Bactrim is fine for most beta-hemolytic strep, folks. Many of us were taught this one incorrectly because thymidine content in agar unregulated until 2006 so looked resistant in old studies. Appreciate @SDoernberg clearing this one up in 2nd myth busters talk. #IDWeek2022

Treatment of AmpC Beta-lactamase producers @IDWeek2022 #IDWeek2022

Nice try cefdinir

Antivaxers have this unfounded idea that COVID-19 vaccines are leading to people "dying suddenly". But in a study of individuals with heart failure, the highest death rate was in the unvaccinated group. Explain🤣🤣🤣 onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-…

🌟Fantastic figure🌟 you can show when someone asks why we need to combine Ceftazidime-avibactam & Aztreonam for treatment of MBL🦠 infections? ⚡️Aztreonam isn't hydrolyzed by MBL enzymes ⚡️Avibactam takes care of ESBL/AmpC co-produced by MBL🦠 Ceftazidime ⁉️ H t Timothy Li

【Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity】Key article #1 📁J Antimicrob Chemother 2022 📁Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity: systematic review pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35971666/ Yoshito Nishimura

Everyone who's treating MRSA Bacteremia should read this article now! An excellent review by @VanceFowler5 et Al Clinical Infectious Diseases Persistent MRSA Bacteremia: Resetting the Clock for Optimal Management 🌟Excellent figures 🌟 SNAP Trial Thoughts 🤔 #IDTwitter academic.oup.com/cid/article-ab…

This one always gets me. Asymptomatic bacteriuria bypasses the entire rest of the body, producing no fever, white count, or changes in vital signs, and jumps straight into causing delirium? We need a better diagnosis!

🆕️⚡️⚡️Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Antibiotics MDPI * Effectiveness & Safety of Linezolid Vs Vancomycin, Teicoplanin, or Daptomycin against MRSA Bacteremia N=5328 2 RCTs 1 pooled analysis of 5 RCTs, 1 subgroup analysis (1 RCT) 5 CCS +cohorts mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/4…

Love a good cross-reactivity table!

That’s rhabdo my dog.

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Here is an infographic I developed for our stewardship program. It has come in handy in the ED and on internal medicine services where cefdinir is a frequent flyer med.unc.edu/casp/wp-conten…

Do you use ceftriaxone for MSSA? We've got a new KASIC pearl reviewing this drug-bug combo!

She’s published! Oral amoxicillin-clavulanate may be an appropriate alternative for ceftriaxone non-susceptible UTIs🦠 Check it out 👉🏼 mdpi.com/2226-4787/12/2…

Getting my own talk from yesterday up late. Also presented at the Big Beasts session on Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Focused at stewardship folks but something in here for everyone 👇 #SHEASpring2024 #IDTwitter #MedTwitter 1/

Attention clinicians - take this quick 15-20 minute vignette survey about antibiotic selection based on microbiology lab reports. Please share widely! #IDX #TwitteRx #medtwitter

This one is 🔥 by our SIDP 🌟 Katie Olney Bill Olney Journal of Hospital Medicine Things We Do for No Reason™: Prescribe cefdinir for treatment of common infections #downwithcefdinir #IDXposts …mpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jh…