for Feb 05, 2019 through Feb 11, 2019
🔥🔥NEW! January is over, did you miss anything? Here is our monthly top NEW articles in the fields of antimicrobial stewardship & infectious Diseases from @IDstewardship & I 📲https://t.co/m8xyIJIpCA pic.twitter.com/v60p2Bvp9q
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 7, 2019
Call for applications for the creation of new junior groups (G5s): This #call for proposals focuses on the 3 topics:
— Institut Pasteur (@institutpasteur) February 8, 2019
▪ Emerging infectious diseases
▪ Antimicrobial resistance
▪ Brain connectivity and neurodegenerative diseases. https://t.co/jWXe21Q2l0
NEW 🔥 Review article in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy by @SIDPharm Dr. Alan Gross :Vancomycin Versus Metronidazole for Nonsevere Clostridioides difficile Infection: Are the Data Adequate to Change Practice? https://t.co/bnRf7rSr53 pic.twitter.com/HvBOhFSMR3
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 8, 2019
Finding: measles predisposes children to all other infectious diseases for up to a few years; if you vaccinate your children against the measles they can avoid other infectious diseases as well https://t.co/awY6HyS41Q
— Rebeccah Heinrichs (@RLHeinrichs) February 10, 2019
NEW🔥 Review Article by @SIDPharm@BPotoski @davidantibiotic @padstamundo
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 5, 2019
Antimicrobial treatment challenges in the era of Carbapenem resistance https://t.co/kPYqp6rXdr pic.twitter.com/ktHkUXWx2j
NEW🔥🔥 @PharmacoJournal by Dr. Lina Meng and @StanDeresinski
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 10, 2019
Conversion from Vancomycin Trough Concentration–Guided Dosing to Area Under the Curve–Guided Dosing Using Two Sample Measurements in Adults: Implementation at an Academic Medical Center. https://t.co/o5KJPmgyuD pic.twitter.com/965XK1lkFJ
NEW 🔥in @BSACandJAC Implementation of a pharmacist-led penicillin allergy de-labelling service in a public hospital.
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 8, 2019
80% of study patients could be ‘de-labelled’. Of those, 80% were ‘de-labelled’ after an interview with the #Pharmacist alone.👍 #JACnews https://t.co/sDsDt6kZMg pic.twitter.com/vbhREpc1en
This is the reply from the author of the @IDSAInfo cdiff guidelines Dr. McDonald about evidence to support why Metronidazole is inferior to Vancomycin in mild( non severe) cdiff infection. https://t.co/MYOw1W6NHZ
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 9, 2019
NEW🔥🔥 OPTIC RCT just published in @NEJM
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 6, 2019
Omadacycline was noninferior to moxifloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in adults.https://t.co/aYqImCYfKS pic.twitter.com/ybvtplnDlw
New evidence links specific gut bacteria to depression.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 5, 2019
Examining over 1,000 people, a new study revealed two bacteria in particular as being strongly associated with mood and #depression https://t.co/uyvDP6YCYk #microbiome #microbiota #behavior pic.twitter.com/hpYkh3b9b2
Pathological stupidity: "One article argued that the Gates Foundation was "misfinancing global health" ... prioritizing infectious diseases (such as HIV/AIDS and malaria) over major killers such as obesity, cancer, & diabetes."
— Sam Bowman (@s8mb) February 5, 2019
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“In the 60s, the U.S. started vaccinating kids for #measles @ children stopped getting measles.
— John P Erwin III MD✭ (@HeartOTXHeartMD) February 10, 2019
But something else happened...
Childhood deaths from all infectious diseases plummeted. Even deaths from diseases like pneumonia& diarrhea were cut by 1/2” https://t.co/nwFpq2zeP4
“In the 60s, the U.S. started vaccinating kids for #measles & children stopped getting measles.
— John P Erwin III MD✭ (@HeartOTXHeartMD) February 11, 2019
But something else happened...
Childhood deaths from all infectious diseases plummeted. Even deaths from diseases like pneumonia& diarrhea were cut by 1/2” https://t.co/nwFpq2zeP4
#measlesoutbreak in Madagascar.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 9, 2019
The outbreak has infected 50,000 people and killed 300, most of them children, since cases began to crop up in October 2018.https://t.co/wNj4G0RqKj #measles pic.twitter.com/QaoJIf23JR
Thanks @LinkedInEditors for including my post in the Editors' pick "#Measles threat increases worldwide." We all want our children / families / loved ones to be safe & protected from infectious #diseases. Please, VACCINATE! #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives https://t.co/de7JzX5hAu
— Melvin Sanicas MD (@Vaccinologist) February 6, 2019
Excited that our article on "Hospital Infection Prevention: How Much Can We Prevent and How Hard Should we Try?" is now available: https://t.co/8JnVlpVGlU @gonzalobearman pic.twitter.com/tWqn3OAXif
— Mike Stevens (@Dr_Mike_Stevens) February 10, 2019
New online> Hand-to-genital and genital-to-genital transmission of human papillomaviruses between male and female sexual partners (HITCH): a prospective cohort study - The Lancet Infectious Diseases #HPV #STI https://t.co/eX0VpxpNHc
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) February 9, 2019
Senate committee on health and demography head Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday urged all parents to have their children vaccinated against infectious diseases.
