for Jan 15, 2021
Did you know that the first physician to ID the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. works at the UW? Helen Chu, UW assoc. prof. of medicine, allergy & infectious diseases, has been named 2021 Washingtonian of the Year. Big kudos to you, Dr. Chu! https://t.co/M3B2fXMeuE pic.twitter.com/th4M8UONZC
— University of Washington (@UW) January 15, 2021
The highly contagious #coronavirus variant could become dominant in the US by March, says @CDCgov.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2021
The rapid spread of the variant, which was 1st detected in the UK, heightens the urgency of getting people vaccinated.https://t.co/FoEI4KQGaE
The number of coronavirus infections in Germany rose above 2 million, and the number of deaths reached almost 45,000, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed https://t.co/37a2WdckDy
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 15, 2021
#VaccineForIndia | Nobody is claiming that the vaccine is 100% safe, but not taking a vaccine is riskier than taking one: Dr Swati Maheshwari, Infectious Diseases Specialisthttps://t.co/jghcajZuXf pic.twitter.com/cjo6EdkFHj
— Republic (@republic) January 15, 2021
How do members of the gut microbiome relate to specific immune responses? This study in @mBioJournal identifies the relationship between distinct bacterial taxa and cytokine responses to specific microbial agonists in biogeographically diverse settings. https://t.co/V4v9OYWI45 pic.twitter.com/B36HkzColL
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2021
NEW 🔥🔥 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis @JAMAInternalMed by @DrToddLee et Al
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
Comparison of Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 @InfectiousDz @JAMA_current @BogochIsaac@CarlosdelRio7 https://t.co/wpVQrAIazS
#VaccineForIndia | We need to trust the approval body and scientific fraternity. These cynical politicians have not even seen the data and they want to raise suspicion in the minds of people: Dr. Swati Maheshwari, Infectious Diseases Specialisthttps://t.co/RZHKU3wOei
— Republic (@republic) January 15, 2021
“I want to stress that we are deeply concerned that this strain is more transmissible and can accelerate outbreaks in the U.S. in the coming weeks,” said Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the C.D.C. https://t.co/RYl4CFNWtw
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 15, 2021
The number of coronavirus infections in Germany rose above 2 million, and the number of deaths reached almost 45,000, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. https://t.co/7Z5e6qouGk
— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) January 15, 2021
Prior COVID-19 significantly reduces the risk of subsequent infection, but reinfections are seen after eight months.
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
8 months after the first wave peak, is a cause for concern, suggesting that immunity may begin to wane in some patients around this timehttps://t.co/XKy9EmvBzq pic.twitter.com/LfRm1jrvfw
#VaccineForIndia | Nobody is claiming that the vaccine is 100% safe, but not taking a vaccine is riskier than taking one: Dr Swati Maheshwari, Infectious Diseases Specialisthttps://t.co/RZHKU3wOei
— Republic (@republic) January 15, 2021
Bacterial communities in termite bodies and termite galleries differ in a species-specific manner. @AppEnvMicro https://t.co/rcXBLvg38l pic.twitter.com/GH5wWqyCfx
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2021
#VaccineForIndia | We need to trust the approval body and scientific fraternity. These cynical politicians have not even seen the data and they want to raise suspicion in the minds of people: Dr. Swati Maheshwari, Infectious Diseases Specialisthttps://t.co/jghcajZuXf pic.twitter.com/hzC21y3Tc5
— Republic (@republic) January 15, 2021
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci, who will be volunteering his time, will join W&M President Katherine A. Rowe for a virtual community conversation on Jan. 26 at 3 p.m.
