Hannah Pymont
@hmicropymont.bsky.social
Clinical scientist/HSST in Microbiology.
Past BIA HSST Secretary.
She/her. All views my own.
Found near petri dishes or paperwork....
Past BIA HSST Secretary.
She/her. All views my own.
Found near petri dishes or paperwork....
Great piece of work from my colleagues in UHBW and NBT NHS trusts- does time from patient to lab affect blood culture yield? Probably not unless you are one of the streptococci named below. However, still best not to leave them sitting around....
If you're interested in blood cultures:
Our study of time to laboratory on yield (adjusted for ward structure and baseline positivity) did not show a global adverse effect except for S pneumoniae, S pyogenes, and S dysgalactiae
(2500 beds, England)
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Our study of time to laboratory on yield (adjusted for ward structure and baseline positivity) did not show a global adverse effect except for S pneumoniae, S pyogenes, and S dysgalactiae
(2500 beds, England)
www.journalofinfection.com/article/S016...
Less Haste, More Speed: Does delayed blood culture loading lead to adverse incubation time or yield?
Blood culture remains a vital diagnostic tool in the acutely unwell patient. The UK
Standards for Microbiology Investigations (SMI) stipulate pre-analytical requirements
that are aimed at increasing y...
www.journalofinfection.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Great piece of work from my colleagues in UHBW and NBT NHS trusts- does time from patient to lab affect blood culture yield? Probably not unless you are one of the streptococci named below. However, still best not to leave them sitting around....
Happy Biomedical Science Day 2025 🧪🧫🔬🧬! There is a huge amount that goes on behind the scenes by the laboratory teams to diagnose and treat infections in my specialty of Microbiology. Definitely #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare.
June 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Biomedical Science Day 2025 🧪🧫🔬🧬! There is a huge amount that goes on behind the scenes by the laboratory teams to diagnose and treat infections in my specialty of Microbiology. Definitely #AtTheHeartOfHealthcare.
Reposted by Hannah Pymont
Great talk on blood culture volumes from fellow HSST @amyreadmicro.bsky.social at the BIA Spring meeting #BIASpring2025
May 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Great talk on blood culture volumes from fellow HSST @amyreadmicro.bsky.social at the BIA Spring meeting #BIASpring2025
Here we go.... #IDSky #ClinicalMicro.....
🆕 Today, UKHSA and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected in the UK.
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
There is currently no evidence of wider circulation in birds or mosquitoes, and the risk to the public remains very low.
📰🔗 www.gov.uk/government/n...
May 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here we go.... #IDSky #ClinicalMicro.....
My last day today as HSST Professional Affairs Secretary for @biainfection.bsky.social. It's been an amazing experience and I'm pleased to announce @amyreadmicro.bsky.social will be taking over and will do an amazing job!
May 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
My last day today as HSST Professional Affairs Secretary for @biainfection.bsky.social. It's been an amazing experience and I'm pleased to announce @amyreadmicro.bsky.social will be taking over and will do an amazing job!
Reposted by Hannah Pymont
New editorial: Should science be political?
We stand with scientists affected by Trump's attacks on science and global health
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We stand with scientists affected by Trump's attacks on science and global health
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Should science be political?
At this point in time, with US President Trump's administration attacking institutions
such as the US CDC, NIH, USAID, WHO, and their people and functions, whether science
should be political seems li...
www.thelancet.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
New editorial: Should science be political?
We stand with scientists affected by Trump's attacks on science and global health
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
We stand with scientists affected by Trump's attacks on science and global health
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reposted by Hannah Pymont
The recent events in the US pose a significant threat to the diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases #IDSky
www.britishinfection.org/insights/bri...
www.britishinfection.org/insights/bri...
British Infection Association position statement on recent changes in US policy and the impact on infectious diseases: | British Infection Association (BIA)
BIA are concerned that recent changes to public health policy and funding in the US will adversely impact the global management and control of infectious disease with low- and middle-income countries ...
www.britishinfection.org
February 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The recent events in the US pose a significant threat to the diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases #IDSky
www.britishinfection.org/insights/bri...
www.britishinfection.org/insights/bri...
