for Jan 14, 2020
The next decade's major health challenges, according to the WHO, include
— CNN (@CNN) January 14, 2020
▪︎ the climate crisis
▪︎ infectious diseases
▪︎ anti-vaxxers
▪︎ antimicrobial resistance
▪︎ health care amid conflict and crisis
▪︎ fairer access to health care https://t.co/eh1GXgyjma
Does This Patient Need Blood Cultures?
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) January 14, 2020
A NEW🔥 Review Article in CID @ValeriaFabreMD @HopkinsMedicine
Provides guidance regarding indications for initial and follow-up blood cultures in adult non-neutropenic inpatients. #IDTwitter #medtwitter https://t.co/89pXMNzqpY pic.twitter.com/8670eex5ya
When I am on ID consults I remind my team about this article published in #CID Our recommendations are more likely to be followed if we are specific and concrete. Why Don't They Listen? Adherence to Recommendations of Infectious Disease Consultations https://t.co/2o7qWAEhXV
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 14, 2020
NEW🔥 retrospective study in CID
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) January 14, 2020
Clinical Impact of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Plasma Cell-Free DNA for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. #IDTwitter @kariusdx @JClinMicro https://t.co/bJguUYl5IZ pic.twitter.com/2F6yxgj2j4
Great @thecurbsiders episode on medical overuse featuring @dr_dmorgan & @DKorenstein! Key ID topics discussed relevant to the ID & #AntimicrobialStewardship communities +++ (including PCT & abx use for URIs). Well worth a listen!! https://t.co/zbJDeyYL5E
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) January 14, 2020
Climate change, infectious diseases, anti-vaxxers, and antimicrobial resistance all made their way onto WHO's list of health challenges facing the next decade https://t.co/xFEyk0Bzuy
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) January 14, 2020
#AntimicrobialResistance & unintended consequences of antimicrobial overuse is a public health crisis. Join us 1/30 for the CDC Update 2020: Antibiotic Stewardship in US Hospitals webinar with Dr. Arjun Srinivasan of @CDCgov. 1 Nursing #CEcredit. Reg: https://t.co/XGS85a4UJm #AMR pic.twitter.com/6NhwGwpqSM
— BD (@BDandCo) January 14, 2020
New research: Ivermectin as a novel complementary #malaria control tool to reduce incidence and prevalence: a modelling study https://t.co/0VNYJ6KHKl pic.twitter.com/S479tY8BrU
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) January 14, 2020
'This study shows that a high proportion of severe immediate hypersensitivity reactions to antimicrobials, presenting or acquired in Australian hospitals, are secondary to aminopenicillins & aminocephalosporins' #JACNews #EditorsChoice https://t.co/UwNg62WuQR
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) January 14, 2020
We all know that antimicrobial resistance is a complex issue. So why not try a different approach? Join the discussion and explore the #socialscience perspective on how to tackle to problem of AMR. Sign up for #FREE, here: https://t.co/pvBZhnaJWc
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) January 14, 2020
#InfectiousDiseases A-Z: Reported cases of #pertussis, also called #WhoopingCough, have been on the rise since the 1980s, according to the @CDCgov. Maybe because of declining vaccination rates and/or waning immunity from previous vaccines. https://t.co/JkIwTFtVS4 pic.twitter.com/oV4cQBj7Ts
— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) January 14, 2020
#AntimicrobialResistance is one of the urgent health challenges for the next decade listed by @WHO. https://t.co/iFH5Fse3P3
— ReAct Action on ABR (@reactgroup) January 14, 2020
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Sepsis – A Great Debate https://t.co/iytm2rzcKH pic.twitter.com/BWmQpZOWPk
— UNMC ID (@UNMC_ID) January 14, 2020
How is the development of new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant superbugs being threatened by the financial difficulties faced by antibiotic drug companies? The Journal podcast covers the news of recent bankruptcy filings. https://t.co/xj0g0OOjif @WSJ #DISARMSuperbugs
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 14, 2020
"This new 'Wuhan virus' outbreak in China, which appears to be due to a novel coronavirus, is another warning to us about the need for more research in infectious diseases, epidemiology and control measures" -- @DrJudyStone https://t.co/8jGh8y96ZF
— Amesh Adalja (@AmeshAA) January 14, 2020
On the latest #MeetTheMicrobiologist, Mary Estes talks about her work on 2 gastroenteritis-causing viruses, rotavirus and norovirus, and tells the story of her discovery of the first viral enterotoxin. Download or stream today: https://t.co/6quW0oqV4Z
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
Do you want to know how #Epigenetics influences the #immunity and #infection?
