for Sep 12, 2020
Important figures from updated @bmj_latest article:Drug treatments for #COVID19 : living systematic review and network meta-analysis.
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) September 12, 2020
Figure below presents a summary of the effects of the interventions on the outcomes. https://t.co/xMS09vCVul pic.twitter.com/VuXezi5UlP
As coronavirus vaccine trials struggle to get minority participation, a group formed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has unveiled an ad campaign urging Black and Latino people to get involved. https://t.co/mH78szQ17Q
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 12, 2020
There are times when I just think, ‘I am so over this pandemic.’ It’s exhausting. You have to show up and be present. I tell myself that I’m not giving up and I won’t let this get the best of me. ” Aileen A. – Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacisthttps://t.co/OGGEyHn4mL pic.twitter.com/aTSodExPet
— Hennepin Healthcare (@HennepinHC) September 12, 2020
A superb special issue of Annals of Epidemiology on #COVID19 edited by @pssinatl with "must read" articles on the racial/ethnic disparities in COVID19 https://t.co/sE9ahZrNyI
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 12, 2020
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discussed public health and scientific challenges of COVID-19 at this week’s Harvard Medical Grand Rounds. Watch the recording here: https://t.co/KvNp3YMDVN pic.twitter.com/hrWWkbnTAz
— Harvard Medical School (@harvardmed) September 12, 2020
Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19:Serologic Testing https://t.co/VXveH64hHk pic.twitter.com/SYs7Af1R6a
— Ilan Schwartz MD PhD (@GermHunterMD) September 12, 2020
According to the CDC’s own journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, in May 2020: “Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza.” 🤡🤡🤡https://t.co/C3ZayBVRTE
— EpigeneticWhispereer or Bodhisattva In Training (@EpigeneticWhisp) September 12, 2020
#COVID19 is an apt example that infectious diseases are often “social issues with medical consequences”. Our study suggests that the evolution of the pandemic in the US is multifactorial and likely associated with sociodemographic factors and politics. https://t.co/g4fGdm1r8w
— Ahmad Mourad (@amouradmd) September 12, 2020
Cardiovascular MRI Findings in Competitive Athletes Recovering From COVID-19 Infection https://t.co/yXHayo7iI3 @JAMACardio 46% competitive college athletes recovering from mild or asymptomatic #COVID19 had findings of myocarditis or earlier myocardial injury on cardiac MRI.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 12, 2020
NEW🔥 @jpidsociety
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) September 12, 2020
Multicenter interim guidance on use of antivirals for children with #COVID19 /SARS-CoV-2 https://t.co/LXFQ8GqGe3 pic.twitter.com/S6Bni3UKKY
The authors argue that in REACT @WHO meta-analysis @JAMA_current
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) September 12, 2020
RECOVERY trial comprised 59% (n=1007)& it was suspected to exert most influence on the results of this meta-analysis
If we removed RECOVERY trial, mortality lower but not stat significant👇https://t.co/YrETwtb1LA https://t.co/jlRLeegTXs pic.twitter.com/YV4NZb5dcR
https://t.co/BZTVUgccwQ
— Mikaya Celest 💫 (@VoixCelest) September 12, 2020
1. Human expansion is moving agriculture closer to wild animal life
2. Increasing temps are supporting increased insect life
3. They are also thawing out areas and releasing old viruses
How does #COVID19 infect the body and how does our body’s immune system react to it?
— World Health Organization Western Pacific (@WHOWPRO) September 12, 2020
Infectious disease epidemiologist and @WHO technical lead for #coronavirus @mvankerkhove explains.
This is Ep 2 of WHO's #ScienceIn5 series.