— William & Mary (@williamandmary) January 15, 2021
Learn more: https://t.co/fl81YyAYZ8
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/6tAK5Lii2R
— Karin Kopitowski (@karinkopitow) January 15, 2021
Thank you to all the #SIREN participants, research teams in many trusts @NIHRresearch @PHE_uk - antibodies/prior infection protect the majority the majority but not all from reinfection. Keep using #ppe #ipc #handsfacespace https://t.co/tQXGRrjjIx
— Susan Hopkins (@SMHopkins) January 15, 2021
Implementing antimicrobial stewardship program in practice seems daunting. Yet, @OSUVetCollege developed prgm that aims to help vets confidently make judicious antimicrob use decisions, w/steps for becoming strong stewards while providing best patient care https://t.co/zZqmtGJH73 pic.twitter.com/jNmf6E0ARY
— AVMA Journals (@AVMAJournals) January 15, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, will join W&M Pres. Rowe for a virtual community conversation on Jan. 26. @NIAIDNews https://t.co/GS9RouX5ah
— William & Mary News (@WMNews) January 15, 2021
Characterisation of the first 250 000 hospital admissions for COVID-19 in 🇧🇷: a retrospective analysis of nationwide data @LancetRespirMed
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
in-hospital mortality was 38%, 59% among patients admitted to the ICU, and 80% among those mechanically ventilatedhttps://t.co/NsusnUzHJz pic.twitter.com/K9HcYuX3iZ
Superb graphic demonstrating how powerful vaccines have been on reducing infectious diseases https://t.co/qO2yd2Jjfz
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) January 15, 2021
🔥SIREN study🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
Do antibody (+) healthcare workers have lower SARS-CoV-2 infection rates than antibody (-) healthcare workers?
A prior history of SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with an 83% ⬇️risk of infection
median protective effect observed 5 monthshttps://t.co/bv9LRaYfX6
CDC warns highly transmissible coronavirus variant to become dominant in U.S. - @washingtonpost https://t.co/mLNb1Q6xww
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2021
Hospitals in Manaus, Brazil, have reached breaking point while treating #COVID19 patients, amid reports of severe oxygen shortages.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2021
Brazil has recorded >205,000 #coronavirus deaths, the 2nd-highest tally in the world, after the US.https://t.co/cCfJK5V6f6 pic.twitter.com/AyQxaUbiw1
NEW🔥🔥 Santeon-CAP RCT published @ERSpublications
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
Adjunctive treatment with oral dexamethasone in non-ICU patients hospitalised with CAP
Oral dexamethasone 6mg for 4d ⬇️ LOS and ICU admission rate, no difference in mortality between groups #IDTwitter https://t.co/lstpyR74HU
Will be starting a new focus in this twitter account called #AntibioticWeekly.
— Rxtephen💊 (@Rxtepen) January 15, 2021
I will be featuring antimicrobials, short discussions on their use, and will also tweet concepts of antimicrobial stewardship and rational antimicrobial use.
I hope I could commit to this. pls support! pic.twitter.com/fK0UuNgbpI
Thanks @Mag_H94, @eBug_UK Research Assistant, for pledging to promote the #AntibioticGuardian youth badge as part of your #AntimicrobialStewardship #NewYearsResolution! https://t.co/w880OwsNyU pic.twitter.com/PKR8KwNnbg
— TARGETantibiotics (@TARGETabx) January 15, 2021
1 of 2 #coronavirus variants first detected in Brazil has been found in the UK.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2021
But the version discovered is not the "variant of concern" from Brazil, detected in travelers to Japan, which is thought to be more infectious.https://t.co/8icCTxQnBr
Doctors in Norway have been told to conduct more thorough evaluations of very frail elderly patients in line to receive the Pfizer BioNTec vaccine against covid-19, following the deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the vaccine @bmj_latest https://t.co/3LNTas6bte
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
Did I tell you I'm published? Submit to #ASMJournals! https://t.co/u32S5q7etY https://t.co/PRWuuKZTx7
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2021
The discovery that mRNA-based vaccines have over 94% efficacy spotlights new ways to think about vaccinations.
— Science Friday (@scifri) January 15, 2021
On #SciFriLive📻, researcher Paul Duprex (@10queues) & @cenmag's Ryan Cross share how this impacts the future of fighting infectious diseases.https://t.co/DiJKTujwJP
Congratulations to the #OSUVetMed Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on the release of their article "Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in a veterinary medical teaching institution" in the Jan. 15, 2021 JAVMA. https://t.co/gEb9YMTidf#AVMA #publichealth #ASP
— OhioStateVetCollege (@OSUVetCollege) January 15, 2021
Fungi and bacteria form tight association networks in deadwood that include responses to the environment and to biotic interactions. @mSystemsJ https://t.co/Hf6zJuSPbG pic.twitter.com/U6r5LIsCjv
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2021
Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it. I don’t know about you but I am exhausted with the continuing fumbling of the #COVID19 response by the Federal Government. https://t.co/jPxz9FZ3BT
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2021
Antibiotic usage and stewardship in patients with COVID-19: too much antibiotic in uncharted waters?https://t.co/BwjGGemMaa via @IPS_Infection
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) January 15, 2021
"This unfortunate city has become a sentinel for how natural population immunity could influence future transmission. Events in Manaus 🇧🇷reveal what tragedy and harm to society can unfold if this virus is left to run its course" https://t.co/ArImCodAa1
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
There are many types of N95s. Duckbills (pink on right) are one of the favorites (instead of the coned shape masks) but do have a higher rate of failure with reuse (in below study 70%). The more any mask is used, the more likely it is to fail fit testinghttps://t.co/Qhf0amLx3w
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) January 15, 2021
New sequences from the United Kingdom (1008), Romania (3), Russia (1) on https://t.co/2sp1us5alc.
