for Oct 24, 2020
As coronavirus cases surge across the US, the country needs to “double down” on public health measures, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. https://t.co/1UbNWdKarG pic.twitter.com/T6qHaZ51Ix
— CNN (@CNN) October 24, 2020
A state of art 🔥review article🔥 @bmj_latest
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) October 24, 2020
What we know about the virus
Virology, transmission, and pathogenesis and infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 #COVID19 #mustread https://t.co/oXSnLgrHJB pic.twitter.com/rlnPFTg4DW
So many Belgians are sick during the 2nd wave of the #coronavirus pandemic or quarantining that there aren't enough police on the streets, teachers in classrooms or medical staff in hospitals.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
Belgium’s infection rate is 5 times higher than in the US.https://t.co/QKXhgtPfL0
🔥🔥Excellent article🔥🔥 @AngelaHuttner
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) October 24, 2020
Dexamethasone and remdesivir: finding method in the COVID-19 madness. #COVID19 @LancetMicrobehttps://t.co/yYRp3GcBcM
NEW 🔥 @CMIJournal
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) October 24, 2020
Secondary Infections in Patients Hospitalized with #COVID19 : Incidence and predictive factors
Among 731 patients, a secondary infection was diagnosed (9.3%) https://t.co/cxYgnRHGoD
Schools have a large impact on R❗️
— Phoenix (@PhoenixNLer) October 24, 2020
The temporal association of introducing and lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 131 countries - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
https://t.co/rCwQX2TdQd
Vaccines reduce the spread of infectious diseases and even get rid of some altogether 💉
— Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) October 24, 2020
Since they were introduced, serious conditions such as polio and tetanus have become extremely rare in the UK.
Get more info ⬇️https://t.co/f1Ov6eU2WM pic.twitter.com/HQAlDpqmLs
On This Week in Microbiology: Black in Microbiology co-founders, survival of Deinococcus bacteria for 3 years in space, and an experiment that addresses the panspermia hypothesis for interplanetary transfer of life. https://t.co/FAMlu3Mn7f
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) October 24, 2020
“When a bug becomes smart enough to outwit all available #antibiotics, what started as a simple infection can overtake the human body and kill,” @sarafnovak writes of the growing threat of #antibioticresistance. https://t.co/grQT9L5Ve9 via @DiscoverMag
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) October 24, 2020
#Antimicrobials have been the “go-to” therapeutics for infectious diseases & infections & have saved millions of lives.
— impakterdotcom (@impakterdotcom) October 24, 2020
But there’s a problem. With use overtime, germs develop antimicrobial resistance—the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them.https://t.co/ajCT8qCbsQ
A "duration bundle"
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) October 24, 2020
1) shortened auto-stop date from 14 to 10 days,
2) duration guidelines for 48 indications,
3) campaign with a cute pill
-was associated with decreased antibiotic use and LOS in a pediatric hospital#IDWeek2020 https://t.co/tAG8dQan5U
👏@littlebugdrug pic.twitter.com/NsbdbgALsy
OK to use even if you think you’re “allergic” to penicillins, even though there is a 97% chance you’re not.#BeAntibioticsAware... It's #AntibioticAwarenessWeek! The antibiotic that best matches my personality is Cefazolin - Which antibiotic are you? https://t.co/hYA8aqrdW7
— Eric Macy (@EricMacyMD) October 24, 2020
Looking forward to hearing the techniques others are using to improve #antimicrobialstewardship during #COVID19
— Antibiotic angels@MFT (@antibioticangel) October 24, 2020
Sign up to learn more! @MGilchrist123 @raseaton66 @BSACandJAC https://t.co/RkkklSR1qb
5 critical steps you can take to protect yourself from coronavirus and other infectious diseases.https://t.co/OTKRQgTzqz
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) October 24, 2020
“The next job will be to monitor the safety of vaccines once they’re in widespread use. But the administration last year quietly disbanded the office with the expertise for exactly this job, merging it into an office focused on infectious diseases.”https://t.co/E6FU4BNC97
— Resistbot (@resistbot) October 24, 2020
As Peru grapples with 1 of the world’s worst #SARSCoV2 outbreaks, another virus is starting to raise alarm: #dengue.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
Country reported >35,000 cases this year, mainly in the Amazon. The rise comes amid an overall dip in new daily #coronavirus infections.https://t.co/WgOtb2jikZ
13 y/o prior exposed as part of an outbreak and tested negative at day 4. Then infected 12.