Reposted by Hannah Pymont
Next on the list: #PubMed
An easy target to remove access to evidence, data, expert opinion, analysis, methodology.
Unthinkable… but also now highly likely.
😱
These are dangerous times.
#MedSky #ScienceMatters #IDSky #NIH
An easy target to remove access to evidence, data, expert opinion, analysis, methodology.
Unthinkable… but also now highly likely.
😱
These are dangerous times.
#MedSky #ScienceMatters #IDSky #NIH
With the current administration’s policies, I’m growing increasingly concerned about the future of PubMed.
Access to unbiased, scientific research is critical—censorship or political interference would be a huge blow to public knowledge and health. #ScienceMatters #PubMed
Access to unbiased, scientific research is critical—censorship or political interference would be a huge blow to public knowledge and health. #ScienceMatters #PubMed
February 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Next on the list: #PubMed
An easy target to remove access to evidence, data, expert opinion, analysis, methodology.
Unthinkable… but also now highly likely.
😱
These are dangerous times.
#MedSky #ScienceMatters #IDSky #NIH
An easy target to remove access to evidence, data, expert opinion, analysis, methodology.
Unthinkable… but also now highly likely.
😱
These are dangerous times.
#MedSky #ScienceMatters #IDSky #NIH
Don't forget to join this tonight to see the amazing work of Pharmacist and ANP/ACP colleagues in infection services and to get some ideas for their roles in your own departments!
Join the free webinar tonight from 6pm on how pharmacists and advance nursing and clinical practitioners are used in infection services that are already established 👉 https://shorturl.at/3DP8f
#Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners
#Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners
January 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Don't forget to join this tonight to see the amazing work of Pharmacist and ANP/ACP colleagues in infection services and to get some ideas for their roles in your own departments!
Reposted by Hannah Pymont
Are you interested in how pharmacists and advance nursing and clinical practitioners are used in infection services that are already established? Join the free webinar on 14th January👉 https://shorturl.at/qKqc6
#Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners
#Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners
December 27, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Are you interested in how pharmacists and advance nursing and clinical practitioners are used in infection services that are already established? Join the free webinar on 14th January👉 https://shorturl.at/qKqc6
#Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners
#Infectionservices #pharmacists#advancenursing #clinicalpractitioners
This always happens just after I've pressed final submit in a panic, but hopefully useful to anyone still in panic abstract writing mode today 😁.
Deadline extended for #ESCMIDGlobal 2025 abstract submission!
The new deadline is Friday, 29 Nov at 12:00 noon CET.
This extension applies to all abstract categories for the regular call and includes abstract-related grant and award applications.
ow.ly/YTu050UfLst
#IDsky #Clinmicro
The new deadline is Friday, 29 Nov at 12:00 noon CET.
This extension applies to all abstract categories for the regular call and includes abstract-related grant and award applications.
ow.ly/YTu050UfLst
#IDsky #Clinmicro
November 27, 2024 at 3:47 PM
This always happens just after I've pressed final submit in a panic, but hopefully useful to anyone still in panic abstract writing mode today 😁.
Great to facilitate one of the Part 1 #FRCPath tables today at #FISHIS2024 for the @hisinfection.bsky.social Hope everyone found it useful and I got a few good tips for my Part 2 as well. Good luck with the exam everyone 🍀whenever you are taking it.
November 21, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Great to facilitate one of the Part 1 #FRCPath tables today at #FISHIS2024 for the @hisinfection.bsky.social Hope everyone found it useful and I got a few good tips for my Part 2 as well. Good luck with the exam everyone 🍀whenever you are taking it.
In Liverpool for #FISHIS2024. Deciding on today's sessions after exploring Albert Docks last night. Great sessions yesterday on polymicrobial infections and becoming a change agent in IPC.
November 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM
In Liverpool for #FISHIS2024. Deciding on today's sessions after exploring Albert Docks last night. Great sessions yesterday on polymicrobial infections and becoming a change agent in IPC.