— Nextstrain (@nextstrain) January 15, 2021
(Thanks to @CovidGenomicsUK, National Institute of Infectious Diseases-Prof. Dr. Matei Bals Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, WHO National Influenza Centre Russia)
4/6 pic.twitter.com/8sDxAc7jec
STEWARDSHIP / RESISTANCE SCAN: Non-prescription antibiotic dispensing in Africa; Antibiotic prescribing in Iranhttps://t.co/kXND2M6IAm #AMR #AntibioticStewardship
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 15, 2021
Infectious Diseases expert Prof Paddy Mallon @HIVTox from @UCDMedicine #UCDCEPHR & @svuh and colleagues examine the opportunities in #COVID19 pandemic to usher in a new era of HIV management https://t.co/eDUUenfB8u see more publications from @ucddublin on https://t.co/96emEceMr0 pic.twitter.com/ZTecJg3stR
— UCD Research (@UCD_Research) January 15, 2021
Many people infected with #SARSCoV2 lose sense of smell or taste, even without other symptoms. Mechanisms are not fully understood, but there is an emerging consensus that #smell loss occurs when #coronavirus infects cells that support neurons in the nosehttps://t.co/lEu5x99I9F
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2021
We have 5,000+ learners enrolled on our #TARGET Antibiotics course, and as the latest run starts you can join in too! Created in collaboration with @TARGETabx, expert educators explain how to apply #AMS strategies to #prescribing. #ICYMI #BSACTARGET https://t.co/ee0pV5VQGh pic.twitter.com/mzJ86Jt4sn
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) January 15, 2021
🔥Breaking news🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
RECOVERY trial closes recruitment to convalescent plasma treatment for patients hospitalised with #COVID19 @PeterHorby @MartinLandray @InfectiousDz @ACasadevall1 @DrToddLeehttps://t.co/s0ZvrG1tMa
To better study how Ebola virus interacts with host cells, scientists developed an in situ assay to monitor Ebola virus glycoprotein binding to its receptor in intact cells. @mBioJournal https://t.co/qhs5ryd1SK pic.twitter.com/HyF3J5jMvk
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2021
Did you see our infectious diseases consultant Prof Alison Rodger on @itvnews? She talks about a study looking at the long-term immunity of those who’ve had covid to science editor @TomClarke_ITV.
— Royal Free London (@RoyalFreeNHS) January 15, 2021
Watch it here👇https://t.co/D8fVI80hNu (skip to 10:12) pic.twitter.com/LylNNaUQUc
🔥Very interesting by @NIHI 🔥 @CellCellPress
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
Infection trains the host for microbiota-enhanced resistance to pathogens #IDTwitter https://t.co/xjfRhKsx4J pic.twitter.com/2pii7exdWL
Are coronavirus vaccines going to be like flu shots that we have to get yearly?@UCDavisHealth's Chief of Infectious Diseases answers this question & many more on @kcranews ---> https://t.co/yrTeHixIs3#vaccines #coronavirus #CoronavirusVaccine
— Brittany Johnson (@BJohnsonKCRA) January 15, 2021
Learn about symptoms, treatment, and prevention of these conditions (including how long you should avoid swimming in a the pool after diarrhoea symptoms):
— SA Health (@SAHealth) January 15, 2021
-Viral gastro https://t.co/6M2rafIgcY
-Norovirus https://t.co/fYGK7RX8cW
-Cryptosporidium infection https://t.co/0z1P7Jcvcu pic.twitter.com/Yvqfv7agCC
Vaccines are the best way to protect children from serious infectious diseases like measles, mumps and rubella. All vaccines are tested and monitored to make sure they are safe for your child. Read more: https://t.co/waqfhVu3yc pic.twitter.com/1yWCXaPFWn
— Public Health Agency (@publichealthni) January 15, 2021
Reminder: Applications for the CDC/APHL Infectious Diseases #Bioinformatics Fellowship are open through February 28, 2021. #publichealth https://t.co/KNjYH0xOuX
— Duncan MacCannell (@dmaccannell) January 15, 2021
Just dropped! Another new #Breakpoints episode from @ewood_1875, @BWDionne, @jpogue1, and @DHpharmd discussing new and old therapies for CAP, #whathappenedtoHCAP, and more!
