Johns Hopkins Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship

The JHH ASP strives to ensure optimal antibiotic treatment for all patients who need antibiotics and to further the science of safe antibiotic use. #JHHASP.

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Vancomycin rarely causes antibody-mediated thrombocytopenia associated w/severe bleeding events. Usually, platelets drop by >90% from baseline after a median of 6 day-therapy. Pts w/a (+) antibody should have an allergy entered in the EHR & shouldn't be rechallenged w/vancomycin.

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Breaking News: @AHRQNews Program Helped Long-Term Care Facilities Reduce Antibiotic Use https://t.co/5gI5eT6KLz
Read more about the Implementation of an Antibiotic Stewardship Program in Long-term Care Facilities Across the US here: https://t.co/Gy5SQfEbJ2

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Read on antibiotic prescribing guidelines as new study shows concordance with guidelines in the US is less than 60% https://t.co/UUBxRHfO69

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New study shows 5 days of antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia in children leads to similar outcomes as longer durations but less antibiotic resistant bacteria. So CAP it at 5! @ARLGnetwork #MedTwitter

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A study of almost 10,000 patients with prosthetic joint infections found NO ASSOCIATION with recent dental procedures. This is the largest study to support ADA’s recommendation AGAINST antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental visits in patients with prosthetic joints #medtwitter

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NEW from @BMJ_Qual_Saf. Learn how @MDHealthDept @HopkinsMedNews @UMmedschool and @NORCNews created the Maryland Statewide Prevention and Reduction of C. difficile Collaborative to reduce hospitals’ C. difficile infection rates. https://t.co/fembSBn9Nn

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Congratulations to the co-authors of the IDSA guidance including our very own @pranita_tamma! Read more to learn how to treat these challenging pathogens!

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

IDSA has released NEW guidance on treating infections caused by three of the most common drug-resistant pathogens:

• AmpC-E
• CRAB
• S. maltophilia

Guidelines: https://t.co/gjxEZcxtmy
Press release: https://t.co/ulorKCmvQ4

#IDSAGuidelines #WAAW21

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.@HopkinsMedicine gets funds from @CDCgov for global efforts on #DrugResistance #AntibioticStewardship & #InfectionControl. Hopkins focus on #India, #LatinAmerica. @JHU_India @JHH_ASP @HopkinsCCGHE @SimnerLab #MattRobinsonMD @ValeriaFabreMD #SaraCosgroveMD https://t.co/TsPjdbutbk

[Josh Wolf @Joshuawolf]

Staph aureus bacteremia at #IDWeek2020 with Sara Cosgrove, MD! “Unfortunately antibiotics don’t come equipped with little scalpels to remove infected pacemakers and other hardware!!” - best line of the conf. so far!!

[SHEA @SHEA_Epi]

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN. https://t.co/OKLo5Zp9sF

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A must read to use blood cultures wisely ⁦@sanjayvdesai⁩ ⁦@OslerResidency⁩ ⁦@ssharara2⁩ ⁦@ValeriaFabreMD⁩

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Celebrating Abx Awareness Week at The Johns Hopkins Hospital! #Abx #ID ⁦@OslerResidency⁩ ⁦@HopkinsMedicine⁩ ⁦@ValeriaFabreMD⁩

[Jeff Linder @jeffreylinder]

Just out! The @AHRQNews Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use has posted the Acute Care Toolkit.

So, if you are looking for resources to take acute care antibiotic stewardship to the next level, here you go...

@NORCNews @JHM_Armstrong

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Congratulations to Pranita Tamma, MD, MHS and Sara Cosgrove, MD, MS who were able to reduce antibiotic use across 402 US hospitals by training front-line clinicians to be self-stewards. @IDWeek2019 #AHRQ #antibioticstewards #selfstewards

[AHRQ @AHRQGov]

Come Meet-the-Expert Pranita Tamma, M.D., discusses what we've learned in the AHRQ-funded project for improving #antibiotic use in #acutecare @IDWeek2019. Visit booth #1231 on from 11AM to 1PM. #IDWeek2019 https://t.co/3wmQFO79mX

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@OslerResidency, make sure to access the JHH Pathology Test Directory to review order details, including processing times, specimen collection requirements, reference values and billing. Link: https://t.co/aJIkMyVyQR.

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@OslerResidency Take part in our stewardship quiz! #antimicrobialstewardship #ASP #antibioticstewards #IDTwitter @ValeriaFabreMD @sanjayvdesai https://t.co/9RujqRCCMH

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@OslerResidency Take part in our weekly stewardship quiz! #antimicrobialstewardship #ASP #antibioticstewards #IDTwitter @ValeriaFabreMD @sanjayvdesai https://t.co/9cIZFWkvp1

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@OslerResidency Take part in our weekly stewardship quiz! #antimicrobialstewardship #ASP #antibioticstewards #IDTwitter @ValeriaFabreMD https://t.co/xxh1Hw19Do