— Zain Chagla (@zchagla) October 24, 2020
Using rapid tests to come out of quarantine/travel restrictions isn't totally safe - and when to test needs to be considered if this strategy is used. https://t.co/fMjS3xRC2R
Handshake stewardship with hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery team associated with reduced broad spectrum antibiotic use, increased recommendation acceptance, and trend towards improved HAI rates #IDWeek2020 https://t.co/Q8ToWlgN3H
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) October 24, 2020
Look at these fantastic #Antibiotic Guardian badges available to youth groups who use the new @eBug_UK programme to teach children and young people about #Infection, #Hygiene, and #AntibioticResistance.https://t.co/Uhactn9EMz https://t.co/9mUQdbnW8X
— Dr Ryan Hamilton (@RyanPharmilton) October 24, 2020
Biofilm exacerbates antibiotic resistance: Is this a current oversight in antimicrobial stewardship? https://t.co/tIqb3tKydE
— David G. Armstrong (@DGArmstrong) October 24, 2020
Mask mandates may be tricky to enforce, but it might be time to call for them,the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said. https://t.co/R5F52x2Q7b #KAKEnews
— KAKE News (@KAKEnews) October 24, 2020
#COVID19 can affect the heart.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
The #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus has marked tropism for the heart & can lead to myocarditis, necrosis of its cells, mimicking of a heart attack, arrhythmias, & acute or protracted heart failure. https://t.co/81Ktawhwm7
In a large clinical study, #tocilizumab, an immune modulator long used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, showed it can save lives if given to critically ill #COVID19 patients within the first 2 days of being admitted to an intensive care unit. https://t.co/gFVq833vPT #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/rabgMEtzxi
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
As we get closer to a vaccine for #COVID19, we should expect to see renewed vocal resistance from the #antivax movement.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
Looking at the history of #antivaxx movements can help us understand why they can be so effective at capturing a popular following.https://t.co/4vXTpKo5Nx pic.twitter.com/WY7fRS1lJ4
A cross-sectional, multi-center survey describing the current state of ambulatory ASPs in a national cohort 🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) October 24, 2020
A fully functioning ASP reported ONLY in 7% of ambulatory practices Vs. 88% of inpatient institutions @EmilySpivak #IDTwitter #ofid https://t.co/Xh5jlXK7Mn pic.twitter.com/vQ82dr1yV9
"We can use a tailored intervention with social norms to simultaneously address over- and under-prescribing" #antimicrobialstewardship #AMR https://t.co/eUiG5QFxBn
— Eva Krockow (@EM_Krockow) October 24, 2020
Comparison of dalbavancin to standard of care for outpatient treatment of invasive Gram-positive infections. #IDTwitter #IJAA https://t.co/MLIaSfgqI0
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) October 24, 2020
A 56-year-old COVID-19 patient died while receiving treatment at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), reporting the 15th COVID-19 death in Sri Lanka, the Health Ministry said.https://t.co/dYuJNiC8ee
— DailyMirror (@Dailymirror_SL) October 24, 2020
The US reported >83,700 new #COVID19 cases on Friday, passing the last record of ~77,300 cases seen in mid-July.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
Amid the growing trend in cases, health experts are warning that the US could face a difficult winter.https://t.co/D7uPZllfSK #coronavirus
Challenges in #antibiotic stewardship and the risk of secondary bacterial infection to hospitalized patients threaten to worsen the #AMR crisis during the #COVID19 pandemic.https://t.co/jqvqZl2iJy
— Working to Fight AMR (@WeFightAMR) October 24, 2020
#AntibioticResistance is real, and it’s here – and the U.S. Senate is taking note. Show your support: https://t.co/OTjNnQU0hN
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) October 24, 2020
Outsmarting multi-drug resistance in uncertain times- an excellent review that illustrates value of peer review of educational resources- the many access pitfalls behind so called “ free resources “ - all that glisters is not gold” https://t.co/vHzi5niNO8
— Dilip Nathwani (@DilipNathwani) October 24, 2020
Health experts fear an outbreak of the #polio virus in the Americas during the #COVID19 pandemic due to a delay in vaccinations and surveillance, according to experts at @pahowho.https://t.co/493fJ7i60t
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
Nonpharmaceutical Measures for Pandemic Influenza in Nonhealthcare Settings—Personal Protective and Environmental Measures - Volume 26, Number 5—May 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC. Better read this. https://t.co/4Ze3JV23t7
— Dr Naomi Wolf (@naomirwolf) October 24, 2020
Our latest paper is out:
— Young Geriatricians (@YoungGeris) October 24, 2020
Detecting SARS-CoV-2 at point of care: preliminary data comparing loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | BMC Infectious Diseases | Full Text#academicgeris #carehome https://t.co/Epc8q6K1gK
Surgeons are red, psychiatrists are blue, and infectious disease doctors are the bluest of them all.
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) October 24, 2020
This 2016 NYT piece is making the rounds again. It may even underestimate the differences in world views 4 years later.
