for Jun 19, 2019
Our article on the non profit future of Abx now published in NEJM. More is coming, but this is a good start to a new dialogue.
— Brad Spellberg (@BradSpellberg) June 19, 2019
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics — Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future? | NEJM https://t.co/Mr8jF2tbQ6
Q: With better hygiene, sanitation and clean water, is there still a need for #vaccination?
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 19, 2019
A: Good hygiene, sanitation, clean water, and nutrition are insufficient for stopping the spread of infectious diseases https://t.co/40aVAP9cAT #VaccinesWork #wmonitor pic.twitter.com/G6aoAxadqm
"Scientists studying the ancient ruins of #Catalhöyük, in modern #Turkey, found that its inhabitants - 3,500 to 8,000 people at its peak - experienced #overcrowding, infectious #diseases, #violence and #environmental problems."https://t.co/bQj6kHpmGr via @OhioStateNews
— Jens Notroff (@jens2go) June 19, 2019
You can watch today's NCAS Journal Club webinar here. Prof. Karin Thursky, NCAS & @Guidance_Group director, spoke on the topic - 'Australia in antimicrobial stewardship: leader or laggard?' (Antimicrobials 2019 plenary talk) - https://t.co/YxNNVnVfpB pic.twitter.com/cvyPbg1cO7
— NCAS_Australia (@NCAS_Aus) June 19, 2019
Excited to share our article on the Effectiveness of Formulary Restriction at an Academic Medical Center in @AJICJournal! The approach we used may be of interest to other stewards; first author = @VCUHealth medical student. Full article here: https://t.co/bICM5bQWwh pic.twitter.com/dKGQs83YAW
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) June 19, 2019
I’m so thrilled for Eric Rubin, chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at @HarvardChanSPH, who was just named the new editor-in-chief of @NEJM and #NEJM group. https://t.co/KGKFfm72pz
— Michelle Williams (@HarvardChanDean) June 19, 2019
Antibiotic resistance has spread widely among pathogenic E. coli strains via natural environmental channels @AppEnvMicro https://t.co/0oWvImw1bT pic.twitter.com/XBozpvZ0EY
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 19, 2019
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— FutureLearn (@FutureLearn) June 19, 2019
Would highly encourage you to check out these webinars from @gardp_amr regarding antimicrobial R&D. Great content from world experts but presented in understandable way (even for me). @PrecisionAbxLab @SIDPharm @accpinfdprn https://t.co/DOdqqZm7LB
— Eric Wenzler (@TheIDApprentice) June 19, 2019
Super timely & helpful review article regarding efficacy data for bactrim, clindamycin, doxycycline, and minocycline for MRSA PNA in @AnnPharmacother https://t.co/PPDbbiEfIl pic.twitter.com/yLkmc8DsJZ
— Monica Mahoney (@mmPharmD) June 19, 2019
'In the face of slow progress, WHO offers a new tool & sets a target to accelerate action against antimicrobial resistance' #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/RpmVYl4LUn
— Antibiotic Action (@TheUrgentNeed) June 19, 2019
A quick new Reflections post on the concerning data emerging from an early and severe-looking flu season in Aus: It (the flu) came from the desert #influenza #flu #vaccine #flushot https://t.co/iglcJazQso
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) June 19, 2019
MRSA?... I am going with... wait for it... Ticagrelor!!!!
