We report a sudden increase in the last years of invasive pneumoccocal serotype 4 disease in Belgium, especially in young vulnerable adults. Unemployment, homelessness or unstable housing, substance use are risk factors. Vaccine policy should be adapted. #IDSky

www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...

« I will survive ! » what an opening ceremony at #EACS2025 in #Paris #HIVSky

Pertussis may also cause severe infections in adults as found in this German study using routinely collected claims data (2015 - 2019).
"Severe complications occurred in 10.8% of the pertussis cohort (13.4% with Underlying Condition vs. 9.5% without UC)"
#IDSky

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Oh, Bridget Jones is requesting an article for their special issue (in her diary ?) 🙃
#PredatoryPublishing
#AcademicSky

Looks like there is a lot of flu around...
#influenza

Fascinating paper on the interactions between seasonal viruses (RSV and rhino) and strep pneumo carriage in adults.
"RSV and rhinovirus increase pneumococcal carriage acquisition and density, whereas nasal inflammation is associated with bacterial shedding"

#IDSky

www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

RSV season is ongoing.
RSV-associated SARI hospitalizations are going up in Belgium

Source
www.sciensano.be/fr/biblio/bu...

The EVASG group from @escmid.bsky.social is organizing a 2-days course on vaccination for people living with HIV in Warsaw, Poland (12-13/06/2025).
"Give it a Shot! Vaccination in HIV Patients"
Registration open, grants available.
#IDSky #HIVSky
www.escmid.org/event-detail...

wow what happened here ?

Chronic inflammation degrades CD4 T cell immunity to prior vaccines in treated HIV infection

"Our findings suggest that vaccine-induced cellular immunity may benefit from strategies to counteract inflammation in HIV infection."

#IDSky #HIVSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What's PIP ?

Hello. In the Figure 3, effect seems restricted to unvaccinated (and young) participants

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