Infectious Diseases webinars from Groote Schuur Hospital @UCTHealthSci now live. Anyone interested in viewing the talks - very welcome to subscribe to the channel at https://t.co/x5FmvhZVac Top tips: Health Journalism During #COVID19 in 🇿🇦 & antifungal stewardship @fidssa1

MUST READ: Over the last four years, 34 #neonatal #infection outbreaks have been reported to the @nicd_sa from various public and private hospitals in the country. @SECTION27news @TAC @RitshidzeSA @Jeranji @neleshg @uctcider @InfectiousDz @OHSCSOCIALMEDIA https://t.co/L8ath20xzy

Infections are common in premature babies. Many of these infections are preventable. Some sterling work is being done in SA to understand and reduce the burden of neonatal infections and deaths. @AngelaD_ZA @ShabirMadh @inspired2leadQH @fidssa1 neonatal sepsis task force

Update #COVID19 in GAUTENG, 25/06/21🇿🇦 • 11,777 new cases = biggest single day increase 📈 • Case incidence 70% above previous peaks ⚠️ • Test positivity > 32%; 1 in 3 tests +ve 🚩 • 6,259 currently in hospital 🤲 • 72 deaths on avg per day this week 😢 #Rid1TweetsOnCovid

A “huge number” of poorer countries have had to suspend their coronavirus vaccination programmes due to a lack of doses, @WHO . We thought the #G7 is providing 1 billion vaccines but COVAX could not distribute 100 million in 1 and 1/2 year. .. Time to change the approach?

Read the study 👇 https://t.co/R0MdSbmDup

📢NEW RESEARCH: Angela Dramowski & colleagues @AngelaD_ZA @SUhealthsci in a pilot trial in hospitalised #preterm #neonates showed that daily 1% Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing reduce overall #bacterial colonisation density. For a full summary of the findings watch 👇

On this day in 1845: Pip Taserson discovers the wonder drug Piperacillin/tazobactam in the root of a thistle plant while looking for a single cure for heart failure/COPD/fever NYD/confusion/hypotension

Tygerberg Paediatric ID and IPC team supports #CleanHandsSaveLives

Happy hand hygiene day from the neoCHG trial South African clinical team #CleanHandsSaveLives

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says 'the data shows if you live with someone who has received a #COVID19 vaccine, you have a 30% lower risk of catching the virus'. Follow live: https://t.co/t6HkhzjTRE

Recent publication demonstrating delaying #antibiotics for uncomplicated #pediatric respiratory infections did not have an effect on symptom duration or severity, but did decrease antibiotic use and GI effects. #SHEAPLC

Still in the spirit of International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, listen to @AngelaD_ZA as she highlights the reason for the need for more research on severe infections and antimicrobial resistance in Africa. #InternationalPrenatalInfectionPreventionMonth #AntiMicrobial

Environmental cleaning of ward surfaces and equipment is key to preventing hospital-acquired infection in newborns. @ARICJournal @ICAfricaNetwork @nicd_sa @gardp_amr

For those who want to track Covid-19 Vaccine programs ⁦@sugan2503⁩ ⁦@rid1tweets⁩ ⁦@Abramjee⁩ ⁦@ewnupdates⁩ ⁦@ABpreservation⁩ ⁦@SouthAfricanASP⁩ ⁦@AngPharmID⁩ ⁦@AngelaD_ZA⁩ ⁦@HealthZA⁩

Had a few free minutes today, so I plotted the latest data on weekly U.S. pneumonia and influenza fatalities from the CDC. I extended it back to 2014 for context. You can clearly see the three COVID-19 surges. It'll take us years to grasp the magnitude of this pandemic.

Hats off to women scientists, clinicians and carers

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📢 #Medtwitter physicians & #HCP: Your personal tweets can help #stopthespread of #COVID19! Our randomized experiment shows⬆️effectiveness of public health messaging when EM physicians shared personal stories. Our paper here: https://t.co/tbdcTW5ddI

Great graphic from @nataliexdean and @TheEconomist showing the difference between a vaccine that prevents infection AND severe disease vs one that only prevents disease. Clearly hoping (and expecting) for the second graph here