For more episodes 👉 https://t.co/ga8aQO71yw pic.twitter.com/vxYhwBWtFI
What bats can teach us about developing immunity to #COVID19
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
Coronaviruses have been evolving in bats for 1000s or millions of yrs. A greater number of dangerous zoonotic diseases have spread to humans from bats than from all other mammals put together.https://t.co/SXIP90n9Wo
Anders Tegnell has voiced scepticism that masks will control Covid outbreaks
— 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕒 6% 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 🏴 (@MarissaNovetsky) September 12, 2020
"Sweden's infectious diseases expert noted countries with widespread mask compliance were still experiencing rising cases of coronavirus"👇👇😷 https://t.co/dy6NQYDFUw
This might assist https://t.co/aOHaLhqGzy also cut offs in pillar 2 lab now ct35 & across 3 genes so reducing late positives suggestive of “old virus”. we have been measuring the same population & are only counting people once so multiple swabs over time not counted. IT IS REAL https://t.co/jwNuclpOpx
— Susan Hopkins (@SMHopkins) September 12, 2020
#Parasites represent many of the known species on Earth & they can influence virtually every other free-living animal.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
Humans are host to ~300 types of parasitic worm, & ~ 1/3 of us are currently infected, whether knowingly or not, with >1 #Parasitehttps://t.co/2jvKoOGFOk
RSA Foundation, established by San Miguel Corporation President and COO Ramon S. Ang, to build a state-of-the-art hospital that will also specialize in research on infectious diseases sustainably-designed to operate efficiently during a crisis. https://t.co/sDo55hwVGt pic.twitter.com/R2mUPRQffM
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) September 12, 2020
Now is a really good time to redouble our efforts to reduce the transmission of #Coronavirus #covid19 R number in the UK goes the wrong side of 1... https://t.co/MF7YMilnzc
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) September 12, 2020
Bioremediation of malachite green dye by two bacterial strains isolated from textile effluentshttps://t.co/U6ZGKuOPAl #environment #microbiology #water #remediation
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
https://t.co/g8L3Y6CviH
— Stan Deresinski (@StanDeresinski) September 12, 2020
Read the Open Letter from Stanford SoM doctors and scientists regarding a scientific-based coronavirus response and the dismissal of falsehoods fostered by a former colleague and current Stanford University Hoover Institute fellow.
Update Alert 4: Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers | @AnnalsofIM https://t.co/z2a5Vh2rLf
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 12, 2020
Descriptive Analysis of Patients Living With HIV Affected with COVID19: @journalofaids https://t.co/8NLnF6hT3s. Another single center study showing basically more of the same, #COVID19 in PWH not that different than without HIV. @lfcollins_md
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 12, 2020
TOMORROW @ 3pm ET: Join us as we discuss COVID-19 and reinfection with @CDCgov health experts James T. Lee, MD, MSc & John Rossow, DVM, MPH. @CDCGlobal
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) September 12, 2020
Register: https://t.co/i0u2n6AMPh pic.twitter.com/YWsaIaGeUg
Early Release - Worldwide Effects of Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on Tuberculosis Services, Volume 26, Number 11—November 2020 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC @CDCgov Congrats Delia! #TB #COVID19 https://t.co/eYOE7VLIyo
— Yossi Av-Gay (@yossiavgay) September 12, 2020
Dormant Plasmodium falciparum parasites in human infections following artesunate therapy | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/BYW3QbSRxO
— onisillos sekkides (@onisillos) September 12, 2020
Methylprednisolone as Adjunctive Therapy for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 (Metcovid): A Randomised, Double-Blind, Phase IIb, Placebo-Controlled Trial | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic https://t.co/Y1HCKpj056
— 萩野@日曜は平日出来ない仕事をする日🙄 (@Noboru_Hagino) September 12, 2020
Poor home hygiene contributing to #antibioticresistance, warn global hygiene experts.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
Good hygiene contributes to the fight against #AMR by preventing infection & preventing person to person spread of infections which are antibiotic resistant.https://t.co/weukVYQ5yM pic.twitter.com/vNwvNj2bVT
With loss of taste and smell being the only telltale symptom of COVID-19, determining whether an illness is seasonal influenza or COVID-19 is going to be challenging, says IDSA spokesperson Dr. Arnold Monto, FIDSA in a new interview with @washingtonpost. https://t.co/FS9RIZ8ppm
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) September 12, 2020
Top story: COVID-19 and the Path to Immunity | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network https://t.co/NBPIg11jK6, see more https://t.co/CpGiFuOOYd
— Interasma (@Interasma) September 12, 2020
Fauci, the outspoken director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the United States was starting the flu season with a high baseline of around 40,000 new cases a day and deaths are averaging around 1,000 daily.