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 15, 2021
Head on over to https://t.co/2FLKucuxQh to check it out! pic.twitter.com/fvasejLdDt
This model estimates that most SARS-CoV-2 #Transmission comes From People Without #COVID-19 Symptoms | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network#wearamask #stayhomeifyoucan https://t.co/zTxSRMISIN
— Charlene Brown MD, MPH (@drcharlenebrown) January 15, 2021
Publix announces free COVID-19 vaccines across Georgia to those eligible - Here's what you need to qualify. https://t.co/HTGuvjgDDF via @11AliveNews. Way to go @Publix
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 15, 2021
Total #coronavirus cases in the US climb to 23 million (1/4 of the global tally), marking the 3rd consecutive 4-day cycle with 1 million new cases.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2021
The US confirmed 3 million new cases in the past 12 days.https://t.co/Ngg0ZVjWdw
Effective #antibiotics are essential for children's survival!
— ReAct Action on ABR (@reactgroup) January 15, 2021
Resistant #bacteria effects children in every region of the world. Leaders need to address the needs of #children through:#prevention#education#stewardship#research #AntibioticResistance @UNICEF @stefanswartpet pic.twitter.com/hnq8bAnpI3
NEWS SCAN: #COVID19 in pregnant women; COVID immunity & disease spread; High-dose flu vaccine safety; H5N6, H9N2 #avianflu cases in China; #Polio in 3 countrieshttps://t.co/4RqBGhazY1 #fluvax
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 15, 2021
"Integrating genomic sequence data with clinical and laboratory studies is crucial, as there are often compensatory mutations that balance each other out" - new comment> Public health surveillance of infectious diseases: beyond point mutations https://t.co/QnUMOQR64x
— The Lancet Microbe (@LancetMicrobe) January 15, 2021
#coronavirus-ravaged Brazil places hopes on Chinese vaccine that works only 1/2 of the time.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 15, 2021
While wealthy nations move forward with mass vaccinations, options for many developing countries are limited.https://t.co/vCS9zaUpQ0 pic.twitter.com/k89FmCf7uT
Using qPCR, scientists find that anthropic contamination by droplets and biological fluids is widespread in public spaces, but SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA was only detected in areas surrounding an infected patient. @mSphereJ https://t.co/cikEZMyde6 pic.twitter.com/WhlXAV8IC3
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 15, 2021
“‘I’m very, very concerned that we’ve now gone from a virus that we could control to a virus that we really can’t, unless we do something very dramatic,’ said Kristian Andersen, an infectious diseases expert at Scripps Research Institute.” https://t.co/yeUQbEA5x0
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) January 15, 2021
Featuring global infectious-diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, The Vaccine: Conquering Covid will premiere at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 21, on Discovery and streamer Discovery+ https://t.co/50grNFFBW8
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) January 15, 2021
So nice to see the tenets of #ClinicalDiagnosticReasoning permeating into Infectious Diseases discussions. So much easier for all of us to learn when broken down this way! 👏
— Dr. Natalie Marshall, PhD🔬👩🔬🤯 (@MicrobeNat) January 15, 2021
I really like this resource from the Journal of General Internal Medicine: https://t.co/Esy9BRDnOK pic.twitter.com/2xG7Ijrgib
“I want the broader #antibiotic discovery community to benefit from this work, not spend another year re-creating it,” @QuaveEthnobot says of her decision to share data from her team’s latest research with @pewhealth’s SPARK. https://t.co/wN5YWZjXVR
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 15, 2021
