for Aug 11, 2019 through Aug 17, 2019
NEW 🔥 in OFID by @@StanDeresinski @LinaMengPharmD @Marisa_Holubar @StanfordASP
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 14, 2019
Oral Fluoroquinolone or Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole vs. ß-lactams as Step-Down Therapy for Enterobacteriaceae Bacteremia: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. #IDTwitter https://t.co/0373siyyWY pic.twitter.com/adq9vNq6iM
The multi-outbreak, multi-country study was run by #DRC’s National Institute for Biomedical Research, @MinSanteRDC, the 🇺🇸 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, @ALIMA_ORG, @MSF, @IMC_Worldwide & other organizations https://t.co/Jcq97oP55t pic.twitter.com/8VFDcmXrbn
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 12, 2019
NEW 🔥🔥in CID @canuckIDpharm @JayCdoesID @Sara_Alosaimy
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 12, 2019
@IDPharmProf @IDpharmresearch
Daptomycin + beta-lactam combination therapy for MRSA bloodstream infections: a retrospective, comparative cohort study. #IDTwitter https://t.co/RS0aZF8AP0 pic.twitter.com/fhMGf98atO
NEW 🔥 in CID @serotavirus @jabarocas @SandySpringerMD
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 17, 2019
Infectious complications of addiction: A call for a new subspecialty within infectious diseases. #IDTwitter https://t.co/DozLsU45MM pic.twitter.com/2XGp6NCkxI
Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Community Hospitals https://t.co/ipqIFRkhnC so happy to have this article published in @JAMANetworkOpen and proud of my collaborators in @DCASIP_duke @DASON_duke
— Dev Anderson (@Deverick_A) August 17, 2019
New study in ICHE describes outcomes associated with EMR-drive ICU stewardship program based on the "FIVE Moments of Antimicrobial Prescribing" #IDTwitter #MedED @SHEA_Epi
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) August 16, 2019
See full article here: https://t.co/DIg9CYgn7w pic.twitter.com/yIWzkkTm67
"Evaluation and Management of Penicillin Allergy: A Review," featuring Theresa Rowe, MD and colleagues.https://t.co/UnBdWSk2Go #antimicrobialstewardship @JAMA_current
— NM Geriatrics (@NMGeriatrics) August 13, 2019
‘Candida auris: The new superbug on the block’ Slightly alarmist title aside, this is a sober, factual, and helpful article. Thanks @BBCNews https://t.co/71d7jsZg7j
— Jon Otter (@jonotter) August 17, 2019
NEW 🔥🔥 Review Article in @PharmacoJournal @cynth_ID
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 12, 2019
Treatment of Helicobacter pylori in Special Patient Populations. #IDTwitter https://t.co/hyvKjRCkwH pic.twitter.com/o3rGVdBcqM
Ibuprofen and other common drugs may help #AntibioticResistance spread.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 11, 2019
Researchers found that five commonly-used non-antibiotic drugs appear to encourage gene swapping between bacteria.https://t.co/i9KFGkHCb3 pic.twitter.com/oLeNbmiDiO
Delighted that our article on international antimicrobial stewardship competencies has now been published https://t.co/Nv30i7QUC5 Big thanks to the great team who worked on it!
— Molly Courtenay (@ProfMCourtenay) August 16, 2019
Microbial collections are resources for the present + future generations of scientists. One fungal strain was used as an insecticide 15 years after deposited in a collection! Learn more about microbial collections in our latest Microbial Sciences article: https://t.co/GV4HIMbL5I
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) August 17, 2019
Interested in Nursing Home Stewardship? Check out this letter published in ICHE that describes innovative methods to summarize SNF antibiotic use data! #IDTwitter #MedEd @SHEA_Epi
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) August 16, 2019
See full article here: https://t.co/e7N2nEGlik pic.twitter.com/lIv8QJQ1Bk
“Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most concerning public health threats that we face,” says Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of @NIAIDNews https://t.co/rY8rBo5d4g
— Save Antibiotics (@saveantibiotics) August 13, 2019
NEW🔥 in AAC @SIDPharm@ClaeysKcclaeys @IDpharmresearch @IDPharmProf @canuckIDpharm @Keith_S_Kaye @sandypharmdid
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 13, 2019
Multicenter study of the real-world use of ceftaroline Vs. vancomycin for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. #IDTwitter https://t.co/H9Vsn0l5oD pic.twitter.com/WaVX3gfdwc
Development of consensus based international #antimicrobial #stewardship competencies for undergraduate #nurse education 👍
— Yolène Carré (@yolene_carre) August 16, 2019
So proud to have participate in this work that has been ably led by @ProfMcourtenay 👏@gallagher_rose #antibiorésistance #ESI https://t.co/HqUNJFgTUW
#InfectionPrevention has the '5 Moments of Hand Hygiene', but perhaps now can adopt the '5 Moments of Antimicrobial Prescribing'? Misha Devchand et al in @ICHEJournal https://t.co/s2QialIejJ pic.twitter.com/46QdS7vh7c
— Alexander Sundermann (@SundermannAJ) August 13, 2019
We are hiring in Microbial Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases. Please RT and/or apply! Join a vibrant, interactive, diverse faculty working across the spectrum of the microbial sciences. @MSU_NatSci @MSUMD @msuvets @MSU_Osteopathic https://t.co/zfE7Hf5UuI
— MSU Microbiology (@MSU_MMG) August 13, 2019
An exciting opportunity for student teams to develop innovative solutions for #AntimicrobialStewardship in resource-limited healthcare settings. Join the competition and submit your proposal through Sep. 16th to @Innovate4AMR! More information: https://t.co/jVqQD0OLNB #AMR pic.twitter.com/6OHvrLaaqh
— MTaPS Program (@MTaPS_Program) August 13, 2019
NEW🔥 RCT in CID
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 17, 2019
Monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation does NOT prevent acute respiratory infection in older adults with a low prevalence of profound vitamin D deficiency at baseline. #IDTwitter
Why I'm not surprised! https://t.co/QUIgUjFswk pic.twitter.com/bldBGFtAIf
New #research in @JAMANetworkOpen led by @NathanStall underscores the importance of sex-specific analysis in dementia & the expanding roles of palliative care and antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes. https://t.co/icKdJ9V0Th pic.twitter.com/Mi9q2oO92X
— Sinai Health (@SinaiHealth) August 16, 2019
A new study has revealed thousands of previously undiscovered small proteins produced by bacteria in the human #microbiome.
