for Dec 08, 2019
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— Bug Pharmacist 💊🦠 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) December 8, 2019
Hot stuff! Here is the latest from @ABsteward and I, a rundown of new 📄 pubs that hit the interwebs in the last month.
Please share widely! There is so much 🤓 good stuff here.https://t.co/ER23kHkmCG #IDtwitter
cc: @idpharmd @CIDRAP_ASP @UGotABug @NorthwesternMed pic.twitter.com/jmWfwNRiml
Can changing the way lab results are reported lead 👩⚕️👨⚕️ prescribers towards better decisions? Hear here from @BRxAD 🤓
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🦠 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) December 8, 2019
Nudging and the 🔬🧫 microbiology lab is discussed here’s.
👉 https://t.co/kmg5NlULyT #IDstewardship #IDtwitter pic.twitter.com/Al7GenhTtM
#AntimicrobialStewardship at end-of-life should address family confidence in resident well-being, should highlight that stewardship improves care, and can be facilitated by accreditation standards
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) December 8, 2019
🆕 in @AJICJournalhttps://t.co/ApsGQaGMwA
The Story of #Vitamin Ahttps://t.co/r5EHJ8piAB
— LotusOak (@LotusOak2) December 8, 2019
"Even mild vit A deficiency (VAD) dramatically increases childhood mortality rates, primarily b/c VAD reduces resistance to infectious diseases such as #measles & #diarrhea."
MALNOURISHMENT is #1 reason of deaths in 3rd World.
This is why OFID allows papers to be submitted in any format that can be easily opened and read by others. You don't need to reformat before submitting! @IDSAInfo @OUPAcademic https://t.co/aFoXZNwI62 https://t.co/5pJP5ssQEN pic.twitter.com/UygrcUTBgA
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) December 8, 2019
On BacterioFiles: Cyanobacteria infected by viruses continue taking up nutrients from their environment, using it to make more viruses than would otherwise be possible!https://t.co/zhn95jAXwE
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) December 8, 2019
Yes I periodically get pedicures.
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🦠 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) December 8, 2019
Yes the whole time I think about potential rapidly growing mycobacterium infections.
Yes the fact I do not shave my legs does make me feel better. https://t.co/2ViFd5h3hV
What color should I go with? Serratia red? pic.twitter.com/nF18MlGxL2
As #antibioticresistance increases, look to #bacteriophage to fight infections
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
Centers are already using #phagetherapy in patients with deadly infections for which no antibiotic is available.https://t.co/Hd06EUSFg0 #phage pic.twitter.com/wnuhn19sit
.@WHO Calls Measles Outbreaks Cases Across The Globe A 'Collective Failure'.#measles infected ~ 10 million people in 2018 & killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world.https://t.co/chUnfpIJpm pic.twitter.com/fzWN1Dr4Rv
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
"Too often the fact that measles and other preventable infectious diseases are extremely effective killers gets lost in the debates focusing on parental rights."
— ProVaxx Mom 🙋 (@ProVaxx2) December 8, 2019
Editorial: Samoa measles outbreak shows what happens when anti-vaxxers win https://t.co/9Nnu8a5Mpd
#Coxiella burnetii: international pathogen of mystery.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
Review on the current state of C. burnetii research, highlighting new approaches that allow the mechanistic study of infection in disease relevant settings.https://t.co/1BH7A2npSk #zoonosis pic.twitter.com/DgnWqlZjWK
Empowering mucosal healing with an engineered probiotic.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
Scientists developed a strain of genetically engineered E. coli Nissle gut bacteria as a locally acting #probiotic. The engineered bacteria bind to mucus to fill inflamed areas like a patch.https://t.co/a1XYBD9BOr pic.twitter.com/09bMuLkpvZ
The US winter #fluseason is off to its earliest start in > 15 years, driven by unexpected virus, @CDCgov says.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
The strain of #influenza virus circulating widely now doesn't usually hit until Spring.https://t.co/PbmnStFn9C #flu pic.twitter.com/4ZnjqsQ9i4
Intrapartum beta-lactam antibiotics for preventing group B streptococcal early-onset disease: can we abandon the concept of ‘inadequate’ intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis? https://t.co/ddnD2qMSd8 @_tpillay @watkin_imogen @BhavnaGokani @uhbtrust
— Abid Hussain (@MicrobLog_me_uk) December 8, 2019
best global outcome if AUC/MIC exposure is 400-515 per PROVIDE study https://t.co/y0tUgKYpJp #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/MzypHotjSa
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) December 8, 2019
Interested in outpatient antimicrobial stewardship? Data shows that Urgent Cares prescribe the most inappropriate abx for respiratory illnesses. 😱 Start by focusing there. @CDCgov @ASHPOfficial @accpinfdprn @SIDPharm #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/kxjobq1ScH
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) December 8, 2019
per SENTRY surveillance data, 95% of S. aureus isolates have #vancomycin MIC of 1 https://t.co/JHszyQGtYz #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/ygc47Lk73c
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) December 8, 2019
Sister Lini reminds us of the altruism & sacrifice of healthcare workers working with infectious diseases. We have hundreds of HCWs who serve on the frontlines during an outbreak; they're indeed the unsung heroes we need to acknowledge. Thank you.https://t.co/wrpT4Yrhiz
— Christopher Lee (@chriskc_Lee) December 8, 2019
Comparison of obstetric to institutional antibiograms as an approach to advance antimicrobial stewardship in maternal care - https://t.co/P8Rb0SW0md
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) December 8, 2019
Our December issue is now online!