— Frontiers Immunology (@FrontImmunol) January 14, 2020
Read this intriguing Article Collection and download the #openaccess eBook
Link: https://t.co/kDfSmFxF0j pic.twitter.com/yue2GGdb4d
A tourist in Thailand has become the 1st person outside China diagnosed with a new #conoravirus that has already dozens of people.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 14, 2020
The woman was quarantined after landing in Bangkok from #Wuhan, where the #pneumonia-like outbreak began in December.https://t.co/I1kgHOgps0 pic.twitter.com/PO9YHQXzpU
Development and evaluation of a novel protein-based assay for specific detection of KPC β-lactamases from K. pneumoniae clinical isolates @mspherej #ASMClinMicro https://t.co/6BuLiV6xoq pic.twitter.com/bC7wGpuZE5
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
Vaccines are key in making progress against infectious diseases and save millions of lives every year.
— Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) January 14, 2020
• But 14% of children in the world do not receive basic vaccines.
→ Our research on vaccination https://t.co/z6LrfPXwLc
The first novel #coronavirus (#nCoV) infection has been detected outside of China, in a woman who traveled from #Wuhan to Thailandhttps://t.co/5junNAHx7B #WuhanPneumonia pic.twitter.com/SS1EbNeqAj
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) January 14, 2020
"This is brand new for us in veterinary medicine," @pennvet's Shelley Rankin says of a unique strain of resistant bacteria recently detected in cats and dogs. https://t.co/JEUgkstAYx @cvdall via @CIDRAP #AntibioticResistance
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 14, 2020
Did you know that #influenza has the highest burden among all infectious diseases? It has higher incidence and mortality compared to HIV or tuberculosis. On 21/01, we will discuss how to achieve 75% vaccination coverage rate for #flu across the EU:https://t.co/tydcJjQ7y1 pic.twitter.com/w9TzPv694k
— VaccinesEurope (@VaccinesEurope) January 14, 2020
Good: Spain working to eliminate videos on social networks such as Instagram that promote drugs and treatments that should only be available on prescription. https://t.co/8336nAdL2p #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 14, 2020
Hantavirus Infection with Renal Failure and Proteinuria, Colorado, USA, 2019
— Alfonso RODRIGUEZ M (@DrAJRodriguezM) January 14, 2020
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume 26, Number 2—February 2020 https://t.co/5g1oDO0wYv pic.twitter.com/Yb0yKl8XDO
The latest The antimicrobial stewardship Daily! https://t.co/wJza1nmU4Y Thanks to @AntibioticLeeds @StanfordHealth @emily_manns #superbugs #data
— Abid Hussain (@MicrobLog_me_uk) January 14, 2020
Congrats to Chris Dandoy and entire @CIBMTR team on our paper on mucosal barrier infections after stem cell transplants published in @JAMANetworkOpen #bmtsm #tcellrx https://t.co/26EFe1esFr #infectiousdiseases #infectioncontrol @DrMiguelPerales @FranciscoMarty_
— Krishna Komanduri (@drkomanduri) January 14, 2020
The world desperately needs new antibiotics, but there is little reward for developing them. Hear why: https://t.co/fSGYu63uMf
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 14, 2020
A highly reproducible + specific STR typing assay for C. auris distinguishes the 5 different C. auris clades in identical fashion to WGS, while most isolates differing by >30 SNPs, as determined via WGS, are also separated @mbiojournal https://t.co/dzU0IRkY9q pic.twitter.com/iuu2POYIRb
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
The medical profession bemoans the burden of infectious diseases while ignoring nutritional solutions. https://t.co/NEtMX5EB63
— Dr Alex Vasquez (@DrV_ICHNFMorg) January 14, 2020
——————#nutrition #health #flu #Influenza #hiv #aids #medicine #medicaleducation #medstudent
'A new old therapy: How a controlled phage therapy can target drug-resistant bacteria while sidestepping potential unintended consequences' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/H3RKxYhmC3 via @ucsantabarbara @EurekAlert
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) January 14, 2020
Fantastic editorial @EBabady
— Antibiotic Steward 🆔 (@ABsteward) January 14, 2020
Clinical Metagenomics for Bloodstream Infections: Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze? #IDtwitter https://t.co/yAcjf12Ia7
Interbreeding with Neanderthals and Denisovans May Have Helped Protect Humans Against Diseases Like Malaria, Study Says https://t.co/DfspfiZLQ0
— #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) January 14, 2020
Starting antiretroviral therapy within the first 2 weeks of life for infants living with #HIV has shown to produce similar outcomes as starting it within the first 2 days of life, according to a new study. https://t.co/6R4152nmnE #EndHIVepidemic