— JV Ejercito (@jvejercito) February 7, 2019
Read more: https://t.co/QuQ8Hv8pz0 https://t.co/Sz7zscixXy
Huge study on MRSA colonisation and infection in the US VA, including 1m admissions. MRSA colonisation rate on admission >5% (much higher than in the UK), colonisation important risk for subsequent infection, and 2/3 of infections occurred post-discharge https://t.co/KLI6QVnfd1
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) February 5, 2019
Measles is back, for completely preventable reasons.
— Erin Blakemore (@heroinebook) February 7, 2019
In a time before vaccines, Native Hawaiians were defenseless against measles and other infectious diseases as Europeans crowded their shores.
My story, for @HISTORY: https://t.co/xdGdnAR5Tf
Infection-related cancer.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 6, 2019
More than one in six cases of #cancer worldwide are caused by infection. Eight viruses, one bacterium and three parasites have been classified as group 1 carcinogens (known to be carcinogenic to humans) by @WHO.https://t.co/qc7TtiTCBL pic.twitter.com/z7uw4ip2vX
NEW🔥🔥 OASIS-1 Just published in @NEJM
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) February 6, 2019
Omadacycline was noninferior to linezolid for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections and had a similar safety profile. https://t.co/U2804miPNN pic.twitter.com/zLDL7d3EBo
New paper on the ethics of antibiotic resistance research accepted by #Bioethics.#ABR #AMR #AntibioticResistance #AntimicrobialResistance #researchethics #antibiotics #antibioticstewardship https://t.co/31UkUTyuXm
— Christian Munthe (@christianmunthe) February 7, 2019
#OSIDLU day 10: “Here, we explain why Twitter is important, how and when an infectious diseases (ID) HCP should use Twitter, the impact it has in disseminating ID news, and its educational value.” Encouraging more of our fellows and division to join in!!! https://t.co/IA5M5Yqejc
— Annie Cowell (@AnnieC_ID_MD) February 9, 2019
🔥 plazomicin review is out😍
— Antibiotic Tweets (@khalideljaaly) February 6, 2019
Huge pleasure to publish 1st time in Drugs with a great team @AlharbiAisha_ @Moo7Ph @jkortwine @jpogue1 whom each have done an outstanding work👏🏼
Together we will make aminoglycosides great again💪@jpogue1 FYI, u r genius!https://t.co/dlQM4NHEnm pic.twitter.com/TQyVIANXRj
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has awarded 12 institutions the designation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence (CoE). https://t.co/N05C9QrmZn via @IDSAInfo
— UChicago ASP (@chicagoabx) February 5, 2019
Are we 'approaching an era where no antibiotics work?
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 6, 2019
For first time, scientists found potent superbugs in the remote High Arctic of Norway, which does not bode well for the future of antibiotic treatments.https://t.co/W5Ya8vJUoQ #AntibioticResistance pic.twitter.com/mL2dLVAeuL
. @idpharmd “twitter is the only platform that allows one to connect, engage, learn, and educate oneself and others in real time on a global scale” 🙌🏻
— ACCP INFD PRN (@accpinfdprn) February 9, 2019
Check out; Review of Twitter for Infectious Diseases Clinicians: Useful or a Waste of Time? https://t.co/QSwrRwTmNF
The word "frenemy" is used to describe relationships that defy the boundaries of commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism. A new Microbial Sciences article illustrates these fraught relationships by exploring the “frenemies" of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: https://t.co/k1C8JVOpYv pic.twitter.com/rJK94RG2iv
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 5, 2019
After two sold-out webinars, we've added a third! Don't miss out as the experts @jpogue1 and @IDpharmresearch discuss AUC dosing of vancomycin. Reserve your space now! https://t.co/wQkGoR1wZx #SIDPEC pic.twitter.com/oWzdBJ1UW5
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) February 9, 2019
Dr. Ayres (@theayreslab) of @Salkinstitute studies co-operative interactions between a microbe and its host. This innovative research may yield new therapeutic approaches for infectious diseases that don’t rely on #antibiotics. #WomenInScience #NIHHighRisk https://t.co/6HZl7PJBxS pic.twitter.com/ujxpC10LLr
— NIH Common Fund (@NIH_CommonFund) February 11, 2019
Is the incidence of foodborne illness rising, or are we just getting better at detecting it? Whole genome sequencing may reveal outbreaks that we may have otherwise missed. A new Microbial Sciences article discusses how: https://t.co/vkTXvQ9DKq
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 10, 2019
The @ECDC_EU Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases has now been updated with 2017 #data for all #vaccine-preventable diseases.