— JAMMI Canada Journal (@JAMMI_Journal) December 8, 2019
Read a mix of original articles and case reports featuring the latest research on infectious #diseases, clinical #microbiology, #antimicrobial therapies, and more. @AMMICanada @utpjournals https://t.co/xdUKY6dd1Y pic.twitter.com/csdpSQolNS
Intracellular parasitism, the driving force of #evolution of #Legionella pneumophila & the genus Legionella.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
Genome sequencing of Legionella revealed that the bacteria have co-opted genes & cellular functions from their eukaryotic hosts to a high extent.https://t.co/T0nuUOHCTH pic.twitter.com/ByoDKjBZwd
#American #Samoa declares #measles #outbreak https://t.co/fzlXCKSZDt via @abcnews #vaccine
— Sanjaya Senanayake (@sanj971) December 8, 2019
#HealthTips: Heading to a professional #footballgame today? Don’t let #flu bring you down on #gameday!
— Outland Trophy (@outlandtrophy) December 8, 2019
You can help #FightFlu by getting vaccinated against flu each year. Learn more at https://t.co/vjJGTpb8iL via @NFIDvaccines pic.twitter.com/6AvxkgIv7f
Grady Memorial redirects patients to other hospitals next few days. People are working hard within @GradyHealth To clean up as quickly as possible and take care of patients. My appreciation to all doing extra hard work as a result. https://t.co/j2FKchogKm
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) December 8, 2019
🙌🏼🙌🏼 @ErinMcCreary giving @IDstewardship website a shout out as an antimicrobial stewardship resource! @ASHPOfficial #ASHP19
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) December 8, 2019
(No, I'm not lurking at a new practitioner session ....) pic.twitter.com/5XdSOBqnqd
but there's hope! AUC monitoring associated with reduced nephrotoxicity #ASHP19 https://t.co/Nd08FeRxvQ pic.twitter.com/nK7OXPzoZz
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) December 8, 2019
this is true for pediatrics, too! https://t.co/cp7SvIcnmi #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/XvT8sz3EdM
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) December 8, 2019
I have friends fighting outbreaks of Ebola & other lethal infectious diseases. This article captures some of their daily struggles & their relentless commitment. When I have asked why do you risk your life in this way? Because we can save lives, they say. https://t.co/Mr7eGfpqpn
— Dr. Luz Maria De-Regil (@Luzmariaderegil) December 8, 2019
#Superbugs have made common infections difficult, or sometimes impossible, to treat. More on #AntibioticResistance from @USATODAY: https://t.co/gxMf9ITDZN
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) December 8, 2019
Great presentation by Dr. Arjun Srinivasan on CDC Update 2019: Antimicrobial Stewardship 👏🏼👏🏼
— Madeline Belk (@MadelineBelk) December 8, 2019
Love this slide that shows ways PharmDs can intervene & prevent abx use in asymptomatic bacteriuria. #ASHP19 #TwitteRx pic.twitter.com/e1hCgqTBml
Mumps: MMR vaccination and genetic diversity of mumps virus, 2007–2011 in Catalonia, Spain | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full Text https://t.co/AL0THzDxlz 50% vaccine failure for mumps exactly as Merck Whistleblower lawsuit claims pic.twitter.com/IqTkcU787c
— SNCCLA (@SNCCLA) December 8, 2019
472 samples in 227 unique patients from the DMC demonstrate how poorly troughs predict AUC. @DosingMatters and colleagues published this poor correlation as well; troughs >/=15 way overshoot AUC goals https://t.co/iuLWxYPmaY #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/shmeHC1rBz
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) December 8, 2019
