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Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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Stay up-to-date in Infectious Diseases, Clinical Pharmacist, Antibiotics #IDXposts AKA #IDTwitter T๐ŸŒŸP influencer,@Wiki_Guidelines ,#Interstellar,#Dune,๐ŸŒนโค๏ธMisk
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Jun 17
    ๐Ÿ”ฅJust published ๐Ÿ”ฅ @NEJM SNAP RCT In patients with MSSA bacteremia, cefazolin was noninferior to flucloxacillin or cloxacillin with respect to 90-day mortality and was associated with a lower incidence of acute kidney injury. @DrToddLee @BradSpellberg
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    Cefazolin for Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia | NEJM
    Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is associated with high mortality. Whether cefazolin or an antistaphylococcal penicillin should be preferred for the treatment of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus ...
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Feb 7, 2023
    Cefepime Vs. Piperacillin tazobactam: Both cover pseudomonas aeruginosa Neither covers MRSA Only Pip tazo covers Enterococcus & anaerobes Only Cefepime can be used in CNS infections Cefepime is more neurotoxic Pip tazo + Vanco ๐Ÿ”ผAKI risk* Cefepime better AmpC coverage* Others?
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Jun 13, 2023
    ๐Ÿ†•๏ธโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ @CIDJournal @ErinMcCreary Antibiotic Myths for the Infectious Diseases Clinician With ๐ŸŒŸs @tmjones6 @IDPharmacist @JGPharmD @aprildyerid @The_Real_LDA @ShaeferSpires #IDTwitter academic.oup.com/cid/advance-arโ€ฆ
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Jul 31, 2021
    Let's Simplify! Ceftaroline =Ceftriaxone + MRSA cov Cefepime =Ceftriaxone + pseudomonas cov Pip/tazo=Cefepime +anaerobic cov Meropenem= Pip/tazo + ESBL cov Ertapenem=Meropenem - PS cov Moxifloxacin=Levofloxacin +anaerobic-PS coverage Delafloxacin=Levofloxacin+MRSA+Anaerobic cov
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Jun 7, 2023
    ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅJUST PUBLISHED ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ @IDSAInfo 2023 Guidance on the Treatment of Antimicrobial Resistant Gram-Negative Infections ESBL AmpC CRE DTR-P. aeruginosa Stenotrophomonas maltophilia CRAB #IDTwitter @pranita_tamma @OncIDPharmd @davidvanduin @ClancyNeil
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    AMR Guidance
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    May 10, 2022
    ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅJust Published๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ @JAMANetworkOpen The 1st EVER ID #WikiGuidelines Lead @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee I was honored to participate w 63 clinicians,8 countries ๐ŸŒŸClinical Guidelines for the management of pyogenic osteomyelitis in adults๐ŸŒŸ #IDTwitter jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanโ€ฆ
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Oct 17, 2022
    ๐Ÿ†•๐Ÿ”ฅโšกโšกState of art Review Article @TheLancetInfDis Necrotising soft-tissue infections #IDTwitter #MedEd #TwitteRx #MedTwitter #mustread sciencedirect.com/science/articlโ€ฆ
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Jan 26, 2024
    The โ€˜Big Fiveโ€™ carbapenemases: 1๏ธโƒฃVIM 2๏ธโƒฃIMP 3๏ธโƒฃNDM 4๏ธโƒฃKPC 5๏ธโƒฃOXA-48 ๐ŸŒŸTimeline representing the introduction of carbapenems & the appearance of carbapenemases worldwide. ๐ŸŒŸ #IDXposts
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
    @ABsteward
    Feb 23, 2023
    Everyone who's treating MRSA Bacteremia should read this article now! An excellent review by @VanceFowler5 et Al @CIDJournal Persistent MRSA Bacteremia: Resetting the Clock for Optimal Management ๐ŸŒŸExcellent figures ๐ŸŒŸ @snap_trial Thoughts ๐Ÿค” #IDTwitter academic.oup.com/cid/article-abโ€ฆ
    Persistent MRSA bacteremia
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Jun 8, 2019
    "There isnโ€™t an ID doc in this country who hasnโ€™t been at the bedside of a patient whoโ€™s desperately ill & for whom we did not have an antibiotic.โ€ @IDSAInfo President Dr. Cynthia Sears. #IDquotes #IDTwitter Retweet if you ever had a patient with no #antibiotic to treat.
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Apr 7, 2025
    ๐Ÿ†•๐Ÿ”ฅ Review article @JAMANetwork @syctong Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia #IDXposts jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/โ€ฆ
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
    @ABsteward
    Apr 13, 2020
    NEW ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅReview Article @JAMA_current Pharmacologic Treatments for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) #COVID19 ja.ma/2V8u1Sh
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Feb 20, 2025
    IDSA finally updated the classification of of uncomplicated UTI Uncomplicated UTI : Infection confined to the bladder in afebrile women or men So I can finally recommend fosfomycin and nitrofurantoin in men with UTI Also cUTI can be treated for 7d only UTI+ DM isn't complicated
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
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    Feb 19, 2025
    ๐Ÿ”ฅA sneak peak on the upcoming IDSA guidelines for cUTI๐Ÿ”ฅ Public Comment: IDSA Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections So it's still not published yet ! @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee idsociety.org/practice-guideโ€ฆ
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    Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem ๐Ÿ…ฑ๏ธC๐Ÿ†”๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ๐ŸŒŸ
    @ABsteward
    Feb 20, 2023
    ๐ŸŒŸFantastic figure๐ŸŒŸ you can show when someone asks why we need to combine Ceftazidime-avibactam & Aztreonam for treatment of MBL๐Ÿฆ  infections? โšก๏ธAztreonam isn't hydrolyzed by MBL enzymes โšก๏ธAvibactam takes care of ESBL/AmpC co-produced by MBL๐Ÿฆ  Ceftazidime โ‰๏ธ H t @drtimothyli
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