Kevin Schwartz

🔥 Big news for TB preventive therapy !

Thanks to 🇨🇦 (😉 🇺🇸), McGill university and Dr Dick Menzies

➡️ New versions TSTin4D (www.TSTin4D.com) or IGRAin4D (www.IGRAin4D.com)

#IDsky #MEDsky #TBsky

Audit & feedback with peer comparison works to improve antibiotic prescribing in primary care. Now, health system leaders and policy-makers must take decisive steps to integrate this strategy into the healthcare system.
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SRMA of Antibiotic Audit and Feedback in Primary Care:
💊11% ⬇️prescribing volume
▶️23%⬇️in unnecessary initiation
💣17% ⬇️in broad-spectrum selection
🗓️13%⬇️in prolonged duration
doi.org/10.1093/cid/ci…
Great work by @kevinschwartz.bsky.social and team via @cidjournal.bsky.social

After initial gains some restaurant chains have backtracked in animal antibiotic use grades

#WAAW

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Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...

Feels right that my 1st post here should be to share this incredible RCT, led by my PhD supervisor Nick Daneman:

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Main takeaway: 7-days of abx should be the standard of care for patients with uncomplicated non-S. aureus BSI.

A deep dive 🧵:

#IDsky

Introducing AMR Aware Canada’s new campaign toolkit for #WAAW2024!
Visit AMRAware.ca/campaign/ to download and share:
✅5 Things to Know About AMR poster
✅5 Things social media graphics
✅Go Blue social headers + virtual backgrounds
#AMRSymposium2024

Shorter courses of antibiotics In Canada, an estimated 5400 deaths attributable to AMR occurred in 2018.[1][1] By 2050, 40% of infections will be resistant to first-line antimicrobials.[1][1] The pan-Canadian action plan on AMR has...

It’s world AMR awareness week #WAAW

Lots of evidence for shorter antibiotic durations for common infections

Brief commentary here:

www.cmaj.ca/content/196/...

Rethink the Rx: Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care | Public Health Ontario This PHO Rounds provides practical, evidence-informed strategies for optimizing antibiotic use and preventing overprescribing in primary care.

Don't miss the Public Health Ontario rounds for #WAAW2024

Rethink the Rx: Reducing Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing in Primary Care

Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST

👇Register Here:
www.publichealthontario.ca/en/Education...