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1/ 🐔 On 25 Jan 2025, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was confirmed in a small backyard poultry flock at premises near Easingwold, North Yorkshire #IDSky #IDEpi

🗺️ APHA Interactive Avian Influenza Disease Map: www.arcgis.com/apps/webappv...

🔗 Avian influenza: latest situation in England 👇
Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England
Find out about the latest bird flu situation in England and guidance for bird keepers and the public.
www.gov.uk
January 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🌟 ABX Pearl of the Day: Susceptible-Dose Dependent (SDD) 💊
📋 Q: What does it mean when the lab reports my isolate as being “susceptible-dose dependent” (SDD)?
#IDsky #MedSky #PharmSky
January 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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🆕💫 Narrative Review @cmicomms.bsky.social
@jeffpears0n.bsky.social
Tetracyclines, the Old and the New
🔹Tetracycline 1953
✨Doxycycline 1967
🔹Minocycline 1971
🔹Tigecycline 2005
🔹Eravacycline 2018
🔹Omadacycline 2018
#IDsky #EMIMCC
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Reports of an hMPV outbreak are a false alarm. No significant increase in cases has been observed, and there’s no cause for concern. Stay informed through trusted health sources for updates. #hMPV #PublicHealth #CIDS #IDSky
January 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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📢New OUCRU paper out! 📄Carriage of penicillin non-susceptible 🧫 S. pneumoniae 🦠 in the community in #Vietnam is more related to diet than to antibiotic intake💊 [vs peni-S S pneumo]!🤨
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #GlobalHealth #IDSky #MicroSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Prevalence and determinants of nasal carriage of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae: a cross-sectional household survey in northern Vietnam
Beta-lactams remain the first-line treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae infections despite the increasing global prevalence of penicillin-resistant/n…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Fantastic public health response from Rwanda and Africa CDC contributed to the swift end to this Marburg outbreak.

apnews.com/article/rwan...

#IDSky #EpiSky #globalhealth #publichealth
Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported
The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.
apnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Trials evaluating the effectiveness of treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among contacts of persons with drug-resistant tuberculosis are lacking. Research findings are summarized in a new Quick Take video. youtu.be/5NoUmRlMxs8

#MedSky #IDSky
Levofloxacin and Preventing Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis | NEJM
YouTube video by NEJM Group
youtu.be
December 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII has emerged, causing skin infection (thus far, in men who have sex with men).

#IDSky

www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Notes from the Field: Trichophyton mentagrophytes ...
This report describes four Trichophyton mentagrophytes gentotype VII infections diagnosed in New York City men who have sex with men.
www.cdc.gov
December 9, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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The wet season has arrived! ⛈️ Sharing our two new papers on clinical aspects of melioidosis 🧫 in the Top End of Australia 🐊🇦🇺 — work done with Prof Bart Currie and Prof Jane Davies at Menzies School of Health Research #IDSky
December 8, 2024 at 4:35 AM
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🚨 Antibiotic Treatment for 7 versus 14 Days in Patients with Bloodstream Infections

BALANCE trial publication is here !

#IDsky #Medsky

@idjclub.bsky.social

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 1:10 PM
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And just like that, we have our first #idjclub article #idsky
November 20, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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#ScrubTyphus outrbreak in #Australia - Prophylactic #doxycycline was protective and those who did not take any doxycycline were 6 times more likely to be infected with scrub typhus than those who took any doxycycline (OR 6.2, 95% CI 1.2–33.3; p = 0.03).

#IDSky #MedSky

wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
Scrub Typhus Outbreak among Soldiers in Coastal Training Area, Australia, 2022
Scrub Typhus Outbreak among Soldiers, Australia
wwwnc.cdc.gov
November 18, 2024 at 4:53 AM
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New paper from my colleagues at UCLH

Nearly 70% (!!!) resistance to Cefiderocol in NDM positive bacteria.

Cefiderocol...we hardly knew ye...

Perfect timing for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #waaw24 #IDSky

academic.oup.com/jac/advance-...
Resistance profiles of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in a large centre in England: are we already losing cefiderocol?
AbstractBackground. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) pose difficult therapeutic challenges. We aimed to characterize antimicrobial resistance
academic.oup.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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If you have made it this far you probably don't need it, but this is a fantastic step-by-step how-to explainer by @kenkoonwong.bsky.social to share with friends not yet on #MedSky #IDSky

www.kenkoonwong.com/blog/bluesky/
A Step-by-step 🦋 Tutorial for #IDSky | Everyday Is A School Day
BlueSky combines customizable filters, an ad-free experience, and free API access for data analysis. Here's a simple guide to help you navigate the platform and connect with the #IDSky community.
www.kenkoonwong.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:39 AM