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) August 13, 2019
Almost all of these newly described proteins serve unknown functions in the human body.https://t.co/kk81qCgWdX #microbiota pic.twitter.com/X5Z4jPzhcH
Hopeful news: Scientists find that a drug formerly used to treat parasitic infections in horses — can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including #MRSA, a common hospital-acquired infection https://t.co/vTu6TASuA4 #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) August 13, 2019
First-in-human, double blind, placebo-controlled RCT trial of new Chlamydia vaccine: findings published today in #thelancet Infectious Diseases showing positive results https://t.co/jL4KSimo28 @BASHH_UK
— Dr. Cynthia Graham (@cygraham_graham) August 12, 2019
NEW🔥 in OFID @PranitaTamma @yohei_doi @IDPittStop @SimnerLab
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 12, 2019
Molecular Epidemiology of Ceftriaxone Non-Susceptible Enterobacterales "MICs ≥2 mcg/m" in a Medical Center in US
22% had no identifiable ESBL gene(1%ampC)
78 % had ESBL and/or pampC#IDTwitter https://t.co/hHP6kWjd62 pic.twitter.com/YM8mRCZXGn
In this latest O-F-I-D podcast, Dr. Raphy Landovitz (@doc_in_a_box) and I draft the top research papers in HIV medicine. (Plus our least favorite.) Listen! Laugh! Learn! Also available on iTunes, Overcast, etc. @IDSAInfo @OUPAcademic https://t.co/LeIVErTD56
— Paul Sax (@PaulSaxMD) August 13, 2019
Brooke Balck, who takes immunosuppressants, cannot have vaccines, making her especially vulnerable to the spread of infectious diseases like measles. California is trying to protect people like her by introducing a new law. #SB276 #FakeMEsHurtKids #CaLeg https://t.co/nL1WXssp6T
— California Medical Association (@CMAdocs) August 14, 2019
Great work by Sigrid and Maddie in our lab identifying a potential antigenic mismatch of the H3N2 component of the 2019 Southern Hemisphere influenza vaccine. Published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases:https://t.co/LWN1VU7TaC
— Hensley Lab (@SCOTTeHENSLEY) August 11, 2019
So delighted to report our latest paper on @jhieditor 'Development of consensus-based international #antimicrobial stewardship competencies for undergraduate #nurse education' https://t.co/OoAOHgKh02 cc @HPRUamr
— Enrique Castro 🇪🇸🇬🇧🇨🇺🇵🇪🇪🇺 (@castrocloud) August 16, 2019
ICYMI
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 11, 2019
NEW point-prevalence study of 32 US children’s hospitals;
✨1.7% of hospitalized children received at least 1 antimicrobial agent for a non–infection-related reason
✨Macrolides were used most commonly.#IDTwitter cc @RanaHamdyMD https://t.co/SQ1RtawYQ2 pic.twitter.com/AAu5TUG8Dg
We are hiring.. Join the microbiology team in #TimorLeste on a life-changing #AntimicrobialResistance project for the next 2 years? 2 positions - Medical Laboratory Scientist Mentor and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist Mentor.
