Maureen Campion

Tufts MC's Dr. Mary Hopkins explains how long germs can last on surfaces around your house and which ones to be concerned about: ow.ly/ETzP50Q9xGw #TuftsMedicine

It's Antibiotic Awareness Week, and Tufts Medicine's Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez is helping us #BeAntibioticsAware so we understand when antibiotics are needed and when they’re not. #USAAW23 #TuftsMedicine @tufts_id @LevyCIMAR @hboucher3

@Bornmann_CR Miss your face!

@RxIDMo Our internal guidelines don’t have pip-tazo listed, but this says q2h academic.oup.com/ajhp/article-a…

When using pip/tazo for peri-operative surgical prophylaxis what frequency does your institution recommend for re-dosing intra-op? All answers and comments are appreciated!

Print copies have arrived. @RxIDMo and I chose the colors. Pretty, right?

Vancomycin plus ceftaroline in MRSA bacteremia - safety and effectiveness published in @PharmacoJournal (cohort of ~30) Lead author @WesKufel accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ph… #IDTwitter #TwitteRx

Question for ID colleagues 🦠 Pt with osteomyelitis, wound Cx positive for MSSA and Enterococcus faecalis. BCx remain negative. Would you be comfortable with piperacillin-tazobactam or ampicillin-sulbactam monotherapy? 🤔 #IDTwitter #TwitteRx

@SIDPharm @CDC_Firstline @CDC_AR @ANANursingWorld A7. Though we like our people and people power, we also collaborate with others such as from @JeffCollegeNur @mpmaziarz with a paper @s3v3nthsinn and Dr. MaryLou Manning and others! #USAAW22 #AntimicrobialResistance pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34492325/

@SIDPharm @CDC_Firstline @CDC_AR @ANANursingWorld A6. We work with our microbiology lab to reject urine cultures that don't have pyuria on UA or sputum cultures collected too frequently (e.g. multiple samples in 72 hours) #AntimicrobialResistance #USAAW22

Q6. This question is for those working hard behind the scenes. #AntimicrobialResistance #BeAntibioticsAware? #USAAW22 @CDC_firstline @CDC_AR @ANAnursingworld

@dr_pbailey @CDC_AR @SIDPharm @CDC_Firstline @ANANursingWorld So true! I love teaching medical students and residents about how we use the antibiogram to select empiric regimens for our institution. #USAAW22

Q3. C.diff is one common HAI. Let’s pivot our discussion to other hospital acquired infections. #USAAW22 #AntimicrobialResistance @CDC_firstline @CDC_AR @ANAnursingworld

@KASIC_MDRO @SIDPharm @CDC_Firstline @CDC_AR @ANANursingWorld @PeggyFund AMT review cases at our institution and also sends the confidential review to the primary team for feedback and to discuss ways to prevent future infections. #teamwork #USAAW22

@SIDPharm @CDC_Firstline @CDC_AR @ANANursingWorld @PeggyFund In one of our institutions, the ID pharmacists review HO-CDI cases for opportunities to improve! #USAAW22 #AntimicrobialResistance

Q2. It is also C. diff awareness month. Antibiotic use is a risk factor for developing C. diff infection. Leave your thoughts to the question below. #CdiffAwarenessMonth #USAAW22 #AntimicrobialResistance @CDC_firstline @CDC_AR @ANAnursingworld @PeggyFund

(3/3) This is based on older data among children with sickle cell disease. Additional data is needed regarding utility of daily antibiotic prophylaxis with the advent of effective vaccines.

(2/3) among patients who have a history of sepsis due to encapsulated organisms or who remain immunocompromised.

Among your adult patients who have undergone splenectomy, in addition vaccination, do you prescribe/recommend an emergency supply of antibiotics or daily antibiotic prophylaxis? All responses appreciated! @ShiraDoronMD @mmPharmD @BradSpellberg @minkeyw

And for those who can't be bothered reading the whole thread, here are my #top10papers in ID for 2021 and their implications in 1 slide. #IDTwitter. @ABsteward @khalideljaaly @ErinMcCreary @aurdinh @Dan_Engelman @PaulSaxMD @Cortes_Penfield

a Christmas miracle

this is really great work with @emilylheil leading a blockbuster team of infectious diseases clinician-researchers. this sets the foundation for a collaborative looking to answer many questions in the GNR BSI space--- excited for more to come!

PSA: There are NO fetal cells in #COVID19Vaccines And if you object to taking things TESTED on fetal cells, that includes 💊Tylenol, Advil, aspirin, Aleve 💊Claritin, Benadryl, Sudafed 💊Tums, Maalox, Pepto-Bismol 💊Lipitor, Norvasc 💊ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir