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Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium kymdro.org/kasic/
🧵 1/x After four years of dedicated work, the Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium (KASIC) is coming to a close. KASIC established the KASIC advisory board and a network of inpatient and long-term care antimicrobial stewardship leads in Kentucky.
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Concerned with Candidiasis? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Empiric Antifungals in the ICU kymdro.org/kasic/?p=9011 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Treat it all? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Anaerobes in Diabetic Foot Infections kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8995 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Wait a Minute. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl and Adjust your Adjustments: Considerations for Delayed Renal Dose Adjustments kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8984 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Too Good To Be True? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Cultures and Next-Generation Sequencing kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8970 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Ceftriaxone monotherapy for cholangitis? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Anaerobes in Biliary Tract Infections kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8958 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Kluyveromyces marxianus, what is that? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about A Yeast By Any Other Name kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8948 #IDskuy #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Levo with a Cipro Allergy? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Quinolone Cross-Reactivity kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8931 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Antibiotics Until Drain Removed? Not So Fast! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Surgical Prophylaxis Duration with a Drain kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8922 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Don’t Be a Bullseye. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Limit Lyme kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8910 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Penetrating the Prostate. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Antimicrobials for Acute Bacterial Prostatitis kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8900 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Nip It In The Bud. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Antibiotics in Abscesses kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8889 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Save the Ceftriaxone. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Higher Cefazolin Urine Breakpoint kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8879 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Doubting Duplicate Therapy? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Dual β-lactam Indications kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8866 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Pondering Plausibility. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Linezolid for Line Infections kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8854 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Treat a Patient, Not a Number. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn What To Do When the Vanc MIC is 2? kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8844 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Don’t get Lackadaisical on Lactobacillus spp. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Beat the Bug: Lactobacillus spp. kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8834 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Only the Pee for Me. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Know Your Antibiotic: Nitrofurantoin kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8820 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Another Reason to De-escalate. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about β-lactam/β-lactamase Inhibitors for MSSA kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8807 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
It Says Susceptible. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for ESBL UTIs kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8797 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Advantages with HD. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Hemodialysis-only Antibiotic Dosing kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8784 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Don’t Rub Salt in the Wound. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Know Your Antibiotics: Silent Sodium kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8774 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Leave-it-floxacin. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Pick Your Poison: Legionella Pneumonia kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8753 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Legionella+, Now What? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn How Long for Legionella? kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8729 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Cefdinir? Not so Fast! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Cefdinir PO for Bacteremic UTI kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8710 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) is coming to an end but CDC's commitment to combating the emergence and spread of #AntimicrobialResistance (AR) continues. Fighting AR takes all of us and everyone can play a role. bit.ly/4lVnLGF #USAAW25
Antimicrobial Resistance
Combating antimicrobial resistance, a global threat
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Which One Should I Pick? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Know your Antifungal: Echinocandins kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8686 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
Antibiotics and antifungals used as pesticides in agriculture can lead to contamination of the environment (e.g., water and soil). This can speed up the development and spread of #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn more: bit.ly/3HIzj1F #USAAW25
Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment and the Food Supply: Causes and How It Spreads
AR is a One Health issue, meaning the health of people, animals and the environment are connected.
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DYK animals, including our pets and livestock, can carry germs that can spread and contribute to #AntimicrobialResistance (AR)? Discover the simple actions you can take to protect yourself & your pet & fight AR. bit.ly/45rwCLa #USAAW25
Controlling the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance
Combat AR through infection prevention, improved antibiotic/antifungal use, actions to slow spread.
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Antibiotic and antifungal drugs are valuable tools for treating infections, but any use can cause side effects and contribute to #AntimicrobialResistance (AR). Learn how the appropriate use of these drugs can help fight AR: bit.ly/4603t9S #USAAW25
Healthy Habits: Antibiotic Do's and Don'ts
Antibiotics can save lives, but they aren't always the answer.
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