The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) is a professional society that improves public health by establishing infection-prevention measures and supporting antibiotic stewardship among healthcare providers.
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New from @Kimberl99638615, @mssa_marin, others
➡️Nasal povidone iodine to prevent bloodstream infection was hard but acceptable at outpatient hemodialysis units
➡️Patients & personnel should be engaged & educated about patients' infection risk
📄: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.83
#IDBugBowl Pop Quiz #5!
This zoonotic disease associated with exposure to goats is also known as Bang's disease. 🐐
Comment your answer below! Answer reveal tomorrow.
Man, I 💞 ID pharmacists.
Celebrating #IDPharmacistsDay with @The_Real_LDA and @JayCdoesID at #PACCARB and envisioning a future where the ID pharmacist community continues to grow globally to fight AMR.
You don't need to be a celebrity to attend the most thrilling premiere in LA this fall. Step behind the scenes where movie magic meets ID in Out-BREAK!: An Infectious Escape Room at #IDWeek2024. 🗝️🎬
Sign up info coming soon!
Levofloxacin prophylaxis prevents bacteremia in neutropenic patients with acute myeloid or relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, showing benefits were sustained without increasing MDRO or CDI.
#IDTwitter @ASHE_Journal @PriyaNori Levofloxacin prophylaxis for pediatric leukemia patients: monitoring of outcomes for sustained benefit and consequences - https://bit.ly/3V93oLU
Catch “Group A Strep: A Familiar Friend or Emerging Foe?” at #IDWeek2024!
IDWeek 2024 Registration is open for members of @IDSAinfo, @HIVMA, @SIDPharm, @SHEA_Epi and @PIDSociety! Secure your hotel room before registration opens to the public on June 4: http://idweek.org/registration?utm_source=x&utm_medium=socialorganic&utm_campaign=2024-registration
New in @ICHEJournal:
@bgwarren3 et al. describe a lab-based study whose results suggest the superiority of qPCR over culture-based methods & efficacy of sponge sampling over swab and contact plate sampling methodologies.
📄: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.89
Physician #burnout is on the rise. Join IDSA members Julie Trivedi, MD, FIDSA, (@DrJulieTMD) & Priya Nori, MD, FIDSA, (@PriyaNori) this Thurs. 5/23 at 3pm ET for a workshop on preventing physician burnout and techniques for enhanced well-being.
Register: https://bit.ly/4bmoX1b
Don’t miss it! Your chance to celebrate #IDPharmacistsDay this Wed 5/22 at 12-1pm ET on X, join & share a photo of yourself with the ID Pharmacist in your life. #SIDPAdvocacy #JointheAMSFight 🦠 👩⚕️ 💊
Find out how to celebrate & learn more: http://buff.ly/3y3YG90
New from @LonaMody, others:
Authors assessed association of functional status with MDRO hand contamination 👐
Patients with severe functional dependence were more likely to have MDROs on hands & less likely to cleanse independently
📄: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.70
Join #IDPRN @ASP_Chat @SIDPharm tomorrow for our chat on engaging learners in infectious diseases! Preview of questions below 😁
🗓️Tomorrow, May 21
⏰Starting at 7 PM EDT
#ASPchat
#IDTwitter @PriyaNori Maximizing organism identification for SBP? The impact of direct inoculation of ascites into blood culture bottles on ascites culture positivity OPEN ACESS @ASHE_Journal https://bit.ly/3QQIwqd
Catch “Revenge of the SYPH(ilis) and Other Foes” at #IDWeek2024!
IDWeek 2024 Registration is open for members of @IDSAinfo, @HIVMA, @SIDPharm, @SHEA_Epi and @PIDSociety! Secure your hotel room before registration opens to the public on June 4: http://idweek.org/registration?utm_source=x&utm_medium=socialorganic&utm_campaign=2024-registration
