for Jul 04, 2020
Excited to share our article on #AntimicrobialStewardship & #COVID-19: how program activities can be repurposed, potential adverse consequences from this shift in attention & long-term implications for program building:https://t.co/RkMh2PTUGn @Payal_Patel @BronxASP pic.twitter.com/H7AEilpojJ
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) July 4, 2020
How Fauci and other experts deal with coronavirus risks in their everyday lives - @washingtonpost Simple advice from ID leaders. Can we all not do the same? https://t.co/Wz9ejIoySS
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 4, 2020
Those of us in #infectiousdiseases joke that it can be challenging for us to agree on things. If you read this article in the @washingtonpost that interviews 6 experts there are common themes amongst all of them in how they mediate their risk to #COVID19 https://t.co/FKbk3J4lyr
— Dr.Krutika Kuppalli (@KrutikaKuppalli) July 4, 2020
🚨 New article!
— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) July 4, 2020
Memes as teaching tools. You in or out? ...examples included 🤓 ...
🖋Written by a pharmacy student from U. of Pittsburg COP 🙌🏼
➡️ https://t.co/CLOMOacpM5 #MedEd #SOTL #Memes #Scrollandlearn pic.twitter.com/ZWg77I2uPP
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— Duncan Cooper (@duncancooper10) July 4, 2020
The current pandemic is a reminder threat of infectious diseases. Vaccination rates have fallen and the last thing we need is measles, flu or other outbreaks this winter, @NHSBfdCraven colleagues are working hard on catchup programmes - see......https://t.co/pmnBMXz8iR
Graph from the study: "Trends in Infectious Disease Mortality in the United States During the 20th Century“
— Uriel (@Urylle) July 4, 2020
-https://t.co/U9MQQgUvfF
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Also... according to this study, deaths due to infectious diseases began to increase in 1980 from 36 deaths per 100,000 to 65 deaths per 100,000 pic.twitter.com/VMI9WnTWs8
A sewage-based #coronavirus test could could pick up infection spikes up to 10 days earlier than with existing medical-based tests.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) July 4, 2020
Infected people shed viral material in their feces. Sampling #wastewater can narrow outbreak to small geographical areas.https://t.co/Vo481DWaDL
A new mutation of the #coronavirus may make the disease spread much faster, Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says.https://t.co/DlLpFpifHL
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 4, 2020
🔥WHO today accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms🔥. #COVID19 https://t.co/N4VEZsGu8z
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) July 4, 2020
A new mutation of the #COVID19 #coronavirus may make the disease spread much faster, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.https://t.co/DlLpFpifHL
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) July 4, 2020
As Americans learn to live with the coronavirus, many are struggling with decisions about which practices are safe or risky for them. Six public health/infectious diseases specialists speak about their own behavior choices. https://t.co/8sRcZAkG0x
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) July 4, 2020
Clinical features of #COVID19 and #influenza:
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) July 4, 2020
A comparative study on Nord Franche-Comte clusterhttps://t.co/apVm2GP7Jj #flu #fever #cough #diarrhea pic.twitter.com/zdkX46yXMa
South Africa reported its biggest single-day jump in #COVID19 cases, as hospitals across the country brace for an onslaught of patients.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) July 4, 2020
S. Africa had started to slowly reopen parts of the economy in the last couple of months.https://t.co/ae6Kpj23Ll #coronavirus
Apparent decrease in unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in US outpatient settings (2010-2015), more pronounced in pediatrics.
— Dr. Alicia (@aliciad3) July 4, 2020
Possibly linked to clearer guidelines for treatment of otitis media, #AntimicrobialStewardship efforts.
