for Jan 15, 2020
📝EU-JAMRAI is conducting a qualitative study on attitudes towards core elements of #antimicrobial #stewardship programmes, and the identification of success stories and barriers of stewardship implementation at different levels of #healthcare.
— EU-JAMRAI (@EUjamrai) January 15, 2020
More Info: https://t.co/7c1iw6m5MU pic.twitter.com/Hif73oAKl4
NEW from CID! Does This Patient Need Blood Cultures?https://t.co/FXd7YAJLQS pic.twitter.com/6niHBCwUlS
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 15, 2020
Flucytosine is the rifampin of the antifungal world. Hard to tolerate, but damn effective and wickedly synergistichttps://t.co/IRKVi7I2RO
— Eric Wenzler (@TheIDApprentice) January 15, 2020
IDSA Past President Paul Auwaerter, MD, FIDSA covers the top 5 areas of concern for ID in 2020, including antimicrobial resistance & the production of new antibiotics that are effective, @US_FDA approved & maintained in the marketplace. #DISARMSuperbugs https://t.co/bkVyUeemp3
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 15, 2020
Influenza B is the predominant strain this #flu season, which affects children more adversely. Parents are reminded that there might be symptoms beyond what they anticipate & to seek care when things start to get worse. https://t.co/XXjGZDzzGE #WhyIVaccinate #VaccinesWork
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 15, 2020
A protocol released for diagnostic detection of #Wuhan #coronavirus 2019 by real-time RTPCRhttps://t.co/3fCBiqjfxY #WuhanPneumonia pic.twitter.com/iclzy0LMl4
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2020
The continuing epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - the latest novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhang, China. Read this editorial in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases here: https://t.co/jjBL0g7nz8 #Wuhang #Coronavirus
— Elsevier (@IDAdvance) January 15, 2020
International Journal of Infectious Diseases: The continuing epidemic threat of novel coronaviruses to global health - the latest novel #coronavirus outbreak in #Wuhan, #China #WuhanPneumonia #WuhanCluster @ISID_org https://t.co/2FN1l9G2DX pic.twitter.com/Pt4ZDmkeWt
— Greg Folkers (@greg_folkers) January 15, 2020
From @STCmicrobeblog: The Reynolds number is the ratio between inertial forces & viscous forces.
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2020
Swimming at the low Reynolds numbers experienced by bacteria would be like humans swimming through molasses.
But motile microbes are unhampered. https://t.co/JHJZlxsvdc
NEW🔥 study provides a proof-of-concept investigation into the use of magneto-responsive gallium-based liquid metal droplets as antibacterial,physically damage,disintegrate & kill pathogens w/in a mature biofilm #IDtwitter @AaronElbourne @ViKhanhTruong https://t.co/zrL52khHxg pic.twitter.com/4lUWtmtoqm
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) January 15, 2020
This is cool: Researchers have developed a plastic wrap that repels viruses & bacteria. "With the help of a scanning electron microscope, the researchers were able to watch superbugs like MRSA & Pseudomonas bounce right off the surface." https://t.co/UhEn0irm2G
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 15, 2020
WHO health challenges for the next decade include infectious diseases/epidemics, antibiotic resistance, vaccine hesitancy, and climate change. Emphasizes the importance of developing more ID physicians to help combat these threats. Join us!https://t.co/MnSRYSCktP
— Tom Sandora (@tomsandora) January 15, 2020
Pneumonia of Unknown Etiology in Wuhan, China: Potential for International Spread Via Commercial Air Travel https://t.co/2BS3vInlVR
— Kevin Schwartz (@DrKevinSchwartz) January 15, 2020
2 weeks from outbreak to publication must be some kind of record @BogochIsaac @hellobluedot
In the next 30 years, the global landscape of infectious diseases will look radically different. Our friends at @ucsf offer a glimpse into the future of five of humanity’s most infamous foes: superbugs, pandemic flu, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis. https://t.co/uipDorkCqa
— UC (@UofCalifornia) January 15, 2020
Alternative carbon sources serve as niche-specific priming signals that allow C. albicans to recognize microenvironments within the host and to prepare for stresses associated with that niche @mbiojournal https://t.co/CSIpJQrDAf pic.twitter.com/pqDvDse6qD
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2020
New online: Safety and immunogenicity of a highly attenuated rVSVN4CT1-EBOVGP1 #Ebola virus vaccine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1 clinical trial https://t.co/uEdvSXUyz8
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 15, 2020
China's #WuhanPneumonia leaves unanswered questions.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2020
The new strain of #coronavirus has spread to Thailand via a Chinese tourist & has cast a shadow over Lunar New Year celebrations as millions prepare to travel.https://t.co/aIQ4MFycUR pic.twitter.com/mp7kpHUMCW
#Mayaro virus: a forest virus primed for a trip to the city?