— Bug Pharmacist (@IDstewardship) June 19, 2019
...Not really ...but can you believe this is actually a thing????https://t.co/PYF4p6sNrn pic.twitter.com/aafRXwBXAP
NEW🔥🔥 in @NEJM @TravisBNielsen & @BradSpellberg
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) June 19, 2019
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics — Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future? #IDtwitter #DISARM #medtwitter
Sales of Antibiotics Approved since 2009.👇Via @BradSpellberg https://t.co/bx2gOZ8J39 pic.twitter.com/tSYjcNLuQC
The research of WashU neurologist Beau Ances is featured on the July cover of the Journal of Infectious Diseases: https://t.co/UvjtsJaojS
— Washington U. Med (@WUSTLmed) June 19, 2019
Dr. Ances & colleagues used a tau PET tracer to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. Check it out 👇 pic.twitter.com/2IMLX99Xpq
The Lipid A 1-phosphatase, LpxE, functionally connects multiple layers of bacterial envelope biogenesis @mbiojournal https://t.co/4FBeliQKSw pic.twitter.com/aYFnYcySnu
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 19, 2019
Outpatient settings account for over half of all U.S. dollars spent on #antibiotics. To enact more effective #stewardship programs, we must better understand prescribing practices nationwide: https://t.co/MKb3D1mzqT
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) June 19, 2019
WHO Launches Campaign to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance; Most Countries Fail to Report Aggregate Drug Use https://t.co/Vj6BfUdlWX
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) June 19, 2019
This backward step against infectious diseases is very frustrating and unnecessary: Low trust in vaccines 'a global crisis' https://t.co/PJE4M5e6HC
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) June 19, 2019
"By combining digital epidemiology and rapid microbiological diagnostic tools, we may be entering a new era to understand and control the risk of hospital-acquired infection with multidrug-resistant bacteria.” https://t.co/uISYxQQqQ6 #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) June 19, 2019
Evaluation of an in vitro model with a novel statistical approach to measure differences in bacterial survival of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli on an inanimate surface https://t.co/5UbMMbtzIK #aricjournal
— Vdbroucke-Grauls (@ChristinaGrauls) June 19, 2019
Thursday, 1pm Moscone 205/206 South #iCubateMDx Workshop #ASMmicrobe Meet Katie Heflin, PhD; Paul Granato, PhD; Carter Wells & Fran White. #ASM #iCubateMDx #MDx @ASMicrobiology #bloodstreaminfection #antimicrobialstewardship #biotech #syndromic
— iCubate MDx (@iCubate) June 19, 2019
Details: https://t.co/AuvPUh4EGv pic.twitter.com/W0OGHBMdh1
Register for next week's webinar on antimicrobial stewardship and C. diff where @SaintAnthonyHos will share its experience on practical implementation of a comprehensive antimicrobial stewardship program. Registration is free for all GLPP members. https://t.co/l8nUcql1YK pic.twitter.com/nPnVrArqnk
— MHA Keystone Center (@MHAKeystoneCtr) June 19, 2019
.@WHO has launched a global campaign for its “AWaRE” tool, which encourages policymakers, health workers & prescribers to adopt responsible antibiotic practices. Learn more & find out how you can get involved: https://t.co/qcqK07aKUP#DISARMSuperbugs #AntimicrobialResistance
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) June 19, 2019
Low trust in #vaccination is 'a global crisis'.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 19, 2019
Public mistrust of #vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases, according to the biggest global study into attitudes on immunization.https://t.co/Sv5gUlZ969 pic.twitter.com/hzCatpIGAJ
The business model for antibiotics has crashed, leaving a broken market and a stagnant pipeline. “In my 20 years, I have never seen it any worse than this,” says @Tetraphase COO Larry Edwards. https://t.co/wtqR9ynXJJ @RobertLangreth via @ThinkAdvisor
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) June 19, 2019
'Tropheryma whipplei has been detected in 3.5% of the blood culture-negative cases of endocarditis in Spain. In this study, data suggests that shorter antimicrobial treatments could be effective' #JACNews https://t.co/Frj3DBr5yz
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) June 19, 2019
The June issue of ISAC's quarterly journal, the Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, is now available!https://t.co/RWfF15rSFN#JGAR #AntibioticResistance #AntimicrobialResistance #InfectiousDiseases #Global #Antimicrobial pic.twitter.com/vtK3Z485Na