Systematic defunding, closures, under resourcing and now removed beds/less staff for social distancing are reasons for NHS overwhelmed. C-19 same severity as flu. Never locked down for flu or any virus. https://t.co/KZtkC1UqAq
— TheOther (@TheOthe87166293) January 15, 2021
Fact: The more we use #antibiotics, the more quickly resistance develops. The #COVID19 pandemic could accelerate that cycle: https://t.co/hof5mOQu94 @pewhealth
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 15, 2021
Potent Synergistic Interactions between Lopinavir and Azole Antifungal Drugs against Emerging Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris https://t.co/ak5JJOaUN4
— Javier Casas Ciria (@cientounero) January 15, 2021
“Our overarching goal is to develop novel treatments and vaccines for #COVID19, #influenza and #HIV, which affect millions of patients worldwide and are associated with serious #publichealth and #socioeconomic consequences,” said Prof. Yuen Kwok-yung.https://t.co/51JgKAwimP
— HKU Medicine (@hkumed) January 15, 2021
A must read from 1 of our #COVID docs. Proud of her efforts, her leadership and voice! Lucky to have worked beside such an amazing clinician! @Austin_Health Pandemic thoughts from a British junior doctor in Melbourne. @LancetRespirMed https://t.co/fXtJxBWxMc
— Jason Trubiano 🆔 (@TrubianoJason) January 15, 2021
LA is asking for volunteers to help with vaccinations, here: https://t.co/OAyNZAgjBG
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) January 15, 2021
Thanks Gina, @eBug_UK Project Assistant, for sharing your #AntimicrobialStewardship #NewYearsresolution for 2021! Gina pledges to use the e-Bug materials on #Antibiotics and #Vaccinations to inform her peers.https://t.co/X0qzkSzIen pic.twitter.com/NzprO12B0u
— TARGETantibiotics (@TARGETabx) January 15, 2021
What happens if you mix manufacturers and get one vaccine from Pfizer and the other from Moderna?@UCDavisHealth's Chief of Infectious Diseases answers this question & many more on @kcranews ---> https://t.co/yrTeHig73t#vaccines #coronavirus #CoronavirusVaccine
— Brittany Johnson (@BJohnsonKCRA) January 15, 2021
My latest story for @Forbes is out now! 👇
— Marija Butkovic (@MarijaButkovic) January 15, 2021
Exscientia @exscientialtd Receives A $4.2 Million Grant From The Gates Foundation @gatesfoundation To Develop New Medicines And Treatments For Infectious Diseases #pharma #pharmatech #AI #artificialintelligencehttps://t.co/t3WJYfKaSX pic.twitter.com/ldhcjhWg2Y
N95s don't fit everyone the same.
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) January 15, 2021
The original prototypes were made for US soldiers and did not include all adults.
Women, especially younger women, and anyone Asian may not fit a standard N95 perfectly.https://t.co/kigFe6xV0ihttps://t.co/KtCe5QZ3Ra
Vaccines are safe and effective, and the most important way to protect our community against serious infectious diseases.
— Manchester City Council #StayHome #StaySafe (@ManCityCouncil) January 15, 2021
We're answering some of your questions about the Covid vaccine below 👇
You can also find out more here: https://t.co/tTCRA4I4hD pic.twitter.com/7PIUz9GqQe
Great resource on the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine from a trusted source.
— Eddie Stenehjem (@E_Stenehjem) January 15, 2021
https://t.co/PygWXq8aIL
@CIDRAP news digest published yesterday. You know what to do! https://t.co/3MMoTH1eB7 #AntibioticResistance pic.twitter.com/swUoffUtxK
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 15, 2021
New leadership at the @CDCgov. US President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, an infectious diseases expert, will take the helm next week, at a pivotal moment https://t.co/n2FaK1Oxmv via @TheLancet #COVID19
— Marc Gozlan (@MarcGozlan) January 15, 2021
NEW🔥🔥 @CDCMMWR
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 15, 2021
More highly transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, has been detected in 10 U.S. states.
