New from Kimberly Dukes, Marin Schweizer, 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

📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

#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 Libby Dodds Ashley and Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir (Dr.JAM) PharmD MPH 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. bit.ly/3V93oLU

#IDTwitter ASHE Journal Priya Nori MD, FSHEA, FIDSA Levofloxacin prophylaxis for pediatric leukemia patients: monitoring of outcomes for sustained benefit and consequences - bit.ly/3V93oLU

This #IDPharmacistsDay remember the '5 Ways Pharmacists can Be Antibiotics Aware!' Visit sidp.org/AMSToolkit to access information on ways to contribute to #AntimicrobialStewardship .
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Catch “Group A Strep: A Familiar Friend or Emerging Foe?” at #IDWeek2024 !

IDWeek 2024 Registration is open for members of @IDSAinfo, HIV Medicine Association, SIDP, SHEA and PIDS! Secure your hotel room before registration opens to the public on June 4: idweek.org/registration?u…

New in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology:

Bobby Glenn Warren III 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.

📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

Join the X Storm today from 12-1pm EST to celebrate and spread the word about #IDPharmacistsDay ! sidp.org/IDPharmacistsD…
#SIDPAdvocacy #JoinTheAMSFight

Physician #burnout is on the rise. Join IDSA members Julie Trivedi, MD, FIDSA, (Julie B. Trivedi, MD, CPCC, FIDSA) & 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: 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: buff.ly/3y3YG90

New from Lona Mody, MD, M.Sc, 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

📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20…

Join #IDPRN #ASPchat SIDP tomorrow for our chat on engaging learners in infectious diseases! Preview of questions below 😁

🗓️Tomorrow, May 21
⏰Starting at 7 PM EDT

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#IDTwitter Priya Nori MD, FSHEA, FIDSA Maximizing organism identification for SBP? The impact of direct inoculation of ascites into blood culture bottles on ascites culture positivity OPEN ACESS ASHE Journal bit.ly/3QQIwqd

Catch “Revenge of the SYPH(ilis) and Other Foes” at #IDWeek2024 !

IDWeek 2024 Registration is open for members of @IDSAinfo, HIV Medicine Association, SIDP, SHEA and PIDS! Secure your hotel room before registration opens to the public on June 4: idweek.org/registration?u…

Prediction model to identify infectious COVID-19 patients in the emergency department bit.ly/3UD9nag

@mayaralmohajer et al: This study shows using blood cultures bottles to improve ascites culture yield may not translate clinically, due to high frequency of pre-culture antibiotics and inappropriate inoculation volumes. bit.ly/3QQIwqd

Contact tracing in the hospital setting during the omicron wave of the #COVID19 pandemic: persons and periods of concern for nosocomial infection prevention and control bit.ly/4bJiDAK

A cluster of Candida parapsilosis displaying fluconazole-trailing in a NICU was successfully contained by active surveillance, environmental hygiene, and hand hygiene educational practices. bit.ly/44Jk280