— ISAC (@ischemo) June 19, 2019
Register today for our June 26th #webinar - #Procalcintonin: Antimicrobial
— LabRoots (@LabRoots) June 19, 2019
Stewardship in the ED #ER. CE Credits will be available! AntimicrobialResistance #AntibioticStewardship #PioneeringDiagnostics #DiagnosticIsPower #PCTGuidedTherapy ##Webinar https://t.co/OioKr0jvQB pic.twitter.com/pkkOFEPg01
ANP32A and ANP32B are the motors of the influenza virus polymerase machinery @JVirology https://t.co/cAzWbZBIjJ pic.twitter.com/v5n1ydnoyz
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 19, 2019
Great collaboration here at @UVA. So many possibilities in this exciting time. #Machine Learning and #InfectiousDiseases @SSyedResearch et al. https://t.co/shETYCi6xd A link to the Manuscript is embedded in the article. @UVADSI@UVAEngineers @UVA_ID
— GIDI (@GIDIuva) June 19, 2019
The crazy thing is that some pharmacies still charge the old high price, because they can. This is for 20 tablets (a 10-day supply).https://t.co/h9qV61TXn4 pic.twitter.com/LYXDb3256p
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) June 19, 2019
At the #AfOxFORA @George_Warimwe explained how his team at @KEMRI_Wellcome in Kenya have successfully developed a multi-species vaccine for Rift Valley fever – and how this could work for other infectious diseases, such as Ebola. Watch here: https://t.co/VkHgftjo0U
— AfOx (@Africa_Oxford) June 19, 2019
Public mistrust of vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases, warn experts. Vaccines: Low trust in vaccination 'a global crisis' https://t.co/2AonVOqmXR
— DrZaf (@sportsdrzaf) June 19, 2019
First research abstract as a solo practitioner accepted to @IDWeek2019 ! Proud of our @MUSChealth team for spending countless hours on this build! Shout out to @Brian_Raux for sitting with me at the kids' table! #IDWeek2019 #antimicrobialstewardship #CDStools
— Krutika Nitin Mediwala (@krutu8) June 19, 2019
A difference in types of T-cell-dependent type I IFN immunity for different Cryptococcus species suggests a possible mechanism by which HIV infection may select against C. gattii but not C. neoformans @mbiojournal https://t.co/LhaS8qHcnK pic.twitter.com/MRUH7vlmKw
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) June 19, 2019
Hubs just sent me @LarryOConnor's fantastic interview w/ Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIH NIAD (National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases) from April on the MD measles outbreak. Fauci is his boss & he's beloved my the science community. LISTEN: https://t.co/qXg7HBJ1AE
— Vanessa Santos (@VanessaOblinger) June 19, 2019
Our study of >140.000 people shows that the world is taking a step #backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable #infectiousdiseases. #vaccineswork #globalcrisis @BMG_Bund https://t.co/nMgSgTvLUL
— Caroline Schmutte (@CaSchmutte) June 19, 2019
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics — Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future? | NEJM https://t.co/qG285FoBLk
— David Paterson (@davidantibiotic) June 19, 2019
.@BBCNews has today reported that low trust in vaccines is a "global crisis": https://t.co/tIYFA6i9Yf
— Meningitis Research (@M_R_F) June 19, 2019
Misinformation and mistrust of vaccines means we're at risk of taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases - such as meningitis.
Alarming levels of public mistrust revealed by largest study into attitudes on #immunization. Check data per country here:
— Jim Johnson (@JimWJohns) June 19, 2019
https://t.co/8ouI64JA5I What’s going so wrong in France? It’s a step back in fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases #VaccinesSaveLives
Going to re up an article I wrote nearly 5 years ago "Acute #Encephalitis Syndrome Outbreaks in India – an ongoing puzzle". Particularly heartbreaking given the current situation in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Same problem, same solutions. https://t.co/RitEWeXNze
— Ronan Kelly (@RonanKelly13) June 19, 2019
Dental antibiotic resistance - an evolving agenda. Come hear about dental antimicrobial stewardship toolkits from around the world - and looking forward to hearing other share their experiences from around the world. @IADR @agnihotryanirud @fdiworlddental @leedsdentistry pic.twitter.com/F0qHMFI9hB
— Wendy Thompson (@wendythedentist) June 19, 2019
Even for healthcare workers, the efficacy of influenza vaccines in preventing disease is markedly overrated and over-estimated.
