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Ioannis Baltas

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Infectious Diseases and Microbiology SpR in London

London, United Kingdon
Joined February 2022
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@Frankerr1F
Fran Kerr
10 months
Congratulations to @NHSGGC the first health board in #Scotland to achieve #GAMSAS accreditation #AMS #AMR #keepantibioticsworking @raseaton66 @BSACandJAC @jacquisneddons
@BSACandJAC
BSAC
10 months
Global Antimicrobial Stewardship Scheme update: BSAC is delighted to announce that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (@NHSGGC) have been awarded GAMSAS level 3 accreditation
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@IDiots_pod
ID:IOTS podcasting / idiots-pod.bsky.social
1 year
Our Antibiotic Apocalypse correspondent, @GreekDoc, on the latest casualty in the War: Cefiderocol to NDM carbapenemase; pour one out for the Trojan Horse!
@ABsteward
Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟
1 year
🆕️⚡️Resistance profiles of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in a large centre in England: are we already losing cefiderocol? Using 2024 EUCAST v14.0 breakpoint,70% of NDM producing strains were R to cefiderocol, Vs 4.5% using FDA/CLSI 2023 bps https://t.co/7cAchvbl1f
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@jamesmeiring
James Meiring
1 year
When is a 'bloodstream infection' not actually a 'bloodstream infection'!? https://t.co/Pswix0fgTp
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journalofinfection.com
To the Editor,
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@ISRCTN
ISRCTN: the UK's Clinical Study Registry
1 year
Recording antimicrobial resistance during death certification in England Read about the new study by @GreekDoc @grandjean_louis @UCLchildhealth registered at #ISRCTN https://t.co/lSYkVT2fQI
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Ioannis Baltas
1 year
With BSAC we are running this very short survey trying to understand how the ideal infection conference looks for you. If you take 3 minutes to complete it, I would be very grateful. It is open to all healthcare professionals. https://t.co/Fedybkda05
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@dr_michaelmarks
Michael Marks
2 years
David Mabey officially retires @LSHTM today after a 40+ year career dedicated to improving health & wellbeing globally. It has been a huge privilege for myself & colleagues to have worked with him. Sadness but also pride at the immense impact David has had worldwide. Thank you.
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@jac_amr
JAC-AMR
2 years
Baltas et al. show that ciprofloxacin prophylaxis during HCT led to fewer infection episodes & reduced exposure to broad spectrum antimicrobials but saw an increased #AMR burden in breakthrough infections: https://t.co/UqHu1euGNH @GreekDoc @OUPMedicine @OxfordJournals #JACAMRNews
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academic.oup.com
AbstractObjectives. Fluroquinolone prophylaxis during haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) remains contentious. We aimed to determine its effectivenes
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@CVN_UK
UK Clinical Vaccine Network
2 years
Meet Dr Ioannis Baltas, 2023 poster prize winner for his work on ‘Post-Vaccination Covid-19: A Case-Control Study and Genomic Analysis of 119 Breakthrough Infections in Partially Vaccinated Individuals’🏆 Could your research win in 2024? Submit now! 👇 https://t.co/L5e0EgZxZ7
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@MGilchrist123
Mark Gilchrist
2 years
Fantastic collaboration around stability of aciclovir in elastomeric devices for OPAT.First antiviral of the programme! 🇦🇺 ⁦⁦@b_fekade⁩ ⁦@jasonroberts_pk⁩ 🇬🇧 ⁦@jamiesonce⁩ ⁦@raseaton66⁩ ⁦@BSACandJAC⁩ & those not on X⁦⁩
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@MGilchrist123
Mark Gilchrist
2 years
Delighted to have been awarded Professor of Practice in the latest promotions ⁦@ImperialMed⁩ ⁦@ImperialInfect@HPRUamr⁩ - thank you to everyone in 🇬🇧 and 🌍 (too many to name!) - hugely appreciated ⁦@ImperialNHS
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@MGilchrist123
Mark Gilchrist
2 years
Ahead of Penicillin Allergy Day on 28/9/23 @rpharms has released info on how pharm teams can help raise awareness on the topic - facts, implications around #AMR, patient safety, ways to help. Thank you to all involved - more coming on the 28th! https://t.co/FUk0uxNcTR @UKCPAPIN
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@jac_amr
JAC-AMR
2 years
Cogliati Dezza et al. identified predictors for CRAB BSI that could be useful to identify patients at highest risk, prompting clinicians to start the most appropriate empirical therapy: https://t.co/Dpx6PeZnnQ @OUPMedicine @OxfordJournals #JACAMRNews
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academic.oup.com
AbstractBackground. Among MDR bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is a major concern due to the limited therapeutic options. Duri
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@jac_amr
JAC-AMR
2 years
Curious to know more about the #Netflix model for antimicrobials? The UK’s SMASH study explored views of infection consultants in England on the novel subscription model for #cefiderocol & #ceftazidime-avibactam that started July 2022 https://t.co/MQT9l4RDaO @GreekDoc #JACAMRNews
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AbstractObjectives. A novel ‘subscription-type’ funding model was launched in England in July 2022 for ceftazidime/avibactam and cefiderocol. We explored t
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@GreekDoc
Ioannis Baltas
2 years
Please help junior doctors get fair pay by signing this petition 🙏 Petition: Negotiate with junior doctors on pay and start with offer of inflation-proof pay
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petition.parliament.uk
Currently the Government is not negotiating because the junior doctors are striking and because of their pay demand. This is not constructive and we think the Government should enter negotiations and...
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@DGlaucomflecken
Dr. Glaucomflecken
2 years
An AED in every gym on earth that’s all I ask
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@BMAResidents
Resident Doctors
2 years
Thanks again to everyone who came out in force for #PayRestoration yesterday. Today we rest, and remind all our colleagues to vote yes in the industrial action re-ballot. See you all on the picket lines on Monday! #DoctorsStrike #RestAndVoteYes
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@DrNeilStone
Neil Stone
2 years
These strikes are crippling the #NHS Let's not pretend otherwise. This stalemate is a catastrophe and needs am urgent solution (above cut and paste from strikes 1-4. Current one is strike 5)
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@BMAResidents
Resident Doctors
2 years
We will march, and we will shout, and we will strike until we’re heard.   Full pay restoration now. #DoctorsStrike
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@PMDebs
Debbie Cockayne FCIM
2 years
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