for Feb 14, 2019
NEW đ„ in @ARICJournal by @DilipNathwani et Al
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 14, 2019
Value of hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic review. https://t.co/B2nt3qjt1h pic.twitter.com/DTqHq2pp6k
NEWđ„ @DrDrayMBA @blandman19 @MeganARech @ErinMcCreary @Tribidibidy @klusardi41 @JACCPJournal Perceptions &Practices for BâLactam Antibiotic Dosing Administration & Monitoring in Critically Ill Patients:Current Views and Use Among CC and ID Pharmacists. https://t.co/ay7W9HIeL2 pic.twitter.com/yscDgD7gMp
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 14, 2019
We are thrilled to announce 12 #pharmacist partnerships will receive funding through #CwPAMS to support initiatives to tackle #AMR @FlemingFund @UKgovGHS @THETlinks and honoured to be supported by @CMO_England and @keithridge1 - find out more https://t.co/X9kP8tHnpw @rpharms
— CPA (@CW_Pharmacists) February 14, 2019
Roses are red
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) February 14, 2019
But Iâm feeling blue
Because antibiotics in the pipeline
Are too few.#abxvalentines https://t.co/yHBquCMfr0
In vivo resection by exonuclease III (XthA) helps to unite DNA fragments in E. coli @JBacteriology https://t.co/jqUMeoWQ3A pic.twitter.com/jCxmM79OeI
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 14, 2019
Dr. Barbara Kazmierczak Elected to American Academy of Microbiology Fellowship, Named @ASMicrobiology Distinguished Lecturer https://t.co/x9ClljDhuy @YaleMed @YaleMedicine #infectiousdiseases #microbialpathogenesis pic.twitter.com/cBWA5SXLg8
— Yale Internal Medicine (@YaleIMed) February 14, 2019
This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaâs (IDSAâs) 2017 guideline on diagnosis and management of infectious diarrhea in children and adults. https://t.co/3GMDxrx0en
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 14, 2019
ALABAMA (Allergy, antibiotics and microbial resistance) trial of pre-emptive penicillin allergy testing in primary care is close to starting recruitment... https://t.co/QEffz7CljE #ISRCTN
— Jonathan Sandoe (@j_sandoe) February 14, 2019
Commonwealth antimicrobial stewardship partnerships announced https://t.co/JtFyf0SAQb pic.twitter.com/fk6GAxq6Vh
— Pharmacy tweets (@pharmacy_tweet) February 14, 2019
âVaccination was being used by trolls and sophisticated bots as a "wedge issue", said Mark Dredze from Johns Hopkins University.â
— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) February 14, 2019
"By playing both sides, they erode public trust in vaccination, exposing us all to the risk of infectious diseases.âhttps://t.co/s3BWVhUZ3v
Excellent free #AntimicrobialStewardship #mooc for #Africa available to help winning teams https://t.co/0hpNoN3qR6 @FIP_org @SouthAfricanASP @WHOAFRO @BSACandJAC @BSACPresident https://t.co/M3ANgFdmwz
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) February 14, 2019
The @FlemingFund has agreed 12 projects under the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship scheme. The ÂŁ1.3m commitment will reduce the spread of AMR through partnerships between health teams in the UK, Uganda, Tanzania, Ghana & Zambia https://t.co/lSrVsz0SWU
— Julian Braithwaite (@JulianUNWTO) February 14, 2019
The angels are looking forward to project planning next week!
