Golden rules by @BradSpellberg
1️⃣🌟There is nothing magical about IV antibiotics.
2️⃣🌟There's no magical infectious disease that requires IV antibiotic treatment.
3️⃣🌟There is NO minimum required IV lead-in duration
IV lead in is a myth #idxposts
🆕️🔥Nationwide, non-inferiority RCT in Denmark
In children and adolescents with uncomplicated bone and joint infections,initial oral antibiotic treatment was non-inferior to initial IV antibiotics followed by oral therapy @BradSpellberg#OMWiki#idxpoststhelancet.com/journals/lanch…
Evolving resistance landscape in gram‐negative pathogens: An update on β‐lactam and β‐lactam‐inhibitor treatment combinations for carbapenem‐resistant organisms: accpjournals.onlinelibrary.w…
Really delighted to see our PPIE resources being used by others, including @WHO_Europe ! Don’t forget to check out our website for lots of other free downloadable games and engagement packs!
🆕️🔥USCAST Susceptibility Test Interpretive Criteria for pip tazo
Contrary to CLSI,FDA & EUCAST, USCAST does not recommend TZP susceptibility breakpoints for Enterobacterales non-susceptible to 3GC or with a high likelihood of significant AmpC production
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In this full educational resource review, Trehan et al. provide the first-ever comprehensive catalogue of #AMR games along with recommendations for effective communication of AMR complexity to enhance learning and awareness:
doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae0…#JACAMRNews
ALT Summary table showing the characteristics of the resources reviewed. Citation: Figure 2 from https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae080
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ONE ANTIBIOTIC PK TABLE TO RULE THEM ALL
Absorption takes drug into blood from GI,
Vd spreads drug out to where bug calls home.
And after bacteria are doomed to die,
They’re mostly eliminated on the porcelain throne
In the Land of Notion where this table doth lie.
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We're delighted by the inclusion of BSAC’s Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Accreditation Scheme (GAMSAS) as a case study in the UK government’s new five-year National Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance. Read more about the scheme here. bsac.org.uk/bsac-accreditati…
Changing of the guard!! Our previous president, Dr David Jenkins, passes the ceremonial chain to our new president, Professor Andrew Seaton. Thank you David for your hard work and dedication and congratulations Andrew. #BSACSpring2024
We're back! After a brilliant first day at #BSACSpring2024, it's time for day two. First up, an important session chaired by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle @natalieben 'The best antibiotic is no antibiotic: Alternative treatment options.' bsac-conference.com/