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2020
MAYV usually circulates in a sylvan cycle of forest mosquitoes & vertebrates, but it has also been found in more urban locations alongside anthropophilic (preferring humans) insect vectors. https://t.co/MghqHhDTUV pic.twitter.com/S6tFlWntqo
.@WHO list of top challenges of the next decade: climate change, infectious diseases, anti-vaxxers, antimicrobial resistance https://t.co/2t8eQltqmu Need presidential candidates to pledge to #endpandemics https://t.co/tzeKkALk2U @theglobalfight @MTKRose @MMKavanagh
— ChrisCollinsTowery (@ChrisCollinsGVA) January 15, 2020
Role of infection preventionists not clearly defined in antimicrobial stewardship programs.https://t.co/1yD4kzBA1I
— ICT Magazine (@ICT_magazine) January 15, 2020
#Vaccines
— WHO Maldives (@WHOMaldives) January 15, 2020
-stimulate our body’s own immune system to protect us against subsequent infections or diseases
-are a proven tool for controlling & eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases
-avert an est. 2-3 million deaths each year#VaccinesWork https://t.co/XxAzDrOkUu
Second family cluster found in #Wuhan novel #coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/ZWEDPRxZwY #nCoV2019 pic.twitter.com/oQNWzGoZz1
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 15, 2020
Discussing this paper in #CID at #EmoryID JC. Does this study confirm that fungal translocation have a role in the Pathogenesis of non-AIDS events among PLWH on ART? @Armstrws @DocWoc71 @JenniferSpicer4 @jeffrey_lennox https://t.co/rS5vtYa7ix
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2020
Q: Is it easy to get measles from someone who has it?
— JHU Public Health (@JohnsHopkinsSPH) January 15, 2020
A: Yes. Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases. The average number of people infected by one person with measles is believed to be 12-18. https://t.co/TY6KqozAlp
This third blog in the January Practice Accelerator on infection control discusses the complexities of infected wound management and the use of antimicrobial stewardship programs in guiding the appropriate selection of therapeutic agents. https://t.co/XE4kEDMR80
— WoundSource (@WoundSource) January 15, 2020
A parasite that makes mice unafraid of cats may quash other fears too.#Toxoplasma gondii can mess with all sorts of mice behaviors, a new study shows.https://t.co/YQ63lYQ5ZA pic.twitter.com/yDKHeB2htE
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2020
This article reviews the pneumococcal urine antigen test (Pn UAT), recommended in BTS, NICE and ATS/IDSA guidelines. Pn UAT is less accurate than expected, and has not been shown to improve patient care or antimicrobial stewardship or lead to cost saving. https://t.co/dSBJfn2fP1
— Peter Wark (@PeterWark1710) January 15, 2020
Global genetic studies in Caulobacter crescentus have previously been time-consuming & labor-intensive. Now, a CRISPRi system from @michael_laub8’s lab can help researchers silence gene expression rapidly and specifically in C. crescentus. @mbiojournal https://t.co/9kk5t0BwsJ pic.twitter.com/NPolzjjKDs
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2020
Apparently the FDA considers ciprofloxacin a moderate CYP3A4 inhibitor. Was anyone else aware of this/do you believe this? #IDTwitter @accpinfdprn @SIDPharm @mmPharmD @BradeKPharmD @jeffpears0n https://t.co/undZ3izq7s
— Brandon Dionne (@BWDionne) January 15, 2020
Here are the 2018 UK national guidelines for the management of infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae published in the Int J STD & AIDS. @DrJeanneM https://t.co/IbsGesE4Jr
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2020
Climate change, infectious diseases, anti-vaxxers and antimicrobial resistance all made their way onto the World Health Organization's list health challenges facing the next decade. https://t.co/DVArbtrVbB
— SHEA (@SHEA_Epi) January 15, 2020
Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2020
