Benedict Rogers
@bugdocbenny.bsky.social
Consultant in ID/Microbiology. Views my own 🔶 Long-suffering Tottenham fan
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Ready to level up your birdwatching? 😎
Here’s another 10 birds to keep an eye out for this #BigGardenBirdwatch!
From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before?
Join the count 24-26 Jan: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Here’s another 10 birds to keep an eye out for this #BigGardenBirdwatch!
From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before?
Join the count 24-26 Jan: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
January 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Ready to level up your birdwatching? 😎
Here’s another 10 birds to keep an eye out for this #BigGardenBirdwatch!
From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before?
Join the count 24-26 Jan: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
Here’s another 10 birds to keep an eye out for this #BigGardenBirdwatch!
From colourful Jays to stealthy Sparrowhawks, who have you spotted on your patch before?
Join the count 24-26 Jan: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...
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It's cold! Here's a few ways to make life easier for wildlife during this chilly snap and through the winter...
Help share these ideas! ❄️
Help share these ideas! ❄️
January 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's cold! Here's a few ways to make life easier for wildlife during this chilly snap and through the winter...
Help share these ideas! ❄️
Help share these ideas! ❄️
After 2.5 years in my current job I had my first work-related dream last night. Candida parapsilosis knee PJI…challenging both in real life and dreams it would seem! #IDSky
December 19, 2024 at 7:45 AM
After 2.5 years in my current job I had my first work-related dream last night. Candida parapsilosis knee PJI…challenging both in real life and dreams it would seem! #IDSky
#switzerland famed for its efficiency…until you get to Geneva passport control and it’s a shambles
December 13, 2024 at 5:55 PM
#switzerland famed for its efficiency…until you get to Geneva passport control and it’s a shambles
December 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM
First power cut of the day. Thankfully not too long. Stay safe out there 🌬️☔️⛈️ #stormdaragh
December 7, 2024 at 10:25 AM
First power cut of the day. Thankfully not too long. Stay safe out there 🌬️☔️⛈️ #stormdaragh
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Number crunching: Parliamentary petitions
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 5, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Number crunching: Parliamentary petitions
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Today we remember those who've lost their lives, and commit to ending deaths by AIDS.
We must:
☑️ Ensure everyone has access to HIV prevention and treatment.
☑️:End stigma and discrimination around HIV.
☑️:Make testing the norm.
#WorldAIDSDay
We must:
☑️ Ensure everyone has access to HIV prevention and treatment.
☑️:End stigma and discrimination around HIV.
☑️:Make testing the norm.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Today we remember those who've lost their lives, and commit to ending deaths by AIDS.
We must:
☑️ Ensure everyone has access to HIV prevention and treatment.
☑️:End stigma and discrimination around HIV.
☑️:Make testing the norm.
#WorldAIDSDay
We must:
☑️ Ensure everyone has access to HIV prevention and treatment.
☑️:End stigma and discrimination around HIV.
☑️:Make testing the norm.
#WorldAIDSDay
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Well played. And frighteningly accurate.
November 29, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Well played. And frighteningly accurate.
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There’s magic in trees—from ancient gnarled oaks to the twisting grace of a beech, or the shimmering silver birch.
Is there a tree you always pause to admire...? 🌳
#ThoughtfulThursday #NationalTreeWeek
Is there a tree you always pause to admire...? 🌳
#ThoughtfulThursday #NationalTreeWeek
November 28, 2024 at 11:13 AM
There’s magic in trees—from ancient gnarled oaks to the twisting grace of a beech, or the shimmering silver birch.
Is there a tree you always pause to admire...? 🌳
#ThoughtfulThursday #NationalTreeWeek
Is there a tree you always pause to admire...? 🌳
#ThoughtfulThursday #NationalTreeWeek
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It’s National Tree Week! Trees are more than beautiful, they're lifelines for wildlife and natural carbon capturers.
Got a favourite tree or woodland memory? Share your story with us. 🌳
Spread some love for trees this #NationalTreeWeek.
Got a favourite tree or woodland memory? Share your story with us. 🌳
Spread some love for trees this #NationalTreeWeek.
November 27, 2024 at 7:23 AM
It’s National Tree Week! Trees are more than beautiful, they're lifelines for wildlife and natural carbon capturers.
Got a favourite tree or woodland memory? Share your story with us. 🌳
Spread some love for trees this #NationalTreeWeek.
Got a favourite tree or woodland memory? Share your story with us. 🌳
Spread some love for trees this #NationalTreeWeek.
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Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
November 26, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Word of the day is ‘sequaciousness’ (16th century): the slavish and reckless following of another person in matters of thought or opinion.
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Feels right that my 1st post here should be to share this incredible RCT, led by my PhD supervisor Nick Daneman:
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Main takeaway: 7-days of abx should be the standard of care for patients with uncomplicated non-S. aureus BSI.
A deep dive 🧵:
#IDsky
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Main takeaway: 7-days of abx should be the standard of care for patients with uncomplicated non-S. aureus BSI.
A deep dive 🧵:
#IDsky
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...
www.nejm.org
November 21, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Feels right that my 1st post here should be to share this incredible RCT, led by my PhD supervisor Nick Daneman:
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Main takeaway: 7-days of abx should be the standard of care for patients with uncomplicated non-S. aureus BSI.
A deep dive 🧵:
#IDsky
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Main takeaway: 7-days of abx should be the standard of care for patients with uncomplicated non-S. aureus BSI.
A deep dive 🧵:
#IDsky
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Another study showing that shorter is better when it comes to antibiotic durations
7 days antibiotics just as good as 14 days in this latest trial from Canada backing up earlier studies which came to the same conclusion.
The "2 week dogma" for bacteraemias is dead
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
7 days antibiotics just as good as 14 days in this latest trial from Canada backing up earlier studies which came to the same conclusion.
The "2 week dogma" for bacteraemias is dead
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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...
www.nejm.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Another study showing that shorter is better when it comes to antibiotic durations
7 days antibiotics just as good as 14 days in this latest trial from Canada backing up earlier studies which came to the same conclusion.
The "2 week dogma" for bacteraemias is dead
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
7 days antibiotics just as good as 14 days in this latest trial from Canada backing up earlier studies which came to the same conclusion.
The "2 week dogma" for bacteraemias is dead
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....