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Sonia Koning

@sonkoning.bsky.social
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist with an interest in education and improving antibiotic use.

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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Stav is our amazing HIV clinic pharmacist and does so much for our patients 🥰🥰🥰 #IDPharmacistsDay #PharmacistsLeadingChange
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Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists - SIDP @sidpharm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
To kick off a new series ID/AMS Reading Lists series, SIDP is here to help you "Hit 'Em with Your Best Nudge"! Check out this noticeable (and unnoticed) nudge comments in AMS! #IDSky #rxsky #pharmsky #AMSsky #medsky #SIDP #EvidenceBasedMedicine #IDPharmacy #Microbiology #Nudge #NudgeComments
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Miranda So PharmD MPH (Epidemiology) @mirandapharmdmph.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Greatly appreciate the ECIL 10’s emphasis of #antimicrobialstewardship in FN of hemato-oncology patients by Prof Mikulska and others Collab w/ hematologists and pharmacy Know when to use new abx and time ⏳is of the essence. #ESCMIDGlobal 🙏
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
@elisemitri.bsky.social highlights the evidence and what’s next in antimicrobial allergies - lots happening in this space #antimicrobials2025 #AMSsky
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Great speakers @michyong.bsky.social @cindyclau.bsky.social in the @ausantibiotics.bsky.social #antimicrobials2025 pharmacy symposium where Q&A sessions are turning into patient consults sessions 😉
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Consider linezolid dose reduction in the following - elderly, renal impairment, hepatic dysfunction, concomitant clarithromycin @cindyclau.bsky.social #antimicrobials2025
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
“In wine there is truth, in beer there is strength, in water there is bacteria” 💯
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
NTM found in house dust 😱 Rachel Thompson on NTM epidemiology #antimicrobials2025 #ASA
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
What’s on the horizon for COVID for immunocompromised patients? Monoclonals, interferon nasal spray, T-cell therapy @michyong.bsky.social #antimicrobials2025 #ASA
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Controversy - free range vs antibiotic free chickens? Which would you prefer?! 🫣🫣🫣#antimicrobials2025
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Even more evidence that we should put our efforts on unrestricted antibiotics - high volume of use with low rates of appropriateness! @cazchen.bsky.social compares 2023 #NAPS and #NAUSP data #antimicrobials2025 #ASA
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Another amazing whirlwind talk from @erinmccreary.bsky.social on the new antifungals featuring Nora 🐶 #antimicrobials2025 #ASA
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is another reason why topical antimicrobials should be #AMS targets 😳😳😳 @thefunguskidd.bsky.social presents on T.indotineae resistance
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Another name change for Candida auris - “Candidozyma” belonging to the family “Metschnikowia” 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 #antimicrobials2025 #ASA
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Low MIC for zidebactam so cefepime-zidebactam is like giving two active agents rather than just adding an enzyme inhibitor #antimicrobials2025 #ASA
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Privilege to be presenting in the same session with these superstar pharmacists 🤩🤩🤩 #antimicrobials2025
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
IVOS not only has great benefits for our patients but saves nursing time 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Great presentation from @nikhil-singh.bsky.social #antimicrobials2025 @ausantibiotics.bsky.social
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Sadly I feel like this is many of our AMS rounds 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ #AMSsky
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Long term suppression antibiotics often done - but is there sufficient evidence to support this?? @jillianlau.bsky.social nice to see SOLLA being highlighted for #WAAW2024 #AMSsky
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Entertaining and informative session from @trubianojason.bsky.social on disseminating research #WAAW #AMSsky
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Antibiotic Steward 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @absteward.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
🔥BALANCE RCT🔥 74 hospitals in 7 countries 3,608 patients A 7-day course of antibiotics for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infections was non inferior to 14d within a 4% prespecified margin for mortality at 90 days #idsky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections | NEJM
Bloodstream infections are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Early, appropriate antibiotic therapy is important, but the duration of treatment is uncertain. In a multicenter, non...
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
This is hands down still my fav #WAAW activity!! @brxad.bsky.social is a genius!!
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Superbugs 🦠🔬🏫🧒🏽 @superbugs.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
To kick off World #AMR Awareness Week this year why don't you try out our little Emoji Quiz! 🤔 👉🏼 www.superbugs.online/emojis 🐅🚴🏼‍♂️ #WAAW #WAAW2024
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The Emoji Quiz — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us
What kind of antibiotics are there? What do they do? Which infections can be treated with them? Who discovered them? Are there bacteria resistant to them? And why do they have to have such complicated...
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Lessons from practice for immunocompromised hosts by Dr Ai Li Yeo and A/Prof Claire Dendle #ForbesWeek #IDSky 1. There can be more than two pathologies in immunocompromised patients
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Sonia Koning @sonkoning.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The ABCs after organ transplantation! Great oration from @kottonnelson.bsky.social #ForbesWeek #IDSky #TIDSky
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Bug Pharmacist // Tim Gauthier @idstewardship.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Interesting! SubQ meropenem. “Subcutaneous meropenem appears to be well tolerated and has a favourable pharmacokinetic profile. Either 1.5 g twice daily or 3 g as a 24 h subcutaneous infusion could be considered for future evaluation.” academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
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Safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of subcutaneous meropenem as an alternative to intravenous administration
AbstractBackground. Subcutaneous delivery of antibiotics is a practical alternative to IV administration. Meropenem is commonly used to treat infections ca
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Ilan Schwartz @germhuntermd.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
IDSky continues to grow rapidly We are now >300 users, which means we are on a third Starter Pack IDSky Starter Pack 1 go.bsky.app/LnAQjdq IDSky Starter Pack 2 go.bsky.app/JNfSvQT ID Starter Pack 3 go.bsky.app/FeogT7o Check back on the most recent one often as it is updated frequently
#IDSky Starter Pack heading with 7 photos of users IDSky Starter Pack 2 heading IDSky Starter Pack 3 header
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