watch as THP's @TorontoIDDoc & fellow infectious diseases physicians @BogochIsaac, @LisaBarrettID & @zchagla take Qs & discuss their work combatting misinformation.https://t.co/BBl7CnVrEb
Opening certain windows in your car can create air currents that could help keep both riders and drivers safe from infectious diseases like Covid-19, a new study suggests https://t.co/Op0HST6UU8
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) January 17, 2021
"The study came under the scanner as two of 12 researchers belonged to the Wuhan Institute of Virologyâs Dept of Emerging Infectious Diseases, and was funded by the United States Department of Defenseâs Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)." https://t.co/Ch17aMG37u
— Suhasini Haidar (@suhasinih) January 17, 2021
Opening certain windows in your car can create air currents that could help keep both riders and drivers safe from infectious diseases like Covid-19, a new study suggests https://t.co/dlOecRng7P
— NYT Health (@NYTHealth) January 17, 2021
While vaccines have been extremely helpful in helping to fight diseases, infectious disease mortality rates have been declining steadily since long before vaccines or antibiotics. https://t.co/OMNH0iQ57D
— HumanProgress.org (@HumanProgress) January 17, 2021
To give everyone context, we'll tackle today Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship in this new thread. #AntibioticWeekly https://t.co/OJu7G2MB9b pic.twitter.com/XigYCXJL5G
— Rxtephenđ (@Rxtepen) January 17, 2021
âSharing both successes and failures helps scientists avoid repeating failed studies,â @QuaveEthnobot says of the important role data sharing plays in the fight against #antibioticresistance. https://t.co/IE8Nk46S6Q
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 17, 2021
Opening certain windows in your car can create air currents that could help keep both riders and drivers safe from infectious diseases like Covid-19, a new study suggests https://t.co/GXCZkbA0ej
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) January 17, 2021
Webinar on the Top Infection Control papers from 2020. Often a conference favourite, but webinar in light of COVID-19. Link below to register. Free event.
— Brett Mitchell (@1healthau) January 17, 2021
Join @emrsa15 and myself.
28th January 2021 7pm (Sydney Time), 8am (UK time) https://t.co/5vludXt4nB @Uni_Newcastle
In new study, recipients of microbiota from mice with a history of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection were better protected from Klebsiella than recipients of microbes from mice that hadnât been infected with Y. pseudotuberculosis.https://t.co/ejl5iNB9mc
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 17, 2021
Researchers show Irish soil can offer more hope in fight against antibiotic resistance #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/eUJyMjz4dt
— Stop Superbugs (@TheUrgentNeed) January 17, 2021
Fauci: 100 million doses in 100 days is âabsolutely" doable https://t.co/Py38FlMJmK
— Lisa âMockingjayâ Newens (@PerfumeFlogger) January 17, 2021
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases Director Fauci on Sunday said @JoeBiden's plan to administer 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in 100 days is "absolutely a doable thing."
#Stewardmeme #idstewardship #twitterx #idtwitter @ClaeysKcclaeys pic.twitter.com/oWjzzrsJQN
— Bug Pharmacist đđ§« Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) January 17, 2021
Study on bats and bat hunters in Nagaland to be probed: "The study came under the scanner as two of the 12 researchers belonged to the Wuhan Institute of Virologyâs Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, and it was funded by the US DTRA." https://t.co/d63vY1I7bt
— The Seeker (@TheSeeker268) January 17, 2021
Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network https://t.co/Yj9zKahzbc
— Med Peds Hospitalist (@medpedshosp) January 17, 2021
Opening certain windows in your car can create air currents that could help keep both riders and drivers safe from infectious diseases like Covid-19, a new study suggests https://t.co/OkfkhvVB0K
— NYT Health (@NYTHealth) January 17, 2021
Do #mRNAvaccines cause #infertility? There is no evidence.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 17, 2021
Learn more on @RealTimeCOVID19: https://t.co/ugJQootCkl #RealTimeCOVID19
Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans and Pet Animals. https://t.co/Q9LrrC6vIk
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) January 17, 2021
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Hospitalized Women Giving Birth With and Without COVID-19 | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network https://t.co/Pd7eedWyNC
— Dr. Genevieve Eastabrook MD FRCSC (@placentadoc) January 17, 2021
The 2021 UK paediatric #AntimicrobialStewardship webinars are off to a great start with @HatcherJim from @GreatOrmondSt discussing treatment for resistant Gram negative infections.
— Dr. Alicia (@aliciad3) January 17, 2021
Join us this Wednesday before we take a break next month!#AntimicrobialResistance pic.twitter.com/8utb6BP7dg
US #coronavirus death toll approaches 400,000, nearly a year after the 1st case.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 17, 2021
It took just over a month for the US #COVID19 death toll to climb from 300,000 to nearly 400,000.https://t.co/ypIRpDicuu
The WHO team is in Wuhan to study COVID's originshttps://t.co/yVOpTRoDab https://t.co/oMxHTD0Lg4
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) January 17, 2021
In this article from @ConversationUS, William Petri, a professor of infectious diseases at @MedicineUVA who cares for patients with COVID-19 , shares what he's told patients who are mothers and expectant mothers about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.https://t.co/IzTpCemNJg
— ASBMB (@ASBMB) January 17, 2021
"Pandemics are by definition situations where infectious diseases outstrip capacity of our modes of social organisation to control their transmission. The built environment we need to reduce transmission of this potentially lethal virus doesnât exist yet" https://t.co/PahmvoQdNU https://t.co/31uppoAcN5
— Mark Brown (@MarkOneinFour) January 17, 2021
The antimicrobial stewardship community should focus more attention on agricultural uses of antibiotics.
