While undergoing chemotherapy, Hilary's immune system was suppressed, putting her at greater risk of #bacterialinfections 😨 Effective #antibiotics to treat infections are foundational to the practice of modern #medicine. The race is on.

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A previously healthy young lady was admitted for fever and neck pain The next day she's dead💀 Here's the blood culture result⬇️ An ancient foe which remains susceptible to penicillin But still a beast nonetheless🥺

Antibiotics in action - wait for the resistant 🦠

Staphylococcus aureus is a tricky customer and chief villainous foe of infection doctors. It's sitting on all of us. Doing nothing most of the time. But if it gets in the wrong places it can cause havoc. Sneaky.

With MODERN oral antibiotics, there is no data showing IV superiority over oral therapy. AND IV therapy is intrinsically less safe compared to PO. #SHEASpring2024 15/

Did you know that 95% of patients labelled as having a penicillin allergy can tolerate penicillins? This three-week course will help you assess and manage patients with a suspected penicillin allergy, and approaching false penicillin allergy labels. futurelearn.com/courses/unders…

C. difficile when broad spectrum antibiotics are administered…

Use #antibiotics only when required ✅

Good to see lab data on this, and something we've looked at in the East Midlands UK and AntibioticResearchUK. Still loads of questions around implicaitons of this.... #ESCMIDGlobal2024

See "Understanding IV antimicrobial drug losses: the importance of flushing infusion administration sets". (Bolla 2020) doi.org/10.1093%2Fjaca… #ESCMIDGlobal2024

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Don't flick that tick! Use fine-tipped tweezers or a tick removal tool. And follow our handy tick tips, so you can enjoy being outside 🌳🌻🌼🚶‍♂️ More info: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/21/wha… #BeTickAware #BeLymeAware

#Whoopingcough is a preventable disease. Make sure you and your family are protected: 🔵 childhood vaccination schedule: nhs.uk/vaccinations/n… 🔵 whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy: nhs.uk/pregnancy/keep…

I owe it to my children and – if I have them – grandchildren and the next generations to do my best to build awareness and action on the antibiotic emergency. theguardian.com/global-develop…

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Your hands might look clean, but they carry germs you can't see. 🦠 CDC reminds us to practice good hand hygiene to protect ourselves & stop the spread of harmful germs and antibiotic-resistant infections. Let's all do our part to combat #AMR—wash your hands regularly.

I am happy to be corrected. But how does striking the week before an election when government is dissolved have any impact?

Antibiotics kill bacteria (sometimes) What they don't do : Kill viruses Kill fungi Drain abscess Remove dead tissue Treat doctors' anxiety

Exciting update! 📢 The TARGET Toolkit now features 3 NEW skin infection clinical scenarios: cellulitis, impetigo and leg ulcer. 🦠 - Training resource to be delivered to prescribers - Up-to-date evidence to optimise prescribing and support CPD 📚 shorturl.at/CYTvh #AMS