Minerals in the new material are deposited by #cyanobacteria. The photosynthetic process absorbs CO2, in stark contrast to the production of regular concrete, which spews huge amounts of the greenhouse gashttps://t.co/a7MwlXRE8Y pic.twitter.com/VrOvZytWz3
Hot off the ASM Press! “Gram-Positive Pathogens, 3rd Edition” is the single reference source on gram-positive bacteria. Get your copy today! https://t.co/lSdrbkc4rB pic.twitter.com/NO3SmJtATX
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2020
Thanks for mentioning! Here is a review and there is some great info on dissemination data within it! @ICHEJournal https://t.co/7LbDZ9xFgu
— Kelly Cawcutt MD MS (@KellyCawcuttMD) January 15, 2020
ONE WEEK LEFT! Need to infuse your biology classroom with inclusive teaching and evidence-based principles? Join ASM's Teaching Undergraduate Biology community for this webinar series. Starts 1/22: https://t.co/nBsxQWDAWT @BMDewsbury @Prof_Buchner @macdonaldlj26 @viralsteel pic.twitter.com/v0tGEsLUXQ
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2020
Yikes: "While antibiotics can put the bacteria into dormancy, the microbes in question can just easily develop resistance to another type of drug, which can be very dangerous for us humans." https://t.co/9d5KffOvxv #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 15, 2020
Global health is changing: environmental threats pose just as great a risk as infectious diseases like Ebola & HIV.
— CEN (@CEN_HQ) January 15, 2020
New analysis from @WHO shows #climatechange & #airpollution are among the top threats to global health. https://t.co/tcwk1TsRbd
'Patients with severe COPD have the highest rates of antibiotic prescribing but most antibiotics are prescribed for patients with mild to moderate COPD' #JACNews #OpenAccess https://t.co/uThFIogMrW
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) January 15, 2020
The world desperately needs new #antibiotics, but there is little reward for developing them. Listen as @deniseroland explains why: https://t.co/fSGYu63uMf via @WSJ
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 15, 2020
#ViralGastroenteritis #infectiousdiseases Susceptibility to #norovirus depends on blood type & #Probiotics interaction with foodborne #pathogens: a potential alternative to #antibiotics & future challenges https://t.co/vZYpJetRR1 @ConversationUK https://t.co/dIhkRlZt1m @NCBI
— CastlDrs (@CastlDalmunzie) January 15, 2020
Our online courses have helped thousands of students like Geoffrey gain a fresh perspective on antimicrobial therapy. Sign up for our course on Antifungal Stewardship today and learn from the experts about how to implement changes in your clinical setting! https://t.co/FDoDC4EWgS pic.twitter.com/kBTItOhFdq
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) January 15, 2020
MN could be Anaplasma https://t.co/tmrOK0AygD
— Betsy Hirsch (@EB_Hirsch) January 15, 2020
HIV in the United States 2018 data: 37,832 new Dx (25% BMSM; 20% LatinxMSM; 21% 13-24 yo; 36% 25-34 yo) @CDC_HIVAIDS a decrease in 11% from 2011 to 2017 but a long way to go to #ETE goals @Armstrws @JColasantiMD @drmt https://t.co/437n470ARz
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2020
January Practice Accelerator White Paper: Wound Infection: Quick Guide to Diagnosis and Management #WoundSource #PracticeAccelerator #AntimicrobialStewardship #WoundCarehttps://t.co/mtrmIaO0iz
— WoundSource (@WoundSource) January 15, 2020
“Even though having effective #antibiotics is essential to nearly every facet of modern medicine, and the public health community sees a need, the market dynamics are not very favorable,” says @BARDA director https://t.co/avQiA575VX
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 15, 2020
"In many cases, detainees needed prescribed drugs such as psychotropic, anti-epileptic or antiretroviral agents, and were at risk of relapse or deterioration when treatment was discontinued."
