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Antibiotics are critical tools for treating infections, like those that can lead to sepsis. #SAM2024 #BeAntibioticsAware bit.ly/3ATI0SU
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HCPs: Anyone can develop #sepsis, including children. ✔️ Talk with parents about sepsis signs and symptoms. ✔️ Prescribe antibiotics & antifungals appropriately to help combat #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn more: bit.ly/3Xi3Vea #SAM2024
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Join Project Firstline in spreading the word about respiratory virus season resources and recommendations to support healthcare workers who play a vital role in infection control. bit.ly/4cJ2rzk
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#AntimicrobialResistance (AR) can affect anyone, but people living with cancer are at higher risk of antimicrobial-resistant infections. In a @UICC blog, CDC’s Michael Craig shares the impact AR can have on cancer care & actions we can take to fight AR. bit.ly/46RtDuh
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
Healthcare Professionals: Need resources to educate your patients about #cdiff infection? Order FREE copies for your workplace today! bit.ly/3UobkqY #BeAntibioticsAware
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
NEW CDC data reinforce that #AntimicrobialResistance (AR) is an urgent #PublicHealth threat. Check out the new data and share with others who are working to continue the fight against AR. bit.ly/ARThreats2022
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
New CDC data underscore actions needed to fight #AntimicrobialResistance (AR), including appropriate antibiotic and antifungal use, accurate laboratory detection, rapid response, effective infection prevention, and expansion of innovative strategies. bit.ly/ARThreats2022
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HCPs: New CDC data provide an update on the U.S. burden of seven antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically found in healthcare settings from 2021-2022. See how you can use these data to help combat #AntimicrobialResistance (AR) in your practice: bit.ly/ARThreats2022
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
New CDC data show that the number of reported clinical cases of C. auris increased by nearly five-fold from 2019 to 2022. Learn more in CDC’s new factsheet. bit.ly/ARThreats2022 #AntimicrobialResistance @CDC_AR
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
Some of the deadliest antimicrobial-resistant germs spread within and across healthcare facilities. Discover how #AntimicrobialResistance spreads in health care and the infection control measures needed to prevent infections in the first place: bit.ly/4cIYCuu
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
HCPs: Helping your patients prevent infections can help combat #AntimicrobialResistance (AR). Follow infection prevention & control guidelines, including screening at-risk patients when indicated. Find more ways to combat AR: bit.ly/3VrXgP5
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
#Hospitalists: Extended hospital stays and antibiotic exposure put your patients at risk for #Cdiff infection. Optimize antibiotic therapy to minimize their risk: bit.ly/44WDtuh
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#DYK? As part of #Projectfirstline, we offer Norovirus Prevention and Control Trainings to Long-term Care Facilities in Green Brook, Bridgewater, Warren, and Watchung.
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
Help celebrate National Patient Safety Awareness Week with #ProjectFirstline. When it comes to infection control best practices, it's important to stay updated on how to protect patients and yourself from the spread of germs. Learn more: cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/pro…
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
Clinicians: CDC offers free #Cdiff print materials to help you educate your patients about C. diff infection. Order materials and share them with your colleagues today: bit.ly/49WA4MC #BeAntibioticsAware
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The CDC's Project Firstline has educational materials and resources ranging from bite-sized social media assets to interactive scenarios to toolkits to ensure you receive infection control information you need in the learning format that's best for you. ow.ly/9cVX50QREHL
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
CDC issues Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on increase in #measles cases and outbreaks. Clinicians: ensure children in the U.S. and those traveling internationally 6 months and older are current on MMR vaccination. Read full alert: bit.ly/3x1wRhd
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New study from Cook County, IL shows measles spread between unvaccinated children who lived in the same building but had no other contact with each other. Measles is very contagious. Children 12 months & older need 2 doses of the MMR vaccine. Learn more: bit.ly/mm7310a3

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Measles is a serious and highly contagious respiratory infection and can be especially harmful to children and babies. The symptoms are a rash, fever, and cough and it can lead to pneumonia and other complications.
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CDC's Project Firstline retweeted
Think Measles! With the current outbreaks of measles cases across the US, it's critical to know the signs of measles. Use this one-age handout from Project Firstline to guide your practice! Download at ohioaap.org/wp-content/uploa….
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