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IDstewardship Year End Review 2025

The IDstewardship Year End Review 2025 reflects on a busy year of growth for the IDstewardship and Learn Antibiotics platforms, highlighting top posts, contributor achievements, expanded social media presence, and key analytics like increased pageviews and followers. It also notes notable developments such as new book publications and outlines plans for continued educational efforts and resource expansion in 2026. 

Article Posted 13 January 2026

2025 was a busy year for Learn Antibiotics and IDstewardship.

As we look to 2026, this article provides a look back and checkpoint in the life of IDstewardship.com, LearnAntibiotics.com, and the IDstewardship social media profiles. In composing this reflection it continues to be readily apparent that the people who make IDstewardship possible deserve great recognition. This includes all of the amazing people who are contributors, site visitors, and everyone who shares our content. Without our community of fantastic humans, none of this would be possible.

Two major things that happened in 2025 were (1) expanding use of TIKTOK, (2) publication of the Drug Name Emoji Game Book + Deck of Cards as well as the Medication Inspired Dog Names book.

Here is a look back on 2025…

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE END OF 2025 (versus end of 2024)

  • Instagram – 61K followers (up from 38K)
  • TikTok – 10K followers (up from 156)
  • X – 39K followers (up from 38K)
  • Facebook Page – 24K followers (same in 2024)
  • Threads – 6.5K followers (up from 6K)
  • Bluesky – 1.4K followers (up from 2K)

TOP NEW POSTS IN 2025

  1. Cross-Reactivity Between Cephalosporins and Penicillins: How Beta-Lactam Side Chain Grids Are (Probably) Saving Lives – 7,850 reads (this article was refreshed in 2025)
  2. A Study List For Pharmacy Students: Antibiotics That Can Cover Pseudomonas and/or MRSA – 4,730 reads (this article was refreshed in 2025)
  3. Year in Review: Top Infectious Diseases Journal Articles From 2025 – 3,631 reads
  4. Five Interesting Things To Know About Sulopenem (Orlynvah) – 1,676 reads

EDITOR’S CHOICE: BEST ARTICLE OF 2025

This was an inspirational and insightful piece that is a pleasure to read if you haven’t checked it out yet:

CONTRIBUTORS SHOUT-OUT

Thank you to all of the contributors & collaborators in 2025!

2025 WEBSITE ANALYTICS for www.IDstewardship.com

  • 354K pageviews
    • >6.3M lifetime pageviews through 2025
  • 223K visitors
    • 167K organic traffic visitors
    • 47K visitors went to us directly
    • Visitors from 218 countries
      • Top countries: United States, India, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia
  • 22 new articles published at www.IDstewardship.com
  • New drugs and updates to the study guide

2025 WEBSITE ANALYTICS for www.LearnAntibiotics.com

  • Here are some things that changed at LearnAntibiotics.com in 2025:
    • Study Smarter website section added
    • Skin and soft tissue infection cheat sheet added
    • Bugs and drugs cheat sheet updated
    • Clostridioides difficile cheat sheet added
    • Multiple ID cases added
    • Disease paths developed (to help with study strategies)
  • An analytics issue made it possible to only get data for mid-August forward
    • 56K pageviews
    • 21K sessions
      • 19K direct sessions
      • 1K organic sessions
    • 16K visitors
    • Visitors from 148 countries
      • Top countries: United States, Canada, Singapore
  • Active members at end of 2024: 230
  • 3,350 Learn Antibiotics, First Edition sales registered on Amazon through 2025
  • 300 Learn Antibiotics: Book of Games sales registered on Amazon through 2025

NEWSLETTER

  • 20K subscribers (gained/lost 3K in 2025)
  • Open rates in 2024 ranged from 40%-65%

IDstewardship QUICK HISTORY

  • October 2025 – Drug Name Emoji Game book & Medication Inspired Dog Names Book published on Amazon
  • November 2024 – @IDstewardship first post to BlueSky
  • October 2024 – Learn Antibiotics: Book of Games published on Amazon
  • July 2023 – @IDstewardship joins Threads
  • December 2022 – Learn Antibiotics book published on Amazon
  • December 2021 – First @IDstewardship TikTok
  • November 2020 – Learn Antibiotics by IDstewardship podcast pilot
  • November 2018 – www.LearnAntibiotics.com created
  • November 2016 – @ASP_chat started on Twitter
  • March 2016 – www.IDstewardship.com created
  • July 2014 – IDstewardship Facebook page created
  • July 2014 – IDstewardship Pinterest account created
  • April 2014 – @IDstewardship first post to Instagram
  • July 2012 – @IDstewardship joined Twitter

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

In 2026 expect us to work a lot on the Learn Antibiotics website as we look to build out a new book as well as add and update resources. We will also be using AI to make blog posts on IDstewardship better, as we collaborate with talented folks to share experiences in the area of antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, infectious diseases, clinical pharmacy, and related areas. On social media expect a consistent presence on Instagram (cross-posted to Facebook) and TIKTOK, with lesser but still some activity on other platforms.

As we go through 2026 it is likely that emerging new technologies, changes the antimicrobial & resistance landscape, world events, and feedback from our readers will further guide the way. Thank you for your support and we look forward to a productive and successful year of learning and fun!

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