for Jan 06, 2021 through Jan 12, 2021
Covid-19: Pfizer vaccine efficacy was 52% after first dose and 95% after second dose, paper shows https://t.co/wJwzQGsjiY Please be sure to read this if you think one dose of @Pfizer vaccine is sufficient. If you got your first dose, get your second one!
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 8, 2021
Should I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I've had the virus? Yes. Experts say people should plan on getting vaccinated regardless of previous infection. https://t.co/vElqTg4TGT
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 12, 2021
Biden plans to release nearly all available vaccine doses in an attempt to speed delivery. https://t.co/Tm0nxL6DA1 We have to speed delivery AND give people both doses of the vaccine. we have no evidence that one dose is sufficient.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 8, 2021
NEW 🔥🔥 The APPAC II RCT @JAMA_current
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 11, 2021
Oral moxifloxacin(400mg/d) for 7 days Vs. IV ertapenem (1g/d) for 2 days followed by oral levofloxacin (500mg/d)&metronidazole (500mg 3times/d) for 5 days for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute appendicitis #IDTwitter https://t.co/C1KxsHbyB1 pic.twitter.com/enzdjhQxeq
The study also found that smokers were more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 symptoms than non-smokers. | @NeliMsomi @Health24com https://t.co/UMsncBZ4ki
— News24 (@News24) January 8, 2021
NEW 🔥🔥 @WHO
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 9, 2021
Interim recommendations for use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2
Great Resource @IDstewardship @InfectiousDz @V2019Nhttps://t.co/YUQ4qW6mhQ
“Dr. Ari Joffe is a specialist in pediatric infectious diseases at the Stollery Children’s Hospital... Clinical Professor in the Dep. of Pediatrics at Uni. of Alberta.. finds the harms of lockdowns are 10 TIMES GREATER than their benefits”#LockdownKillshttps://t.co/MrgksA2GId
— Maajid أبو عمّار (@MaajidNawaz) January 12, 2021
Confirmed Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Variant VOC-202012/01 | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
— Dr. Arinjay Banerjee, PhD (@sci_questions) January 10, 2021
🧵 #SARSCoV2 #UKvariant https://t.co/g1YjI6MRv1
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— Bug Pharmacist 💊🧫 Tim Gauthier (@IDstewardship) January 12, 2021
In this article Dr. Alexander talks about things to know about #ESBL
📲 https://t.co/v8OvRCf13K #Badbugsneeddrugs #IDtwitter #TwitteRx #GotEnzymes? pic.twitter.com/qsrwwJxwB1
A new case report of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 with the second episode due to the ‘new variant’ VOC-202012/01 of lineage B.1.1.7. The initial infection was mild illness while the second infection caused severe and critical illness. @InfectiousDz #CID https://t.co/hhP3gUnQSZ
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 9, 2021
COVID-19 testing: One size does not fit all https://t.co/zduxAcrMAA An excellent article by @michaelmina_lab and Kristian Andersen discussing the differences between diagnostic testing, surveillance testing and screening testing.
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 8, 2021
NEW🔥🔥 large cohort US study @JAMASurgery
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 7, 2021
Fluoroquinolones were associated with ⬆️ incidence of aortic aneurysm formation primarily for abdominal aortic and iliac artery aneurysms in US adults. @JAMA_current @JAMAInternalMed @JAMANetwork #IDTwitter https://t.co/vIfHBWHCrQ
Opinion | Biden's plan to release more vaccines for first doses could create more problems than it solves - I agree with @DrLeanaWen the issue is not releasing vaccines but lack of funding to local and state health departments and little planing. https://t.co/bBWPzCtPJt
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 9, 2021
Fauci Says Immunity from Trump Requires Two Doses of Impeachment https://t.co/u8pKSlwheQ via @NewYorker
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 11, 2021
It's Rare!
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 6, 2021
NEW 🔥🔥@CDCMMWR
During December 14–23, 2020, VAERS detected 21 cases of anaphylaxis after administration of 1,893,360 first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine(11.1 cases per million doses); 71% of these occurred within 15 minutes https://t.co/hxS1hhkQuG pic.twitter.com/e4J2wIwAcu
“You are vaccinated and you develop a protective immune response. You will not get sick, you will not die, but the virus will still be able to grow in your nose and transmit to other people,”
— Aurelio Asiain (@aasiain) January 12, 2021
—a professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard.https://t.co/ZAiS3Gcdtc
As of Jan 6th GA has 626,100 doses of #CovidVaccine allocated, 511,000 shipped and 123,000 (24%) administered. We are making progress but still 76% of vaccines received are in freezers and not in arms. This is not good! We need to ramp up vaccinations. https://t.co/m7G4Lpq8E2
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 7, 2021
Currently, about 200,000 doses are being given a day.