— Menzies Research (@MenziesResearch) August 17, 2019
Details at https://t.co/FiU0pQ7UPK pic.twitter.com/0SzQ4NIztt
Q1 follow-up. Did you know that 👾👃🏼 MRSA nares swabs have excellent negative predictive value for MRSA pneumonia? They can be a great tool for dropping that empiric vancomycin! #ASPchat
— #ASPchat (@ASP_Chat) August 15, 2019
More: https://t.co/bXyJgvRn29
Attention all pharmacists! 📢📢📢 We've just launched a FREE online forum 🤝 for all pharmacy technicians with an interest in antimicrobial stewardship 💊💊💊 Please sign up & spread the word. More people = more impact #StopSuperbugs https://t.co/wZ08LM5yEU
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 15, 2019
New @LancetRespirMed: Live-attenuated Mycobacterium #tuberculosis vaccine MTBVAC versus BCG in adults and neonates: a randomised controlled, double-blind dose-escalation trial https://t.co/22lnN4pEhG
— The Lancet Infectious Diseases (@TheLancetInfDis) August 15, 2019
El Al flight attendant dies after contracting measles - @washingtonpost Measles is a potentially deadly disease. @PeterHotez https://t.co/OpuQ0yAcLJ
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 14, 2019
Adaptation and implementation of the ARK (Antibiotic Review Kit) Intervention to safely and substantially reduce antibiotic use in hospitals: A feasibility study @BSACandJAC @LeedsHospitals @LTHPharmacy @LeedsMedHealth https://t.co/Icr5KQOv4Y
— Philip Howard (@AntibioticLeeds) August 11, 2019
The addition of a BL to DAP was associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with MRSA BSI. Check out the editorial @Josh_S_Davis
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 12, 2019
Combination Therapy for MRSA Bacteremia: To β or Not to β? https://t.co/XySCsJGPaP
'A list of factors associated with antibiotic prescribing to adults with acute conditions in primary care settings has been collated & should assist design of new context-specific stewardship interventions' #JACNews #OpenAccesshttps://t.co/TLmGnAiVh3
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 12, 2019
“Researchers customized a PA hospital’s EMR to automate antimicrobial stewardship documentation and found that the tweak increased the number of charts that could be reviewed & was associated with a decrease in antimicrobial use, drug resistance and CDIs.” https://t.co/UcSR8lUXeX
— SHEA (@SHEA_Epi) August 12, 2019
In anticipation of their potential expansion into clinical medicine, clinical microbiologists may wish to acquaint themselves with bacteriophages and their antibacterial components.
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) August 13, 2019
Fortunately, a @JClinMicro minireview can help: https://t.co/iN3X0TcXZC #ASMClinMicro pic.twitter.com/kFqXpu3OGG
'This study gives evidence of possibly the largest NDM-1-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak in Europe, & it may also reinforce the hypothesis of an NDM-1 clone circulating in the Balkans' #JACNews #EditorsChoice https://t.co/NuFF2NHNnZ
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 13, 2019
SRA Down Under: Cache and Analysis Platform for Infectious Disease. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/IcQQoF58VF
— Patrick Harris (@padstamundo) August 16, 2019
We're looking for a keen #antimicrobialstewardship pharmacist who would be interested in working for @MenziesResearch in #TimorLeste. Please retweet, or click the link to apply..https://t.co/GP7xElF1c9
— Joshua Francis (@thefrancis6) August 16, 2019
Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Interventions in Community Hospitals https://t.co/TJjpmQ2Ghd Key message: core, active stewardship interventions are feasible in community hospitals, even if no ID expertise. Post-Rx review more feasible and effective than restriction
— Dev Anderson (@Deverick_A) August 17, 2019
'Resistance to piperacillin/tazobactam in Escherichia coli resulting from extensive IS 26 -associated gene amplification of bla TEM-1' #JACNews https://t.co/7ESM5P9XFn
— BSAC (@BSACandJAC) August 15, 2019
NEW🔥 @TheLancetInfDis
— Antibiotic Steward (@ABsteward) August 13, 2019
Cost-effectiveness of outpatient IV ceftriaxone Vs.IV flucloxacillin in hospital for children w mod /severe cellulitis
Analysis of CHOICE RCT
Treatment at home was less costly & more effective than standard hospital care #IDTwitter https://t.co/sUzYCZiYx5 pic.twitter.com/kElrvuDLI8
New CID study evaluated posaconazole-induced pseudohyperaldosteronism in outpts starting POSA & identified risk factors for development. Results = high levels (3 mcg/mL), old age (60y), baseline hypertension.
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) August 13, 2019
See full article here: https://t.co/X99fzX9F2r#IDTwitter #MedEd pic.twitter.com/qXtqE3sVW2
Interaction between Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus generates •OH radicals that rapidly kills Staphylococcus aureus strains. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/Av8DQg9jvO Great work lead by @JorgeEVidal1 discovers potential new alternative against S aureus.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) August 15, 2019
More concerning news: The study shows how the pathogen C. difficile is evolving in response to the Western sugary diet and common hospital disinfectants https://t.co/FlWtuQN11m #Cdiff #AntibioticResistance
— Battle Superbugs (@battlesuperbugs) August 13, 2019
mBio: A 2nd lab has now independently confirmed enterovirus antibodies in CSF of US acute flaccid myelitis patients, providing further evidence of role of #EVD68 in recent ⬆️ cases in US. https://t.co/JmRbBJUsNb
— Kevin Messacar, MD (@kmess44) August 13, 2019
A new study published in @EClinicalMed finds that nearly 86% of patients diagnosed with a UTI received an #antibiotic on the same day. 83% of those patients did not report having a urine sample collected. https://t.co/hWL10H6E3o #DISARMSuperbugs
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 15, 2019
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated August 25, 2019 at 05:13 EST.