Modeling data indicate that B.1.1.7 has the potential to increase the U.S. pandemic trajectory in the coming months. https://t.co/EjdeABVuW3 pic.twitter.com/WVwJ6mgsFb
Our article has been published today in @thePeerJ https://t.co/CtfbssNMFH #HIV #InfectiousDiseases #ComputationalScience @keiserolivia @OrelErol
— Aziza Merzouki (@azizamerzouki) January 15, 2021
Re: UK Variant Of Coronavirus Found In Chicago Pt
— Amy Hanson (@AmyHansonPharmD) January 15, 2021
**Please keep this in perspective!!** Although slightly more infectious, no reason to believe the COVID vaccine will not cover any new variants, and the new variants haven't made patients sicker, either! https://t.co/VQER2cg5NK
Dr. Elizabeth Connick, Chief for the Division of Infectious Diseases at the @UAZMedTucson, is interviewed about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines. https://t.co/GNrTxDd8x4
— University of Arizona Research (@uazresearch) January 15, 2021
Did you know throughout history home bathrooms designs have been influenced by infectious diseases? Now with COVID-19, we may need new bathroom designs to ensure practices like handwashing before you enter your house 👉🏾 https://t.co/HmqcJe785v pic.twitter.com/97WqXoZvvM
— DRASA (Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh) Health Trust (@drasatrust) January 15, 2021
Effectiveness of isolation, testing, contact tracing, and physical distancing on reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in different settings: a mathematical modelling study - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/Uqa7H6EAy2
— 内田 (@uchida_kawasaki) January 15, 2021
NEJM — Covid-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) https://t.co/ONZm1Ttprc
— Chris Bland (@blandman19) January 15, 2021
Test de saliva e hisopado com similares resultadosComparison of Saliva & 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/9mKgKX2wHy
— Oscar Mendiz (@omendiz) January 15, 2021
A study of patients with cerebral microbleeds, a kind of small vessel disease, were evaluated for infectious diseases. These bleeds were found to be more common in patients with several infections, including #LymeDisease. NEW/FREE: https://t.co/V6F6ujQfc5
— Galaxy Diagnostics (@Bartonella) January 15, 2021
There's also been some studies, like this in South Africa, which found poor fits in a broader range of the population and its possible that further ethnic and size differences may play a role in some places https://t.co/8RRIkg4LOx
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) January 15, 2021
"The long history of documenting #smallpox mortality in London provides an extraordinary opportunity to learn from the past about changing patterns in #InfectiousDiseases transmission."@PLOSBiologyhttps://t.co/fv3jayiRvp
— Jonas Dutra Albarnaz (@JDAlbarnaz) January 15, 2021
To preserve biodiversity in #Kenya, #PEERUSAID cycle 9 awardee, Joseph Kamau, will study pastoral communities to understand cultural practices to increase preparedness and response to mitigate risks of emerging infectious diseases. https://t.co/PjhAl4HQft @smithsonian @uonbi pic.twitter.com/LvFHeZ0cs8
— USAID in Africa (@USAIDAfrica) January 15, 2021
Brilliant 4your first publication. A reminder of all the hours of hard work, revisions, and collaboration with co authors. @inspired2leadQH @NSchellack @AngPharmID @IDstewardship @khalideljaaly @BRxAD @DrDianeAshiru pic.twitter.com/Ly2AgRkRwu
— Debbie Goff (@idpharmd) January 15, 2021
How can we get herd immunity if we don't know how long the vaccines will be effective for?@UCDavisHealth's Chief of Infectious Diseases answers this question & many more on @kcranews
— Brittany Johnson (@BJohnsonKCRA) January 15, 2021
---> https://t.co/rJQLlg3GBG#vaccines #coronavirus #CoronavirusVaccine
Some welcome news: "The Cambridge test takes an alternative approach by detecting the DNA of different pathogens, which allows for faster and more accurate testing." https://t.co/2i2Kc5lQhZ #AntibioticResistsance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) January 15, 2021
Tufts MC Chief of Infectious Diseases Dr. @hboucher3 discusses concerns about people trying to “cut in line” to get the #COVID19 vaccine, once it becomes available to the general public. https://t.co/mhWp4LOiOM @BostonMagazine #coronavirus
— Tufts Medical Center (@TuftsMedicalCtr) January 15, 2021
Vaccines are designed to prevent people from getting serious infectious diseases.
— South Tees Hospitals (@SouthTees) January 15, 2021
It is much safer for your immune system to learn how to fight illnesses through vaccination than by catching and treating them.
