Nov 18-24 is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week!
Why should we care?
Increasing antimicrobial resistance is making antibiotics, antifungal & other anti-infective medicines less effective.
Test your knowledge on #AMR with our quizzes: https://t.co/0ynrYU0Pa7
#WAAW
Here is the updated COVID information for people with rheumatic dis. Remember for SA patients with rheumatic diseases on immunosuppressants if you become COVID positive you may be eligible for sotrovimab (monoclonal antibody for COVID infection) @ArthritisSA
BREAKING swathe of new #covid19 exposure sites revealed: 1 of #Adelaide's leading shopping centres & top colleges as high risk #Modbury cluster high risk spots top 50, hours after SA plunges into lockdown. @theTiser pg1 splash
https://t.co/SE3ZgbdYtE @G_Polychronis #coronavirus
The Premier’s Award for Excellence in Health award goes to Virology Serology Molecular (VSM) team, SA Pathology Statewide Clinical Support Services, CALHN. Congratulations!
Compulsory addition to any future conference - squishy microphone cube for question time! Gone are the days of microphone ushers, just throw the 🎤 to the next questioner! Good for catching practice! Great idea #AVS10@AusVirologySoc
Excellent fact sheet from NCAS!
Not everyone in hospital needs IV treatment. If antibiotics are needed, always consider if they can be given orally. #AMS#patientsafety#choosingwisely#antibiotics
Thank you A/Prof Kelvin Kong for your inspiring presentation highlighting the implicit(and overt) biases within our healthcare system and our individual practises that impact Indigenous health. #ASID2019
NEW 🔥 large cohort study in CID found that the use of quinolone ear drops was associated with increased risk for tympanic membrane perforation compared with neomycin + hydrocortisone.
More warnings for FQs 😱👇
#IDTwitter#stop_fluoroquinolones_madness
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