Dr Chris Eades
fungaldoctor.bsky.social
Dr Chris Eades
@fungaldoctor.bsky.social
Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Mycology, London - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK

Interested in fungal infections and human behaviour and, increasingly, the law. Hibernophile 🇮🇪 Foghlamín Gaeilge. Law Student.
Reposted by Dr Chris Eades
Homelessness and Organ Donor–Derived Bartonella quintana Infection

Perspective by Henderson et al in Emerging Infectious Diseases

#TxID #IDSky

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
November 20, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Reposted by Dr Chris Eades
🚨 Delighted to share our paper defining a new role for IL-6 in TB. 🚨

We used genetic variation to show *reduced* IL-6 signalling is causally associated with *lower* risk of TB.

Lead author @gushamilton.bsky.social

#TBSky #IDSky #ImmunoSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Altered IL-6 signalling and risk of tuberculosis: a multi-ancestry mendelian randomisation study
Our findings propose a causal relationship between reduced IL-6 signalling and lower risk of tuberculosis, akin to the effect seen in other IL-6 mediated diseases. This study suggests that IL-6 antago...
www.thelancet.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 AM
I recommend all those following me and interested in 🍄 to follow @andy-borman.bsky.social - head of the UKHSA Mycology Ref Lab - as is it’s difficult to get started in this place!
November 20, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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Important reminder that optimising / minimising antibiotic use is not the only tool we have against rise of #AMR

#WAAW #IDSky #vaccines

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Impact of vaccines in reducing antimicrobial resistance
On Oct 10, 2024, WHO published a report highlighting the role of vaccines in the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Titled Estimating the impact of vaccines in reducing antimicrobial...
www.thelancet.com
November 18, 2024 at 8:22 AM
@iamgabesanchez.bsky.social nice to see you here, Gabe! :)
November 18, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Well…this is a lot nicer!
November 18, 2024 at 6:12 AM