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 6, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said vaccinators should soon be able to deliver 1 million a day.https://t.co/9nFvRc5g2Y
Want to enhance your skills in conducting #antimicrobialstewardship research AND earn BCIDP credit in the process? Check out our latest activity and others at https://t.co/JaaHJDI0gb or https://t.co/6uZHMmJTcs to learn more!!@mveveID @TheEpiGal pic.twitter.com/r2BQK9UMtu
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 6, 2021
Bacterial populations can support surrounding neighbors through nutrient exhaustion by secreting exometabolites. @mSystemsJ https://t.co/IK8JU7GIXM pic.twitter.com/sDwOCoEbAK
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 8, 2021
Canadian athletes say vaccine priority must go to vulnerable individuals, not Olympianshttps://t.co/9jKhYdMdCC pic.twitter.com/27vYr1AWP1
— Andrew Morris (@ASPphysician) January 11, 2021
Technical briefing 3 for lineage B.1.1.7 VOC202012/01. Great work from the @PHE_uk and academic collaborator team https://t.co/YVrYNTVsmk
— Susan Hopkins (@SMHopkins) January 8, 2021
🔥REPLACE COVID open label RCT @LancetRespirMed 🔥
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 8, 2021
Continuation versus discontinuation of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors in hospitalized #COVID19 patients
Renin–angiotensin system inhibitors can be safely continued
Finally an EBM answer! https://t.co/tM8juRBxER pic.twitter.com/43InriNNvh
Thank you @followlasg & @jidesanwoolu for taking proper care of Prof Oyelowo Oyewo (SAN) Oyo state commissioner for Justice & Attorney-General, discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Isolation Center at Yaba Lagos. Izz good for democracy!https://t.co/8qWLN6RDOp
— Taiwo_Ajakaye (@dmightyangel) January 12, 2021
OFID: Sudden onset of taste & smell loss is a hallmark of COVID-19. A new study suggests that patients' self-rated ability to smell may provide a highly specific tool for clinical diagnosis.
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) January 6, 2021
📄: https://t.co/M5Ht4DdMQn #IDSAJournals #OpenForumInfectDis @PaulSaxMD @masha_niv pic.twitter.com/NVOt9f6bpS
Introducing “Bench to Bedside With @SIDPharm,” a new column covering everything from antimicrobial stewardship and pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics to mentorship, preceptorship, and more.https://t.co/eNUQdlfmUL
— Contagion (@Contagion_Live) January 6, 2021
Sinovac's CoronaVac vaccine has been bought by countries with promises of high efficacy
— Infectious Diseases (@InfectiousDz) January 12, 2021
Brazil just burst that bubble
Brazilian researchers report the CoronaVac efficacy is 50.4%
This is why we need published phase 3 trials before celebrationshttps://t.co/Tmrrk7Kz94
One in 10 residents of LA infected with #COVID19 and a coronavirus-related death every eight minutes and the worse is yet to come for Southern California. Time for a lockdown? What else can be done to stop infections? @nytimes https://t.co/VdVZpGEZa1
— Carlos del Rio (@CarlosdelRio7) January 10, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network https://t.co/ZoBDAPJHvf
— Carlos Torruco, MD MSc (@drtorruco) January 9, 2021
New minireview in @JClinMicro: Cefiderocol Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Considerations: the Achilles' Heel of the Trojan Horse? @micro_rp #ASMClinMicro https://t.co/MRNplZxlsg pic.twitter.com/rMYmEBcRs6
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 6, 2021
We're so excited to partner with @Contagion_Live for this new recurring column, "Bench to Bedside", covering everything from #antimicrobialstewardship to mentorship/preceptorship and more!
— SIDP (@SIDPharm) January 6, 2021
Check it out the first Wednesday of every other month: https://t.co/6qUp08Y8Cy#IDTwitter pic.twitter.com/VA3B5R3oWl
Researchers have developed a new imaging method to determine whether antibiotics have reached bacteria within tissues.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 7, 2021
The method could be used to help develop more effective antibiotic treatments, reducing the risk of #AntibioticResistancehttps://t.co/eN7JVjjtiu
Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases says it has detected a new Covid variant in 4 travelers arriving from Brazil.
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 11, 2021
Here's how it compares to virus strains in the U.K. and South Africa. https://t.co/sn5isHOF1W
🔥Post-acute COVID-19
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 12, 2021
Syndrome🔥
A Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome was detected in a half of COVID19 survivors. Radiological and spirometric changes were mild and observed in less than 25% of patients. https://t.co/QPYYkCIJaE https://t.co/1NxzmKpvJh pic.twitter.com/mHg1aVakz7
Our new work about Gata2 defiency & mycobacterial infectious diseases is online at J Clin Immhttps://t.co/v7R44rlrEa
— Bustamante Jacinta (@BustamanteJaci1) January 9, 2021
Excellent international collaboration with many friends in the world.
