Sean Wasserman

Inspiring setting 4 South African Antibiotic Stewardship Programme's annual strategy meeting. So much accomplished in 2 days! Bring on 2017

Prior use of beta lactams and fluoroquinolones, and duration of use key risk factors for infection with MDR Gram-negatives #17thICID

30 day mortality doubles with MDR Gram negative infections, and quadruples with inadequate initial therapy #17thICID

Devils peak fire rapidly approaching high cape, people being evacuated now

Screening and isolation one method to reduce transmission of CRE and MRSA, another is to WASH YOUR HANDS @fidssa1 #FIDSSA

Ceftazidime-avibactam shows promise for cIAI and cUTI caused by ceftazidime resistant Gram negatives - Yehuda Carmeli REPRISE study #fidssa

#fidssa Avibactam the only new antimicrobial agent with activity against class C beta lactamases in Gram negatives

N gonorrhea has achieved superbug status with only ceftriaxone available for monotherapy worldwide @fidssa1 #fidssa

High prevalence of H. ducreyi in the cutaneous lesions of children with yaws - Allan Pillay @fiddsa1 #FIDSSA

Understanding PK/PD is critical for optimal antimicrobial development and dosing - William Hope #FIDSSA

Chlorhexidine–alcohol v povidone iodine–alcohol prep for vascular catheter insertions: an RCT thelancet.com/journals/lance…

The world has lost a great physician. Farewell Dr Sacks nyti.ms/1Wpu9pu

Hand hygiene song by HCWs at Somerset hospital #safeHANDS @SouthAfricanASP @HealthZA

#safeHANDS #5May hand hygiene day at Somerset Hospital Cape Town

300 HCWs participate in hand hygiene relay at Somerset hospital #safeHANDS @SouthAfricanASP @HealthZA

Didier Raoult shows how temperature determines biting behaviour of tick nymphs (on his own arm) #icid14

Jonathan McCullers shows that delayed steroids improves outcomes in mouse model of influenza with bacterial superinfection #icid14

In rainy season can take up to a week to access hospital by foot in South Sudan #icid14

Pre-transport artesunate not available in South Sudan with high mortality of complicated malaria #icid14

75% of internally displaced inpatients in South Sudan hospital suffer from infectious diseases #icid14