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) September 12, 2020
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The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine recently released a free, first-of-its-kind handbook on antimicrobial stewardship for companion animal veterinary clinics. Check it out. https://t.co/eUbhCOpfbv
— dvm360.com (@dvm360) September 12, 2020
Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis | The BMJ https://t.co/ZMR9iflMn2
— Jason Trubiano 🆔 (@TrubianoJason) September 12, 2020
France reported 10,561 new #coronavirus cases in the past 24 hrs, a new daily record as the number was >10,000 for 1st time.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
The rise led the gov't to outline additional measures to avert a return to the general lockdown put in place earlier in the year.https://t.co/sPJ1sTdCOc
In a new letter to @SecAzar, IDSA & @PIDSociety express support for new @HHSgov policy which would allow pharmacists to vaccinate children, but stress the need to connect children with comprehensive pediatric care: https://t.co/zUnD7T1yOw
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) September 12, 2020
New research Article: Safety and immunogenicity of co-administered #hookworm vaccine candidates Na-GST-1 and Na-APR-1 in Gabonese adults: a randomised, controlled, double-blind, phase 1 dose-escalation trial https://t.co/IoheVJ5g9S
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) September 12, 2020
Exposure to warm T (34 °C) increases bone strength, while preventing loss of bone density typical of #osteoporosis.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
This phenomenon can be replicated by transplanting #microbiota of mice living in warm environment to mice suffering from osteoporosis.https://t.co/A60gpXMIBw
“More and more, as we get through this pandemic, we’re going to see #antimicrobialresistance raise its ugly head,” @IDSAInfo president warns. https://t.co/mbLcit24Kt
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) September 12, 2020
Kayla M. Socarras, MS @DrexelUniv | Global Species Level Characterization of Tick-borne Diseases within Ixodes pacificus via MCSMRT Full Length 16s rRNA Microbiome Analysis. #ILADS2020 https://t.co/FynH8oTvV4
— LymeDisease.org (@Lymenews) September 12, 2020
Why a #COVID19 vaccine that is only 50% effective could still help to stop the pandemichttps://t.co/eTXCmNyr4C #coronavirus #SARSCoV2
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
Here you go!Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae is our first superbug, learn about it here#superbugsunday #antimicrobialresistance #AMR #antimicrobialstewardship #superbugs #antibioticresistance #microbialresistance
— ASPIC Club -YCM Chapter (@aspic_ycm) September 12, 2020
#carbapenemresistant #enterobacteriaceae
by: Shrsyas H K pic.twitter.com/LZRPebMrYf
Factors associated with antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute conditions: an umbrella review across primary care and a systematic review focusing on primary dental care. https://t.co/Du5f3BiYrU
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) September 12, 2020
What is happening in Aruba?
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) September 12, 2020
Around 1 in 1500 diagnosed a day for over a month. Population 115K but this is a persistently high outbreak.
Confirmed cases per 1 millionhttps://t.co/kHGSJ9S6xS pic.twitter.com/ZMRs3fH014
Challenge of drug resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: clonal spread of NDM-1-positive ST-308 within a tertiary hospital. https://t.co/MbqMfqTdgr
— AntibioticResistance (@AntibioticResis) September 12, 2020
Every Body Counts: Measuring Mortality From the COVID-19 Pandemic @AnnalsofIM https://t.co/gS2gxDrPc1 "he true number of deaths resulting from #COVID19 , both directly and indirectly, is likely to be much higher".
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) September 12, 2020
Drastic action is justified for #COVID19: ‘by the time it looks serious, it is too late’. ‘ if we waited until deaths rose to react to an infection rise then by that time ...the outbreak would be bigger’https://t.co/UkTRBNE45a
— Laura Piddock (@LauraPiddock) September 12, 2020
State-of-the-art study @CellCellPress describing the immunology of #MISC vs. #Kawasaki disease vs. #SARSCoV2 infection in children. Much needed work and strongly recommended read. @BrodinPetter #PedsID #IDTwitter https://t.co/4Sh2Mn06af pic.twitter.com/jckrxMgNJ2
— Christina Koutsari 🦠💊👩🏻⚕️ (@christinakouts3) September 12, 2020
China managed C19 better than anyone, including the Swedes. Look at their collective effort here.