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 14, 2020
SMEs are funky enzymes with interesting hydrolysis patterns. Another great pub from the mind of @Notorious_ID showing that meropenem/vaborbactam may be the ideal option in ceftaz-R isolates or those with ampC hyperproductionhttps://t.co/ELL97diTrx
— Eric Wenzler (@TheIDApprentice) January 14, 2020
The world is facing multiple health challenges. #Vaccination is a powerful tool in preparing for epidemics and stopping infectious diseases, which are two of the key issues @WHO have listed as the most urgent challenges for the next decade. https://t.co/o1dPkl7QZk
— Sanofi Pasteur (@sanofipasteur) January 14, 2020
Dog 🐕 #superbug 😱😵not good! #animals #veterinarians US veterinary hospital faces rare #antibiotic-resistant E coli https://t.co/JwL07Kpfn4
— Debbie Goff (@idpharmd) January 14, 2020
UAT is less accurate than expected, and has not been shown to improve patient care or antimicrobial stewardship or lead to cost saving @ERSpublications
— ARNS (@ARNS_UK) January 14, 2020
https://t.co/nCl4eQpxj7
4-year-old girl in Iowa nearly died and is now blind because of the #flu, and her parents have a message: Get your child #vaccinated https://t.co/qIJYoesRG1 #FightFlu pic.twitter.com/JpU7bpg2zb
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) January 14, 2020
Combination antibiotics are used to try and improve the odds of treating an infection. This technique may begin to show weaknesses as bacteria respond slower to the combination than they might have to just one antibiotic. https://t.co/R2cJMHhPOt
— SHARPS group (@sharpsgroup) January 14, 2020
Infection Preventionists Marginalized in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. What other members of ASPs think about IPs. The answer to both questions was “not much.” https://t.co/i5HXPvMtsD
— Doe Kley, RN, MPH, CIC, T-CHEST (@DoeKley_RN_MPH) January 14, 2020
An important issue to be taken ALWAYS in consideration / un tema importante a tener SIEMPRE en cuenta ... Antimicrobial Stewardship in Care Homes: Outcomes of Importance to Stakeholders - ScienceDirect https://t.co/Z1G9V22RO5
— Enrique Teran (@e_teran_ec) January 14, 2020
Our paper "MicroRNA-Related Polymorphisms in Infectious Diseases - Tiny Changes With a Huge Impact on Viral Infections and Potential Clinical Applications" is available in the free e-book "Immuno-Epigenetic Markers for Infectious Diseases" https://t.co/0jXl1dsfzu
— Joel H. Ellwanger (@EllwangerJoel) January 14, 2020
#TravelingFluBug made it to the @CFBPlayoff National Title Game on Monday night, spreading awareness not flu! #GetVaccinated to help #FightFlu and learn more at https://t.co/vjJGTpb8iL pic.twitter.com/qGMeDD62G7
— Outland Trophy (@outlandtrophy) January 14, 2020
Fortunately, scientists can now use human enteroids, or "miniguts," to study virus-cell interactions. https://t.co/ts6NgTtZY9
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
Mary thought to test "minigut" technology through following her own advice: read broadly about science.
New research suggests the #measles virus existed 1,500 years earlier than previously thought. https://t.co/Wj0cgd7o1r
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 14, 2020
Do you know #AntibioticResistance is in @WHO's list of urgent global health challenges for the new decade?
— DUCIT BLUE SOLUTIONS (@Ducit_Blue) January 14, 2020
It is as bad as #ClimateChange
That's why we support health facilities to implement control programs such as #IPC & antimicrobial stewardship.
We're at your beck & call! pic.twitter.com/mSpz0Qzpsk
Mary talks about her research on rotavirus NSP4, the first viral enterotoxin discovered. NSP4 disrupts calcium pools of infected & neighboring cells via secretion from infected cells. This contributes to water excretion, leading to diarrheal disease.https://t.co/IKVzux3HA6
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
An outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China, shows the importance of cooperation in science for handling new infectious diseases: https://t.co/AdZRAfpR5F pic.twitter.com/LePyKoWvn9
— Forbes Health (@forbeshealth) January 14, 2020
Cytochrome bd with the small protein CydX inversely modulates Salmonella fitness and antibiotic resistance @JBacteriology https://t.co/ifl5zU8G46
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
Stability contributes to these high case numbers.
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
Rotavirus is so stable that even when viral samples are extremely dessicated by lyophilization, the samples remain perfectly infectious.