— ECDC - VPD (@ECDC_VPD) February 7, 2019
See the latest data ⬇️ https://t.co/MKk581yuEa
#StateOfTheUnion: Antimicrobial resistance will kill 10 million annually and burden the world economy with $100 trillion in losses by 2050. SIDP recommends 10 key updates to the National Action Plan on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. Thread https://t.co/LfngkXSalk https://t.co/FqNGaMqgOp
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) February 5, 2019
Functional metagenomics reveals an overlooked diversity + novel features of soil-derived bacterial phosphatass and phytases @mbiojournal https://t.co/6v2fr7vio7 pic.twitter.com/dl8epJ8nVz
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 5, 2019
New online: Dolutegravir versus ritonavir-boosted lopinavir both with dual nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy in adults with #HIV-1 infection in whom first-line therapy has failed (DAWNING): an open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3b trial https://t.co/GrFMgLfm1v
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) February 5, 2019
What is wrong with these people? Perhaps they should go live on a remote island where they can spread infectious diseases with abandon.
— Steven Salzberg (@StevenSalzberg1) February 9, 2019
"Hundreds rally to preserve right not to vaccinate children amid measles outbreak" https://t.co/MNcgHJ98Js
I’d submit that the main paper was the tolevamer flop that kindly uses both MTZ and vanc as comparators https://t.co/Dl2yA1Q6wR
— Jason Gallagher (@JGPharmD) February 9, 2019
Send this to everyone claiming measles is a harmless childhood illness. "We found measles predisposes children to all other infectious diseases for up to a few years."
— Victoria Helen Stone / Dahl (@VictoriaDahl) February 11, 2019
Scientists Crack A 50-Year-Old Mystery About The Measles Vaccine https://t.co/ULxVAZORQn
NEW! First ever consensus recommendations for colistin & polymyxin B therapy: selection, dosing, PK/PD targets, monitoring, combination therapy, intrathecal/inhalation therapy, toxicity, and prevention of renal failure. @BrianTsuji @jpogue1 @Keith_S_Kaye https://t.co/VBvkvQN3ik pic.twitter.com/bq8yfVdwBh
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) February 9, 2019
Rampant carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella BSIs: a window to a post-antibiotic apocalypse? https://t.co/gOfTsH794Z pic.twitter.com/EIU3g8hKFU
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) February 5, 2019
For how many will this piece by @BradSpellberg change practice?@eliowa @CarlosdelRio7 @PaulSaxMD It makes me more comfortable doing what think best.
— Dan Morgan (@dr_dmorgan) February 6, 2019
“If the wound will not be closed, we find no clear evidence supporting a role for antibiotic therapy.” https://t.co/2QVLvbVpTD
Behavioral Approach to Appropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing in Hospitals: The Dutch Unique Method for Antimicrobial Stewardship (DUMAS) Participatory Intervention Study. | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network https://t.co/wy50vHEHoy
— Prof Didier Pittet (@DidierPittet) February 8, 2019
On @BBC this week a useful programme explaining the problem of drug-resistant infections as well as some solutions and the need for pharmaceutical companies to do more to ensure a sustainable antibiotic pipeline. Watch the show featuring @CMO_England 👇 https://t.co/H4zjBkammR
— AMR at Wellcome (@Wellcome_AMR) February 7, 2019
Thanks @NICEcomms . Promotion of non-prescribing, self care, safety netting and delayed prescribing for acute cough. Just perfect for primary care. Published today. https://t.co/hvXITropsM … With that nice new visual summary too #antibioticguardian @TARGETabx @eBug_UK pic.twitter.com/Mg6Kbjho2k
— David Ladenheim (@ladenheimd) February 7, 2019
This was a med student summer project! #mentorship. Drug-Use and Post-Operative Mortality Following Valve Surgery for Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://t.co/wSa1Ovy514
— Alysse Wurcel (@IDDoc1978) February 8, 2019
On microTalk: Generating retroelements in Bordetella bacteriophages and how these allow tropism switching, & why we still need to study Bordetella for vaccine research.https://t.co/rNlDxkvc7F pic.twitter.com/24KzKn6bEy
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) February 9, 2019
Review of Twitter for Infectious Diseases Clinicians: Useful or a Waste of Time? | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic. @PROAmacarena https://t.co/4hvgGzQxJV
— Angel Domínguez (@tintinsevilla) February 10, 2019
Very proud of my rockstar PharmD student researcher Tiffany Wu finally getting her first first author pub! In JAC too not too shabby! She has become a leader in my lab and has a bright future in ID pharmacy ahead of her @UICPhPr @UICPharm @UICPharmDean https://t.co/xyJnGxm5PJ
— Eric Wenzler (@TheIDApprentice) February 11, 2019
#Mayaro virus:
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) February 10, 2019
A forest virus primed for a trip to the city? https://t.co/MghqHhDTUV #MAYV pic.twitter.com/R0AcrtQitu
"Educating patients or blaming them? Public education campaigns on antibiotic resistance" The BMJ Opinion https://t.co/HyKsVFgure
— Do Bugs Need Drugs? (@DoBugsNeedDrugs) February 5, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated February 19, 2019 at 05:13 EST.