Read more:https://t.co/wo2dfF5OCR pic.twitter.com/5eyKAQNx5X
“The [#COVID19] pandemic has laid bare the importance of public health readiness,” @pewhealth’s David Hyun, MD, warns, noting the critical role preparedness plays in warding off other public health threats, like #antibioticresistance. https://t.co/6ZK8f9YVnW
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 15, 2021
“We’re showing that #phages and #antibiotics can work great as a team,” @MonashUni researchers say. https://t.co/iYZxOVAt1p
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) January 15, 2021
New COVID-19 Vaccine:
— Tobias P Dreesman (@tvytter) January 15, 2021
Nanoparticle Immunization Technology Could Protect Against Many Strains of Coronaviruses#Biotechnology #caltech #infectiousdiseases #Nanoparticles #publichealth #Vaccine #Virology https://t.co/zGJIXGvHb9
Toxicity effects of Eriocephalus africanus L. leaf essential oil against some molecularly identified phytopathogenic bacterial strains. https://t.co/mBfhoNTyfG
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) January 15, 2021
#COVID19: @followlasg has activated an Oxygen Plant within the premises of the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Yaba, to provide swift support to #COVID19 patients who require oxygen therapy. https://t.co/eTdTqjoysh
— Sulai Odus (@SulaiOdus) January 15, 2021
The International Journal of Infectious Diseases#Leronlimab is effective when treating #Covid patients. https://t.co/FWINERWjdH
— Summer (@Summer97708624) January 15, 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/9pbcfiDvIv
— Sharon Fastlicht (@sfastlicht) January 15, 2021
Part 2. We discuss whether COVID is a cold or a flu (or neither), look back to the great influenza of 1918, and discuss how many people need to be vaccinated for community-level immunity. #kamloopshttps://t.co/7CkJqTyHXh
— Elizabeth Parfitt MD (@parsnipper) January 15, 2021
Antimicrobial stewardship is one of the things that may save us from dying from simple infections in a few years https://t.co/Gcsk5KGrWo will be the next worldwide health emergency.Get it into every conversation James.Although as you well know trauma calls have other priorities
— Matt (@ProfGriffiths) January 15, 2021
This is from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
— Vinny (@VinnyNK1) January 15, 2021
Numerous medical experts stating people of all ages can be sickened by and transmit #COVID19 https://t.co/Q06LEGjKUd
Congratulations to the Nazoanga study site in Burkina Faso for enrolling the first participant.
— EDCTP (@EDCTP) January 15, 2021
Read the case study for more information on the study: https://t.co/jQLCldVe7S https://t.co/5S6HwUr8zb
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network. Upto 50% either asymptomatic or presymptomatic transmission https://t.co/kkJP2z6RFV
— Raymond McConville (@DrRaymondMc) January 15, 2021
#BackPain as a #COVID symptom? @prevention article discusses potential reasons: https://t.co/WW0LYoiMJB
— Neel Anand, M.D. (@scoliosisdoctor) January 15, 2021
Can you test positive for COVID-19 if you've already received a coronavirus vaccine?@UCDavisHealth's Chief of Infectious Diseases answers this question & many more on @kcranews ---> https://t.co/yrTeHig73t#vaccines #coronavirus #CoronavirusVaccine
— Brittany Johnson (@BJohnsonKCRA) January 15, 2021
Join IDSA & @CDCgov TOMORROW Jan. 16 @ 3pm ET for a discussion on #LongCOVID. A multidisciplinary panel of experts will discuss how to define, diagnose & manage the long-term effects of COVID-19. Follow @RealTimeCOVID19 for live updates.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 15, 2021
Register: https://t.co/i0u2n6AMPh pic.twitter.com/98weMY48M2
Prof Stefan Barth, IDM member, Neelakshi Mungra based in the Medical Biotechnology & Immunotherapy Research Unit also at the IDM, together with other colleagues have co-authored the paper: "Recent advances in immunotherapies against infectious diseases."https://t.co/dmV4iBSdcq pic.twitter.com/IXWGXEv84v
— UCT IDM (@UCTIDM) January 15, 2021
As #COVID19 has so forcefully reminded us all, vaccines are necessary to help stop the spread of #infectiousdiseases and improve #globalhealth. Learn more via @WHO about how #vaccineswork: https://t.co/HPKB2VUn9F pic.twitter.com/5C82j5RW2W
— Takeda (@TakedaPharma) January 15, 2021
Bioresin-based superhydrophobic coatings with reduced bacterial adhesion. https://t.co/F6XYVexvNO
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) January 15, 2021
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 20, 2021 at 05:17 EST.