There's a reason for this.https://t.co/6N51kuDkSn pic.twitter.com/lrMrjwaxPR
The temporal association of introducing and lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 131 countries - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/8nq0xr6QTh
— Risto Kuosa (@risto_kuosa) October 24, 2020
Today is #WorldPolioDay and Polio has demonstrated, yet again, the value of a vaccine program to eradicate a serious illness. Vaccines are the best prevention we can offer our children against polio and other infectious diseases Read more on vaccines here https://t.co/q4aDJ0OXsx pic.twitter.com/MEx49jIr29
— NICD (@nicd_sa) October 24, 2020
NEW in #CID
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) October 24, 2020
✨Cell-based culture of SARS-CoV-2 informs infectivity and safe de-isolation assessments during #COVID19 ✨ https://t.co/EZRxQ3JwGR
#IDtwitter Check out our poster! Assessing Antimicrobial Stewardship Engagement among Frontline Oncology Nurses and Chartering a Path Forward #IDWeek2020 @BronxASP @RachelBartash @NoriPriya @kecowman https://t.co/P5JGb7A9kl
— Peggy Newman McCort (@menewm) October 24, 2020
Poster 241 at #IDWeek2020: Of >670k women w/ uncomplicated UTI, 47% of abx written for inappropriate agents, 76% for inappropriate durations. Excess durations > in rural locations. Follow-up tough when pts need to drive hrs to be seen. Role for telemedicine to assist stewardship?
— Michael Calderwood (@CalderwoodMD) October 24, 2020
Hi #IDWeek2020!!! ☑️ out poster #237: "Inpatient and d/c abx use for hospitalized patients growing MDR bacteria in urine cultures" by @JasonPBurnhamMD, @JHKwonDO ++
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) October 24, 2020
Pts w/ MDROs got prolonged abx courses-attractive target for #AntimicrobialStewardship? @IDWeek2020 @SHEA_Epi pic.twitter.com/113YbWOuHj
New research Article, published on #WorldPolioDay: Safety and immunogenicity of inactivated poliovirus vaccine schedules for the post-eradication era: a randomised open-label, multicentre, phase 3, non-inferiority trial https://t.co/Ff92201tZf
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) October 24, 2020
There has been a sharp rise in anti-science rhetoric in the US, mostly focused on vaccines & anti-#COVID19 prevention. Vaccine coverage has declined in the US, leading to #measles outbreaks in 2019. But now the anti-science movement has begun to globalizehttps://t.co/bWTncXWc3N pic.twitter.com/BYrrGBNqbm
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
.@IDWeek2020 A look at HIV, #COVID19 in America by Dr. Ada Adimora highlights the role of racism as a vector of infectious diseases https://t.co/ARzxOCyg9a "All policy is health policy"
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) October 24, 2020
Here's some reading for the "herd immunity" crowd. Note that smallpox has been around for approx 3,000 years but was eradicated via a vaccine, not herd immunity. The coronavirus is not 1 year old yet and there are only 'promising' vaccines on the horizon.https://t.co/tVgRzR9ujc
— Allan Westview - UBI Now-Austerity Kills 🥚🤖☮️ (@Westview_Al) October 24, 2020
More from #IDWeek2020 "What's Hot" session, a paper in @TheLancetHIV on islatravir https://t.co/IVxnk9sjDe discussed by Dr Benson.
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) October 24, 2020
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed the resumption of operations of motorcycle taxis after the House of Representatives approved the extension of a pilot study program.https://t.co/NMPT2y6t54
— Philstar.com (@PhilstarNews) October 24, 2020
Clinical practice guidelines on antibiotic use in dental pain by @Sudamonas and colleagues @AmerDentalAssn https://t.co/OAwRV2HMar#IDWeek2020
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) October 24, 2020
Tuning in to the "What's Hot" session at #IDWeek2020, here's @TheLancetInfDis baloxavir paper being discussed by Dr Auwaerter https://t.co/E3DMriO1Zj
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) October 24, 2020
New research shows an increase in #antibiotic use in VA hospitals from January to May, reversing a downward trend over the previous 5 years. https://t.co/FJtm2DJxOq @cvdall via @CIDRAP
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) October 24, 2020
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Associated With Antimicrobial Stewardship Among Veterinary Students: A Multi-Country Survey From Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan https://t.co/p6ESKMKm6a
— Folorunso Fasina (@fofasina) October 24, 2020
“When the AIDS epidemic appeared and starting killing healthy young adults in some of the wealthiest countries on the planet, it was clear our confidence in the control of infectious diseases was misplaced.” Learn more about the history of vaccines https://t.co/FswUz5pVjc pic.twitter.com/xypU4rnIEh
— Academy of Medical Sciences (@acmedsci) October 24, 2020
Research gaps in #antimicrobialstewardship: via @tinymuscles: We need less pre-post ASP hospital studies and short f/u studies, but more of pretty much everything else 😆 #IDWeek2020 pic.twitter.com/IUIAiIHaPZ