— Anthony Fischer, MD (@tfischer78) January 17, 2021
Citations from CalOSHA allege that Kaiser hospitals and other offices didnât plan to mitigate the risk of exposure, didnât train workers and didnât provide or require protective respirators where the coronavirus might be present.https://t.co/gJ8f2kOIZM
— KQED (@KQED) January 17, 2021
Interesting reading on Covid and PCR tests. pg 40 ,
— TJCâą- â« âȘ (@ClimateMalware) January 17, 2021
Detection of viral RNA may not indicate the presence of infectious virus or that 2019-nCoV,
This test cannot rule out diseases caused by other bacterial or viral pathogens. ( like regular flu) https://t.co/3nfJCKqGWV
Dr Anima Halder, 65, principal of state-run Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General Hospital was among the first people to get vaccinated in Kolkata, as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee looked on during the inoculation #COVIDVaccination https://t.co/2tJENqF7Kq
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) January 17, 2021
The rapid development of #COVID19 vaccines demonstrated how medical innovation can accelerate when public and private organizations work together, @pewhealthâs David Hyun, MD, writes. That same cooperation should be applied to the fight against #superbugs. https://t.co/TAZ72JiPoX
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 17, 2021
And last but not least (of the ones at least that only I know of)... the self proclaimed âQueen of the Rycheâ (@nyob7714 formerly, @angela_bower; she didnât want people to know her real name) who works at CDC on zoonotic infectious diseases https://t.co/q8eQGEXYCN pic.twitter.com/raSBMyxgeu
— intelligence Drops (@IntelDrops) January 17, 2021
DECEMBER 2020 ISSUE, CASE REPORT: Old but Ageless Disease: Neurosyphilis with Ocular Manifestations in an HIV-Negative Patient / https://t.co/yDkAt7Ggvq#idcm #medicaljournal #infectiousdiseases #clinicalmicrobiology #onlinejournal #openaccess #Neurosyphilis #HIVnegative
— IDCM (@idcmjournal) January 17, 2021
Scientists have shown that a relatively simple & rapid blood test can predict (within a day of a hospital admission) which patients with #COVID19 are at highest risk of severe complications or death.https://t.co/3K3kIa2Gxu
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 17, 2021
âWhen considering the risks of hospital-acquired AKI and hospital-acquired #Cdiff infection, it is important to implement good #antimicrobial stewardship practices."https://t.co/aAvpzdRgAx
— Contagion (@Contagion_Live) January 17, 2021
Similar to all the investments in new antibiotics while we spend zero on antimicrobial stewardship research.
— Eli Perencevich, MD MSđ§Œ đ· (@eliowa) January 17, 2021
Improving the Cellular Selectivity of a Membrane-Disrupting Antimicrobial Agent by Monomer Control and by Taming. https://t.co/NejaNEgFrQ
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) January 17, 2021
Congratulations to our colleagues in #Bangladesh on their new publication in @CDCgovâs Emerging Infectious Diseases:
— TEPHINET (@tephinet) January 17, 2021
Etiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections, Bangladesh, 2017https://t.co/muo1U7dDRW
Politics counted for more than lives, say doctors China ordered to hide virus truthhttps://t.co/STZwJVwfB7
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) January 17, 2021
Outdoor Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Viruses: A Systematic Review | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic/ https://t.co/kmhi7I27Xi
— BenjamĂn Otto Ortega (@OttoOrtegaM) January 17, 2021
Could some brain cancers like glioma actually be caused by infectious diseases? We know a virus (hepatitis C) is responsible for a high percentage of liver cancers, new data shows a parasite, Toxoplasma gondii may increase risk for glioma https://t.co/DL4i314GVQ
— Dr. Robynne Chutkan (@DrChutkan) January 17, 2021
During our nightly rounds, we have collapses and many emergencies, in today's #ProjectHospital.
— Blarla âïž (@Blarla) January 17, 2021
đ„đŠ Project Hospital: Infectious Diseases DLC 16 - Nightly Rounds - https://t.co/1NfrUALLvV pic.twitter.com/DXX3nRiqZe
Low vitamin D status is associated with coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis - International Journal of Infectious Diseases https://t.co/Kv4xI6w9SV
— Luis HĂ©rcules (@LuisHerculesES) January 17, 2021
Recent signing of two license agreements with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports ongoing developments and progress of product portfolio https://t.co/BF17cApV75 #NIH #vaccines #infectiousdiseases $GOVX pic.twitter.com/U9EWS5WPm4
— GeoVax, Inc. (@Geovax_News) January 17, 2021
The Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Molecular Diagnostic Testing https://t.co/mErGamHVXS
— wacho aleman (@waleman64) January 17, 2021
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 20, 2021 at 05:17 EST.