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Valentijn Schweitzer

@schweitzer_va

Medical doctor | Epidemiologist | Resident Clinical Microbiology @UMCUtrecht | Member of @TAESCMID

 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Joined July 2018
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ESCMID@ESCMIDFeb 15
The AMR Action Subcommittee and Study Group for Artificial intelligence and Digitalisation (ESGAID) recently published a perspective on the implications of using AI in the fight against #AMR. Check it out: ow.ly/Bbwm50YeZTF
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ESCMID@ESCMID22 Nov 2024
Check out this article by two of our AMR Action Subcommittee members exploring the importance of building connections between science and policy as we address the global concern of #AMR. ow.ly/Fjpp50Uctsl #WAAW2024 #escmidAMR #AntimicrobialResistance
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Marc Bonten@MarcBonten8 Nov 2024
Annual meeting of the PRImAVeRA consortium that investigates potential effects of vaccines & monoclonal antibodies on infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria. @IHIEurope
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@HUVMacarena7 Nov 2024
🏥El @HUVMacarena acoge una reunión internacional sobre eficacia de vacunas y anticuerpos monoclonales en la resistencia a #antimicrobianos @EuropeVaccine @PROAmacarena hospitalmacarena.es/historic…
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🔥 Topic in Infectious Diseases! High-quality clinical data are needed! 🆕️⚡️⚡️Favourable effect of clavulanic acid on the minimum inhibitory concentrations of cefixime and ceftibuten in ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae #idxposts sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Ferry Hagen 🔬🧫🧬@ferryhagen29 Jun 2024
Improving disseminated histoplasmosis diagnosis in HIV/AIDS patients in Suriname: The role of a urine lateral flow assay #AZP @IenI_UMCUtrecht @diakhuis @amsterdamumc @_Westerdijk_ @InFocusLatAm @ISHAM_Mycology @eurconfmedmycol @efisg_escmid doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd…
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Robert Dickson@robertpdickson15 May 2024
Most patients with sepsis don't need anti-anaerobic antibiotics. But most get them anyway. Why not, what's the harm? I worry the harm is considerable. Our new study in @JAMAInternalMed: using a 15-month pip-tazo shortage to answer this question. 1/n jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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David Paterson@davidantibiotic31 Jan 2024
Do clinical trials of antimicrobial agents give clinicians the information they need in order to change guidelines and revise their prescribing patterns? A thread on a new way to analyze clinical trial results
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David Paterson@davidantibiotic23 Jan 2024
Congratulations @InfectiousMoYin @ADVANCE__ID on a great VAP trial! thelancet.com/journals/lanre…
Individualised, short-course antibiotic treatment versus usual long-course treatment for ventilat...

Individualised, short-course antibiotic treatment versus usual long-course treatment for ventilat...

In this study of adults with VAP, individualised shortened antibiotic duration guided by clinical response was non-inferior to longer treatment durations in terms of 60-day mortality and pneumonia...

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Anna@Annadulafungin15 Nov 2023
🍄 Great to see that fungi are getting more recognition -we certainly are seeing them more and more in medical practice . I am very honoured to be here -excited to discuss with Dutch colleagues on their clinical experience and practice. @ferryhagen @_Westerdijk_ @schweitzer_va
Bert Gerrits vd Ende (@quillby2003) profile pictureBert Gerrits vd Ende@quillby20037 Nov 2023
The king visited @_Westerdijk_ on November 7th with interest and enthusiasm. Yes, fungi become more and more important.
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Axel Hamprecht@a_hamprecht29 Aug 2023
Have you seen a carbapenemase-producing Proteus (CPP) isolate in your microbiology lab? Probably yes, but likely without noticing. A thread on our latest publication @CMIJournal @UniOldenburg #IDtwitter #microrounds clinicalmicrobiologyandinfec… 1/x
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Luke Turner 🦠@MicroLukas4 May 2023
Wondering how beta-lactam resistance occurs in Staphylococcus aureus (e.g. MRSA)? A short 🧵 on the two most common mechanisms of beta-lactam resistance in S. aureus ...
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ß-D-glucans in CSF for non-crypto 🍄 infection. Sensitivity 72% in proven/probable IFIs. Specificity 82% in well defined control population ⚠️false positive w/ bacterial infections, strokes, drug toxicity ⬇️ @Jeanne_big academic.oup.com/cid/advance…
ß-D-Glucan Assay in the Cerebrospinal Fluid for the Diagnosis of Non-cryptococcal Fungal Infection...

ß-D-Glucan Assay in the Cerebrospinal Fluid for the Diagnosis of Non-cryptococcal Fungal Infection...

Although presenting sub-optimal performances (sensitivity: 72.7%–100% and specificity: 81.8%), β1,3-D-glucan (BDG) assay should be added to the panel of bi

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Wow!! 🔥A practice changing RCT🔥 26 US and Canada N: 887 Pip-tazo Vs Cefoxitin preop in OPEN Pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple) TZP as perioperative prophylaxis reduced postoperative SSI, pancreatic fistula,and multiple downstream sequelae of SSI Cefoxitin🤔 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Helmi Sulaiman@edenhelmi18 Apr 2023
Where can (relatively) young people get their research funding? From Challenges for early career scientists in 2023 by Valentijn SCHWEITZER, Netherlands #ECCMID2023
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Join @TAEscmid organised events today at #ECCMID2023 In particular the first on-site Research Bites session, where CM/ID trainees from around the world will present cutting edge research.
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Helmi Sulaiman@edenhelmi15 Apr 2023
SAFO Trial in #ECCMID2023 Main findings: Shorted duration of bacteremia But similar mortality As per predicted by @DrToddLee QnA: How many were complicated vs. unc. The majority were unc. Sec outcome of persistent bacteremia was defined as bacteremia > 72H
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David Paterson@davidantibiotic21 Mar 2023
Unexpectedly robust mortality benefit of hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia in a well conducted double blind RCT.| NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia | NEJM

Hydrocortisone in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia | NEJM

Whether the antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of glucocorticoids may decrease mortality among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia is unclear. In this phase 3, multicenter,...

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🔥PROSTASHORT​ RCT🔥 Shorter course of 7d of antibiotic therapy with ofloxacin was inferior to a longer course of 14d in treatment of FEBRILE UTI in MEN & resulted in unfavorable outcomes in a higher percentage of participants Exception #shorterisbetter academic.oup.com/cid/advance…
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Katharina@katharinalast716 Jan 2023
Make sure to register for the upcoming @ESCMID course on „AMS in travel-/migration associated infections“ in March at Homburg/Saar, Germany 🦠🩺🩹🧫☀️🌎 Exciting program with fantastic speakers! 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽🤓 #IDtwitter escmid.org/fileadmin/src/med…
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Katharina@katharinalast728 Nov 2022
Curious to learn more about antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) in the context of migration- and travel-associated infections? Join us for the ESCMID postgraduate course at Homburg/Saar, Germany from March 17-19th 2023 Details here: kurzelinks.de/5rs1
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