— Antibiotic angels@MFT (@antibioticangel) February 14, 2019
A great opportunity to help improve #antimicrobialstewardship in Uganda đșđŹ @roger_manc @IspareUganda @francesgarragh1 @DohertyStephen1 @bull_eleanor @CW_Pharmacists @THETlinks
https://t.co/lWphMp1BMg
Multimodal approach that includes antimicrobial stewardship, infection prevention & control is key to controlling #Superbugs
— Dipo Aboderin (@dipo_aboderin) February 14, 2019
antibiotics are more common than water, superbugs thrive - CNN https://t.co/ZCquREnarG
A study suggests decontamination of mouth or digestive tract wasnât linked to reductions in drug-resistant bloodstream infections in ICU. Hand hygiene, keeping a clean environment and antimicrobial stewardship should continue to help reduce ICU infections. https://t.co/kI43IcrG2Y
— NIHR Dissemination (@NIHR_DC) February 14, 2019
In the field of infections caused by resistant bacteria, there isn't much time to recruit patients for a study. Still, COMBACTE succeeds in finding suitable candidates. How? You can read that here: https://t.co/6mtSp9l1X2Â #antimicrobialresistance #AMR #infectiousdiseases pic.twitter.com/eLC4WDEGel
— COMBACTE (@COMBACTE) February 14, 2019
New regulatory and biosynthetic components for assembly of the Caulobacter crescentus holdfast, a specialized structure that enables attachment to surfaces @mbiojournal https://t.co/bS62MkLtTU pic.twitter.com/8yRtV9KyOi
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 14, 2019
"I think this study shows that we need to really be mindful of what we are prescribing at discharge, not just during hospitalization," reported @ValerieVaughnMD, of @umichmedicine, and colleagues, in Clinical Infectious Diseases. @IDSAInfo. https://t.co/GHI4dHOn3i
— MedPageID (@MedPageID) February 14, 2019
A low-abundance microorganism of the rare biosphere can be highly transcriptionally active while remaining in a zero-growth state for at least 7âweeks @mbiojournal https://t.co/qk9wlaQADT pic.twitter.com/gN3GzyGrX0
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 14, 2019
New video explains the link between nursing care center #accreditation and improved #InfectionControl #AntimicrobialStewardship and care transitions.https://t.co/1XsxxyPHOo
— The Joint Commission (@TJCommission) February 14, 2019
There's still time for undergraduate students to apply for the U21 HSG Summer School taking place this July in Birmingham @unibirm_MDS on the theme of Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship. Find out how to apply here https://t.co/zOLP0A4HwI #u21health pic.twitter.com/a2mtXoDAsK
— U21 Health Sciences (@U21Health) February 14, 2019
Current Views and Use Among Critical Care and Infectious Diseases Pharmacists https://t.co/1uprEu2hQ4 @DrDrayMBA @blandman19 @MeganARech @ErinMcCreary @accpinfdprn pic.twitter.com/AB9mYPzxSX
— JACCP (@JACCPJournal) February 14, 2019
Next-Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens https://t.co/9paPUF3xxQ
— Patrick Harris (@padstamundo) February 14, 2019
More evidence (as if we need it) that antibiotic discovery is hard....#amr #antibiotic #antibioticresistance
— Mark Blaskovich (@mark_blaskovich) February 14, 2019
Liver toxicity concerns spike Motif Bioâs iclaprim filing https://t.co/tQPftMXDy7
Norovirus, sometimes mistakenly called the stomach flu, is the leading cause of foodborne illness and in the U.S. sickening 19 to 21 million every year. @IDSAinfo spokesperson @AmeshAA shares tips for dealing with a norovirus infection. @ConsumerReports https://t.co/s2iHhMDFEJ
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) February 14, 2019
The danger of bacterial infections following Qld floods..#amr #antibiotic resistance @COADD_news @IMBatUQ @UQ_News
— Mark Blaskovich (@mark_blaskovich) February 14, 2019
Deadly bacteria highlights dangers of Townsville flood clean-up https://t.co/52s1dRwEgn via @brisbanetimes
Value of hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs [ASPs]: a systematic review https://t.co/Cz9VA36V3A #aricjournal
— Rita Bos (@Rita_Bos) February 14, 2019
#InfectiousDiseases A-Z: Mayo Clinic experts want to offer facts and answer questions about #ChildhoodVaccines. Here are straight answers to common questions. @MayoClinicKids https://t.co/4TWMa6QsDh pic.twitter.com/ZfNedtMJWv