Rotavirus stability is largely due to 3 concentric capsid cells.https://t.co/AVV8j3UjeZ pic.twitter.com/Z5KRLtmbqK
US - Kentucky: Officials investigating potential infectious disease situation. One college student hospitalized in isolation. CDC on site. Media, hospital, state statements ---> https://t.co/FloDLVrPgM h/t Shiloh
— FluTrackers.com (@FluTrackers) January 14, 2020
WHO's list of urgent global health challenges for the new decade:
— WORLD WELL HARSH SINGH (@SinghHarshunity) January 14, 2020
Climate
Conflict
Inequality
Access to 💊
Infectious diseases
Epidemics
Harmful products
Health workers
Adolescent health
Public trust
New technologies
Antibiotic resistance
Clean health carehttps://t.co/gZYQ1s92zK
REMINDER: Sign up Today for our co-sponsored pre-conference programming on Translational & Clinical Pharmacology Advances in Anti-Infective Development at the @ASCPT_ClinPharm 2020 Annual Meeting!
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 14, 2020
For more details or to register, please visit: https://t.co/RzeVVbcNve pic.twitter.com/nXU4mWQwKX
USA pushing ahead with #antimicrobial #stewardship - @US_FDA draft guidance #263 plans to bring remaining animal drugs under veterinarian oversight - critics say more than recommendations are needed #stopAMR #antimicrobialresistance #AMR https://t.co/E6KSWvTfD0
— Anatara Lifesciences (@AnataraANR) January 14, 2020
#KyleJNorton's Daily #Healthtip #553, adding 1-2 cups of #greentea daily for the protection against Bacterial and Viral #InfectiousDiseases, scientists Find https://t.co/eHd33G0al2
— Kyle J. Norton (@kylejnorton) January 14, 2020
4 key needs related to antibiotic stewardship: clinically-relevant antibiotic data, compliance monitoring, syndrome-specific interventions, and discharge stewardship - good 🚂 reading on way 🏠 https://t.co/cBRoHqlKLa
— Mark Gilchrist (@MGilchrist123) January 14, 2020
Some limited evidence that the wutan novel coronavirus may have human to human familial spread https://t.co/tfko5DQ51P
— Zain Chagla (@zchagla) January 14, 2020
#Antibiotic tolerance can affect combo treatments, study finds https://t.co/oEsVdxqFUa #AMR #AntibioticStewardship pic.twitter.com/KMe3MHV6D8
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 14, 2020
Antifungal stewardship A budding branch of antimicrobial stewardship. https://t.co/Dnd3BH6iSy
— Cancer News (@Cancer_bio) January 14, 2020
Delighted to welcome our #CwPAMS partners Zainab & Sr Josephine from Gulu to @MFTnhs today
— Antibiotic angels@MFT (@antibioticangel) January 14, 2020
A busy day with tours of @MFT_Pharmacy @LabMedicineMFT and an #antimicrobialstewardship ward round pic.twitter.com/AAxd6PFaUb
Posttranscriptional modulation of MAP kinase signaling by RNA-binding proteins is a major regulatory mechanism that dictates the growth cycle and cellular adaptation in response to the changing environment in S. pombe @mbiojournal https://t.co/02ic6TcCcq pic.twitter.com/cPCzLOlRcP
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 14, 2020
Report: Thailand's #coronavirus patient didn't visit outbreak market https://t.co/DDVgKPz98X pic.twitter.com/sWDxb9DPGS
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 14, 2020
Small single centre retrospective study, adding some evidence to the option of automatic ID consultation for expanding number of different bloodstream infections to improve patient outcomes https://t.co/ld1zxsyZ2u
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) January 14, 2020
WHO's list of urgent global health challenges for the new decade:
— UNITED GLOBAL CONCERNS (@UGCUNITY) January 14, 2020
Climate
Conflict
Inequality
Access to 💊
Infectious diseases
Epidemics
Harmful products
Health workers
Adolescent health
Public trust
New technologies
Antibiotic resistance
Clean health carehttps://t.co/6SVGttrnVU
Our use is somewhat modeling this ongoing study: https://t.co/1H5biebAoW
— Emily Heil (@emilylheil) January 14, 2020
Hail mary in flu + patients with ARDS, many of which requiring ECMO. Agree very little data, but based on the in vitro looks like it might help, and likely won't hurt!
Deputy editor @ACasadevall1 describes the potential for new infectious diseases to arise as a result of microbial adaptation to higher temperatures (https://t.co/rjLTWBhLOH). pic.twitter.com/Dga6MWkCR1
— Journal of Clinical Investigation (@jclinicalinvest) January 14, 2020
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 18, 2020 at 05:08 EST.