


Montefiore ASP
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@BronxASP
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program @MontefioreNYC in the Bronx














📣❤️Congrats to @LotheIDPHARMD @RachelBartash @kecowman @YiGuo16356530 GraceMinamoto,DarylNanani on their publication—#SurgicalProphylaxisofLVAD #PracticeChange #AnotherWinAgainstAntimicrobialResistance onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ti… @MontefioreID @BronxASP @SIDPharm @TheTxIDjournal


from @RachelBartash @kecowman @PriyaNori @IDPeggyM at @MontefioreID: Does local matter? Evaluating susceptibility variations between hospital-wide and hematology-oncology unit antibiograms #stewardship bit.ly/3ya1kYB


New AMR Reads of the Week! 🐔Dr Jamie Umber evaluates evidence for AMR transmission between humans and chickens in Vietnam @jac_amr 💊@natalievestin explores @BronxASP's experience with an ASP-led outpatient COVID-19 therapeutics program @ASHE_Journal cidrap.umn.edu/asp/selected-r…




Unfortunately, elevated initial PCT levels in hospitalized COVID-19 patients can mislead clinicians toward prescribing antibiotics when no co-infections are present A new study 💥 @PriyaNori et Al #IDTwitter sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


🆕💥💥@OFIDJournal @IDSAInfo @DrToniHo et Al Procalcitonin Is Not a Reliable Biomarker of Bacterial Coinfection in People With #COVID19 Undergoing Microbiological Investigation at the Time of Hospital Admission #IDTwitter Cc @gpollara #MedEd #TwitteRx academic.oup.com/ofid/article/9…

In this phase 3 trial, molnupiravir, a small-molecule antiviral, was studied in unvaccinated patients with less than 5 days of #COVID19 illness. By day 29, hospitalization for progression of Covid-19 was lower with molnupiravir. #IDTwitter nej.md/3E2o9wP

HCPs: the latest data on #COVID19 & #AntibioticResistance shows patients with COVID-19 may be more susceptible to getting a secondary bacterial or fungal infection while hospitalized. Take steps to protect your patients. bit.ly/3itWD3g #WAAW



This paper presented at #IDWeek2021 found that among infectious diseases physicians, burnout (>50%) and job satisfaction (>90%) were each high. Thank you sir, may I have another? ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…