— Peter Collignon (@CollignonPeter) June 19, 2019
We have lots of great vaccines eg measles. We need an influenza vaccine of similar 90% efficacy if we are going to push it. https://t.co/fm2rSXC7LO
Urban wildlife may add to #antibiotic resistance threat https://t.co/XTGjP3JzVo #AMR #AntibioticStewardship #Nairobi pic.twitter.com/qJ0hpyqvYw
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) June 19, 2019
'Public mistrust of #vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable #InfectiousDiseases, warn experts.' @BBCWorld #GlobalHealth https://t.co/t6E80Qmq4s
— Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (@RSTMH) June 19, 2019
As part of our #antimicrobialstewardship project, we have had community consultative meetings to understand their views on #AntimicrobialResistance @CW_Pharmacists @FlemingFund @THETlinks @MakSPH @NTUSocSciences @MinofHealthUG @BucksHealthcare #CwPAMS pic.twitter.com/QHQDaW9sHj
— Grace B. Lubega (@lubegaluv) June 19, 2019
Low trust in vaccines 'a global crisis' : Public mistrust of vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases https://t.co/fkG5ZBqA6h
— john williams (@wi_john) June 19, 2019
Public mistrust of vaccines means world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases! #VaccinesWork @MoHFW_INDIA @ForChildHealth @UNICEFIndia https://t.co/27ODBp4Gh5
— Vaccinate4Life (@Vaccinate4Life) June 19, 2019
Very interesting article today BBC News - Vaccines: Low trust in vaccination 'a global crisis' https://t.co/4o89i9F9Hn. To understand more sign up for the free BSAC e-learning course https://t.co/sBgd4BDG0Z
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) June 19, 2019
Fantastic to meet with the fab #CwPAMS team at UHAS earlier today ahead of their visit from partners from @uclh @ekpoks @2011YJ We are excited to see the collaboration in action to strengthen #AntimicrobialStewardship and #keepantibioticsworking ! pic.twitter.com/9KiR8T4nWj
— CPA (@CW_Pharmacists) June 19, 2019
Oh boy. Research study: One fifth (20%) of surveyed consumers said they would expect the doctor to prescribe antibiotics for a cold or flu, while 17% of surveyed consumers would ask a doctor to prescribe antibiotics. https://t.co/qIKwK2ZA5C #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) June 19, 2019
#AMRConf2019NL dives into Virtual Reality to take Ministers to hospitals in Jakarta and the Utrecht to see how antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs are mitigating #AMR @Wellcome_AMR @CIDRAP_ASP @_Jeremy_Knox @CMO_England @MirfinM @reactgroup @ESGAP_ABS pic.twitter.com/ZJhPPfbic7
— Marc Mendelson (@SouthAfricanASP) June 19, 2019
Monkeypox in Israel
— Oren Kobiler (@OrenKobiler) June 19, 2019
Diagnosis of Imported Monkeypox, Israel, 2018 - Volume 25, Number 5—May 2019 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC https://t.co/MxmVsIa2Se via @CDCgov
The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID) and @CDCgov are inviting submissions for a thematic supplement on injection drug use-related infections. Interested? Submit your abstract no later than midnight July 15. https://t.co/2AX7MV5MKe #IDSAJournals #JInfectDis pic.twitter.com/6vLVOpBqgf
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) June 19, 2019
This seems super hopeful and very clever. https://t.co/U9sQJEYAu9 #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) June 19, 2019
@Sue_Bowler4 presenting her journey and successes as the first Antimicrobial Stewardship & Microbiology Specialist Nurse at @TeamNUH at #HISDontpanic conference in Manchester today. Well done Sue! pic.twitter.com/mn5MxeQTeV
— NUH Infection (@NUH_Infection) June 19, 2019