Peds to lead the way?https://t.co/VwNekLJRDA
How to design and run a clinical trial;
— Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone) July 4, 2020
-Pick a hot topic (#COVIDー19 obvs)
-Think of a catchy word - eg COAST
-Somehow make an acronym out of it (Covid Antimicrobial Stewardship Trial)
-Find money
-Do study (quickly)
-Press release
-Publish as preprint
-Tweet results
NEW retrospective cohort study @accpchest
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) July 4, 2020
Effect of antiviral therapy on the outcome of mechanically ventilated patients with HSV1 in BAL fluid
🔥Interesting🔥#IDTwitter https://t.co/hulyDTHaOv
Research indicates that many #COVID19 patients are being given #antibiotics to treat secondary bacterial infections associated with their illness—a move that is likely to fuel resistance. https://t.co/f4cKkPn1Ba
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) July 4, 2020
“We can look at it & say the death rate is lower than we have estimated. The severity of symptoms is lower than we estimated & the vast majority of people who were infected are going to do fine.” John Sanders, M.D., chief of infectious diseases https://t.co/Dx0jJ6sZS7
— Jennifer Margulis (@JenniferMarguli) July 4, 2020
Coronavirus cases on the rise in Georgia | @FOX5Atlanta Tonight there are 1,671 persons hospitalized in GA with #COVID19 four weeks ago 790. ICUs at 71% of capacity. #WearAMask please don’t get infected. https://t.co/yuKaWxvCuz
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 4, 2020
The number of confirmed #coronavirus cases in #Germany increased by 422 to 196,096, data from the Robert Koch Institute (@rki_de) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.https://t.co/7AgG6BaBNr
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) July 4, 2020
Investigator-initiated randomized controlled trials in infectious diseases: better value for money for registration trials of new antimicrobials https://t.co/3mGfJxRXSl
— Leonard Leibovici (@LeonardLeibovi1) July 4, 2020
“It’s like nothing else on Earth”...He previously endured dengue fever and malaria, and is on day 77 of COVID-19...He’s an infectious-diseases professor & leads renowned organization that reviews scientific evidence on preventing and treating infections. https://t.co/01IFbzD5DF
— mark thompson (@MarkTLive) July 4, 2020
Four Decades of HIV/AIDS — Much Accomplished, Much to Do | @NEJM A “must read” for all incoming #IDFellows a summary of the last 40 years of the HIV pandemic by none other than Tony Fauci & Cliff Lane. @Armstrws @RWalensky https://t.co/F3oHArbnUA
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 4, 2020
Covid-19 is not the only disease that can be avoided with better hygiene, face masks and social distancing. Learn how to stay safe from the flu, TB, meningitis, colds, and other infectious diseases.https://t.co/RRhA1435Is#Covid19 #coronavirus #infectiousdiseases pic.twitter.com/tmb3HCyGyJ
— Deborah Diane (@DeborahDian) July 4, 2020
Covid-19 is not the only infectious disease that can be kept from spreading by better hygiene, face masks and social distancing. Learn about how to stay safe from the flu, TB, meningitis, and other infectious diseases.https://t.co/1yYINQC6rx#Covid19 #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/YAq17k7Ot3
— Deborah Diane (@DeborahDian) July 4, 2020
We need to lockdown for Covid and not for flu because Covid is far more infectious (R0 ~2.7 compared with 1.3) and has a higher death rate (~1-2% compared with ~0.1%) https://t.co/TPVWAdDETa https://t.co/YbTwyrLs7a
— Marcus Chown (@marcuschown) July 4, 2020
Early Release - Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Secreting Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Complicating COVID-19 - Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC https://t.co/iHACMhxU1I
— Meera Unnikrishnan (@MeeraUnnikri) July 4, 2020
New letter says not to worry so much about inanimate objects, surfaces: Exaggerated risk of transmission of #COVID19 by fomites - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/xipsQXi7VZ
— Judy Stone (@DrJudyStone) July 4, 2020
Planning Minister @Asad_Umar visits newly constructed Isolation Center & Infectious Diseases Hospital along with Chairman @ndmapk Lt. Gen. Muhammad Afzal in Islamabad https://t.co/ua6ngRMKbG pic.twitter.com/9up6W7Os6r
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) July 4, 2020
tRNA Methylation Is a Global Determinant of Bacterial Multi-drug Resistance. https://t.co/15tZrpSkVG
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) July 4, 2020
I've updated my article on Changing Times about #hydroxychloroquine to include information about this paper and the one just published by Samia Arshad et al. in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://t.co/WPTU5ebt6u
— Annette Gartland (@netpoette) July 4, 2020
Syptom severity varies for many infectious diseases. For flu (influenza A), the proportion of 'asymptomatic' infections is generally believed to lie around 20%. I would expect it's higher for mild infections such as 'common colds'.https://t.co/GbV2jpueld
— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) July 4, 2020
