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Although Dikembe is no longer with us, he still inspires us youtu.be/nAsCOrA6s9Q and this is STILL my favorite video!! IT TAKES ALL of US #USAAW24 #AntimicrobialResistance

Continuing AAW today with some more great ideas and perhaps inspiration?? youtube.com/shorts/4S2Gerz… IT TAKES ALL of US #USAAW24 #AntimicrobialResistance

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We still have vendor spots available for the members-only 2024 @DICON_duke - @DASON_duke Symposium! We will be returning to the Friday Conference Center at UNC Chapel Hill on November 15, 2024. If you would like your company to participate, please email hannah.p.davis@duke.edu.

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🆕 NEW in @ICHEJournal @bgwarren3 et al. describe the contamination of physical therapy equipment following standard disinfection and the efficacy of a novel disinfection cabinet on hard to disinfect items. 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

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New podcast episode! 🎧 EIC @DavecNyc talks to @bgwarren3, @Becky_A_Smith1 from @DCASIP_duke & @DanielleARanki1 about hospital sinks, toilets & hoppers as potential pathogen sources for HAIs Links below ⤵️

"As no single intervention has proven highly effective on its own, a multifaceted approach to controlling HO-CDI is needed." jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Should HOBSI be its own metric??

📢Major Article Alert📢 Did our research team, led by Amanda & @bgwarren3, find DiRTE (see what I did there?) respirators behind face shields while caring for COVID-19 patients?

@bgwarren3, his DiRTE Lab, and the @DukeAdultID team are back at it again! @Becky_A_Smith1 @GettlerErin @Deverick_A

New from @JessieSeidelman et al Authors present an investigation and mitigation of a cluster of extra-pulmonary M. abscessus infections linked to heater-cooler device (HCD) contamination despite going above and beyond the manufacturer’s IFU 🔎 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

One of our 🔥Top Viewed at JAMA in 2023🔥 Surgical Site Infection Prevention: A Review by Seidelman, Mantyh, & Anderson @Deverick_A @DCASIP_duke jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… Accompanying podcast w @AnthCharMD tops our audio edhub.ama-assn.org/jn-learning/au…

New from @JessieSeidelman et al Authors show blood culture algorithms can safely be implemented in surgical ICUs without increased risk of death, increase in antibiotic use, or readmission rate. 📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

From the DiRTE Lab and @bgwarren3: Results from a retrospective cohort study of inpatient Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) testing at 3 hospitals in North Carolina are calling attention to racial disparities in test administration. hcplive.com/view/black-pat…

We had so much fun at our annual @DICON_duke & @DASON_duke Educational Symposium last week! It was great to hear from our friend, Dr. Arjun Srinivasan from @CDCgov! #DICONDASON2023

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@Duke_ASET @DASON_duke @DukeAdultID @rebekahwrenn @rebsmoe @thejillianhayes @dukerxresidency @IDstewardship @JasonFunaro We definitely relate, especially with the heel clicking 😉

We like to think every steward can relate to this one. 🤭 ✨Being Antibiotics Aware really IS what dreams are made of ✨ #BeAntibioticsAware #WAAW #USAAW23 #antimicrobialstewardship

💜Celebrating #USAAW23💜