💊 ⌛ Edinburgh based multi-disciplinary team of #AntibioticGuardians #KeepAntibioticsWorking #AntimicrobialResistance #AntimicrobialStewardship #AMR
Joined July 2019
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17 Nov 2020
Tomorrow is #EuropeanAntibioticAwarenessDay we have updated our intranet page with lots of resources #dontbeadipstick #WAAW2020 thanks to @elizbeech for the inspiration "to dip or not to dip"
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29 Jun 2023
Like Edinburgh and the Lothians? Come be my boss!
An exciting time in infection medicine - joint ID and micro job
apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/J…
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23 Jun 2023
2023 RCPATH ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS 🏆
Huge effort by NHS Lothian infection team to deliver the "Infection bootcamp" over past 2 years. Well deserved recognition of the team's hard work 🎉
23 Jun 2023
Well done Team Micro/Virol NHSLothian for our fantastic Infection Training Bootcamp!
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21 Jun 2023
@NCAS_Aus Journal Club. Thanks @simgalimam for discussing his local health networks implementation of antibiotic hard stops, the benefits of reducing #DOTs and #LOTs and potential consequences when not reviewed. Read full publication here: bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.c…
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9 Jun 2023
The official opening of the new and improved Junior Doctors mess at WGH today in Pentland Lodge. Thank you to all who made it happen especially our Chief Registrars and @NHSLothianMedEd team
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6 Jun 2023
I also have a related editorial with @ValerieVaughnMD that a lot of the environment we "swim" in hasn't been thoughtfully designed at all.
#HVMC2023
qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten…
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“ACCEPT-UTI: Empirical use of piperacillin/tazobactam for ESBL UTIs showed no difference in clinical success outcomes compared to the empirical use of carbapenems”
Check out this study by @sylviastefanos et al:
doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlad0…
@AthenaLVHobbs @SIDPharm #JACAMRNews
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18 May 2023
Found my poster! 📸
Outcome: 40% REDUCTION in antibiotic prophylaxis for recurrent UTI within Bridgend locality! That’s >2,200 fewer antibiotics per year.
#UTIFriday #BSACSpring2023
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16 May 2023
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: reminder of measures to reduce the risk of long-lasting, disabling and potentially irreversible side effects | European Medicines Agency europa.eu/!WGkDrR via @EMA_News
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16 May 2023
From @dr_vpatel910; @BrianChuSF; @UPenn_Allergy: A penicillin allergy testing service assessed penicillin allergy in patients with hematologic malignancies. All tested patients were negative. Patients who were challenged passed and were delabeled.
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16 May 2023
Transfer of antibiotics and their metabolites in human milk: Implications for infant health and microbiota: doi.org/10.1002/phar.2732
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15 May 2023
🆕️⚡️ @antibioticsmdpi @MassimoSartelli
Six Long-Standing Questions about Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery #IDTwitter
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15 May 2023
Are you an early-stage clinician interested in haematological #infections? The #ICDhaem course in our Infection Clinical Dilemmas series explores the common infection issues in haemato-oncology patients and the best ways to manage them 🦠 Join now! 👇 infectionclinicaldilemmas.co…
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15 May 2023
Assessing clinical cure of empirical piperacillin/tazobactam for ESBL urinary tract infections (ACCEPT—UTI) academic.oup.com/jacamr/arti…
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11 May 2023
@ErinMcCreary giving us a unique argument for advocating IV to PO abx switch for serious infections ➡️ Saving massive amounts of nursing time! ⏰ (avg 22 min to administer IV vs. 80 seconds for PO) 🤯
@MAD_ID_ASP #MADID2023
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11 May 2023
"IV antibiotics hold some kind of “mythical status” for both the clinician and patient, especially when it comes to deeper infections like bacteremia and infective endocarditis.Mythology is, unfortunately, a poor proxy for data, but luckily evidence-based alternatives exist!"🎯
11 May 2023
Wow., it's published! @BradSpellberg et al @CMIJournal
🔥Choosing Patients Over Placebos: Oral Transitional Therapy vs. IV-Only Therapy for Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis🔥 #IDTwitter
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11 May 2023
"Choosing the less safe, not more effective IV-only alternative may be akin to administering a proverbial “placebo” to treat the clinician’s or patient’s own anxiety"
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11 May 2023
Wow., it's published! @BradSpellberg et al @CMIJournal
🔥Choosing Patients Over Placebos: Oral Transitional Therapy vs. IV-Only Therapy for Bacteremia and Infective Endocarditis🔥 #IDTwitter
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9 May 2023
Defining the Optimal Duration of Therapy for Hospitalized Patients With Complicated Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Bacteremia academic.oup.com/cid/article…
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Real-world evaluation of linezolid-associated serotonin toxicity with and without concurrent serotonergic agents @UKCPAPIN @ESGAP_ABS @biainfection @NCAS_Aus @FIP_org @CW_Pharmacists @ptsafetyNHS sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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3 May 2023
Another study that shows the low utility of urine culture in those without urinary symptoms, even for a high risk patient group (HSCT recipients with neutropenic fever)
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