Impressive - @bsacandjac.bsky.social now has 10,000 members worldwide! #ClinMicro #AMR #IDSky @raseaton66.bsky.social
Andrew Seaton
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Infectious Diseases and OPAT physician 🏴 Antimicrobial Stewardship lead NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Chair of Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group and President British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy #AMSsky
Scotland exited the COVID-19 pandemic with 10% fewer senior clinical infection specialists. Reasons, impact and potential solutions are explored in the latest issue of Clinical Infection in Practice. @raseaton66.bsky.social @biainfection.bsky.social share.google/aje3oeNaMRoR...
A review of clinical infection specialist staffing in Scotland following the COVID-19 pandemic
We aimed to assess the post-pandemic senior clinical microbiology and virology workforce in Scotland.A structured survey compared the clinical microbi…
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As the centenary of Fleming's discovery of penicillin approaches, drug-resistant infections increasingly impact those with least resource Sustained action to safeguard antibiotics globally is needed including renewed commitment & leadership from the UK doi.org/10.1093/jaca... @raseaton66.bsky.social
Fleming’s legacy
2028 will mark the centenary of the observation of the inhibitory effects of the mould Penicillium notatum (now chrysogenum) on the growth of Staphylococcu
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It’s Day 1 of the BSAC Spring Conference 2025! Our President, Professor Andrew Seaton, opens the event with a warm welcome to what promises to be an inspiring two days of discussion, discovery, and action in the fight against #antimicrobialresistance🔗 bsac-conference.com #BSACSpring2025
Stability of tigecycline in elastomeric devices for OPAT - Tigecycline meets the 🇬🇧 YCD criteria of ≤5% degradation limit. Fantastic collaboration with 🌍 colleagues @bsacandjac.bsky.social @raseaton66.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jacamr/artic...
Evaluation of the stability of tigecycline in elastomeric infusion devices used for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy
AbstractBackground. Tigecycline is increasingly being considered in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) programmes given its spectrum of act
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ICYMI: this adapted UK AWaRe list reached through consensus will support national #AntimicrobialStewardship and usage targets of the UK 2024–29 NAP https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae218 @dianeashiru.bsky.social @raseaton66.bsky.social @aliciad3.medsky.social #JACAMRNews
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Antifungal resistance is increasing globally, with more patients at risk of invasive fungal disease There is an urgent need to standardise antifungal stewardship (AFS) in the UK—this position paper sets out the UK’s current AFS landscape: https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae209 #JACAMRNews #IDSky
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The All Parliamentary Group on AMR provides a platform to engage with policymakers about AMR. Supported by the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, its members are determined to make AMR a political priority for the UK government. Find out more about their role: tinyurl.com/3zzdrrvt
Fantastic news! NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has become the first Scottish health board to be formally recognised for its work on antimicrobial stewardship under the BSAC-led Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Accreditation Scheme 🎉 www.nhsggc.scot/nhsggc-named...
NHSGGC named Centre of Excellence for Antimicrobial Stewardship
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has become the first Scottish health board to be formally recognised for its work on antimicrobial stewardship and tackling the threat of antibiotic resistance. GAMSAS (G...
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🦠 New research in @jac-amr.bsky.social reveals 4.2% of deaths in a UK teaching hospital were AMR-attributable, yet #AMR wasn't recorded as a cause in any case. Intrinsic resistance (Enterococcus faecium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) played a major role. Read the study: academic.oup.com/jacamr/artic...
Antimicrobial resistance–attributable mortality: a patient-level analysis
AbstractBackground. The impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on death at the patient level is challenging to estimate. We aimed to characterize AMR-att
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Great to see MP Danny Chambers, who is standing to become an Officer of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on AMR, highlighting the growing issue of antibiotic resistance in Ukraine during Prime Minister's Questions today. A critical and often overlooked consequence of armed conflict.