— 🏛️ Kelvin Bishop 🏛️ (@KelvinBSP) September 12, 2020
How did China build Huoshenshan Hospital in a short time?
1,000-bed hospital specializing in infectious diseases, to be built in only ten days.https://t.co/SyTH33fw0J
Factory farming and live animal markets are fuelling the rise in infectious diseases. Please sign petition to Boris Johnson asking him to end factory farming: https://t.co/TpWCqTnpAg 🦠 #covid19 #SwineFlu #govegan #pandemic #factoryfarm #animallovers #foodshare #animalrights pic.twitter.com/BPT0507rIH
— Rachael Howkins (@Rachael57354278) September 12, 2020
New fund stimulates the ailing antibiotic pipeline - The Lancet Infectious Diseases https://t.co/AGJVfpIhkt
— Ayman Grada, MD, MHA (@AymanGradaMD) September 12, 2020
Time to antibiotic administration and patient outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia: results from a prospective cohort study - ScienceDirect https://t.co/l0ZsGLft12
— Aurélien Dinh (@aurdinh) September 12, 2020
Watching a great talk by Dr. Wesley Long on rapid diagnostics in clinical microbiology. Make sure to match testing with antimicrobial stewardship actions @ASCP_Chicago #ASCP2020 pic.twitter.com/sANbuqXB2H
— Aaron Odegard (@odie0222) September 12, 2020
Incorrect. “Vaccination has greatly reduced the burden of infectious diseases. Only clean water, also considered to be a basic human right, performs better” https://t.co/cU0zQvXK6B
— Vicki Allen Crabb (@crabb_vicki) September 12, 2020
An infectious diseases researcher says the study in Utah definitively shows the potential for transmission to family members. https://t.co/H8EYHi7oSf
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) September 12, 2020
Does the #hygienehypothesis apply to #COVID19 susceptibility?https://t.co/LpXMzSti27 #socialdistancing #coronavirus #lockdown
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) September 12, 2020
Getting a #flu #vaccine is more important than ever during the 2020-2021 flu season to protect yourself, your family, and your community https://t.co/OBAB0ZNw0Q via @CDCgov #FightFlu pic.twitter.com/NsKPP3CPLs
— NFID (@NFIDvaccines) September 12, 2020
These simple steps can help keep COVID-19 and other infectious diseases like the flu from spreading. How to clean and disinfect like a pro: https://t.co/SLeSiigbn8 pic.twitter.com/8f4MeH1GuW
— Kaiser Permanente CO (@KPcolorado) September 12, 2020
This #WorldSepsisDay, read CDC’s new Safe Healthcare Blog by Dr. Denise Cardo to learn what @CDC is doing to fight #sepsis in these unprecedented times. https://t.co/KHH88Vcj22
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) September 12, 2020
Updates on antiviral treatment of children with COVID-19 from the top experts @KatieChiotos @MariNakamura and many others from #PedsID now out in @jpidsociety
— Kevin Downes (@KevinJDownes) September 12, 2020
Multicenter interim guidance on use of antivirals for children with COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 https://t.co/JeXUwdTK1l
An infection control team and members of an antimicrobial stewardship program team up to reduce incidence of C. diff.https://t.co/7PrCvSLfS0 pic.twitter.com/Y9wTeAWQTL
— ICT Magazine (@ICT_magazine) September 12, 2020
ICYMI: New guidance out from @IDSAInfo on #antibiotic prescribing for hard-to-treat resistant infections. https://t.co/ge9f7N7Xs5
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) September 12, 2020
It's not only a bad strategy for COVID in a vacuum, it's compounded by estimates for lock down related deaths which are now estimated 2+ million globally, just for other infectious diseases (no cancer, etc) No one bothers to do a cost benefit analysishttps://t.co/ZaA0tGbPkd
— SH (@ScottHansen04) September 12, 2020
Are you or your team planning activities for World Sepsis Day? Check out the Australian Sepsis Network website which has links to resources and toolkits. We need a whole healthcare system approach. We are not there yet...https://t.co/dDsWGSZbSz#ThinkSepsisActFast pic.twitter.com/YQ5IQzRyuO
— NCAS_Australia (@NCAS_Aus) September 12, 2020
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated September 19, 2020 at 05:08 EST.