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Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium kymdro.org/kasic/

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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
End 🧵 While we close this chapter, we remain committed to the principles that drove us: Protecting Antimicrobials to Protect the Commonwealth and beyond.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
5/x To every partner, participant, and champion who contributed, used, and spread this work — thank you. Your dedication exemplifies what is possible when public health and healthcare unite around a common goal.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
4/x Continued access to KASIC resources will be available on the KASIC website until May 2027 and will also be hosted on the Kentucky Department for Public Health’s website in the future.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
3/x Though this initiative is ending, its impact endures. The relationships forged, the tools developed, and the culture of stewardship instilled will continue to guide practice long after this program ends.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
2/x KASIC provided guidance and mentorship to institutions seeking to initiate or expand antimicrobial stewardship programs. KASIC created and disseminated education and resources including clinical pearls, clinical cases, advisory board projects, newsletters, and presentations.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🧵 1/x After four years of dedicated work, the Kentucky Antimicrobial Stewardship Innovation Consortium (KASIC) is coming to a close. KASIC established the KASIC advisory board and a network of inpatient and long-term care antimicrobial stewardship leads in Kentucky.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Concerned with Candidiasis? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Empiric Antifungals in the ICU kymdro.org/kasic/?p=9011 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Treat it all? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Anaerobes in Diabetic Foot Infections kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8995 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Wait a Minute. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl and Adjust your Adjustments: Considerations for Delayed Renal Dose Adjustments kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8984 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Too Good To Be True? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Cultures and Next-Generation Sequencing kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8970 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Ceftriaxone monotherapy for cholangitis? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Anaerobes in Biliary Tract Infections kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8958 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Lulz, I was hoping to make a connection between the Animorphs book series (this meme) and the old system where Candida had two names - anamorph and teleomorph name.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Kluyveromyces marxianus, what is that? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about A Yeast By Any Other Name kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8948 #IDskuy #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Levo with a Cipro Allergy? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Quinolone Cross-Reactivity kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8931 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Antibiotics Until Drain Removed? Not So Fast! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Surgical Prophylaxis Duration with a Drain kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8922 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Don’t Be a Bullseye. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Limit Lyme kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8910 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Penetrating the Prostate. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Antimicrobials for Acute Bacterial Prostatitis kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8900 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Nip It In The Bud. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Antibiotics in Abscesses kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8889 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Save the Ceftriaxone. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Higher Cefazolin Urine Breakpoint kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8879 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Doubting Duplicate Therapy? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Dual β-lactam Indications kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8866 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Pondering Plausibility. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Linezolid for Line Infections kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8854 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Treat a Patient, Not a Number. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn What To Do When the Vanc MIC is 2? kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8844 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Don’t get Lackadaisical on Lactobacillus spp. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Beat the Bug: Lactobacillus spp. kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8834 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Only the Pee for Me. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Know Your Antibiotic: Nitrofurantoin kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8820 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Another Reason to De-escalate. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about β-lactam/β-lactamase Inhibitors for MSSA kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8807 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It Says Susceptible. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Amoxicillin-Clavulanate for ESBL UTIs kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8797 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Advantages with HD. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Hemodialysis-only Antibiotic Dosing kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8784 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Don’t Rub Salt in the Wound. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Know Your Antibiotics: Silent Sodium kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8774 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Leave-it-floxacin. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Pick Your Poison: Legionella Pneumonia kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8753 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Legionella+, Now What? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn How Long for Legionella? kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8729 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Cefdinir? Not so Fast! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Cefdinir PO for Bacteremic UTI kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8710 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) is coming to an end but CDC's commitment to combating the emergence and spread of #AntimicrobialResistance (AR) continues. Fighting AR takes all of us and everyone can play a role. bit.ly/4lVnLGF #USAAW25
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Antimicrobial Resistance
Combating antimicrobial resistance, a global threat
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Which One Should I Pick? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Know your Antifungal: Echinocandins kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8686 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Antibiotics and antifungals used as pesticides in agriculture can lead to contamination of the environment (e.g., water and soil). This can speed up the development and spread of #AntimicrobialResistance. Learn more: bit.ly/3HIzj1F #USAAW25
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Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment and the Food Supply: Causes and How It Spreads
AR is a One Health issue, meaning the health of people, animals and the environment are connected.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
DYK animals, including our pets and livestock, can carry germs that can spread and contribute to #AntimicrobialResistance (AR)? Discover the simple actions you can take to protect yourself & your pet & fight AR. bit.ly/45rwCLa #USAAW25
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Controlling the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance
Combat AR through infection prevention, improved antibiotic/antifungal use, actions to slow spread.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Antibiotic and antifungal drugs are valuable tools for treating infections, but any use can cause side effects and contribute to #AntimicrobialResistance (AR). Learn how the appropriate use of these drugs can help fight AR: bit.ly/4603t9S #USAAW25
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Healthy Habits: Antibiotic Do's and Don'ts
Antibiotics can save lives, but they aren't always the answer.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
To fight #AntimicrobialResistance (AR) we have to recognize that the health of people closely connects to the health of animals and our shared environment. Everyone plays a role in fighting AR. Learn more bit.ly/4mAMTTS.
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Antimicrobial Resistance: Causes and How It Spreads
AR can spread between people, animals, and the environment, and can cause deadly infections.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Too Good To Be True? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Cefuroxime PO for Bacteremic UTI. kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8671 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Tracking and Trending. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Antimicrobial Use Metrics: Measure up Your Stewardship kymdro.org/kasic/?p=4692 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Gentamicin for Pseudomonas? Not so Fast! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Susceptible No More: Aminoglycoside Update kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8644 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Can I use Ceftriaxone Monotherapy? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Enterococcal Coverage in Diabetic Foot Infections. kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8631 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Sorry Cipro, You can’t Sit with Us. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Ciprofloxacin for Pneumonia kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8619 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
This Heartburn feels like an Uncontrolled Infection! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Chelation with Fluoroquinolones and Tetracyclines kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8603 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Shelf the Cefepime! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about a Species Spotlight: Citrobacter koseri & Citrobacter amalonaticus kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8592 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Don’t Touch that Dapto! Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to Not Let the Bug Beat You: E. casseliflavus and E. gallinarum kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8575 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Thank you for highlighting this! Was not aware of the SNAP trial results for PSSA. Definitely see the preference if appropriate penicillin susceptibility testing is available. Perhaps we will see an update in the next AHA endocarditis guidelines.
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Pondering Penicillin? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn that when it comes to Penicillin for S. aureus, Is it Aye or Nay? kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8559 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Is Cefpodoxime Active? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn about Ceftriaxone Guided IV to PO kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8544 #IDTSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Too Comfy with Keflex? Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to Not Let the Bug Beat You: Viridans Group Streptococci kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8524 #IDsky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky#pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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KASIC @kasic.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
My Life is a Lie. Check out this week’s KASIC pearl to learn how to answer life’s most important question - Bactericidal vs. Bacteriostatic: Does it Matter? kymdro.org/kasic/?p=8511 #IDSky #AntimicrobialResistance #antimicrobialstewardship #rxsky #pharmacy #FOAMed #NPs #PAs
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