Snacks, PharmD, MPH

I've been hearing a lot about this common concern: "Are kids getting too many vaccines?" It's a fair question. I'm a parent too. And as an infectious diseases physician who directs an antibiotic stewardship program, a big part of my job is stopping unnecessary medications. I'm…

Static vs. cidal: it’s not complex; it’s simply incorrect @BradSpellberg @DrToddLee @ABsteward doi.org/10.1128/aac.00…

It’s not easy to navigate the maelstrom of misinformation. Grateful to @megtirrell and @boulware_dr for cutting through it. Slides prepared for ACIP this week by former CHD leader Lyn Redwood cited a 2008 Neurotoxicology study on thimerosal and “long-term brain harm.” But the…

BREAKING: @SecKennedy just cut U.S. funding to @gavi, the alliance that has vaccinated over 1 billion children and prevented more than 17 million deaths since 2000. This isn’t about science. It’s about dangerous ideology overriding children’s lives. The consequences will be…

Routine vaccines cut U.S. cases of once-common diseases by 95%-100% - and deaths to virtually zero. Let's not go backwards. Sources: stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/175682 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18000199/

I'm incredibly grateful to our amazing team: @BradSpellberg (leader & inspiration), @ThePharmFox, @DhandAbhay, @AliSMV7, @alejodiaz81, @zacroBID, and to anonymous contributors from around the world who helped crowdsource what's now the largest vaccine RCT database of its kind.

Really grateful @CIDRAP covered our volunteer project reviewing vaccine RCTs. We're up to 335 trials with >5.8 M participants and counting. "Essentially every childhood vaccine has been tested in placebo-controlled trials of some sort." @BradSpellberg cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-…

Anyone have similar lists of classic ID literature similar to this list by @IDstewardship ? idstewardship.com/top-10-journal… Gotta make sure I’m not missing any as I make a repository for our learners! #IDTwitter

#COVID patients who don't receive remdesivir not more likely to die, data suggest Models found no difference in all-cause death rates, 30-day hospital readmissions, or length of stay before and after restrictions were put into place. cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid…

Our real world study is the 1st (to our knowledge) to detail widespread restriction of remdesivir with patients that represent present-day epidemiology in the era of near universal SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity. In CID 📖 @BrentFooter @EB_Hirsch #IDTwitter academic.oup.com/cid/advance-ar…

In this large multi-hospital cohort, the implementation of a blended dosing method using a majority of AUC-based dosing reduced cumulative vancomycin doses, serum levels, and AKI. buff.ly/nYIqxWd

Everything that is wrong with this timeline summed up in one picture

Looking forward to the UTI @Wiki_Guidelines and @IDSAInfo cUTI joint panel on Wednesday Oct 22!

Antibiotic stewardship, data, and uncertainty: A conversation with Brad Spellberg The longtime stewardship advocate shares his thoughts on shorter antibiotic durations, clinical care guidelines, and the antibiotic pipeline. cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobial-…

Hey @Wiki_Guidelines , should we scrap all other ideas and develop a vaccine preventable disease guideline? Might be useful… @BradSpellberg @BrentFooter @DrToddLee

The number of bots in the replies talking about how Sam Darnold is a CHRISTIAN man is outrageous. One step closer to closing the door on Twitter…