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Many thanks ⁦Katy Tur⁩ for hosting me on ⁦⁦MS NOW⁩ as i explain the 6 vaccines that DHHS no longer recommends including the meningococcal vaccines, explaining what happens when a child gets meningococcal septicemia and meningitis…

Just published new #breakpoints by #EUCAST (ESCMID) #Bad news: values for #TMP_SMX have been significantly #lowered for key #pathogens. Bad news under an #antimicrobial_stewardhisp perspective since the combination is a cornerstone of #Oral_is_the_new_IV. Brad Spellberg

Beyond mecA Super interesting 👀 a novel mechanistic framework for 🆕⚡⚡Study revealed for the first time a HIGH-level ceftaroline resistance beyond mecA mutations, in which RpoB plays a key link between carbapenems exposure and ceftaroline resistance emergence #IDXposts

🆕⚡⚡Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine CD4 testing in hospitalized patients with HIV #IDXposts …mpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jh…

Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que “el desescalado precoz de la antibioterapia empírica de amplio espectro en los pacientes con sepsis y sin aislamiento de microorganismos multirresistentes es eficiente y segura” jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Elegant review just published in ASHE Journal (三高 隼人) about a very serious clinical scenario in #infectious_diseases: #necrotizing_soft_tissue_infections. Still too many unanswered questions. #IDXposts

caldas92 Brad Spellberg Todd C. Lee Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 I see pip/tazo used like water. Everyone gets it as soon as they step through the hospital door! It’s infuriating! Where do they think these patients get their pseudomonas from in the community? I’m not talking about CF, bronchiectasis or nosocomial infections.

The duo you didn’t know you needed 🤭

TUBERCULOSIS. Tuberculosis is the word they are avoiding saying in the headline and first several paragraphs. We've fallen through a rip in the space-time continuum, and landed in a Dickens novel. unilad.com/news/world-new…

When and How to Use Subcutaneous Antibiotics ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/3NB1jH5

From the abstract, I note the use of antibiotics that do not align with the current situation in our region: carbapenems followed by quinolone coverage… 🤨❓ On the other hand, where is the concern about antimicrobial resistance (AMR)? By: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Final critical judgment Moderate to high for recurrence rates and appendectomy in this cohort. The evidence is insufficient for antibiotic treatment should replace surgery in all clinical contexts, although it does support its as an alternative in the selection of patients.

My home country Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 NO cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation! None! Zero! What a stunning achievement ! The HPV vaccine ie a modern medical miracle!

🔬En fiebre neutropénica persistente, repetir hemocultivos más allá del día 3 tiene rendimiento muy bajo: 🩸el 25% son positivos ya el día 1 ⏱️tras el día 3, solo ≈4% presentan bacteriemia confirmada --> el 26% fueron contaminantes. 🔗academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

Periprosthetic joint infection remains one of the most challenging complications in orthopaedics. A new global effort is working to standardize definitions, improve diagnostics and optimize treatment pathways. Explore how international collaboration is advancing the science and

🦠Do all patients with viral pneumonia need antibiotics? 🫁This led to a fall-out between ATS and IDSA in the latest CAP guidelines In a new paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases, we analyzed abx prescribing & outcomes among pts with viral CAP, and found no benefit from conventional abx 🧵⬇️

🧵💉 ¿Es seguro acortar la terapia antibiótica en pacientes con bacteriemia? Nuevos datos desafían dogmas clásicos sobre la duración 💥 Abro hilo con la evidencia más reciente 🧬🦠 #InfectoX

🦠 🦠 Si tienes 50 años o más preocúpate de vacunarte vs influenza, COVID-19 y zoster y deja las vacunas de sarampión para los nunca vacunados o los que han recibido menos de 2 dosis. 📣 💉 💉 = protección de casi 100%. Si tuviste sarampión = inmunidad permanente

El sarampión no es una "gripita fuerte". Es uno de los virus más contagiosos del mundo. Tiene un Ro de 12 a 18. Eso significa que una sola persona puede contagiar en promedio a 18 más. Una persona con COVID-19 contagia a 3-4 personas.