— Matt (@Common_Sense_71) January 15, 2020
So, they have mental problems as well as infectious diseases?https://t.co/dvDXQeBvfK
On 01/23 at 1:00 PM @NASEM_Health will host a webinar for the release of the report from the Committee on Examination of the Integration of Opioid and Infectious Disease Prevention..." @SandySpringerMD @DrEllenEaton and I participated Register here: https://t.co/n1UjDE1mus
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2020
Public awareness, acceptability and risk perception about infectious diseases dual-use research of concern: what the community knows and thinks about #DURC #synbio #virus #pandemics https://t.co/XKYjBlbn3v pic.twitter.com/mVfx7widuR
— Global Biosecurity (@Globalbiosec) January 15, 2020
'Antibiotic tolerance can affect combo treatments, study finds' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/SVNkdgShOg
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) January 15, 2020
Interbreeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans May Have Helped Protect Humans Against Diseases Like Malaria, Study Says: https://t.co/cMbjsR5RPy
— Ken Gusler (@kgusler) January 15, 2020
Taiwan lists a new #coronavirus originating in #Wuhan in China as a communicable disease, which means doctors & hospitals are required by law to report suspected cases within 24 hours of diagnosis.https://t.co/KUZYLvcEb5 #WuhanPneumonia pic.twitter.com/ElV8PSFn6P
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2020
This is the kind of thing that has to stop immediately (in every country): 925 out of 1,106 pharmacies checked in 13 provinces in China sold #antibiotics without prescription https://t.co/58ig5XIJpr #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 15, 2020
FDA Approves Drugs Faster Than Ever But Relies On Weaker Evidence, Researchers Find. #IDTwitter https://t.co/eSC4iH8SaG
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) January 15, 2020
Register now for our #Topics in Infection meeting with partners @PHE_uk & @QMULBartsTheLon on 31 Jan in London to hear talks on #measles, #antibiotics, #lymedisease and #flu, among other issues. https://t.co/svbdxnZ2PR #infectiousdiseases
— Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (@RSTMH) January 15, 2020
M. arupense for Utah? https://t.co/H1vKcTtmfg
— Vasilios Athans (@AthansID) January 15, 2020
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) January 15, 2020
Our new study on DURC.