#AI has the potential to revolutionize the way we can diagnose and treat infectious and non-infectious diseases. I am so proud that the @NovartisFDN is collaborating with @Microsoft to make this a possibility. @lesoir https://t.co/UDsaH8CWHx pic.twitter.com/hPglXYoziv
— Ann Aerts (@AnnAertsNF) June 19, 2019
@Sue_Bowler4 from @nottmhospitals on the role of sending correct samples and the diagnostic laboratory in antimicrobial stewardship. Great work to reduce sample rejection #HISDontpanic @HIS_infection pic.twitter.com/TB1t87ITao
— Chris Lynch (@LynchMicro) June 19, 2019
Public mistrust of vaccines means the world is taking a step backwards in the fight against deadly yet preventable infectious diseases https://t.co/xDXYcpIKHq
— Prof. Tom Crick (@ProfTomCrick) June 19, 2019
Antimicrobial, Biofilm Inhibitory and Anti-infective Activity of Metallic Nanoparticles Against Pathogens MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01. https://t.co/NpHR10Dili
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) June 19, 2019
79% of people around the world agree that vaccines are safe.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) June 19, 2019
But people in wealthy countries are more likely to disagree: ~60% of people in western Europe agree that #vaccines are safe, compared with 97% of people in Bangladesh.https://t.co/RBqY7OCl9z pic.twitter.com/hrdFcz78pq
Vaccines are one of out most important tools as we work to #StopSuperbugs. But in some countries such as France and Japan vaccine safety is being called into question.
— AMR at Wellcome (@Wellcome_AMR) June 19, 2019
Find out more on global public attitudes to health and science 👉 https://t.co/GgMma7ls34 pic.twitter.com/FW75lbyLD3
#OnThisDay Ernst Boris Chain was born in Berlin 1906.
— RoyalSocietyMedicine (@RoySocMed) June 19, 2019
He was one of the recipients of @NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 1945 for "the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases."
👉 https://t.co/zkJarDLb6E
Source: @NobelPrize
Evidence-based, theory-informed tools by @wendythedentist to combat overuse of antibiotics. A thoughtful, thorough approach. @Zbys #AntibioticResistance #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #antibiotics pic.twitter.com/8aT2T1jgG0
— Anirudha Agnihotry (@agnihotryanirud) June 19, 2019
The Oliver Lab (@TGOliver2) is looking for a #postdoc! This is your chance to do amazing work in the science of #tumor #immunology investigating the role of the tumor immune microenvironment in #lungcancer. https://t.co/brvmi7mXmP #ECRchat #PhdChat #AcademicTwitter #ScienceJobs pic.twitter.com/jcIr3C9hYi
— UofU3i (@UofU3i) June 19, 2019
Whether you are preparing to send kids to #SummerCamp, planning summer #travel, or you have a child heading to college, keeping your kids up-to-date on recommended #vaccines is important https://t.co/0AMRa4oJ5m pic.twitter.com/URtGLxGcPD
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) June 19, 2019
A medical and a vet student called for the mainstreaming of #antimicrobialstewardship and the #OneHealth into medical and veterinary education. Deputy PM & Minister of Agriculture of #Netherlands @carolaschouten said she will discuss it with the Minister of Education. pic.twitter.com/egsHf5WREt
— Haileyesus Getahun (@haileygetahun) June 19, 2019
Georgetown infectious diseases and epidemiology expert Seble G. Kassaye, MD, MS, is the principal investigator of the DC branch of the national Women’s Interagency HIV Study, which tracks women infected with HIV: https://t.co/ysOe36XAUN pic.twitter.com/oLkGCeZNNB
— GU Medical Center (@gumedcenter) June 19, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated June 25, 2019 at 05:15 EST.