but careful, AUC dosing has a toxicity ceiling too https://t.co/DD8mI4BBPw #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/FHV6rw4L98
— Erin McCreary (@ErinMcCreary) December 8, 2019
Clinical Validation of Innovative Optical-Sensor-Based, Low-Cost, Rapid Diagnostic Test to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance. https://t.co/L31r2fCmGd
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) December 8, 2019
#TravelingFluBug has made it to Charlotte for the 25th Annual @NagurskiTrophy Dinner here on Monday night, spreading awareness not #flu. #GetVaccinated to help #FightFlu and learn more at https://t.co/qnkBDHfJzH pic.twitter.com/oAGv2gp3TU
— Steve Richardson (@tigerfwaa) December 8, 2019
Antimicrobial stewardship is a team sport! @ErinMcCreary @ASHPOfficial #ASHP19 pic.twitter.com/mQuXessz1S
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) December 8, 2019
New report shows Florida is among least healthiest states. Areas where FL fell short included a high prevalence of drug deaths and infectious diseases, a low % of physical activity among adults and a high number of uninsured residents. https://t.co/m7DqHzus6N
— Khary Rigg (@krigg01) December 8, 2019
Sunday (12/8) 3PM @ASHPOfficial Midyear - don't miss @accpinfdprn members @ErinMcCreary @bk_HILL present 'Young Leaders, Big Responsibilities: Preparing New Practitioners for Antimicrobial Stewardship' 🤓 #ASHP19 @ACCPpostgrads
— ACCP INFD PRN (@accpinfdprn) December 8, 2019
Antimicrobial Biophotonic Treatment of Ampicillin-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Hypericin and Ampicillin Cotreatment Followed by Orange Light. https://t.co/FWBv9C3Mnk
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) December 8, 2019
Great summary of recent antimicrobial stewardship & ID papers! 🤓 https://t.co/biRBLYNlEU
— ACCP INFD PRN (@accpinfdprn) December 8, 2019
#Measles kills 142,000 worldwide in 2018, cases continue to surge: Latest report shows worldwide measles cases increased 15% in 2018 over the previous year via @CNET https://t.co/N2UVk4MqzT #GetVaccinated #PreventMeasles pic.twitter.com/cjIpOYk7Zo
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) December 8, 2019
The role of real-world data in the development of treatment guidelines: a case study on guideline developers' opinions about using observational data on antibiotic prescribing in primary care. https://t.co/pfrG54Da2q
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) December 8, 2019
Deaths from diseases primarily caused by malnutrition and poor hygiene conditions. Data shows that nearly 90% of decline in infectious disease mortality among US children occurred before 1940, when few antibiotics or vaccines were available https://t.co/hEum7chDUZ
— joeyandamo (@AndamoJoey) December 8, 2019
How sand fly mating habits are helping tackle tropical disease.#Leishmaniasis being tackled by catching female sand flies who carry the #Leishmania parasite.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) December 8, 2019
Research uses a male pheromone to attract female sand flies towards insecticide-treated areas.https://t.co/csPJ1XZYiQ pic.twitter.com/iK0612ZnKL
processed food is always worrisome to eat.#removingbarrierstohealing #diabetes #metabolism #obesity #insulinresistance #infectiousdiseases
— Ravi Kamepalli (@woundphysician) December 8, 2019
Subway sues journalists for reporting its chicken is only 50% chicken—and loses https://t.co/1A7bkcN6AE via @thetakeout
Come work with us @GCHSCP@NHSGGCPharmacy technician and support worker opportunities available 👇 https://t.co/vz85SsZLwZ
— anne thomson (@anne_h_thom) December 8, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated December 13, 2019 at 05:08 EST.