— Abrar Ahmad Chughtai (@doctorahmad75) January 15, 2020
Public awareness, acceptability and risk perception about infectious diseases dual-use research of concern: a cross-sectional survey https://t.co/lxSXJt4iB0
13 urgent health challenges for the next decade: #Climate crisis, #health in conflict and crisis, #infectious diseases, getting ready for #epidemics for viruses such as influenza, dengue, malaria, zika, chikungunya, etc. @WHO https://t.co/SuEIIk9Ba7
— Anatolia Geneworks (@Anatolia_G) January 15, 2020
Plus linked Comment: Safety and immunogenicity of vesicular stomatitis virus-based vaccines for #Ebola virus disease https://t.co/K4WQYebdD1
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 15, 2020
The second paper discussed at #EmoryID JC is a study in @nature studying how vaginal lactobacilli inhibit HIV-1 infection of human tissues. Is this a potential strategy for HIV prevention? https://t.co/02aKRxvf1U
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2020
We want to hear your opinion on our journal! Take our survey! https://t.co/bX1JNUw6Np#Eurosurveillance #EurosurvSurvey #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases @ECDC_EU pic.twitter.com/xPgnIDDJFC
— Eurosurveillance (@Eurosurveillanc) January 15, 2020
RT @farm_hosp: A step forward in the definition of antimicrobial stewardship indicators: Better measurements, better work #HospitalPharmacyJournal https://t.co/Nxmjnyhw08 pic.twitter.com/fGkbHOUXhD
— JavierGarciaPellicer (@_javiergp) January 15, 2020
In this study, P4P incentives improved screening in patients indicated for screening, BUT also increased screening in patients not indicated for screening AND led to over-reported completion of incentivised measures resulting in overpayment. https://t.co/Bf8FTp0SEr
— Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) January 15, 2020
NOT A GOOD MATCH: The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says children are particularly susceptible to influenza B/Victoria and that this year's flu vaccine isn't a very good match for it. https://t.co/xYPwnGfasP
— KALB News Channel 5 (@KALBtv5) January 15, 2020
Thank you @sbdrysdale for a very informative talk!
— Dr. Alicia (@aliciad3) January 15, 2020
Some refs:
Rapid viral diagnosis for acute febrile respiratory illness in children in the Emergency Departmenthttps://t.co/xNCRHWWrBY
Testing for respiratory viruses in children: to swab or not to swabhttps://t.co/a2Y3x1MZ6y https://t.co/C1jQZfSusw
D#17. A PLWH with pyomyositis. What are the causes? Here is a paper written by my colleague Henry Blumberg in 1990 describing our experience @GradyHealth This clinical entity in also called “tropical pyomyositis”. https://t.co/XZMH060Cbt
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2020
ASPs: how do you recognize physicians who consistently demonstrate prescribing habits that align with the goals/principles of stewardship? 👩🏽⚕️ 👨⚕️
— Nick Bennett (@nbennett04) January 15, 2020
Climate change, infectious diseases, anti-vaxxers and antimicrobial resistance all made their way onto the World Health Organization's list of health challenges facing the next decade. -CNN https://t.co/Ba4VGoH4Tq
— Batsirai Mabvakure (@mabvakure) January 15, 2020
Eurosurveillanc: We want to hear your opinion on our journal! Take our survey! https://t.co/LqujZUNv7G#Eurosurveillance #EurosurvSurvey #PublicHealth #InfectiousDiseases ECDC_EU pic.twitter.com/91zAIXpvWr
— EUPHA-IDC section (@EuphaIdc) January 15, 2020
The U.S. State Department (@StateDep) issues notice to American citizens in China of the recent pneumonia outbreak due to the #coronavirus, ahead of a heavy travel period in the country for the Lunar New Year. https://t.co/Ks32vCnnyk
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 15, 2020
In Tennessee, a few pediatricians have big impact on #antibiotic prescribing https://t.co/m6WJBAJJDR #AMR #AntibioticStewardship pic.twitter.com/yoVLIpG4Wl
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 15, 2020
Excited to present our project Genomic ASSETS for Livestock with my colleague Anatoliy Trokhymchuk at #PAGXVIII. @GenomeCanada @GenomePrairie @GenomeAlberta @UAlbertaSPH @WCVMToday @usask @fun1health #PDS #antimicrobialstewardship #AMR pic.twitter.com/qhgI9qDgXp
— Simon Otto (@SimonOttoDVM) January 15, 2020
🔥Very interesting case @NEJM
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) January 15, 2020
A 64-Year-Old Man with Fever and Respiratory Failure. The final diagnosis might surprise you. #IDTwitter #medtwitter https://t.co/xzP2NBIBYW
"environmental samples from the South China seafood market, including the ground, table tops, and gloves, were positive for the new coronavirus,"https://t.co/eLbqGhYQz8
— Javier Casas Ciria (@cientounero) January 15, 2020
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 18, 2020 at 05:08 EST.