A qualitative study on the impact of the #COVID19 pandemic on the Scottish #AntimicrobialStewardship workforce revealed negative impacts on team roles, with unanticipated positive outcomes like raised awareness of the value of AMS teams https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlae199 @raseaton66.bsky.social
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#AMR is a risk to antibiotic failure & death, but if this happens, do we record it on death certificates? Our centre data = NO! 👉In 1 year, 4% of deaths were AMR-attributed & NONE were recorded on death certificates!👈 Need to quantify this better to increase awareness! #IDSky @jac-amr.bsky.social
Antimicrobial resistance–attributable mortality: a patient-level analysis
AbstractBackground. The impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) on death at the patient level is challenging to estimate. We aimed to characterize AMR-att
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Time to Staphylococcus aureus blood culture positivity is a useful marker for infective endocarditis This retrospective cohort study of >1700 cases of SAB suggests that if TTP > 13 hrs, the patient is unlikely to have endocarditis (NPV 96%, 95%CI 95-97) academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... #IDSky
“I am thrilled that we have received Level 2 Global Accreditation for the work my colleagues and I have done across Manx Care to help combat the significant risks posed by antimicrobial resistance."
Noble's Hospital recognised for work to combat antimicrobial resistance
Accreditation from British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
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Congratulations to @bsacandjac.bsky.social for an outstanding 2 day Policy to Practice winter conference in the heart of London. Ready to meet the #AMR and #AMS challenges ahead in 2025 #infection2024
Zubir Ahmed MP reinforcing the importance and determination of the UK Government to tackle AMR and preserve antibiotics. Complimenting @bsacandjac.bsky.social for their world leading advocacy for change in #AMR across the world 👏. #infection2024
‘By standardising stability testing guidelines, we can broaden treatment options for patients with serious infections, improve clinical outcomes, advance antimicrobial stewardship, and reduce healthcare costs.’ @jac-amr.bsky.social @raseaton66.bsky.social @mgilchrist123.bsky.social
Call for Global Standards in Antimicrobial Stability Testing to Improve Outpatient Care - The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
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Check it out! BSAC's OPAT Conference 2024 has been featured on the ID:IOTS Podcast @idiots-pod.bsky.social! You can find the episode on Spotify - episode notes here: idiots.notion.site/94-BSAC-OPAT... @raseaton66.bsky.social
🔥SNAP passed 3500🔥 Writing papers: Cefazolin (MSSA) and penicillin (PSSA) vs (flu)clox Recruiting: Adj clinda vs not (all) Adj cefazolin vs not (MRSA) Oral switch vs IV (all) Cefazolin +/- Erta/Placebo (MSSA) Dapto vs Vanco (MRSA) Coming "soon": Rifampin vs. none for PVIE (all) Ref: Dr.Lee #idsky
Prof Sir Brian Greenwood’s @lshtm.bsky.social retirement lecture on zoom. From science to clinical practice, public health and policy. Meningitis to Malaria. Amongst many many contributions- single dose oily chloramphenicol for meningococcal infection #AMSsky
More people die from antimicrobial resistance in South Africa than from self-harm, interpersonal violence or transport injuries. wellcome.org/news/you-can...
Why community-led research is vital in the fight against AMR | News | Wellcome
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the world’s biggest health threats. Learn more about its realities in Khayelitsha, South Africa.
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A quick reminder that the BSAC Winter Conference begins next week, 4-5 December! If you haven't booked your place yet, there's still time bsac.org.uk/infection2024/
Who and how Antimicrobials are prescribed has changed. Our #AMS initiatives need to acknowledge and embrace this www.nss.nhs.scot/media/5668/a... #WAAW2024 #WAAW
WAAW! What an amazing podcast episode! World AMR Awareness Week special: The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG). Who are they? What do they do? Tune in to find out: www.buzzsprout.com/1782416/epis... #antibioticguardian #KeepAntibioticsWorking #WAAW #IDsky
93. World AMR Awareness Week special: The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) - ID:IOTS - Infectious Disease Insight Of Two Specialists
WAAW! This week, to celebrate World AMR Awareness Week, Callum is Joined by Andrew, Fran, Jo and Simon from the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group. Listen in to hear all about SAPG and their imp...
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