— Mayo Clinic (@MayoClinic) February 14, 2019
Roses are red,
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) February 14, 2019
Resistance is futile,
Unless we're talking bacteria,
Then just give it a while.#MedTwitterValentines #AntibioticResistance
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Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant threat to public health - underlined by @NICEcomms in a practical summary:https://t.co/wMigjjG5xM#Antibiotics pic.twitter.com/VVBiyewSmy
— Dr. Alfredo Figueiredo (@Lusitanian_) February 14, 2019
âAddressing and preventing traditional risk factors for severe age-related diseases can greatly reduce the burden of such diseases in adults with HIV,â @KeriNAlthoff, @JohnsHopkinsEPI faculty, told @InfectDisNews. https://t.co/DNKQlToTz4
— JHU Public Health (@JohnsHopkinsSPH) February 14, 2019
PETITION #3
— Kristie (@kristie4lyme) February 14, 2019
Contaminated Blood Supply
PLEASE... read, sign & share. We should have way more than 2,400 signatures! #Danger #Everyone #Comtaminated Blood #infectiousdiseases #FDA #regulations #transfusions #BloodBacteria https://t.co/t93KHdLgyq
Hope you can make the @UVA Infectious Disease & Global Biothreats Research Day. Check out the poster by Deizi Costa on her @GIDIuva supported research regarding the #antimicrobial susceptibility of C. diff isolates from infected patients. https://t.co/k9BrqfTbLm
— GIDI (@GIDIuva) February 14, 2019
Implementation of a pharmacist-led penicillin allergy de-labelling service in a public hospital https://t.co/j3Lw698WEV
— Antimicrobial SP (@SHSUHNASP) February 14, 2019
WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System early implementation 2016-17. https://t.co/pnHp6Ufnbf
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) February 14, 2019
During the 2018-2019 #flu season, @CDCgov estimates that #influenza virus infection has caused nearly 16 million illnesses, 7 million medical visits, and up to 186,000 hospitalizations, & 15,900 deaths https://t.co/L5NhWQeXAg #GetVaccinated to help #FightFlu pic.twitter.com/OamgfgRrzA
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) February 14, 2019
Effectiveness and safety of electronically delivered prescribing feedback and decision support on antibiotic use for respiratory illness in primary care: REDUCE cluster randomised trial | The BMJ https://t.co/cMOMMJ7p18
— Kevin Schwartz (@DrKevinSchwartz) February 14, 2019
The Houston area is facing its sixth possible case of measles in less than two weeks, leading health experts to push for the Texas Legislature to eliminate parentâs ability to opt out of vaccines for non-medical reasons. @HoustonChron https://t.co/cS7scx2NqO
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) February 14, 2019
What a great paper #antibiotic stewardship: weâre worth our weight in gold! @SIDPharm @AntibioticLeeds @DilipNathwani nice work! https://t.co/BlXpyxp03j
— Debbie Goff (@idpharmd) February 14, 2019
"I think this study shows that we need to really be mindful of what we are prescribing at discharge, not just during hospitalization," reported @ValerieVaughnMD, of @umichmedicine, and colleagues, in Clinical Infectious Diseases. @IDSAInfo. https://t.co/MSKXihFKSP
— MedPage Today (@medpagetoday) February 14, 2019
Antibiotic footprint: change the way food is labelled? #AntibioticResistance https://t.co/j5tvaIaixU pic.twitter.com/XCaG0RSuJu
— ReAct Action on ABR (@reactgroup) February 14, 2019
Delighted to have Prof Kim Barrett @jphysiol_eic UC San Diego give a seminar âPathogenic Mechanisms In Infectious Diarrheal Diseases â The Example Of Salmonellosisâ 12noon @UCC tomorrow Friday https://t.co/WkJ6fPKWht All welcome @scienceirel #MicrobiomeIreland #BelieveinScience pic.twitter.com/ngDcin1TEa
— APC Microbiome Ireland (@Pharmabiotic) February 14, 2019
Check out the latest installment in the outstanding @JAMA_current insights series on genomics and precision health: using pathogen genome sequencing in the fight against infectious diseases. https://t.co/yhPTIcSbfF pic.twitter.com/pyKclCzhlc
— Dr Muin J. Khoury (@MuinJKhoury) February 14, 2019
My latest follow is @idpharmd bc Twitter has allowed my world of #ClinicalMicrobiology to SYNERGIZE & AMPLIFY the #AntimicrobialResistance issue for global #publichealth!