UN experts have previously said that industrial animal farming has caused most new infectious diseases in humans in the past decade – and risks starting new pandemics.#Covid_19 #Lockdown2#COVID19 #coronavirus
— Herbiⓥore (@herbivore_club) January 7, 2021
https://t.co/rLVQ2QyUkd
So sad. #RIP Cherie Dandurand. Only 53yo. All teachers are heroes. https://t.co/Iqqsm6oplE pic.twitter.com/NQ4QmvgHiU
— Eli Perencevich, MD MS🧼 😷 (@eliowa) January 7, 2021
Join us live in conversation with Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) January 8, 2021
WATCH: https://t.co/IL0YgFwAPQ
Public Health England, an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom has given an award for exceptional performance to @MakSPH for its outstanding role in strengthening antimicrobial stewardship in Uganda. https://t.co/cVNS9aMzZ4
— Makerere University (@MakerereU) January 8, 2021
Study links fluoroquinolones to higher risk of aneurysm
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 7, 2021
Aortic aneurysm incidence within 90 days of filling a fluoroquinolone prescription was 20% higher than with other #antibiotics #AMR #AntibioticStewardshiphttps://t.co/W9hEX6FzgD pic.twitter.com/6Aw9xdW11a
A new 🔥 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis @AnnalsofIM
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 11, 2021
The Sensitivity and Costs of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Saliva Versus Nasopharyngeal Swabs #COVID19 https://t.co/zul19VVTvM
Many secondary metabolite encoding genes for antimicrobials and siderophores are enriched in root ecosystems but are nearly absent in human gut & aquatic environments. They could help the bacteria producing them persist in the root environment. @mSystemsJ https://t.co/K9B0orFrOY pic.twitter.com/LJTWTaf0FH
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 7, 2021
As a study group for #carbapenem #resistance, we would like to share our study projects with u every Monday!
— SCARE (@scare_global) January 11, 2021
For more detailed information and projects, please visit our web site 👇:https://t.co/C0ZJOmcEWN#AntibioticResistance #antimicrobialstewardship pic.twitter.com/cIHz1qrLzP
A high-throughput screen identifies gene mutations that affect bacterial conjugation efficiency. This screening method can also be used to test compounds that decrease transmission of antibiotic resistance. @mSystemsJ https://t.co/ykwRdEidE8 pic.twitter.com/am0M3uHWah
— ASM (@ASMicrobiology) January 11, 2021
NEW🔥🔥 Excellent resource by @ASHPOfficial
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 7, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Storage, Handling, Safety and Security Guidance. @IDstewardship @InfectiousDz #COVID19 https://t.co/yG4a1EfYuC pic.twitter.com/lmaBsk8D0o
A mutation of SARS COVID-19 that could be inmune to current vaccines found in SouthAfrica & Brazil...https://t.co/WKYPKvqnCA
— Xavi Bros (@Xavi_Bros) January 7, 2021
We must work frequently on evolved vaccines...
Image: National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases. NIH. CC BY 2.0. pic.twitter.com/e9HqRh5w9O
Great article. Talks of structural inequities that drive transmission right here in the region where I live (Peel) and other parts of the Greater Toronto area. Paid sick leave and a place to isolate would help mitigate this. Lockdown doesn’t address it. https://t.co/RzR9gazSdC
— Sumon Chakrabarti (@TorontoIDDoc) January 8, 2021
Join us for a virtual discussion on the COVID-19 vaccine with Anthony Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Learn more about this event and register at: https://t.co/rnkYuGYfnl pic.twitter.com/GW8ZvPq5GL
— Va Dept of Health (@VDHgov) January 7, 2021
Survivors from #COVID19 have protective immunity against the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus for months, perhaps years after infection.
— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) January 7, 2021
Antibodies, memory B cells, helper T cells & killer T cells were measured in the largest study so far.https://t.co/YYpqryPqIJ
Covid-19 vaccination: What’s the evidence for extending the dosing interval?
— Antibiotic Steward🆔 Bassam Ghanem (@ABsteward) January 7, 2021
"The immune system remembers the first dose and will respond whether the later dose is at three weeks or three months." @bmj_latest #IDTwitter https://t.co/0xbsQuWcDE
More US cardiac deaths, less heart testing globally in COVID
— CIDRAP (@CIDRAP) January 11, 2021
In New York City, deaths caused by ischemic heart disease increased 139% during the #COVID19 pandemic, according to the US studyhttps://t.co/dQZ7OfYaw0
Created by Cameron Forbes. Last updated January 20, 2021 at 05:17 EST.