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) October 24, 2020
#COVID-19 The #Pandemic that Never Should Have Happened and How to Stop the Next One. #epidemiology @debmackenzie1 @HachetteBooks #infectiousdiseases #healthpolicy @covidexpertlist @FauciFan #virus #Healthhttps://t.co/EQK20OqlhO
— Cynthia Golembeski #Vote🗳 (@CAGolembeski) October 24, 2020
FM Why do you keep telling us on that that COVID-19 is a highly contagious and deadly virus, when the UK GOV stated this
— Jack Smythe (@JackSmythe18) October 24, 2020
Status of COVID-19
As of 19 March 2020, COVID-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) in the UKhttps://t.co/pDnIp1k1o1
The US is in the midst of one of the most severe surges of the #coronavirus to date, with more new cases reported across the country on Friday than on any other single day since the pandemic began.https://t.co/JPTz7jMy5r #COVID19
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) October 24, 2020
Median time to secondary infection 12 days (8.5 - 16.5) and PCT not predictive -> IPC and early stewardship interventions in #COVID19 essential to minimise this risk https://t.co/t6SgyTspYM
— andrew seaton (@raseaton66) October 24, 2020
The temporal association of introducing and lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 131 countries - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/4bv0j69KRF
— Mariana Telles (@MarianaPCTelles) October 24, 2020
Comparison of livestock-associated and community-associated Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity in a mouse model of skin and soft tissue infection. https://t.co/Pr5t55PSbX
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) October 24, 2020
New abstract at #IDWeek2020 highlights a discrepancy between regions and dental antibiotic prescribing by @Leanne_Teoh @wendythedentist @Sudamonas https://t.co/Nm67VROPzK pic.twitter.com/Uq39fJQQuo
— Brad Langford (@BRxAD) October 24, 2020
Avreglering. Så funkar det.https://t.co/ywZcMNvk2H
— Christian Munthe (@christianmunthe) October 24, 2020
Thank you to the #InfectiousDiseases doctors, #nurses, and all healthcare workers attending #IDWeek2020 for your work during the #COVID19 pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Resource Center for the latest COVID-19 research from @JAMANetwork journals https://t.co/QRbIOoNQ8w
— JAMA Network (@JAMANetwork) October 24, 2020
Dr. George Karam makes the case for using local #AntibioticResistance, risk factor analysis & clinical status to optimize initial empiric treatment for HABP/VABP. #IDWeek2020 https://t.co/5O3XynEDIR pic.twitter.com/xoitq9uQte
— Melissa Johnson (@IDPharmacist) October 24, 2020
Only testing can distinguish between #COVID-19 and #flu infections and identify virus coinfection https://t.co/aN0Kxxfmkb #StopTheSpread pic.twitter.com/e8VsoZ7Bia
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) October 24, 2020
From our October issue: The symbiotic relationship between #antimicrobial stewardship and diagnostic technology is becoming more evident.https://t.co/wWAsI1rasp
— ID News (@InfectDisNews) October 24, 2020
"The death rate "is still higher than many infectious diseases, including the flu," Horwitz says.Those who recover can suffer complications for months or even longer. "It still has the potential to be very harmful in terms of long-term consequences "https://t.co/Q33wazlOZd
— Miller (@millerfirst) October 24, 2020
Lots of discussions and questions around #influenza and #COVID19 - important info to share with the community! @SIDPharm @accpinfdprn @APhAASP @pharmacists @PIDSociety @ASHPOfficial https://t.co/bOafZpFv1uhttps://t.co/5Dd9K9x0EW
— Krutika Nitin Mediwala (@krutu8) October 24, 2020
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/3w2PBmzX8E
— Ronald K. Phillips (@Ariella09) October 24, 2020
#COVID19 is going to stay w/ us, & we've to live with it. Here @JAMA_current editor discuss w/ @harvardmed infectious diseases specialist about various aspects of #drugs & #vaccines. She is not interested in #remdesivir due to both ?efficacy & logistic https://t.co/FYyWDhiYhA
— Abu Shoyeb (@abushoyeb) October 24, 2020
@JustinTrudeau @gmbutts @fordnation @PattyHajdu @theJagmeetSingh
— TheCobourgKid (@TheCobourgKid) October 24, 2020
Perhaps it might be useful to let Inovio explain virtually demonstrate what it can do to wipe out conivirus and other infectious diseases https://t.co/eVvD29Vwlk
LOCAL IN-DEPTH: A look at major COVID-19 developments over the past week. #COVID19 cases & hospitalizations are again going up in GA. Please #WearAMask #WatchyourDistance #WashYourHands @ajc https://t.co/2FIH50SmR4
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) October 24, 2020
Utility of Proteomics in Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases Caused by RNA Viruses. https://t.co/q7ncJpQSTj
— Arbovirus News (@ArboNews) October 24, 2020
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated October 30, 2020 at 05:08 EST.