— Rodney E. Rohde, PhD "Doc R" (@RodneyRohde) February 14, 2019
âïžthis out: https://t.co/Pw5oMvH3Ye
As hospitals try to cut back on #fluoroquinolone #antibiotic prescribing due to risk of #Cdiff & more, new @UM_IHPI study finds 1/3 of patients still receive them at discharge https://t.co/dgPvz9Eih6 via @umichmedicine @EurekAlert pic.twitter.com/H9foFf2i1Q
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) February 14, 2019
Decreased FQ use with FQ stewardship but still seeing high rates of use post DC -- Identifies need to target post-DC prescribing!https://t.co/BCjGeoI4HM
— UChicago ASP (@chicagoabx) February 14, 2019
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Associated with Enterovirus D68 in Children, Argentina
— Daniel Montero (@ndanmontero) February 14, 2019
Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 25, Number 3âMarch 2019https://t.co/Q3cvmeVQoj
Study: At-home #decolonization cuts #MRSA, other infections https://t.co/uMdmpcdyoZ #AMR #AntibioticResistance #AntimicrobialStewardship pic.twitter.com/vdngjfcPNm
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) February 14, 2019
@exceedhergrasp1@GemzME
— Nash Banker RT â endorsement (@follo_India) February 14, 2019
Infectious diseases (viral, bacterial) causing autonomic dysfunction - 2018 Research Studyhttps://t.co/r2JlZRMh1p
Infectious Diseases: Herbal Anise, The Natural Antibiotic Alternative With No Side Effects, Scientists Found https://t.co/l3bsIorpiM
— Chantel Martiromo (@_Woman_health) February 14, 2019
"Experts warn of a looming global #antibioticresistance crisis. But in many developing countries, the crisis has already hit." https://t.co/fzQXe4b0ng via @CNN
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) February 14, 2019
"The new inactivated VZV vaccines have the potential to prevent post-transplant infections"
— Javier Casas Ciria (@cientounero) February 14, 2019
Fatal disseminated visceral Varicella Zoster Virus infection in a renal transplant recipient. https://t.co/2RmdB4vAqA
Gammaherpesvirus 68 causes pulmonary fibrosis in STING gain-of-function mice @JVirology https://t.co/OFKq559clL pic.twitter.com/xeSIAR8OJZ
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 14, 2019
Great to hear the work @vigilanzcorp is doing with infection prevention, quality management, and antimicrobial stewardship. #HIMSS19 pic.twitter.com/Yz07vuSlj4
— John Lynn (@techguy) February 14, 2019
New Paper! ''Birth, Life, and Death of Infectious Diseasesâ: Charles Nicolle (1866â1936) and the Invention of Medical Ecology in France' by Pierre-Olivier MĂ©thot: https://t.co/nymqxnMuUB
— HPLS (@HPLSjournal) February 14, 2019
STEWARDSHIP / RESISTANCE: Postgrad #stewardship support; Global #antibiotic use in animals https://t.co/HuOAu7iK54 #AMR #AntibioticStewardship
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) February 14, 2019
Happy Valentine's Day! đ Please excuse our corny jokes about #antibiotics, #bacteria & #antibioticresistance đ. pic.twitter.com/J1BNpLIIJB
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) February 14, 2019
He says "... activity such as infectious agents, silicone, aluminium salts and others were associated with defined and non-defined immune mediated diseases..." And according to the CDC, aluminium hydroxide is an aluminium salt. https://t.co/CLJyCh1NP1
— Brent Melville (@FreeBeeCee) February 14, 2019
Have you or your loved one struggled with #antibioticresistance? Weâd like to hear from you: https://t.co/mSkiPvCnYF
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) February 14, 2019
Weâve become dangerously complacent about vaccines https://t.co/U5Vzhg5aPU via @torontostar #InfectiousDiseases #Measles #Outbreak #Immunisation #Vaccines #Pneumonia #Hepatitis #Meningitis #Blindness #Deafness #PublicHealthRisk
— Hyper Hygiene (@HyperHygiene) February 14, 2019
Novel regulation of mannitol and sorbitol utilization in Lactobacillus plantarum @AppEnvMicro https://t.co/w9qvkEbUb2 pic.twitter.com/fYl7yNcWWf
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 14, 2019
This pub in Winton speaks Infectious Diseases!#Queensland#AMR #antimicrobialstewardship #Longreach #QSAMSP pic.twitter.com/ROLks99aqZ
— Antibiotic Sommelier (@danielstefanski) February 14, 2019
The U.S. has been a key leader in the global fight against measles and other infectious diseases. Sign our petition to let those on Capitol Hill know that funding for global vaccine programs is important to you! https://t.co/UQ10lI6sva pic.twitter.com/wv8Ig9CZfL
— Shot@Life (@ShotAtLife) February 14, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated February 19, 2019 at 05:13 EST.