Really cool to hear our own @hollymicrobial present today at @OHSUSOM's Dept of Med #GrandRounds about research from her @CDCgov LEAP Fellowship year with the @OHAOregon on #COVID outbreaks in OR long-term care facilities.
Great example of physician engagement in public health!
Cool example, also led by Dr. Varley, of basic research from an active clinical case & effective multi-institution collaboration!
TcsL (lethal toxin) is a critical virulence factor for severity of illness due to Paeniclostridium sordellii infection.
https://t.co/CJ0xMmuIxJ
Another plea for @CMSGov (Medicare) to cover home IV antibiotics. Requiring an individual to go to a SNF who could otherwise go home is madness and particularly dangerous at a time when long term care facilities are struggling with COVID-19. https://t.co/hy4wRRmX6G
As ID physicians on the front line of combating the current global crisis, we stand strongly against @POTUS's decision to leave @WHO. We will not succeed against this pandemic, or any future outbreak, unless we stand together, share information, and coordinate actions.
The plan for distributing #remdesivir should be transparent and based on state and regional #COVID19 case data and hospitalization rates.
Our letter to @VP: https://t.co/0W4sHtQrSU
ID Twitter! Home infusion of IV abx now critical for
Medicare patients but not covered & must go to outpt infusion centers
or SNFs for treatment. Please consider signing on with your ID/OPAT team &
send to your reps! Letter templates: https://t.co/NdExf0q3k2
@SikkaMon@SIDPharm
OFID: Close contact with #pets may help protect their owners against recurrent C. diff infection, suggesting a need for more study of the interactions between pets, owners, and their microbiota. #OpenForumInfectDis#IDSAJournals@PaulSaxMD@ReddingLaurel https://t.co/Jz2F8o64ZR
NEW in CID: An examination of the deplorable & dangerous conditions in U.S. immigrant detention centers, underscoring the urgent imperative to investigate and remedy violations of human rights. https://t.co/PlXG7JlomD #IDSAJournals#ClinInfectDis
The cost of waste in the US health care system is an estimated $760-$935 billion, ~25% of total health care spending. Projected savings from interventions to reduce waste is an estimated $191-$282 billion, a potential 25% reduction in total cost https://t.co/Vw9LgKufkq