SAFE TO FLY? The government’s top experts in infectious diseases criticized American Airlines’ decision to pack flights full while the #coronavirus outbreak continues to grow. https://t.co/bMXCFGTkVW
— Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman) July 4, 2020
South Africa battles #coronavirus and #tuberculosis (video)
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) July 4, 2020
Healthcare workers in South Africa worry that decades of hard won gains in the battle against tuberculosis will be lost due to a new focus on coronavirus.https://t.co/5p5fdDtnN9 #TB #COVID19
Using Social Media for Rapid Information Dissemination in a ... : Pediatric Critical Care Medicine https://t.co/KpykLp4QpZ. Great article by @SapnaKmd
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 4, 2020
👉Updated Estimates of Chronic Conditions Affecting Risk for Complications from #Coronavirus Disease, United States - Volume 26, Number 9—September 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC https://t.co/irHcvuoAMX via @CDCgov
— NEUMOAI (@neumoai) July 4, 2020
Thank you for all the congrats on my PhD thesis submission. It's an action plan to introduce antimicrobial stewardship in general practice. To help GPs safely reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing to decrease ab'ic resistance #AMR @NCAS_Aus @DGPMonash 1/2
— Lesley Hawes (@lesleyhawes4) July 4, 2020
#COVID19 has affected everyone incl. the lives of mental health services providers. Read the @Health24com article on how mental health practitioners have had to rethink & adapt how they provide mental health services. Read it here: https://t.co/Vl4nJWd4Ot #MentalHealthServices
— SADAG (@TheSADAG) July 4, 2020
Salam, the unroll you asked for: @AllanGarcs1: Um estudo, publicado no International Journal of Infectious Diseases, concluiu que a hidroxicloroquina… https://t.co/SGI14u9FEL See you soon. 🤖
— Thread Reader Unroll Helper (@UnrollHelper) July 4, 2020
Source: Internal Journal of Infectious Diseases https://t.co/2v21G4jSUz
— CNH (@CNH36) July 4, 2020
From International Journal of Infectious Diseases: "Treatment with hydroxychloroquine...was associated with reduction in COVID-19 associated mortality." Bottom line: HCQ works. Stop letting Dr. Fauci lie to you.https://t.co/5y4bzRYLB5
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) July 4, 2020
WHO: “These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalised COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care.” https://t.co/FrOawPd9QV
— Tim Lahey (@TimLaheyMD) July 4, 2020
#Lassa fever kills 2 in Ondo State, as Nigeria's 2020 death toll hits 218#LassaFever can occur through contact with excreta or urine of rodents; or contact with a probable or confirmed Lassa fever case within a period of 21 days of onset of symptomshttps://t.co/zsnhyeqzU5 pic.twitter.com/nnd2ZcR53I
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) July 4, 2020
A multi-center clinical investigation on invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infection in China, 2010-2017. https://t.co/t3qgYa7qh5
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) July 4, 2020
A very interesting perspective.
— Kevin Downes (@KevinJDownes) July 4, 2020
Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Critical Care Medicine | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/4ASndqOTfu
Discussion on ‘zoonoses-Infectious Disease of Animals Transmissible to Humans’ by Dr. Suresh Kumar, Sr Consultant Infectious Diseases Specialist at Apollo Hospitals Chennai, LIVE on FB page at 3 PM on 5th July.https://t.co/MyYZsqVuQZ#zoonoses #ApolloHospitals #FBLive #Chennai pic.twitter.com/ugt1pESRU5
— HospitalsApollo (@HospitalsApollo) July 4, 2020
Early Release - Rhabdomyolysis as Potential Late Complication Associated with COVID-19 - Volume 26, Number 10—October 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC https://t.co/FWey4lRfls via @CDCgov
— Delcos (@KokHoe4) July 4, 2020
The latest The antimicrobial stewardship Daily! https://t.co/vrXkyVJDbh Thanks to @ASP_Papers
— Abid Hussain (@MicrobLog_me_uk) July 4, 2020
The ‘#MPH #Infectious #Disease’ program provides a focussed understanding of infectious diseases including #microbiology principles, #publichealth, #epidemiology, #biostatistics, #nutrition, #immunology, #research methodology, #surveillance https://t.co/dK0SDcyYXN pic.twitter.com/THmsHHphZS
— James Lind Institute (@jliedu) July 4, 2020
More Fauci lies
— BEEHEMOTH ⏳ (@surveyorX) July 4, 2020
Coronavirus: Why Is Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Lying to Congress and the American People? https://t.co/VnFsXWzQBm (March 2020)
Association between mobility patterns and COVID-19 transmission in the USA: a mathematical modelling study - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/cZdioUUb2T
— Luis Zurita G. (@LuisZuritaG) July 4, 2020
SARS‐CoV‐2 and HIV Coinfection: Clinical Experience from Rhode Island, United States https://t.co/NQv4OLfBRb
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) July 4, 2020
Interesting article on rethinking #animalmodels: how we could use wildlife and domestic animals to get more robust information about #immunology and #infectiousdiseases.https://t.co/z8yUDLDH2h
— Alyce Mayfosh (@alycemayfosh) July 4, 2020
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